2004 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 2004 National League East Division Champion National League East Turner Field Atlanta 96–66 (59.3%) 1st place Time Warner John Schuerholz Bobby Cox TBS SuperstationTurner South(Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)FSN South(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun) WSB (AM)(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)WWWE(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores) The 2004 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 39th season in Atlanta and 134th overall. The Braves won their tenth consecutive division title, finishing 10 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. On September 29, 2004, Bobby Cox won his 2,000th game as a manager. He became the ninth manager to achieve the feat, doing so with a 6–3 win over the New York Mets at Turner Field in the final home game of the year https://www.chattanoogan.com/2004/9/29/56348/Atlanta-Braves-Give-Manager-Bobby-Cox.aspx Atlanta Braves Give Manager Bobby Cox His 2,000th Win September 29, 2004 He was named Manager of the Year after the season ended. J. D. Drew replaced Gary Sheffield (lost to the Yankees in free agency) in the outfield, free agent John Thomson joined the rotation, and rookies Adam LaRoche and Charles Thomas saw significant playing time on a younger 2004 Braves team. The Braves would face the Houston Astros in the NLDS (the fourth time that these two teams met in seven years, all of which were won by Atlanta), but the Braves lost three games to two. Offseason October 25, 2003: DeWayne Wise was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml Dewayne Wise Stats November 14, 2003: Jorge Velandia was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml Jorge Velandia Stats December 10, 2003: John Thomson signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thomsjo01.shtml#trans John Thomson Stats December 13, 2003: J. D. Drew was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Eli Marrero to the Atlanta Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and Adam Wainwright.J. D. Drew Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 23, 2003: Antonio Alfonseca signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alfonan01.shtml#trans Antonio Alfonseca Stats January 12, 2004: Julio Franco was re-signed from free agency to the Atlanta Braves.Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 5, 2004: Russell Branyan was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.Russell Branyan Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 26, 2004: Chris Reitsma was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Atlanta Braves for Bubba Nelson (minors) and Jung Bong.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reitsch01.shtml#trans Chris Reitsma Stats Regular season Opening Day starters + Position NameStarting PitcherRuss OrtizCatcher Johnny EstradaFirst BasemanJulio FrancoSecond BasemanMarcus GilesThird BasemanMark DeRosaShortstopRafael FurcalLeft FielderChipper JonesCenter FielderAndruw JonesRight FielderJ. D. Drew https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL200404060.shtml New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Box Score, April 6, 2004 Season standings National League East Atlanta Braves Record vs. opponents ATL Notable transactions April 25, 2004: Russell Branyan was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Scott Sturkie (minors). June 7, 2004: Clint Sammons was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2004.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sammocl01.shtml Clint Sammons Stats Roster 2004 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 57 Antonio Alfonseca 34 Armando Almanza 36 Paul Byrd 34 José Capellán 40 Román Colón 51 Juan Cruz 26 Will Cunnane 46 Tim Drew 49 Kevin Gryboski 32 Mike Hampton 38 Tom Martin 28 Sam McConnell 45 Dan Meyer 40 C. J. Nitkowski 48 Russ Ortiz 30 Horacio Ramírez 37 Chris Reitsma 43 Travis Smith 29 John Smoltz 52 John Thomson 27 Jaret Wright Catchers 23 Johnny Estrada 12 Eddie Pérez Infielders 24 Wilson Betemit 16 Mark DeRosa 14 Julio Franco  1 Rafael Furcal  2 Jesse Garcia 22 Marcus Giles 20 Nick Green 15 Mike Hessman 10 Chipper Jones 19 Adam LaRoche Outfielders  7 J. D. Drew 20 Damon Hollins 25 Andruw Jones  8 Eli Marrero 26 Charles Thomas 11 DeWayne WiseManager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 39 Pat Corrales (bench) 53 Bobby Dews (bullpen) 33 Fredi González (third base) 17 Glenn Hubbard (first base) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)  9 Terry Pendleton (hitting) Game log Atlanta Braves 2004 Game Log: 96–66 (Home: 49–32; Away: 47–34) y Atlanta Braves April: 11–10 (Home: 6–3; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || April 