2004 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 2004 American League West Ameriquest Field in Arlington Arlington, Texas Tom Hicks John Hart Buck Showalter 89–73 (.549) 3rd KDFIKDFWFSN Southwest(Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin) KRLD(Eric Nadel, Victor Rojas)KFLC(Eleno Ornelas, José Guzmán) The 2004 Texas Rangers season was the 44th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 33rd in Arlington as the Rangers, and their 11th season at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers finished the season third in the American League West with an 89–73 record, their first winning season since 1999. Five Rangers were All Stars, Francisco Cordero, Kenny Rogers, Hank Blalock, Michael Young and All-Star Game MVP Alfonso Soriano. Offseason October 8, 2003: Tony Mounce was released by the Rangers.Tony Mounce at Baseball Reference November 19, 2003: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.Ken Huckaby Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 5, 2004: Mike Lamb was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for Jose Garcia (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lambmi01.shtml Mike Lamb Stats February 16, 2004: Alex Rodriguez was traded by the Texas Rangers with cash to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Alfonso Soriano. The New York Yankees sent Joaquin Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade. Regular season Opening Day starters Gerald Laird, C Mark Teixeira, 1B Alfonso Soriano, 2B Hank Blalock, 3B Michael Young, SS David Dellucci, LF Laynce Nix, CF Kevin Mench, RF Brad Fullmer, DH Kenny Rogers, LHP Season summary May 8: Alfonso Soriano set a club record with six hits in nine innings in a 16–15, 10-inning victory over the Detroit Tigers. The game featured an hour-long fifth inning: up by two runs entering the inning, Detroit scored eight runs in the top half of the inning to take a ten run lead over the Rangers; the Rangers would score ten runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game (the largest deficit ever overcome by the Rangers and tying an MLB record for most runs in an inning by two teams).Associated Press http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/4933772/ Rangers, Tigers combine for 18-run inning September 6, 2008 May 8, 2004 NBC Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20121009181213/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/4933772/ October 9, 2012 dead October 1: In a game against the Texas Rangers, Ichiro Suzuki set an MLB record for most hits in one season.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.56, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 Season standings Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Notable transactions July 6, 2004: Ken Huckaby was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Texas Rangers. August 18, 2004: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers. Roster 2004 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers 40 Carlos Almanzar 51 Mike Bacsik 53 Joaquín Benoit 51 Nick Bierbrodt 46 Doug Brocail 36 Mickey Callaway 31 Francisco Cordero 45 R. A. Dickey 41 Juan Dominguez 38 Ryan Drese 19 Scott Erickson 50 Frank Francisco 56 Rosman García 57 Travis Hughes 48 Colby Lewis 44 Kameron Loe 32 Ron Mahay 49 Sam Narron 43 Jeff Nelson 61 Chan Ho Park 39 Jay Powell 54 Erasmo Ramirez 57 Nick Regilio 30 Ricardo Rodríguez 37 Kenny Rogers 58 Brian Shouse 49 Ryan Snare 56 Michael Tejera 47 John Wasdin 49 Chris Young Catchers  5 Danny Ardoin 27 Rod Barajas 15 Ken Huckaby  6 Gerald Laird Infielders  4 Manny Alexander  9 Hank Blalock  5 Andy Fox 20 Brad Fullmer 24 Adrián González 35 Herbert Perry 12 Alfonso Soriano 23 Mark Teixeira 10 Michael Young Outfielders 13 Chad Allen 19 Jason Conti 22 David Dellucci 33 Brian Jordan 14 Gary Matthews, Jr. 28 Kevin Mench  2 Ramón Nivar 17 Laynce Nix  7 Eric Young Manager 11 Buck Showalter Coaches 52 Mark Connor (bullpen) 20 DeMarlo Hale (first base) 55 Orel Hershiser (pitching)  8 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting)  1 Steve Smith (third base) 18 Don Wakamatsu (bench) Game log #003279 white 2004 y #bd1021 white April: 13–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || @ Athletics || 5–4 || Bradford (1–0) || Nelson (0–1) || Rhodes (1) || 45,122 || 0–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Mulder (1–0) || Park (0–1) || Rhodes (2) || 13,217 || 0–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Athletics || 2–1 || Lewis (1–0) || Zito (0–1) || Cordero (1) || 20,232 || 1–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 9 || Angels || 12–4 || Dickey (1–0) || Ortiz (0–1) || || 50,370 || 2–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 10 || Angels || 12–6 || Rogers (1–0) || Lackey (0–1) || || 30,331 || 3–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || Angels || 7–2 || Colón (2–0) || Park (0–2) || || 18,209 || 3–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Angels || 7–6 || Almanzar (1–0) || Washburn (1–1) || Cordero (2)|| 18,156 || 4–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 13 || Athletics || 10–9 || Zito (1–1) || Callaway (0–1)|| Rhodes (4) || 20,112 || 4–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 14 || Athletics || 9–4 || Redman (1–0) || Dickey (1–1) || || 24,093 || 4–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || Athletics || 7–2 || Rogers (2–0) || Harden (0–1) || || 22,605 || 5–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Mariners || 5–0 || Park (1–2) || Meche (0–2) || || 35,647 || 6–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Mariners || 4–1 || Moyer (1–1) || Lewis (1–1) || Guardado (1) || 38,925 || 6–6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Mariners || 4–2 || Piñeiro (1–1) || Ramirez (0–1) || Guardado (2) || 35,182 || 6–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Angels || 6–3 || Rogers (3–0) || Ortiz (0–2) || Cordero (3)|| 33,892 || 7–7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Dickey (2–1) || Lackey (0–3) || Cordero (4)|| 36,689 || 8–7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Angels || 7–5 || Colón (3–1) || Park (1–3) || Percival (3) || 30,725 || 8–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || Mariners || 10–8 || Drese (1–0) || Piñeiro (1–2) || Cordero (5) || 28,020 || 9–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || Mariners || 3–0 || Powell (1–0) || García (0–1) || Nelson (1) || 28,479 || 10–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Mariners || 14–6 || Almanzar (2–0) || Franklin (1–1) || || 31,110 || 11–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 27 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Dickey (3–1) || Affeldt (0–2) || Cordero (6) || 15,529 || 12–8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 28 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Gobble (1–0) || Rogers (3–1) || MacDougal (1) || 15,530 || 12–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 22 || April 29 || @ Royals || 9–7 || Almanzar (3–0) || Leskanic (0–3) || Cordero (7) || 13,663 || 13–9 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || April 30 || colspan=6|Postponed || 13–9 y #bd1021 white May: 14–13 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Ramirez (1–1) || Malaska (1–1) || Cordero (8) || N/A || 14–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || Red Sox || 8–5 || Benoit (1–0) || Martínez (3–2) || Cordero (9) || 44,598 || 15–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 25 || May 2 || Red Sox || 4–1 || Dickey (4–1) || Tim Wakefield (2–1) || Cordero (10) || 31,538 || 16–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || May 3 || Devil Rays || 9–0 || Rogers (4–1) || Abbott (2–3) || || 18,116 || 17–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 27 || May 4 || Devil Rays || 5–4 || Carter (1–1) || Nelson (0–2) || Báez (3) || 20,228 || 17–10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 28 || May 5 || Devil Rays || 6–1 || Drese (2–0) || Waechter (1–2) || || 21,082 || 18–10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 7 || Tigers || 8–7 || Levine (3–2) || Ramirez (1–2) || Urbina (3) || 41,095 || 18–11 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || Tigers || 16–15 || Cordero (1–0) || Urbina (1–1) || || 45,017 || 19–11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 9 || Tigers || 5–3 || Robertson (2–2) || Rogers (4–2) || Urbina (4) || 25,034 || 19–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || @ Devil Rays || 5–4 || Ramirez (2–2) || Waechter (1–3) || Cordero (11) || 10,389 || 20–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Devil Rays || 9–8 || Park (2–3) || Halama (0–1) || Cordero (12) || 10,202 || 21–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ Devil Rays || 6–3 || Hendrickson (2–3) || Dickey (4–2) || Báez (4) || 10,234 || 21–13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ Tigers || 7–1 || Knotts (1–0) || Benoit (1–1) || Yan (2) || 22,449 || 21–14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Rogers (5–2) || Robertson (2–3) || || 26,120 || 22–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || Johnson (2–5) || Drese (2–1) || Urbina (6) || 21,615 || 22–15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 18 || Royals || 7–6 || Sullivan (3–0) || Dickey (4–3) || Field (1) || 26,247 || 22–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 39 || May 19 || Royals || 5–3 || Gobble (2–2) || Park (2–4) || Huisman (1) || 32,374 || 22–17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 40 || May 20 || Royals || 6–3 || Rogers (6–2) || May (1–6) || Cordero (13) || 25,149 || 23–17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 21 || Yankees || 9–7 || Benoit (2–1) || Brown (5–1) || Cordero (14) || 49,195 || 24–17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 42 || May 22 || Yankees || 4–3 || Almanzar (4–0) || Gordon (1–2) || || 49,458 || 25–17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || Yankees || 8–3 || Vázquez (4–4) || Dickey (4–4) || || 50,241 || 25–18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 44 || May 25 || @ White Sox || 7–4 || Rogers (7–2) || Schoeneweis (4–2) || Cordero (15) || 22,359 || 26–18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 26 || @ White Sox || 4–0 || Loaiza (6–3) || Benoit (2–2) || || 18,185 || 26–19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 27 || @ White Sox || 9–0 || Buehrle (5–1) || Drese (2–2) || || 14,428 || 26–20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 28 || @ Blue Jays || 5–4 || Lilly (3–2) || Dickey (4–5) || Frasor (3) || 16,394 || 26–21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 29 || @ Blue Jays || 6–2 || Batista (3–4) || Dominguez (0–1) || || 30,704 || 26–22 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 49 || May 30 || @ Blue Jays || 4–2 || Rogers (8–2) || Miller (1–1) || Cordero (16) || 22,225 || 27–22 y #bd1021 white June: 17–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 50 || June 1 || @ Indians || 6–5 || Ramirez (3–2) || White (2–1) || Cordero (17) || 17,136 || 28–22 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 51 || June 2 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Almanzar (5–0) || Betancourt (2–4) || Cordero (18) || 18,098 || 29–22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 52 || June 4 || @ Yankees || 7–6 || Brown (7–1) || Powell (1–1) || Rivera (22) || 49,372 || 29–23 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 53 || June 5 || @ Yankees || 8–1 || Dominguez (1–1) || Lieber (4–3) || || 51,910 || 30–23 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 54 || June 6 || @ Yankees || 2–1 || Mussina (7–4) || Drese (2–3) || Rivera (23) || 54,092 || 30–24 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 55 || June 7 || Pirates || 6–5 || Cordero (2–0) || Johnston (0–3) || || 25,286 || 31–24 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || June 8 || colspan=6|Postponed || |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | -- || June 9 || colspan=6|Postponed || |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 56 || June 10 || Pirates || 9–7 || Francisco (1–0) || Meadows (2–2) || Cordero (19) || N/A || 32–24 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 10 || Pirates || 10–4 || Rogers (9–2) || Fogg (3–5) || || 27,219 || 33–24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 11 || Cardinals || 12–7 || Suppan (6–5) || Dominguez (1–2) || || 32,962 || 33–25 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 59 || June 12 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Drese (3–3) || Carpenter (7–2) || || 42,173 || 34–25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 13 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Williams (4–6) || Dickey (4–6) || || 41,087 || 34–26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 61 || June 15 || @ Reds || 5–4 || Jones (5–1) || Ramirez (3–3) || || 36,501 || 34–27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 16 || @ Reds || 7–4 || Norton (1–2) || Francisco (1–1) || || 39,114 || 34–28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 17 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Van Poppel (3–2) || Drese (3–4) || Graves (27) || 40,383 || 34–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 64 || June 18 || @ Marlins || 8–1 || Wasdin (1–0) || Penny (6–5) || || 20,506 || 35–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 65 || June 19 || @ Marlins || 7–6 || Dickey (5–6) || Willis (6–4) || Cordero (20) || 31,021 || 36–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 66 || June 20 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Mahay (1–0) || Koch (0–1) || || 23,643 || 37–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 67 || June 22 || Mariners || 10–2 || Drese (4–4) || Nageotte (1–3) || || 32,364 || 38–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 68 || June 23 || Mariners || 6–3 || Bierbrodt (1–0) || Franklin (3–5) || Cordero (21) || 30,418 || 39–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 69 || June 24 || Mariners || 9–7 || Shouse (1–0) || Moyer (6–3) || || 26,266 || 40–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 70 || June 25 || Astros || 3–1 || Rogers (10–2) || Miller (7–7) || || 46,088 || 41–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 71 || June 26 || Astros || 8–7 || Almanzar (6–0) || Miceli (3–3) || Cordero (22) || 40,131 || 42–29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 27 || Astros || 1–0 || Oswalt (6–6) || Drese (4–5) || Lidge (4) || 43,328 || 42–30 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 73 || June 28 || @ Mariners || 8–5 || Rodríguez (1–0) || Franklin (3–6) || Cordero (23) || 28,253 ||43–30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 29 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Piñeiro (4–8) || Benoit (2–3) || Guardado (15) || 34,844 || 43–31 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 75 || June 30 || @ Mariners || 9–6 || Rogers (11–2) || Nageotte (1–4) || Cordero (24) || 32,754 || 44–31 y #bd1021 white July: 13–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 76 || July 1 || @ Mariners || 8–4 || Blackley (1–0) || Wasdin (1–1) || || 35,966 || 44–32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 77 || July 2 || @ Astros || 7–5 || Oswalt (7–6) || Almanzar (6–1) || Lidge (5) || 41,897 || 44–33 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 78 || July 3 || @ Astros || 10–8 || Weathers (6–4) || Brocail (0–1) || Miceli (1) || 42,889 || 44–34 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 79 || July 4 || @ Astros || 18–3 || Benoit (3–3) || Pettitte (4–2) || || 41,147 || 45–34 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 80 || July 5 || @ Indians || 8–5 || Rogers (12–2) || Sabathia (5–4) || Cordero (25) || 25,363 || 46–34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 81 || July 6 || @ Indians || 4–1 || Lee (8–1) || Bierbrodt (1–1) || Riske (3) || 16,796 || 46–35 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 82 || July 7 || @ Indians || 9–8 || Mahay (2–0) || Robertson (1–1) || Cordero (26)|| 18,499 || 47–35 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 83 || July 8 || @ Indians || 10–0 || Rodríguez (2–0) || Elarton (0–2) || || 24,914 || 48–35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 84 || July 9 || @ Red Sox || 7–0 || Arroyo (3–7) || Benoit (3–4) || || 35,030 || 48–36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 10 || @ Red Sox || 14–6 || Lowe (7–8) || Rogers (12–3) || || 35,024 || 48–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 86 || July 11 || @ Red Sox || 6–5 || Shouse (2–0) || Foulke (2–2) || Cordero (27) || 34,778 || 49–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 87 || July 16 || Blue Jays || 11–2 || Drese (5–5) || Halladay (7–7) || || 44,348 || 50–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 88 || July 17 || Blue Jays || 4–0 || Rodríguez (3–0) || Lilly (7–7) || || 43,189 || 51–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 89 || July 18 || Blue Jays || 7–5 || Brocail (1–1) || Chulk (0–1) || Cordero (28)|| 24,334 || 52–37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 90 || July 19 || White Sox || 12–6 || Schoeneweis (6–7) || Benoit (3–5) || || 28,805 || 52–38 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 91 || July 20 || White Sox || 6–4 || Almanzar (7–1) || Marte (3–3) || Cordero (29) || 27,308 || 53–38 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 92 || July 21 || Angels || 3–2 || Drese (6–5) || Escobar (5–7) || Cordero (30) || 37,210 || 54–38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 93 || July 22 || Angels || 11–1 || Colón (8–8) || Rodríguez (3–1) || || 23,308 || 54–39 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 94 || July 23 || @ Athletics || 8–3 || Rogers (13–3) || Mulder (13–3) || || 26,146 || 55–39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 95 || July 24 || @ Athletics || 6–2 || Saarloos (2–1) || Dickey (5–7) || || 25,124 || 55–40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 25 || @ Athletics || 9–2 || Harden (5–5) || Wasdin (1–2) || || 25,354 || 55–41 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 97 || July 26 || @ Angels || 6–1 || Drese (7–5) || Escobar (5–8) || || 42,040 || 56–41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 98 || July 27 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Colón (9–8) || Regilio (0–1) || Percival (16) || 42,625 || 56–42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 28 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Lackey (9–9) || Rogers (13–4) || Percival (17) || 41,133 || 56–43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 100 || July 29 || Athletics || 7–6 || Bradford (5–4) || Almanzar (7–2) || Dotel (7) || 31,174 || 56–44 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 101 || July 30 || Athletics || 7–5 || Francisco (2–1) || Bradford (5–5) || Cordero (31) || 44,116 || 57–44 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 102 || July 31 || Athletics || 9–4 || Zito (7–7) || Drese (7–6) || || 50,708 || 57–45 |- y #bd1021 white August: 16–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 103 || August 1 || Athletics || 4–1 || Redman (8–8) || Regilio (0–2) || Dotel (8) || 32,646 || 57–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 104 || August 3 || @ Tigers || 5–4 || Francisco (3–1) || Robertson (9–6) || Cordero (32) || 19,894 || 58–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 105 || August 4 || @ Tigers || 8–0 || Bacsik (1–0) || Johnson (8–9) || || 18,857 || 59–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 106 || August 5 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Drese (8–6) || Yan (1–3) || Cordero (33) || 25,710 || 60–46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 107 || August 6 || @ Orioles || 9–1 || Bédard (5–6) || Regilio (0–3) || || 29,276 || 60–47 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 108 || August 7 || @ Orioles || 3–1 || López (9–7) || Erickson (0–1) || Julio (18) || 44,961 || 60–48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 8 || @ Orioles || 11–5 || Ponson (7–12) || Rogers (13–5) || || 32,842 || 60–49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 110 || August 9 || @ Orioles || 7–3 || Borkowski (3–2) || Bacsik (1–1) || || 39,850 || 60–50 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 111 || August 10 || Yankees || 7–1 || Drese (9–6) || Brown (9–2) || || 43,633 || 61–50 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 11 || Yankees || 4–2 || Sturtze (4–2) || Regilio (0–4) || Rivera (39) || 43,729 || 61–51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 113 || August 12 || Yankees || 5–1 || Hernández (5–0) || Erickson (0–2) || || 48,925 || 61–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 114 || August 13 || Devil Rays || 5–3 || Rogers (14–5) || Bell (5–6) || Cordero (34)|| 30,266 || 62–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 115 || August 14 || Devil Rays || 6–5 || Brocail (2–1) || Núñez (0–1) || Cordero (35)|| 38,620 || 63–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 116 || August 15 || Devil Rays || 6–2 || Drese (10–6) || Sosa (3–2) || || 23,051 || 64–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 117 || August 16 || Indians || 5–2 || Ramirez (4–3) || Sabathia (9–7) || Cordero (36) || 23,551 || 65–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 118 || August 17 || Indians || 16–4 || Erickson (1–2) || Lee (10–5) || Brocail (1) || 24,864 || 66–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 18 || Indians || 5–2 || Rogers (15–5) || Elarton (2–3) || Cordero (37) || 31,572 || 67–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 120 || August 20 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Drese (11–6) || Wood (2–5) || Cordero (38) || 17,385 || 68–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 121 || August 21 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Francisco (4–1) || Anderson (2–11) || Cordero (39) || 25,035|| 69–52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 122 || August 22 || @ Royals || 10–2 || Greinke (6–9) || Erickson (1–3) || || 22,286 || 69–53 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 23 || Twins || 7–4 || Santana (14–6) || Rogers (15–6) || || 23,369 || 69–54 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 124 || August 24 || Twins || 5–4 || Cordero (3–0) || Nathan (1–2) || || 24,496 || 70–54 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 25 || Twins || 8–5 || Lohse (7–10) || Drese (11–7) || Nathan (35) || 25,332 || 70–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 