2004 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 2004 American League East champions American League East Yankee Stadium New York 101–61 (.623) 1st George Steinbrenner Brian Cashman Joe Torre WCBS-TVYES Network(Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, Paul O'Neill, Joe Girardi) WCBS (AM)(John Sterling, Charley Steiner)WADO(Armando Tallavara) The 2004 New York Yankees season was the 102nd season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees opened the season by playing two games against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Japan on March 30, 2004. The team finished with a record of 101–61, finishing 3 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. The 2004 season was the Yankees third straight season of 100+ wins, the first such instance in franchise history. New York was managed by Joe Torre. In the playoffs, the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 1, in the ALDS, before losing to the wild card Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3, in the ALCS. The 2004 Yankees are notable as the only team in MLB history to lose a 7-game playoff series after taking a 3 games to none lead. This was the fourth straight year in which the Yankees lost to the eventual World Series champions in the postseason. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–19) have duplicated the same feat. Offseason thumb|right|200px|Alex Rodriguez was acquired in a trade with the Texas Rangers in exchange for Alfonso Soriano and Joaquín Árias. October 27, 2003: Luis Sojo was released by the New York Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml Luis Sojo Stats December 16, 2003: Nick Johnson was traded by the New York Yankees with Randy Choate and Juan Rivera to the Montreal Expos for Javier Vázquez.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsni01.shtml Nick Johnson Stats December 23, 2003: Buddy Carlyle was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carlybu01.shtml Buddy Carlyle Stats January 6, 2004: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. 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: The New York Yankees sent Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later were sent to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Alex Rodriguez. The New York Yankees sent Joaquin Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.Alfonso Soriano Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 25, 2004: Mike Lamb was traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros for Juan DeLeon (minors). Signed Gary Sheffield Regular season Season summary July Derek Jeter dives into stands chasing and catching a pop up in the 12th inning of a 3 to 3 game against the Boston Red Sox, the play was later named the dive. August On August 31 the Yankees had their worst loss in history by run differential, losing 22–0 to the Cleveland Indians. September On September 30 the Yankees clinched their division.James B. (2004). The Bill James Handbook 2005.Chicago, Il: ACTA sports Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions June 7, 2004: Phil Hughes was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.Philip Hughes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 22, 2004: Donzell McDonald was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdondo01.shtml Donzell McDonald Stats July 31, 2004: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for José Contreras and cash.Esteban Loaiza Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 3, 2004: John Olerud was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.John Olerud Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 17, 2004: Shane Spencer signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Shane Spencer Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 2004 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 27 Kevin Brown 52 José Contreras 43 Jorge De Paula 36 Tom Gordon 57 Alex Graman 57,61 Brad Halsey 45 Félix Heredia 26 Orlando Hernández 31 Steve Karsay 22 Jon Lieber 28 Esteban Loaiza 60 Sam Marsonek 35 Mike Mussina 40 C. J. Nitkowski 46 Donovan Osborne 61 Juan Padilla 47 Bret Prinz 56,57 Scott Proctor 48 Paul Quantrill 42 Mariano Rivera 56 Tanyon Sturtze 33 Javier Vázquez 40 Gabe White Catchers 17 John Flaherty 68 Dioner Navarro 20 Jorge Posada Infielders 18 Homer Bush 41 Miguel Cairo 29 Tony Clark 60 Félix Escalona 25 Jason Giambi  2 Derek Jeter 38 Travis Lee 18 John Olerud 39 Andy Phillips 13 Alex Rodriguez 14 Enrique Wilson Outfielders 19 Bubba Crosby 12 Kenny Lofton 55 Hideki Matsui 11 Gary Sheffield 24 Rubén Sierra 51 Bernie Williams Manager  6 Joe Torre Coaches 23 Don Mattingly (hitting) 52 Rich Monteleone (bullpen) 30 Willie Randolph (bench) 53 Luis Sojo (third base) 34 Mel Stottlemyre(pitching) 54 Roy White (first base) Game log Legend Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game postponed background: #1c2841;color:white; 2004 Game Log (101–61) Home: 57–24 Away: 44–37 y background:#1c2841;color:white; March (1–1) Home: 0–0 Away: 1–1 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || March 30 || @ Devil Rays || 3–8 || Zambrano (1–0) || Mussina (0–1) || — || Tokyo Dome || 55,000 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || March 31 || @ Devil Rays || 12–1 || Brown (1–0) || González (0–1) || — || Tokyo Dome || 55,000 || 1–1 y background:#1c2841;color:white; April (11–10) Home: 7–5 Away: 4–5 