6 || Mets || 2–7 || Glavine (1–0) || Ortiz (0–1) || — || 49,460 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 7 || Mets || 18–10 || Gryboski (1–0) || Trachsel (0–1) || — || 22,775 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 8 || Mets || 10–8 || Cunnane (1–0) || Franco (0–1) || Smoltz (1) || 26,585 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || April 9 || Cubs || 1–2 (15) || Mercker (1–0) || Cunnane (1–1) || Borowski (2) || 35,650 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 10 || Cubs || 5–2 || Alfonseca (1–0) || Pratt (0–1) || Gryboski (1) || 39,685 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 11 || Cubs || 2–10 || Wood (2–0) || Ortiz (0–2) || — || 27,701 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 12 || @ Mets || 6–10 || Trachsel (1–1) || Hampton (0–1) || Looper (2) || 53,666 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 14 || @ Mets || 6–1 || Thomson (1–0) || Yates (0–1) || — || 15,894 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 15 || @ Mets || 0–4 || Leiter (1–0) || Ramirez (0–1) || — || 33,212 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 16 || Marlins || 5–4 || Wright (1–0) || Oliver (1–1) || Smoltz (2) || 29,638 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 17 || Marlins || 4–1 || Ortiz (1–2) || Beckett (1–1) || Smoltz (3) || 31,401 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 18 || Marlins || 3–2 (10) || Alfonseca (2–0) || Perisho (2–1) || — || 29,829 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || April 20 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Acevedo (2–0) || Thomson (1–1) || Graves (7) || 20,232 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 21 || @ Reds || 9–5 (10) || Reitsma (1–0) || Reith (0–1) || — || 29,472 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || April 22 || @ Reds || 3–5 (5) || Lidle (2–1) || Wright (1–1) || — || 19,909 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 23 || @ Marlins || 6–1 || Ortiz (2–2) || Beckett (1–2) || — || 32,477 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || April 24 || @ Marlins || 4–7 || Penny (2–1) || Hampton (0–2) || Benítez (9) || 41,226 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 25 || @ Marlins || 7–2 || Thomson (2–1) || Bump (0–1) || — || 27,977 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || April 26 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Schmidt (1–2) || Ramirez (0–2) || Herges (7) || 35,866 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 27 || @ Giants || 12–3 || Wright (2–1) || Rueter (0–3) || — || 36,371 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 28 || @ Giants || 7–10 || Tomko (1–1) || Ortiz (2–3) || — || 36,210 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || April 30 || @ Rockies || colspan=7|Postponed (snow); rescheduled for May 1 y Atlanta Braves May: 14–15 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || May 1 (1) || @ Rockies || 2–3 || Nunez (3–0) || Reitsma (1–1) || Chacon (6) || 30,176 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || May 1 (2) || @ Rockies || 11–7 || Nitkowski (1–0) || Nunez (3–1) || — || 24,272 || 12–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || May 2 || @ Rockies || 4–13 || Estes (4–1) || Ramirez (0–3) || — || 35,234 || 12–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May 4 || Padres || 4–2 || Ortiz (3–3) || Eaton (1–2) || Smoltz (4) || 22,046 || 13–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || May 5 || Padres || 0–2 || Wells (2–2) || Wright (2–2) || Hoffman (8) || 21,444 || 13–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || May 6 || Padres || 3–7 || Lawrence (4–2) || Hampton (0–3) || — || 26,137 || 13–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || May 7 || Astros || 3–5 || Redding (1–3) || Thomson (2–2) || Dotel (5) || 27,902 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || May 8 || Astros || 5–4 (10) || Alfonseca (3–0) || Stone (1–1) || — || 35,220 || 14–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || May 9 || Astros || 1–2 || Pettitte (3–1) || Ortiz (3–4) || Dotel (6) || 26,825 || 14–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || May 11 || @ Cardinals || 1–5 || Williams (1–3) || Wright (2–3) || — || 35,000 || 14–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || May 12 || @ Cardinals || 2–5 || Morris (4–3) || Hampton (0–4) || Isringhausen (6) || 28,921 || 14–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || May 13 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Alfonseca (4–0) || Suppan (3–4) || Smoltz (5) || 40,472 || 15–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 14 || @ Brewers || 2–0 || Ramirez (1–3) || Vizcaino (0–2) || Smoltz (6) || 33,061 