2004 Seattle Mariners season

March 2026 November 2013 Seattle Mariners 2004 American League West 63 99 y 4th Safeco Field Seattle, Washington Hiroshi Yamauchi(represented by Howard Lincoln) Bill Bavasi Bob Melvin KSTW 11FSN Northwest KOMO 1000 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,Dave Henderson) The Seattle Mariners 2004 season was their 28th, and they finished last in the American League West at 63–99. This was their first losing season since 1999, and their first time finishing last in their division since 1992. Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season on October 1, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles. Offseason December 15, 2003: Quinton McCracken traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Mariners for Greg Colbrunn and cash.Quinton McCracken Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 19: Scott Spiezio signed as a free agent.Scott Spiezio Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings Seattle Mariners Record vs. opponents SEA +Mariners vs. National LeagueTeamNL West NL East NL CentralSDPMTLCHCCINHOUMILPITSTLSeattle1–23–0––1–21–23–00–3 Opening Day box score BattingABRHRBIBBSOBAIchiro Suzuki (RF)411011.250Randy Winn (CF)500001.000Bret Boone (2B)500002.000Raúl Ibañez (LF)311011.333Edgar Martínez (DH)301112.000John Olerud (1B)411000.000Rich Aurilia (SS)401001.250Dan Wilson (C)401000.250Willie Bloomquist (3B)201101.500 Source:Anaheim Angels vs Seattle Mariners Box Score: April 6, 2004 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA200404060.shtml 2026-03-20 Baseball-Reference.com Season summary At the All-Star Break, the Mariners had lost nine straight and were at 32 54 y, 17 games behind the division-leading Texas Rangers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3bcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6fIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5339%2C2167585 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Mariners' skid hits 9 straight July 12, 2004 C1 On October 1, Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.56, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 It was his 258th hit of the season. Later in the game, Suzuki got another hit, giving him 259 this season and a major league-leading .373 average. Fireworks exploded after Suzuki's big hit reached the outfield, creating a haze over Safeco Field, and his teammates mobbed him at first base. The crowd of 45,573 was the ninth sellout this season. After the record breaking hit, Suzuki ran to the first-base seats, bowed respectfully and then shook hands with Sisler's 81-year-old daughter, Frances Sisler Drochelman, and other members of the Hall of Famer's family. Fans in downtown Tokyo watched Suzuki in sports bars and on big-screen monitors. Sisler set the hits record in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki broke it in the Mariners' 160th game. Suzuki's hit came off Ryan Drese, boosting Suzuki to 10-for-20 lifetime against him. Suzuki's sixth-inning infield single came off John Wasdin. After Suzuki's 258th hit, he scored his 100th run of the season when the Mariners batted around in the third, taking a 6–2 lead on six hits. Suzuki's first-inning single was his 919th hit in the majors, breaking the record for most hits over a four-year span. Bill Terry of the New York Giants set the previous record of 918 hits from 1929 to 1932.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/10/01/bc.bba.suzuki.hitsrecor.ap/index.html CNN SI.com – MLB – Ichiro breaks single-season hits record – Saturday October 2, 2004 2:15AM October 1, 2004 June 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080511164925/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/10/01/bc.bba.suzuki.hitsrecor.ap/index.html May 11, 2008 dead mdy Suzuki had 924 hits in his four seasons.Ichiro Suzuki Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suzukic01.shtml 2026-03-20 Baseball-Reference.com en Future Hall of Fame designated hitter Edgar Martínez played his final season with the Mariners.Edgar Martinez Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Seattle Mariners https://www.mlb.com/mariners/fans/edgar-hall-of-fame 2026-03-20 MLB.com en Notable transactions June 9, 2004: Quinton McCracken was released. July 23: John Olerud was released.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b8cjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5121%2C1932495 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Associated Press Report: Mariners moving Olerud off roster July 15, 2004 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dMcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1465%2C3376565 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Associated Press Mariners release former AL batting champ Olerud July 24, 2004 1B August 6: Bill Pulsipher's contract was purchased by the Mariners from the Long Island Ducks.Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com September 13: Pulsipher was released. Draft List of 2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks In the 2004 MLB draft, the Mariners selected Matt Tuiasosopo in the third round with their first selection.https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=SEA&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg 2004 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference May 18, 2010 Out of the 48 players selected by the Mariners, four who signed with the Mariners played in MLB: Tuiasosopo, Rob Johnson, Mark Lowe, and Michael Saunders. 2004 roster 2004 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers 57 Scott Atchison 32 Cha Seung Baek 48 Travis Blackley 45 Ryan Franklin 34 Freddy García 18 Eddie Guardado 17 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 32 Kevin Jarvis 35 Masao Kida 56 Bobby Madritsch 40 Julio Mateo 55 Gil Meche 50 Jamie Moyer 53 Mike Myers 37 Clint Nageotte 38 Joel Piñeiro 20 J. J. Putz 52 George Sherrill 39 Rafael Soriano 54 Aaron Taylor 43 Matt Thornton 47 Ron Villone 41 Randy Williams Catchers 10 Pat Borders 13 Ben Davis 7,8 Miguel Olivo 59 René Rivera  6 Dan Wilson Infielders 35 Rich Aurilia 16 Willie Bloomquist 29 Bret Boone 12 Jolbert Cabrera 53 Greg Dobbs 25 Dave Hansen 33 Bucky Jacobsen 26 Justin Leone 22 José López 30 Mickey Lopez 11 Edgar Martínez  5 John Olerud  1 Ramón Santiago 23 Scott Spiezio Outfielders 44 Hiram Bocachica 28 Raúl Ibañez  9 Quinton McCracken 58 Jeremy Reed 51 Ichiro Suzuki  2 Randy Winn Manager  3 Bob Melvin Coaches  8 Mike Aldrete (first base) 49 Orlando Gómez (bullpen) 15 Rene Lachemann (bench) 31 Dave Myers (third base)  4 Paul Molitor (hitting) 27 Bryan Price (pitching) 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 Dan Wilson 103 319 80 .251 2 33 1B John Olerud 78 261 64 .245 5 22 2B Bret Boone 148 593 149 .251 24 83 SS Rich Aurilia 73 261 63 .241 4 28 3B Scott Spiezio 112 367 79 .215 10 41 LF Raúl Ibañez 123 481 146 .304 16 62 CF Randy Winn 157 626 179 .286 14 81 RF Ichiro Suzuki 161 704 262 .372 8 60 DH Edgar Martínez 141 486 128 .263 12 63 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 Jolbert Cabrera 113 359 97 .270 6 47 José López 57 207 48 .232 5 22 Willie Bloomquist 93 188 46 .245 2 18 Bucky Jacobsen 42 160 44 .275 9 28 Miguel Olivo 50 160 32 .200 6 14 Justin Leone 31 102 22 .216 6 13 Hiram Bocachica 50 90 22 ..244 3 6 Dave Hansen 57 78 22 .282 2 12 Jeremy Reed 18 58 23 .397 0 5 Greg Dobbs 18 53 12 .226 1 9 Pat Borders 19 53 10 .189 1 5 Ramón Santiago 19 39 7 .179 0 2 Ben Davis 14 33 3 .091 0 2 Quinton McCracken 19 20 3 .150 0 0 Mickey Lopez 6 4 1 .250 0 0 René Rivera 2 3 0 .000 0 0 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 Jamie Moyer 34 202.0 7 13 5.21 125 Ryan Franklin 32 200.1 4 16 4.90 104 Joel Piñeiro 21 140.2 6 11 4.67 111 Gil Meche 23 127.2 7 7 5.01 99 Freddy García 15 107.0 4 7 3.20 82 Bobby Madritsch 15 88.0 6 3 3.27 60 Travis Blackley 6 26.0 1 3 10.04 16 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 Ron Villone 56 117 8 6 4.08 86 Clint Nageotte 12 36.2 1 6 7.36 24 Cha-Seung Baek 7 31 2 4 5.52 20 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 Eddie Guardado 41 2 2 18 2.78 45 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 68 4 6 0 5.16 46 J.J. Putz 54 0 3 9 4.71 47 Mike Myers 50 4 1 0 4.88 23 Julio Mateo 45 1 2 1 4.68 43 Scott Atchison 25 2 3 0 3.52 36 George Sherrill 21 2 1 0 3.80 16 Matt Thornton 19 1 2 0 4.13 30 Kevin Jarvis 8 1 0 0 8.31 7 Masao Kida 7 0 0 0 8.38 5 Randy Williams 6 0 0 0 5.79 4 Rafael Soriano 6 0 3 0 13.50 3 Aaron Taylor 5 0 0 0 9.82 4 Awards and honors Designated hitter Edgar Martínez won the Roberto Clemente Award. Right fielder Ichiro Suzuki was the team's lone All-Star and set the MLB single-season hits record. He won the American League (AL) Player of the Month Award for August and won a Gold Glove Award and the AL batting crown, batting a career-high .372. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dan Rohn AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Dave Brundage A Inland Empire 66ers California League Steve Roadcap A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Daren Brown A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Pedro Grifol Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Scott SteinmannJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Major League Baseball draft 2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Bill Bavasi Manager(s) Bob Melvin First pick Matt Tuiasosopo Draft positions N/A Number of selections 48 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082340/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea January 22, 2009 Years 2003 • 2004 • 2005 The following is a list of 2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 48 selections in the 2004 draft, the first being shortstop Matt Tuiasosopo in the third round. In all, the Mariners selected 18 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 6 catchers, 6 shortstops, 3 first basemen, 1 third baseman, and 1 second baseman. Draft thumb|Matt Tuiasosopo (center) was the Mariners' first selection in the 2004 draft. thumb|Rob Johnson was selected by the Mariners in the fourth round. thumb|In the fifth round the Mariners selected Mark Lowe. thumb|Marshall Hubbard was selected by the Mariners in the eight round. thumb|With the 333rd pick in the 2004 draft, the Mariners selected Michael Saunders. thumb|J. P. Arencibia was the 513th pick in the 2004 draft but did not sign with Seattle. Key Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the MarinersIndicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball Table Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolRef.3 (93)Matt TuiasosopoShortstopWoodinville High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tuiasma01.shtml Matt Tuiasosopo Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 11, 20104 (123)Rob JohnsonCatcherUniversity of Houstonhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsro07.shtml Rob Johnson Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 11, 20105 (153)Mark LoweRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Texas at Arlingtonhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowema01.shtml Mark Lowe Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 11, 20106 (183)Jermaine BrockOutfielderOttawa Hills High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/B/Jermaine-Brock.shtml Jermaine Brock Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 20107 (213)Sebastien BoucherOutfielderBethune–Cookman Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/B/Sebastien-Boucher.shtml Sebastien Boucher Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 20108 (243)Marshall HubbardFirst basemanUniversity of North Carolina at Ashevillehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/Marshall-Hubbard.shtml Thomas Hubbard Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 20109 (273)Jeffrey DominguezShortstopPuerto Rico Baseball Academy and High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/D/Jeff-Dominguez.shtml Jeffrey Dominguez Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201010 (303)Eric CarterRight-handed pitcherDelaware State Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Eric-Carter.shtml Eric Carter Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201011 (333)Michael SaundersOutfielderLambrick Park Secondary Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saundmi01.shtml Michael Saunders Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 11, 201012 (363)Steven UhlmansiekLeft-handed pitcherWichita State Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/U/Steve-Uhlmansiek.shtml Steven Uhlmansiek Pitching Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201013 (393)Kristopher KasarjianOutfielderLos Angeles Pierce Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/K/Kris-Kasarjian.shtml Kristopher Kasarjian Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201014 (423)Brent JohnsonOutfielderUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegashttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/J/Brent-Johnson-1.shtml Brent Johnson Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201015 (453)Brent ThomasOutfielderBellevue Community Collegehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=SEA&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg 2004 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 11, 201016 (483)Chad FillingerRight-handed pitcherSanta Clara Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/F/Chad-Fillinger.shtml Chad Fillinger Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201017 (513)J. 