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 6 || @ Devil Rays || 4–9 || Zambrano (2–0) || Mussina (0–2) || — || Tropicana Field || 41,755 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 7 || @ Devil Rays || 3–2 || Brown (2–0) || Abbott (0–1) || Rivera (1) || Tropicana Field || 31,669 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 8 || White Sox || 3–1 || Vazquez (1–0) || Schoeneweis (0–1) || Rivera (2) || Yankee Stadium || 55,290 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || White Sox || 3–9 || Garland (1–0) || Contreras (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 45,965 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 10 || White Sox || 3–7 || Buehrle (1–0) || DePaula (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 47,911 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 11 || White Sox || 5–4 || Mussina (1–2) || Wright (0–1) || Rivera (3) || Yankee Stadium || 37,484 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 13 || Devil Rays || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || Devil Rays || 5–1 || Brown (3–0) || Hendrickson (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 37,914 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 2–6 || Wakefield (1–0) || Vazquez (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 35,163 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 2–5 || Schilling (2–0) || Mussina (1–3) || — || Fenway Park || 35,023 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 7–3 || Quantrill (1–0) || Lowe (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 35,011 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Red Sox || 4–5 || Timlin (1–1) || Gordon (0–1) || Foulke (3) || Fenway Park || 35,027 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ White Sox || 11–8 || Quantrill (2–0) || Buehrle (1–1) || Rivera (4) || U.S. Cellular Field || 32,034 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ White Sox || 3–1 || Vazquez (2–1) || Garland (1–1) || Rivera (5) || U.S. Cellular Field || 26,154 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Schoeneweis (2–1) || Mussina (1–4) || Marte (2) || U.S. Cellular Field || 34,030 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 23 || Red Sox || 2–11 || Lowe (2–1) || Contreras (0–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,001 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Red Sox || 2–3 (12) || Foulke (1–0) || Quantrill (2–1) || Timlin (1) || Yankee Stadium || 55,195 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 25 || Red Sox || 0–2 || Martinez (3–1) || Vazquez (2–2) || Williamson (1) || Yankee Stadium || 55,338 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 27 || Athletics || 10–8 || Osborne (1–0) || Mecir (0–2) || Rivera (6) || Yankee Stadium || 33,191 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 28 || Athletics || 5–1 || Contreras (1–2) || Mulder (2–2) || Gordon (1) || Yankee Stadium || 44,325 || 10–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 29 || Athletics || 7–5 || Brown (4–0) || Zito (2–3) || Rivera (7) || Yankee Stadium || 35,651 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || Royals || 5–2 || Vázques (3–2) || Anderson (1–2) || Rivera (8) || Yankee Stadium || 43,237 || 12–11 y background:#1c2841;color:white; May (18–8) Home: 6–2 Away: 12–6 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || Royals || 12–4 || Lieber (1–0) || Villacis (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 54,103 || 13–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 2 || Royals || 4–2 || Mussina (2–4) || Affeldt (0–3) || Rivera (9) || Yankee Stadium || 49,208 || 14–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 10–8 || Osborne (2–0) || Bradford (1–1) || Rivera (10) || Network Associates Coliseum || 35,081 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Athletics || 4–3 || Quantrill (3–1) || Rhodes (0–1) || Rivera (11) || Network Associates Coliseum || 43,227 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Athletics || 4–7 || Harden (1–2) || Vazquez (3–3) || Mecir (1) || Network Associates Coliseum || 38,417 || 16–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Mariners || 2–6 || Franklin (2–2) || Lieber (1–1) || — || Safeco Field || 46,491 || 16–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Mariners || 6–0 || Mussina (3–4) || Meche (1–3) || — || Safeco Field || 46,454 || 17–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || @ Mariners || 7–6 || Quantrill (4–1) || Soriano (0–3) || Rivera (12) || Safeco Field || 46,589 || 18–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || Angels || 8–7 (10) || Gordon (1–1) || Weber (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 36,706 || 19–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || Angels || 2–11 || Sele (2–0) || Vázquez (3–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 49,954 || 19–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 13 || Angels || 7–4 || Lieber (2–1) || Lackey (3–4) || Rivera (13) || Yankee Stadium || 41,089 || 20–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 14 || Mariners || 9–5 || Mussina (4–4) || Villone (3–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 49,653 || 21–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || Mariners || 7–13 (13) || Guardado (1–0) || White (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 54,531 || 21–15 