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || May 15 || @ Brewers || 11–6 || Alfonseca (5–0) || Kinney (1–3) || — || 26,862 || 17–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || May 16 || @ Brewers || 1–4 || Sheets (4–2) || Wright (2–4) || — || 20,654 || 17–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 || May 18 || Diamondbacks || 0–2 || Johnson (4–4) || Hampton (0–5) || — || 23,381 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || May 19 || Diamondbacks || 4–6 (11) || Bruney (2–0) || Almanza (0–1) || — || 19,971 || 17–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 20 || Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Ramirez (2–3) || Fossum (0–1) || — || 21,044 || 18–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 21 || Dodgers || 2–0 || Ortiz (4–4) || Perez (2–3) || Smoltz (7) || 27,194 || 19–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || May 22 || Dodgers || 4–7 || Weaver (3–5) || Wright (2–5) || — || 31,850 || 19–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 23 || Dodgers || 5–1 || Hampton (1–5) || Alvarez (2–1) || — || 29,738 || 20–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || May 24 || @ Expos || 5–0 || Thomson (3–2) || Day (3–5) || — || 4,675 || 21–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 || May 25 || @ Expos || 1–3 || Ohka (2–5) || Ramirez (2–4) || Biddle (10) || 4,235 || 21–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 26 || @ Expos || 6–1 || Ortiz (5–4) || Hernandez (3–4) || — || 4,544 || 22–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 27 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Wright (3–5) || Millwood (4–3) || — || 38,802 || 23–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 || May 28 || @ Phillies || 2–3 (10) || Worrell (1–1) || Alfonseca (5–1) || — || 40,187 || 23–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 29 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Thomson (4–2) || Padilla (4–5) || — || 44,057 || 24–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 30 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Milton (6–1) || Smith (0–1) || Worrell (7) || 44,304 || 24–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 31 || Expos || 8–2 || Ortiz (6–4) || Hernandez (3–5) || — || 24,945 || 25–25 y Atlanta Braves June: 12–15 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || June 1 || Expos || 7–6 || Almanza (1–1) || Biddle (0–3) || — || 20,271 || 26–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 || June 2 || Expos || 4–8 || Vargas (4–3) || Hampton (1–6) || — || 21,055 || 26–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || June 3 || Phillies || 8–4 || Thomson (5–2) || Hancock (0–1) || — || 23,405 || 27–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 || June 4 || Phillies || 1–9 || Milton (7–1) || Smith (0–2) || — || 27,699 || 27–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || June 5 || Phillies || 3–5 || Myers (4–3) || Ortiz (6–5) || Worrell (8) || 29,252 || 27–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || June 6 || Phillies || 6–4 || Wright (4–5) || Millwood (4–4) || Smoltz (8) || 27,775 || 28–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || June 8 || @ Tigers || 4–3 (10) || Reitsma (2–1) || Patterson (0–3) || Smoltz (9) || 19,062 || 29–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 || June 9 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Dingman (1–0) || Thomson (5–3) || Urbina (8) || 20,577 || 29–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 || June 10 || @ Tigers || 4–7 || Maroth (5–3) || Alfonseca (5–2) || Urbina (9) || 21,166 || 29–30 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 11 || @ White Sox || 6–4 || Wright (5–5) || Schoeneweis (5–4) || — || 23,217 || 30–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 || June 12 || @ White Sox || 8–10 || Loaiza (7–3) || Thomson (5–4) || Takatsu (1) || 34,719 || 30–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 || June 13 || @ White Sox || 3–10 || Buehrle (7–1) || Smith (0–3) || — || 32,589 || 30–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 15 || Royals || 3–2 || Reitsma (3–1) || Grimsley (3–3) || Smoltz (10) || 23,350 || 31–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 || June 16 || Royals || 4–10 || Cerda (1–1) || Reitsma (3–2) || — || 27,048 || 31–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 17 || Royals || 4–10 || May (4–8) || Thomson (5–5) || — || 28,578 || 31–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 || June 18 || Indians || 2–4 || Lee (6–1) || Hampton (1–7) || Jimenez (6) || 28,000 || 31–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 || June 19 || Indians || 4–0 || Byrd (1–0) || Westbrook (6–3) || Smoltz (11) || 41,987 || 