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ArencibiaCatcherWestminster Christian School18 (543)Jack ArroyoSecond basemanCalifornia State University, San Bernardino19 (573)Brandon GreenShortstopWichita State University20 (603)Brian ChavezShortstopQuartz Hill High School21 (633)Mumba RiveraRight-handed pitcherBethune–Cookman Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Mumba-Rivera.shtml Mumba Rivera Pitching Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201022 (663)David HallOutfielderSan Diego State Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/David-Hall.shtml David Hall Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201023 (693)John SummerhayesFirst basemanStanford Universityhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Ben-Summerhays.shtml John Summerhayes Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201024 (723)Gregory SleeCatcherHuntington Collegehttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Greg-Slee.shtml Greg Slee Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201025 (753)Jonathan JacobitzCatcherUniversity of San Franciscohttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/J/Joe-Jacobitz.shtml Joe Jacobitz Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201026 (783)Zachary AshwoodLeft-handed pitcherThe Colony High Schoolhttp://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Zach-Ashwood.shtml Zach Ashwood Batting Statistics The Baseball Cube May 11, 201027 (813)Aaron TroliaRight-handed pitcherWashington State University28 (843)Adam BrandtLeft-handed pitcherOtterbein Collegehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=brandt001ada Adam Brandt Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201029 (873)Michael CiccotelliLeft-handed pitcherVillanova Universityhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=ciccot001mic Michael Ciccotelli Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201030 (903)Rollie GibsonLeft-handed pitcherFresno City Collegehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=gibson001rol Rollie Gibson Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201031 (933)Chad RothfordFirst basemanFresno City Collegehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=rothfo001cha Chad Rothford Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201032 (963)Donald ClementRight-handed pitcherColorado State University–Pueblohttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=clemen002don Don Clement Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201033 (993)Marquise LiverpoolOutfielderDon Bosco Preparatory High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=liverp001mar Marquise Liverpool Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201034 (1023)Duke WelkerRight-handed pitcherWoodinville High School35 (1053)Brandon JavisShortstopCross Creek High School36 (1083)Nick HagadoneLeft-handed pitcherSumner High School37 (1113)James RussellLeft-handed pitcherColleyville Heritage High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=russel007jam James Russell Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201038 (1143)Harold WilliamsLeft-handed pitcherMt. San Jacinto Collegehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=willia002har Harold Williams Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201039 (1173)Jacob OpitzShortstopHeritage High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=opitz-001jak Jacob Opitz Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201040 (1203)Michael SchillingRight-handed pitcherFresno City Collegehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=schill002mic Michael Schilling Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201041 (1233)Garrett ParcellRight-handed pitcherNorco High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=parcel001gar Garrett Parcell Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201042 (1262)Erwin JacoboThird basemanBraddock High Schoolhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jacobo001erw Erwin Jacobo Minor League Player Page Baseball-Reference Sports Reference LLC May 12, 201043 (1291)Luis CosteOutfielderPuerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School44 (1320)Felix MartinezOutfielderBroward College45 (1349)Gordon LynahOutfielderSpartanburg Methodist College46 (1379)Daniel MartinOutfielderIndian River Community College47 (1407)Andrew McdonaldCatcherSahuaro High School48 (1435)Zachary WaldenCatcherStockbridge High School49 (1463)Andrew ReichardRight-handed pitcherSeminole Community College50 (1491)Leighton AutreyOutfielderNavarro College References Game logs: 1st half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: Seattle Mariners Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats on ESPN.com External links 2004 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 2004 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Seattle Mariners Season, 2004 Category:Seattle Mariners seasons Category:2004 in sports in Washington (state)