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || Mariners || 2–1 || Brown (5–0) || Piñeiro (1–5) || Rivera (14) || Yankee Stadium || 54,732 || 22–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 18 || @ Angels || 0–1 (11) || Shields (3–0) || Quantrill (4–2) || — || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,660 || 22–16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 19 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Lieber (3–1) || Lackey (3–5) || Rivera (15) || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,742 || 23–16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 20 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Mussina (5–4) || Colon (4–3) || — || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,810 || 24–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 21 || @ Rangers || 7–9 || Benoit (2–1) || Brown (5–1) || Cordero (14) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 49,195 || 24–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 22 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Almanzar (4–0) || Gordon (1–2) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 49,458 || 24–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 23 || @ Rangers || 8–3 || Vazquez (4–4) || Dickey (4–4) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 50,241 || 25–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 25 || @ Orioles || 11–3 || Lieber (4–1) || Bedard (1–2) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 42,846 || 26–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 26 || @ Orioles || 12–9 || Sturtze (1–0) || Ryan (1–2) || Rivera (16) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 37,610 || 27–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 27 || @ Orioles || 18–5 || Contreras (2–2) || Ponson (3–5) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 46,282 || 28–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 28 || @ Devil Rays || 7–5 || Vázquez (5–4) || Waechter (2–5) || Rivera (17) || Tropicana Field || 20,627 || 29–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 29 || @ Devil Rays || 5–3 || Brown (6–1) || Hendrickson (2–5) || Rivera (18) || Tropicana Field || 25,692 || 30–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 30 || @ Devil Rays || 6–7 || Zambrano (5–4) || Lieber (4–2) || Baez (8) || Tropicana Field || 26,098 || 30–19 y background:#1c2841;color:white; June (19–7) Home: 14–3 Away: 5–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || June 1 || Orioles || 8–7 || Mussina (6–4) || Ponson (3–6) || Rivera (19) || Yankee Stadium || 38,012 || 31–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || June 2 || Orioles || 6–5 || Prinz (1–0) || DuBose (4–4) || Rivera (20) || Yankee Stadium || 50,502 || 32–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 3 || Orioles || 5–2 || Vazquez (6–4) || Parrish (3–2) || Rivera (21) || Yankee Stadium || 44,020 || 33–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 4 || Rangers || 7–6 || Brown (7–1) || Powell (1–1) || Rivera (22) || Yankee Stadium || 49,372 || 34–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 5 || Rangers || 1–8 || Dominguez (1–1) || Lieber (4–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 51,910 || 34–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 6 || Rangers || 2–1 || Mussina (7–4) || Drese (2–3) || Rivera (23) || Yankee Stadium || 54,092 || 35–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 8 || Rockies || 2–1 || Vázquez (7–4) || Fassero (0–6) || Rivera (24) || Yankee Stadium || 51,852 || 36–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 9 || Rockies || 7–5 || Quantrill (5–2) || Kennedy (4–4) || Rivera (25) || Yankee Stadium || 38,013 || 37–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 10 || Rockies || 10–4 || Contreras (3–2) || Jennings (5–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 41,586 || 38–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 11 || Padres || 2–10 || Eaton (3–6) || Heredia (0–1) || Otsuka (2) || Yankee Stadium || 49,855 || 38–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 12 || Padres || 3–2 || Lieber (5–3) || Tankersley (0–3) || Rivera (26) || Yankee Stadium || 54,280 || 39–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 13 || Padres || 6–5 (12) || Heredia (1–1) || Beck (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 52,754 || 40–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 15 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Contreras (4–2) || Webb (3–6) || Rivera (27) || Bank One Ballpark || 48,066 || 41–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–4 || Sturtze (2–0) || Fossum (1–5) || — || Bank One Ballpark || 48,274 || 42–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–6 || Sparks (3–4) || Lieber (5–4) || Dessens (2) || Bank One Ballpark || 48,252 || 42–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 18 || @ Dodgers || 3–6 || Weaver (5–7) || Vazquez (7–5) || Gagne (17) || Dodger Stadium || 55,207 || 42–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 19 || @ Dodgers || 6–2 || Halsey (1–0) || Nomo (3–8) || — || Dodger Stadium || 54,876 || 43–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 20 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Lima (6–2) || Contreras (4–3) || Gagne (18) || Dodger Stadium || 55,157 || 43–24 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 22 || @ Orioles || 10–4 || Mussina (8–4) || Riley (1–3) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 49,696 || 44–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 23 || @ Orioles || 2–13 || Bedard (2–2) || Lieber (5–5) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 41,678 || 44–25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 24 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Vazquez (8–5) || Ponson (3–10) || Rivera (28) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 48,442 || 45–25 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 25 || Mets || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 26 || Mets || 3–9 || Leiter (3–2) || Halsey (1–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,303 || 45–26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 27 (1) || Mets || 8–1 || Contreras (5–3) || Trachsel (7–6) || Gordon (2) || Yankee Stadium || 37,305 || 46–26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 27 (2) || Mets || 11–6 || Mussina (9–4) || Ginter (1–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,387 || 47–26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 29 || Red Sox || 11–3 || Vazquez (9–5) || Lowe (6–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,231 || 48–26 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 30 || Red Sox || 4–2 || Gordon (2–2) || Timlin (4–3) || Rivera (29) || Yankee Stadium || 55,023 || 49–26 y background:#1c2841;color:white; July (16–12) Home: 10–3 Away: 6–9 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || July 1 || Red Sox || 5–4 (13) || Sturtze (3–0) || Leskanic (0–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,265 || 50–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 2 || @ Mets || 2–11 || Trachsel (8–6) || Mussina (9–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,068 || 50–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 3 || @ Mets || 9–10 || Franco (2–4) || Sturtze (3–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,120 || 50–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 4 || @ Mets || 5–6 || Moreno (2–1) || Gordon (2–3) || Looper (16) || Shea Stadium || 55,437 || 50–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 5 || Tigers || 10–3 || Lieber (6–5) || Robertson (7–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 52,608 || 51–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 6 || Tigers || 1–9 || Johnson (6–7) || Mussina (9–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 41,772 || 51–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 7 || Tigers || 8–10 || Bonderman (6–6) || Halsey (1–2) || Urbina (12) || Yankee Stadium || 50,338 || 51–31 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || July 8 || Devil Rays || 7–1 || Contreras (6–3) || Zambrano (9–5) || Rivera (30) || Yankee Stadium || 40,378 || 52–31 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 9 || Devil Rays || 5–4 || Vazquez (10–5) || Colome (2–2) || Rivera (31) || Yankee Stadium || 47,700 || 53–31 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 10 || Devil Rays || 6–3 || Lieber (7–5) || Brazelton (2–2) || Rivera (32) || Yankee Stadium || 54,680 || 54–31 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 11 || Devil Rays || 10–3 || Hernandez (1–0) || Hendrickson (6–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 53,383 || 55–31 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=10 | 75th All-Star Game in Houston, Texas |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 15 || @ Tigers || 5–1 || Contreras (7–3) || Bonderman (6–7) || — || Comerica Park || 38,902 || 56–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 16 || @ Tigers || 0–8 || Maroth (6–7) || Vazquez (10–6) || — || Comerica Park || 40,918 || 56–32 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 17 || @ Tigers || 5–3 || Hernandez (2–0) || Knotts (5–4) || Rivera (33) || Comerica Park || 41,857 || 57–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 18 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Robertson (9–4) || Lieber (7–6) || Urbina (15) || Comerica Park || 40,132 || 57–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 19 || @ Devil Rays || 7–9 || Carter (3–2) || Sturtze (3–2) || Baez (19) || Tropicana Field || 41,755 || 57–34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 20 || @ Devil Rays || 4–2 || Contreras (8–3) || Zambrano (9–6) || Rivera (34) || Tropicana Field || 27,613 || 58–34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 21 || Blue Jays || 10–3 || Vazquez (11–6) || Hentgen (2–9) || — || Yankee Stadium || 53,031 || 59–34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 22 || Blue Jays || 1–0 || Rivera (1–0) || Chulk (0–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 53,657 || 60–34 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 95 || July 23 || @ Red Sox || 8–7 || Gordon (3–3) || Foulke (2–3) || Rivera (35) || Fenway Park || 34,933 || 61–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 24 || @ Red Sox || 10–11 || Mendoza (1–0) || Rivera (1–1) || — || Fenway Park || 34,501 || 61–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 25 || @ Red Sox || 6–9 || Lowe (9–9) || Contreras (8–4) || Foulke (16) || Fenway Park || 35,006 || 61–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 26 || @ Blue Jays || 6–5 (10) || Rivera (2–1) || Frasor (3–3) || — || SkyDome || 30,041 || 62–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 27 || @ Blue Jays || 7–4 || Proctor (1–0) || Lightenberg (1–3) || Gordon (3) || SkyDome || 30,087 || 63–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 28 || @ Blue Jays || 2–3 (10) || Frasor (4–3) || Proctor (1–1) || — || SkyDome || 31,385 || 63–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 29 || Orioles || 1–9 || Ponson (6–12) || Contreras (8–5) || — || Yankee Stadium || 51,677 || 63–38 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 30 || Orioles || 2–1 || Brown (8–1) || Cabrera (8–5) || Rivera (36) || Yankee Stadium || 51,551 || 64–38 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 31 || Orioles || 6–4 || Vazquez (12–6) || Bedard (4–6) || Rivera (37) || Yankee Stadium || 51,845 || 65–38 y background:#1c2841;color:white; August (16–12) Home: 6–6 Away: 10–6 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || August 1 || Orioles || 9–7 || Hernandez (3–0) || Lopez (8–7) || Rivera (38) || Yankee Stadium || 51,632 || 66–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 3 || Athletics || 4–13 || Mulder (15–3) || Lieber (7–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 50,625 || 66–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || August 4 || Athletics || 8–6 (11) || Rivera (3–1) || Duchscherer (4–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 47,885 || 67–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 5 || Athletics || 5–1 || Brown (9–1) || Zito (7–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 52,335 || 68–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || August 6 || Blue Jays || 11–4 || Vazquez (13–6) || Douglass (0–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 48,900 || 69–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 7 || Blue Jays || 6–0 || Hernandez (4–0) || Lilly (8–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 54,025 || 70–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 8 || Blue Jays || 8–2 || Lieber (8–7) || Batista (9–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 52,616 || 71–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 9 || Blue Jays || 4–5 || Towers (7–4) || Loaiza (9–6) || Frasor (15) || Yankee Stadium || 49,853 || 71–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 10 || @ Rangers || 1–7 || Drese (9–6) || Brown (9–2) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 43,633 || 71–41 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 11 || @ Rangers || 4–2 || Sturtze (4–2) || Regilio (0–4) || Rivera (39) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 43,729 || 72–41 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 12 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Hernandez (5–0) || Erickson (0–3) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 48,925 || 73–41 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 13 || @ Mariners || 11–3 || Lieber (9–7) || Villone (4–3) || — || Safeco Field || 46,359 || 74–41 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 14 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || Quantrill (6–2) || Hasegawa (4–5) || Rivera (40) || Safeco Field || 46,530 || 75–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 15 || @ Mariners || 3–7 || Meche (3–5) || Nitkowski (1–1) || — || Safeco Field || 46,335 || 75–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 17 || @ Twins || 2–8 || Radke (8–6) || Vazquez (13–7) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 38,766 || 75–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 18 || @ Twins || 2–7 || Santana (13–6) || Mussina (9–7) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 41,125 || 75–44 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 19 || @ Twins || 13–10 || Gordon (4–3) || Nathan (1–1) || Rivera (41) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 37,959 || 76–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 20 || Angels || 0–5 || Ortiz (4–7) || Lieber (9–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 53.530 || 76–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 21 || Angels || 1–6 || Shields (7–2) || Loaiza (9–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 54,008 || 76–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 22 || Angels || 3–4 || Escobar (8–9) || Brown (9–3) || Percival (24) || Yankee Stadium || 53,885 || 76–47 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 23 || @ Indians || 6–4 || Gordon (5–3) || Wickman (0–1) || Rivera (42) || Jacobs Field || 33,172 || 77–47 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 24 || @ Indians || 5–4 || Gordon (6–3) || Wickman (0–2) || Rivera (43) || Jacobs Field || 31,729 || 78–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 25 || @ Indians || 3–4 || Riske (7–2) || Gordon (6–4) || Betancourt (3) || Jacobs Field || 30,605 || 78–48 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 26 || @ Blue Jays || 7–4 || Nitkowski (2–1) || Frasor (4–4) || Rivera (44) || SkyDome || 35,682 || 79–48 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 27 || @ Blue Jays || 8–7 || Sturtze (5–2) || Miller (2–3) || Gordon (4) || SkyDome || 35,436 || 80–48 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 28 || @ Blue Jays || 18–6 || Brown (10–3) || Lilly (9–9) || Rivera (45) || SkyDome || 43,541 || 81–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 29 || @ Blue Jays || 4–6 || Batista (10–10) || Mussina (9–8) || Frasor (17) || SkyDome || 44,072 || 81–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 