32–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || June 20 || Indians || 2–5 || Davis (2–5) || Ortiz (6–6) || Jimenez (7) || 31,000 || 32–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 || June 22 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Pavano (8–2) || Gryboski (1–1) || Benítez (25) || 14,716 || 32–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 || June 23 || @ Marlins || 0–6 || Penny (7–5) || Thomson (5–6) || — || 15,294 || 32–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || June 24 || @ Marlins || 9–4 || Hampton (2–7) || Willis (6–5) || — || 23,856 || 33–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 || June 25 || @ Orioles || 0–5 || Cabrera (4–3) || Byrd (1–1) || — || 33,579 || 33–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 || June 26 || @ Orioles || 5–0 || Ortiz (7–6) || Lopez (5–4) || Smoltz (12) || 47,438 || 34–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 27 || @ Orioles || 8–7 || Cruz (1–0) || Grimsley (3–4) || Smoltz (13) || 39,095 || 35–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || June 28 || Marlins || 6–1 || Thomson (6–6) || Penny (7–6) || — || 31,969 || 36–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 || June 29 || Marlins || 4–5 || Manzanillo (1–1) || Hampton (2–8) || Benítez (26) || 25,105 || 36–40 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || June 30 || Marlins || 9–6 || McConnell (1–0) || Oliver (2–3) || Smoltz (14) || 23,040 || 37–40 y Atlanta Braves July: 20–6 (Home: 10–4; Away: 10–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 || July 1 || Marlins || 9–1 || Ortiz (8–6) || Tejera (0–1) || — || 20,600 || 38–40 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 || July 2 || Red Sox || 6–3 (12) || Cruz (2–0) || Martinez (2–1) || — || 42,231 || 39–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 || July 3 || Red Sox || 1–6 || Schilling (11–4) || Thomson (6–7) || — || 51,831 || 39–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 || July 4 || Red Sox || 10–4 || Hampton (3–8) || Lowe (6–8) || — || 41,414 || 40–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || July 5 || @ Expos* || 11–4 || Byrd (2–1) || Day (5–9) || — || 13,122 || 41–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 83 || July 6 || @ Expos* || 1–0 || Ortiz (9–6) || Downs (0–3) || Smoltz (15) || 7,697 || 42–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 84 || July 7 || @ Expos* || 14–2 || Wright (6–5) || Hernandez (6–8) || — || 8,534 || 43–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 85 || July 9 || @ Phillies || 6–7 (10) || Wagner (3–0) || Alfonseca (5–3) || — || 44,180 || 43–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 86 || July 10 || @ Phillies || 4–0 || Hampton (4–8) || Abbott (2–8) || — || 44,307 || 44–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 87 || July 11 || @ Phillies || 6–4 || Ortiz (10–6) || Wolf (3–5) || Smoltz (16) || 44,519 || 45–42 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=9 | 75th All-Star Game in Houston, Texas |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 88 || July 15 || Expos || 8–0 || Wright (7–5) || Hernandez (6–9) || — || 33,883 || 46–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 89 || July 16 || Expos || 1–5 || Horgan (2–0) || Byrd (2–2) || — || 26,424 || 46–43 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 90 || July 17 || Expos || 6–2 || Ortiz (11–6) || Bentz (0–3) || Smoltz (17) || 34,296 || 47–43 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 91 || July 18 || Expos || 16–5 || Thomson (7–7) || Downs (1–4) || — || 23,952 || 48–43 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 92 || July 19 || Phillies || 4–2 || Hampton (5–8) || Abbott (2–9) || Smoltz (18) || 25,790 || 49–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 93 || July 20 || Phillies || 3–4 (10) || Worrell (3–3) || Alfonseca (5–4) || Wagner (15) || 36,006 || 49–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 94 || July 21 || Pirates || 3–4 || Benson (8–7) || Byrd (2–3) || Mesa (27) || 30,131 || 49–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 95 || July 22 || Pirates || 2–1 (10) || Reitsma (4–2) || Torres (6–4) || — || 32,963 || 50–45 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || July 23 || @ Mets || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 96 || July 24 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Thomson (8–7) || Stanton (0–4) || Smoltz (19) || 33,166 || 51–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 97 || July 25 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Hampton (6–8) || Trachsel (9–7) || Smoltz (20) || 32,542 || 52–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 98 || July 26 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Wright (8–5) || Benson (8–8) || Smoltz (21) || 19,164 || 53–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 99 || July 27 || @ Pirates || 4–8 || Gonzalez (3–0) || Gryboski (1–2) || — || 15,946 || 53–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 100 || July 28 || @ Pirates || 1–0 || Ortiz (12–6) || Perez (6–5) || Smoltz (22) || 22,977 || 54–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 101 || July 29 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Cruz (3–0) || Mesa (2–1) || Smoltz (23) || 25,988 || 55–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 102 || July 30 || Mets || 3–1 || Hampton (7–8) || Trachsel (9–8) || Smoltz (24) || 40,913 || 56–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 103 || July 31 || Mets || 8–0 || Wright (9–5) || Benson (8–9) || — || 51,125 || 57–46 |- |colspan="11"|*Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2004 season counted as Expos home games. y Atlanta Braves August: 20–8 (Home: 10–4; Away: 10–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 104 || August 1 || Mets || 6–5 || Byrd (3–3) || Glavine (8–9) || Smoltz (25) || 34,203 || 58–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 105 || August 3 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Miceli (4–5) || Reitsma (4–3) || Lidge (12) || 40,709 || 58–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 106 || August 4 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Thomson (9–7) || Munro (2–3) || Smoltz (26) || 37,712 || 59–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 107 || August 5 || @ Astros || 6–5 || Cruz (4–0) || Miceli (4–6) || Smoltz (27) || 37,015 || 60–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 108 || August 6 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Jar. Wright (10–5) || BWebb (4–13) || Reitsma (1) || 29,368 || 61–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 109 || August 7 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–2 || Byrd (4–3) || Gonzalez (0–5) || — || 33,249 || 62–47 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 110 || August 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 11–4 || Ortiz (13–6) || Fossum (2–11) || — || 29,601 || 63–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 111 || August 10 || Brewers || 2–3 (10) || Adams (2–1) || Martin (0–2) || Kolb (32) || 21,681 || 63–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 112 || August 11 || Brewers || 10–3 || Hampton (8–8) || Santos (9–8) || — || 21,673 || 64–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 113 || August 12 || Brewers || 4–2 || Jar. Wright (11–5) || Sheets (9–9) || Smoltz (28) || 21,013 || 65–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 114 || August 13 || Cardinals || 1–4 || Williams (9–6) || Byrd (4–4) || Isringhausen (32) || 38,843 || 65–49 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 115 || August 14 || Cardinals || 9–7 || Alfonseca (6–4) || King (4–2) || Smoltz (29) || 44,413 || 66–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 116 || August 15 || Cardinals || 4–10 || Haren (1–2) || Thomson (9–8) || — || 28,983 || 66–50 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 117 || August 16 || @ Padres || 5–4 || Hampton (9–8) || Hitchcock (0–2) || Smoltz (30) || 34,426 || 67–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 118 || August 17 || @ Padres || 6–11 || Peavy (9–3) || Jar. Wright (11–6) || — || 36,184 || 67–51 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 119 || August 18 || @ Padres || 6–5 || Reitsma (5–3) || Hoffman (2–3) || Smoltz (31) || 36,827 || 68–51 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 120 || August 19 || @ Dodgers || 6–5 || Reitsma (6–3) || Gagne (4–3) || Smoltz (32) || 42,287 || 69–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 121 || August 20 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 (11) || Carrara (3–0) || Cruz (4–1) || — || 54,993 || 69–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 122 || August 21 || @ Dodgers || 4–7 || Weaver (11–10) || Hampton (9–9) || Carrara (1) || 52,398 || 69–53 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 123 || August 22 || @ Dodgers || 10–1 || Jar. Wright (12–6) || Alvarez (7–4) || — || 49,513 || 70–53 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 124 || August 24 || Rockies || 6–5 || Gryboski (2–2) || Harikkala (5–3) || Smoltz (33) || 27,914 || 71–53 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 125 || August 25 || Rockies || 8–1 || Thomson (10–8) || Francis (0–1) || — || 25,534 || 72–53 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 126 || August 26 || Rockies || 6–4 || Hampton (10–9) || Jam. Wright (1–2) || Smoltz (34) || 28,360 || 73–53 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 127 || August 27 || Giants || 5–3 || Jar. Wright (13–6) || Rueter (7–10) || Smoltz (35) || 37,178 || 74–53 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 128 || August 28 || Giants || 9–3 || Byrd (5–4) || Schmidt (15–5) || — || 42,549 || 75–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 129 || August 29 || Giants || 5–9 || Christiansen (4–2) || Ortiz (13–7) || Hermanson (7) || 24,631 || 75–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 130 || August 30 || Giants || 7–6 || Colon (1–0) || Hermanson (5–6) || — || 22,776 || 76–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 131 || August 31 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Hampton (11–9) || Milton (13–3) || — || 36,028 || 77–54 y Atlanta Braves September: 17–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 132 || September 1 || @ Phillies || 7–2 || Wright (14–6) || Padilla (5–7) || — || 35,031 || 78–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 133 || September 3 || @ Expos || 7–1 || Byrd (6–4) || Downs (2–5) || — || 8,617 || 79–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 134 || September 4 || @ Expos || 9–0 || Ortiz (14–7) || Patterson (3–4) || — || 9,772 || 80–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 135 || September 5 || @ Expos || 3–4 (12) || Tucker (4–2) || Cruz (4–2) || — || 10,015 || 80–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 136 || September 6 || Phillies || 3–1 || Smith (1–3) || Milton (13–4) || Smoltz (36) || 31,949 || 81–55 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 7 || Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 137 || September 8 (1) || Phillies || 3–5 || Madson (8–2) || Reitsma (6–4) || Wagner (17) || N/A || 81–56 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 138 || September 8 (2) || Phillies || 1–4 || Jones (9–5) || Byrd (6–5) || Worrell (18) || 20,320 || 81–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 139 || September 9 || Phillies || 4–9 || Madson (9–2) || Colon (1–1) || — || 20,285 || 81–58 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 140 || September 10 || Expos || 4–3 || Thomson (11–8) || Patterson (3–5) || Smoltz (37) || 22,086 || 82–58 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 141 || September 11 || Expos || 8–1 || Cruz (5–2) || Hernandez (10–13) || — || 28,860 || 83–58 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 142 || September 12 || Expos || 9–8 (12) || Cruz (6–2) || Ayala (5–10) || — || 25,865 || 84–58 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 143 || September 13 (1) || @ Mets || 7–9 || Heilman (1–1) || Wright (14–7) || — || N/A || 84–59 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 144 || September 13 (2) || @ Mets || 7–1 || Byrd (7–5) || Seo (4–10) || — || 21,476 || 85–59 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 145 || September 14 || @ Mets || 0–7 || Benson (12–11) || Ortiz (14–8) || — || 21,545 || 85–60 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 146 || September 15 || @ Mets || 2–0 || Thomson (12–8) || Leiter (9–7) || Smoltz (38) || 29,704 || 86–60 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 147 || September 16 || @ Mets || 4–9 || Trachsel (11–13) || Capellan (0–1) || — || 19,885 || 86–61 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 148 || September 17 || @ Marlins || 8–1 || Byrd (8–5) || Kensing (0–2) || — || 26,084 || 87–61 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 149 || September 18 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Wright (15–7) || Beckett (7–9) || Smoltz (39) || 34,714 || 88–61 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 150 || September 19 || @ Marlins || 0–3 || Valdez (13–8) || Ortiz (14–9) || Benítez (43) || 41,525 || 88–62 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 151 || September 21 || Reds || 5–4 || Thomson (13–8) || Claussen (2–6) || Smoltz (40) || 20,359 || 89–62 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 152 || September 22 || Reds || 8–11 || Norton (2–5) || Smoltz (0–1) || Valentine (2) || 19,573 || 89–63 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 153 || September 23 || Reds || 2–3 || Hudson (4–2) || Wright (15–8) || White (1) || 21,519 || 89–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 154 || September 24 || Marlins || 8–7 || Smith (2–3) || Mota (9–7) || Smoltz (41) || 28,632 || 90–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 155 || September 25 || Marlins || 1–0 || Hampton (12–9) || Pavano (17–8) || Reitsma (2) || 42,772 || 91–64 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 156 || September 26 || Marlins || 6–3 || Thomson (14–8) || Willis (10–11) || — || 31,351 || 92–64 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || September 27 || Mets || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 