126 || August 26 || Twins || 8–3 || Park (3–4) || Mulholland (4–7) || || 26,083 || 71–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 27 || Orioles || 6–4 || Wasdin (2–2) || Bédard (5–9) || Cordero (40) || 29,409 ||72–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 128 || August 28 || Orioles || 4–3 || Francisco (5–1) || Ryan (3–5) || Cordero (41) || 41,676 ||73–55 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 129 || August 29 || Orioles || 7–6 || Ponson (9–13) || Young (0–1) || Julio (19) || 30,577 || 73–56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 130 || August 31 || @ Twins || 8–5 || Rincón (11–6) || Almanzar (7–3) || || 20,510 || 73–57 |- y #bd1021 white September/October: 16–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 131 || September 1 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Crain (1–0)|| Cordero (3–1) || Nathan (36) || 21,480 || 73–58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 132 || September 2 || @ Twins || 2–0 || Radke (10–7) || Rogers (15–7) || Nathan (37) || 18,293 || 73–59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 133 || September 3 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || Martínez (15–5) || Wasdin (2–3) || Foulke (27) || 35,151 || 73–60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 134 || September 4 || @ Red Sox || 8–6 || Young (1–1) || Wakefield (11–8) || Cordero (42) || 34,670 || 74–60 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 135 || September 5 || @ Red Sox || 6–5 || Schilling (18–6) || Drese (11–8) || || 34,652 || 74–61 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 136 || September 6 || White Sox || 7–4 || Grilli (1–1) || Park (3–5) || || 31,251 || 74–62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 137 || September 7 || White Sox || 10–3 || Rogers (16–7) || Contreras (12–8) || || 20,004 || 75–62 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 138 || September 8 || White Sox || 5–2 || García (11–10) || Wasdin (2–4) || Takatsu (17) || 21,836 || 75–63 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 139 || September 9 || White Sox || 7–3 || Buehrle (14–8) || Young (1–2) || || 19,384 || 75–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 140 || September 10 || Blue Jays || 10–3 || Drese (12–8) || Batista (10–11) || || 24,617 || 76–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 141 || September 11 || Blue Jays ||10–7 || Mahay (3–0) || Frasor (4–6) || Cordero (43) || 40,587 || 77–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 142 || September 12 || Blue Jays || 7–6 || Brocail (3–1) || Speier (3–7) || Cordero (44) || 20,434 || 78–64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 13 || @ Athletics || 7–6 || Duchscherer (6–6) || Cordero (3–2) || || 15,535 || 78–65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 144 || September 14 || @ Athletics || 12–9 || Brocail (4–1) || Redman (10–12) || || 15,644 || 79–65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 145 || September 15 || @ Athletics || 10–3 || Drese (13–8) || Mulder (17–5) || || 25,849 || 80–65 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 16 || @ Athletics || 5–4 || Harden (10–6) || Rogers (16–8) || Dotel (21) || 15,281 || 80–66 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 17 || @ Angels || 9–5 || Colón (16–11) || Park (3–6) || || 43,343 || 80–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 148 || September 18 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Ramirez (5–3) || Escobar (10–11) || Cordero (45) || 41,233 || 81–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 149 || September 19 || @ Angels || 1–0 || Young (2–2) || Washburn (11–8) || Cordero (46) || 40,099 || 82–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 150 || September 21 || Athletics || 9–4 || Drese (14–8) || Mulder (17–6) || || 28,143 || 83–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 151 || September 22 || Athletics || 5–3 || Rogers (17–8) || Zito (11–11) || Cordero (47) || 29,426 || 84–67 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 152 || September 23 || Athletics || 5–4 || Nelson (1–2) || Dotel (4–2) || || 23,075 || 85–67 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 153 || September 24 || Mariners || 8–7 || Villone (7–5) || Cordero (3–3) || Putz (9) || 32,212 || 85–68 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 154 || September 25 || Mariners || 5–4 || Dickey (6–7) || Hasegawa (4–6) || Cordero (48) || 48,048 || 86–68 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 