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2004 Cincinnati Reds season
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The 2004 Cincinnati Reds season was the 135th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their second season at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. They improved on their 69–93 record from 2003.
Offseason
January 14, 2004: John Vander Wal was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.John Vander Wal Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
March 14, 2004: John Vander Wal was released by the Cincinnati Reds.
March 17, 2004: John Vander Wal was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
Regular season
Season summary
The Reds finished with a final record of 76–86. That earned them fourth place in their division. They finished 29 games behind the division winner and eventual National League champion, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds also finished 16 games behind the second place team and National League wild card winner, the Houston Astros. The Reds finished 13 games behind the third place team, the Chicago Cubs. They finished 3½ games ahead of the fifth place team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and 8½ games ahead of the sixth place team, the Milwaukee Brewers.
Season standings
National League Central
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Record vs. opponents
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Notable transactions
April 6, 2004: Kenny Kelly was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.Kenny Kelly Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
Roster
2004 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers
29 José Acevedo
31 Jung Bong
34 Brandon Claussen
32 Danny Graves
43 Josh Hancock
39 Aaron Harang
43 Jimmy Haynes
54 Luke Hudson
59 Todd Jones
15 Cory Lidle
33 Mike Matthews
56 Aaron Myette
51 Phil Norton
60 Juan Padilla
52 Brian Reith
46 John Riedling
41 Jesús Sánchez
48 Joe Valentine
45 Todd Van Poppel
38 Ryan Wagner
36 Gabe White
40 Paul Wilson Catchers
23 Jason LaRue
22 Corky Miller
17 Javier Valentín
Infielders
21 Sean Casey
7 Juan Castro
60 Tim Hummel
3 D'Angelo Jiménez
11 Barry Larkin
16 Brandon Larson
2 Felipe López
19 Andy Machado
4 Ray Olmedo Outfielders
15 Darren Bragg
57 Jermaine Clark
9 Jacob Cruz
44 Adam Dunn
6 Ryan Freel
30 Ken Griffey Jr.
28 Austin Kearns
26 Wily Mo Peña
10 Jason Romano
25 John Vander Wal Manager
12 Dave Miley
Coaches
55 Mark Berry (third base)
49 Chris Chambliss (hitting)
35 Don Gullett (pitching)
47 Tom Hume (bullpen)
50 Jerry Narron (bench)
53 Randy Whisler (first base)
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 Jason LaRue 114 390 98 .251 14 55 1B Sean Casey 146 571 185 .324 24 99 2B D'Angelo Jiménez 152 563 152 .270 12 67 SS Barry Larkin 111 346 100 .289 8 44 3B Ryan Freel 143 505 140 .277 3 28 LF Adam Dunn 161 568 151 .266 46 102 CF Ken Griffey Jr. 83 300 76 .253 20 60 RF Austin Kearns 64 217 50 .230 9 32
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 Wily Mo Peña 110 336 87 .259 26 66 Juan Castro 111 299 73 .244 5 26 Felipe López 79 264 64 .242 7 31 Javier Valentín 82 202 47 .233 6 20 Jacob Cruz 96 147 33 .224 3 28 Brandon Larson 40 118 25 .212 3 14 Tim Hummel 56 110 24 .218 1 7 Darren Bragg 38 94 18 .191 4 9 Anderson Machado 17 56 15 .268 0 4 John Vander Wal 42 51 6 .118 2 4 Corky Miller 13 39 1 .026 0 3 Jermaine Clark 14 30 4 .133 0 2 Jason Romano 22 26 4 .154 1 3 Ray Olmedo 8 1 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 Paul Wilson 29 183.2 11 6 4.36 117 Aaron Harang 28 161.0 10 9 4.86 125 Cory Lidle 24 149.0 7 10 5.32 93 Brandon Claussen 14 66.0 2 8 6.14 45 Josh Hancock 12 54.2 5 1 4.45 31 Luke Hudson 9 48.1 4 2 2.42 38 Jung Bong 3 15.1 1 1 4.70 11 Jesús Sánchez 3 14.1 0 2 7.53 8
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 José Acevedo 39 157.2 5 12 5.94 117 Todd Van Poppel 48 115.1 4 6 6.09 72 Jimmy Haynes 5 15.0 0 3 9.60 8
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 Danny Graves 68 1 6 41 3.95 40 John Riedling 70 5 3 0 5.10 46 Phil Norton 69 2 5 0 5.07 48 Todd Jones 51 8 2 1 3.79 37 Ryan Wagner 49 3 2 0 4.70 37 Gabe White 40 1 2 1 6.23 33 Mike Matthews 35 2 1 0 6.30 15 Joe Valentine 24 2 3 4 5.22 29 Brian Reith 22 2 2 0 7.27 24 Juan Padilla 12 1 0 0 10.67 12 Aaron Myette 5 0 0 0 8.31 6
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Louisville Bats International League Rick Burleson AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Jayhawk Owens A Potomac Cannons Carolina League Edgar Caceres A Dayton Dragons Midwest League Alonzo Powell Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Freddie Benavides Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Donnie ScottJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
Season standings: National League Central Standings on ESPN.com
Batting Statistics: Cincinnati Reds Batting Stats on ESPN.com
Pitching Statistics: Cincinnati Reds Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
2004 Cincinnati Reds statistics at Baseball Reference.com
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