157 || September 28 (1) || Mets || 1–2 || Trachsel (12–13) || Byrd (8–6) || Looper (29) || N/A || 92–65 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 158 || September 28 (2) || Mets || 5–2 || Colon (2–1) || Glavine (10–14) || Smoltz (42) || 35,729 || 93–65 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 159 || September 29 || Mets || 6–3 || Ortiz (15–9) || Heilman (1–3) || Smoltz (43) || 22,000 || 94–65 y Atlanta Braves October: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 160 || October 1 || @ Cubs || 5–4 || Hampton (13–9) || Wood (8–9) || Gryboski (2) || 38,795 || 95–65 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 161 || October 2 || @ Cubs || 8–6 || Gryboski (3–2) || Farnsworth (4–5) || Smoltz (44) || 38,695 || 96–65 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 162 || October 3 || @ Cubs || 8–10 || Maddux (16–11) || Byrd (8–7) || Hawkins (25) || 38,420 || 96–66 |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fcc = LossBold = Braves team member 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 Johnny Estrada 134 462 145 .314 9 76 1B Adam LaRoche 110 324 90 .278 13 45 2B Marcus Giles 102 379 118 .311 8 48 SS Rafael Furcal 143 563 157 .279 14 59 3B Chipper Jones 137 472 117 .248 30 96 LF Charles Thomas Charles Thomas (baseball) 83 236 68 .288 7 31 CF Andruw Jones 154 570 149 .261 29 91 RF J.D. Drew 145 518 158 .305 31 93 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 Julio Franco 125 320 99 .309 6 57 Mark DeRosa 118 309 74 .239 3 31 Nick Green Nick Green (baseball) 95 264 72 .273 3 26 Eli Marrero 90 250 80 .320 10 40 Eddie Pérez Eddie Pérez (baseball) 74 170 39 .229 3 13 DeWayne Wise 77 162 37 .228 6 17 Jesse Garcia Jesse Garcia (baseball) 50 115 29 .252 1 10 Mike Hessman 29 69 9 .130 2 5 Wilson Betemit 22 47 8 .170 0 3 Damon Hollins 7 22 8 .364 0 5 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 Russ Ortiz 34 204.2 15 9 4.13 143 John Thomson John Thomson (baseball) 33 198.1 14 8 3.72 133 Jaret Wright 32 186.1 15 8 3.28 159 Mike Hampton 29 172.1 13 9 4.28 87 Paul Byrd 19 114.1 8 7 3.94 79 Horacio Ramírez 10 60.1 2 4 2.39 31 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 Travis Smith Travis Smith (baseball) 16 40.2 2 3 6.20 26 José Capellán 3 8.0 0 1 11.25 4 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 John Smoltz 73 0 1 44 2.76 85 Chris Reitsma 84 6 4 2 4.07 60 Antonio Alfonseca 79 6 4 0 2.57 45 Kevin Gryboski 69 3 2 2 2.84 24 Juan Cruz Juan Cruz (baseball) 50 6 2 0 2.75 70 Tom Martin Tom Martin (baseball) 29 0 1 0 3.71 12 C.J. Nitkowski 22 1 0 0 4.50 16 Román Colón 18 2 1 0 3.32 15 Armando Almanza 13 1 1 0 6.17 13 Tim Drew 11 0 0 0 4.50 7 Sam McConnell 10 1 0 0 3.86 4 Will Cunnane 9 1 1 0 7.30 11 Dan Meyer Dan Meyer (pitcher) 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 Postseason Game log Atlanta Braves 2004 Postseason Game Log y Atlanta Braves National League Division Series: 2–3 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || October 6 || Astros || 3–9 || Clemens (1–0) || Wright (0–1) || — || 41,464 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 7 || Astros || 4–2 (11) || Alfonseca (1–0) || Miceli (0–1) || — || 40,075 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 9 || @ Astros || 5–8 || Backe (1–0) || Byrd (0–1) || Lidge (1) || 43,547 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || October 10 || @ Astros || 6–5 || Smoltz (1–0) || Springer (0–1) || — || 43,336 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 || October 11 || Astros || 3–12 || Oswalt (1–0) || Wright (0–2) || — || 54,068 || 2–3 Award winners 2004 Major League Baseball season Bobby Cox was voted National League Manager of the Year for the second of three times with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.shtml 2004 Awards Voting Andruw Jones (outfield) was once again chosen to receive a Gold Glove award. Johnny Estrada (catcher) was chosen to receive a Silver Slugger award. 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Johnny Estrada represented the Atlanta Braves as a catcher for the National League All-Star team. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Pat Kelly AA Greenville Braves Southern League Brian Snitker A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Randy Ingle A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Rocket Wheeler Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Jim Saul Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Ralph HenriquezJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory Notes External links 2004 Atlanta Braves team at Baseball-Reference Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves season Category:National League East champion seasons Atlanta Category:2004 in Atlanta