155 || September 26 || Mariners || 9–0 || Baek (2–4) || Drese (14–9) || || 38,597 || 86–69 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 156 || September 27 || Angels || 5–3 || Colón (17–12) || Rogers (17–9) || Percival (31) || 20,333 || 86–70 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 157 || September 28 || Angels || 8–2 || Escobar (11–12) || Park (3–7) || || 26,686 || 86–71 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 158 || September 29 || Angels || 8–7 || Shields (8–2) || Cordero (3–4) || Percival (32) || 31,538 || 86–72 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 159 || September 30 || Angels || 6–3 || Young (3–2) || Lackey (14–13) || Dickey (1) || 23,036 || 87–72 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 160 || October 1 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Villone (8–6) || Drese (14–10) || || 45,573 || 87–73 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 161 || October 2 || @ Mariners || 10–4 || Rogers (18–9) || Moyer (7–13) || || 45,817 || 88–73 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 162 || October 3 || @ Mariners || 3–0 || Park (4–7) || Meche (7–7) || Cordero (49) || 45,658 || 89–73 |- |- | Source: ESPN.com Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Rod Barajas 108 358 89 .249 15 58 1B Mark Teixeira 145 545 153 .281 38 112 2B Alphonso Soriano 145 608 170 .280 28 91 SS Michael Young 160 690 216 .313 22 99 3B Hank Blalock 159 624 172 .276 32 110 LF David Dellucci 107 331 80 .242 17 61 CF Laynce Nix 115 371 92 .248 14 46 RF Kevin Mench 125 438 122 .279 26 71 DH Brad Fullmer 76 258 60 .233 11 33 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Eric Young Sr. 104 344 99 .288 1 27 Gary Matthews 87 280 77 .275 11 36 Brian Jordan 61 212 47 .222 5 23 Gerald Laird 49 147 33 .224 1 16 Herbert Perry 49 134 30 .224 5 17 Chad Allen 20 58 14 .241 0 6 Jason Conti 22 55 10 .182 0 4 Adrián González 16 42 10 .238 1 7 Ken Huckaby 16 38 5 .132 0 0 Manny Alexander 21 21 5 .238 0 3 Ramón Nivar 7 18 4 .222 0 4 Andy Fox 12 12 1 .083 0 0 Danny Ardoin 6 8 1 .125 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Kenny Rogers 35 211.2 18 9 4.76 126 Ryan Drese 34 207.2 14 10 4.20 98 Chan Ho Park 16 95.2 4 7 5.46 63 Chris Young 7 36.1 3 2 4.71 27 Ricardo Rodríguez 5 26.2 3 1 2.03 15 Juan Domínguez 4 23.0 1 2 3.91 14 Scott Erickson 4 19.0 1 3 6.16 6 Nick Bierbrodt 4 17.0 1 1 5.82 10 Mike Bacsik 3 15.2 1 1 4.60 6 Colby Lewis 3 15.1 1 1 4.11 11 Sam Narron 1 2.2 0 0 13.50 1 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO R.A. Dickey 25 104.1 6 7 5.61 57 Joaquin Benoit 28 103.0 3 5 5.68 95 John Wasdin 15 65.0 2 4 6.78 36 Nick Regilio 6 19.1 0 4 6.05 12 Mickey Callaway 4 11.1 0 1 7.94 9 Kameron Loe 2 6.2 0 0 5.40 3 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Francisco Cordero 67 3 4 49 2.13 79 Carlos Almanzar 67 7 3 0 3.72 44 Ron Mahay 60 3 0 0 2.55 54 Brian Shouse 53 2 0 0 2.23 34 Frank Francisco 45 5 1 0 3.33 60 Doug Brocail 43 4 1 1 4.13 43 Erasmo Ramirez 34 5 3 0 4.29 21 Jeff Nelson 29 1 2 1 5.32 22 Jay Powell 23 1 1 0 3.38 17 Michael Tejera 6 0 0 0 10.13 7 Rosman García 4 0 0 0 5.40 5 Travis Hughes 2 0 0 0 13.50 4 Ryan Snare 1 0 0 0 10.80 0 Awards and honors Alfonso Soriano, 2004 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Alfonso Soriano, Second Base, Silver Slugger Award Kenny Rogers, Pitcher, Gold Glove Award Buck Showalter, American League Manager of the Year Award Mark Teixeira, First Base, Silver Slugger Award All-Star Game Alfonso Soriano, second base, starter Francisco Cordero, pitcher, reserve Kenny Rogers, pitcher, reserve Hank Blalock, third base, reserve Michael Young, shortstop, reserve Texas Rangers Hall of Fame Inductees Buddy Bell Ferguson Jenkins Tom Vandergriff (former Mayor of Arlington, who spearheaded the campaign to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Oklahoma RedHawks Pacific Coast League Bobby Jones AA Frisco RoughRiders Texas League Tim Ireland A Stockton Ports California League Arnie Beyeler A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League Carlos Subero A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Darryl Kennedy Rookie AZL Rangers Arizona League Pedro LópezLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Frisco References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 External links 2004 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference 2004 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac Category:Texas Rangers seasons Range Texas Rangers