31 || Indians || 0–22 || Westbrook (12–6) || Vazquez (13–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 51,777 || 81–50 |- y background:#1c2841;color:white; September (19–9) Home: 14–5 Away: 5–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 132 || September 1 || Indians || 5–3 || Hernandez (6–0) || Sabathia (10–9) || Rivera (46) || Yankee Stadium || 41,448 || 82–50 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || September 2 || Indians || 9–1 || Lieber (10–8) || Lee (10–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 37,963 || 83–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 3 || Orioles || 1–3 || Lopez (11–8) || Brown (10–4) || Julio (20) || Yankee Stadium || 44,148 || 83–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 4 || Orioles || 0–7 || Ponson (10–13) || Mussina (9–9) || — || Yankee Stadium || 48,963 || 83–52 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 5 || Orioles || 4–3 || Rivera (4–1) || Julio (2–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 48,252 || 84–52 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 6 (1) || Devil Rays || 7–4 || Hernandez (7–0) || Waechter (3–7) || Quantrill (1) || Yankee Stadium || 44,422 || 85–52 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 6 (2) || Devil Rays || colspan=8|Postponed Rescheduled for September 8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 7 || Devil Rays || 11–2 || Lieber (11–8) || Sosa (3–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 33,518 || 86–52 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 8 (1) || Devil Rays || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 23 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 8 (2) || Devil Rays || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 9 (1) || Devil Rays || 9–1 || Mussina (10–9) || Brazelton (6–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || N/A || 87–52 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 9 (2) || Devil Rays || 10–5 || Sturtze (6–2) || Bell (6–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 41,230 || 88–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 10 || @ Orioles || 8–14 || Lopez (12–8) || Vazquez (13–9) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 48,026 || 88–53 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 142 || September 11 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Hernandez (8–0) || Ponson (10–14) || Rivera (47) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,858 || 89–53 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 12 || @ Orioles || 9–7 || Gordon (7–4) || Julio (2–5) || Rivera (48) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,780 || 90–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 13 || @ Royals || 8–17 || Anderson (4–11) || Halsey (1–3) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 23,951 || 90–54 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 14 || @ Royals || 4–0 || Mussina (11–9) || Greinke (8–10) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 23,426 || 91–54 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 15 || @ Royals || 3–0 || Vazquez (14–9) || May (9–18) || Rivera (49) || Kauffman Stadium || 22,418 || 92–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 17 || Red Sox || 2–3 || Timlin (5–4) || Rivera (4–2) || Foulke (30) || Yankee Stadium || 55,128 || 92–55 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 18 || Red Sox || 14–4 || Lieber (12–8) || Lowe (14–12) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,153 || 93–55 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 19 || Red Sox || 11–1 || Mussina (12–9) || Martinez (16–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,142 || 94–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 20 || Blue Jaysmakeup Blue Jays-Yankees was originally scheduled for September 23, but has been moved up to accommodate a makeup against Tampa Bay caused by Hurricane Frances. || 3–6 || Chacin (1–0) || Vazquez (14–10) || Batista (2) || Yankee Stadium || 10,732 || 94–56 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 21 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Loaiza (10–7) || Halladay (7–8) || Rivera (50) || Yankee Stadium || 36,675 || 95–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 22 || Blue Jays || 4–5 || Lilly (12–10) || Hernandez (8–1) || Batista (3) || Yankee Stadium || 49,560 || 95–57 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 23 || Devil Rays || 7–3 || Lieber (13–8) || Ritchie (0–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 29,501 || 96–57 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 24 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Gordon (8–4) || Martinez (16–8) || Rivera (51) || Fenway Park || 35,022 || 97–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 25 || @ Red Sox || 5–12 || Foulke (5–3) || Quantrill (6–3) || — || Fenway Park || 34,856 || 97–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 26 || @ Red Sox || 4–11 || Schilling (21–6) || Brown (10–5) || — || Fenway Park || 34,582 || 97–59 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 28 || Twins || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 29 (1) || Twins || 5–3 || Quantrill (7–3) || Romero (7–4) || Rivera (52) || Yankee Stadium || N/A || 98–59 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || September 29 (2) || Twins || 5–4 || Lieber (14–8) || Lohse (8–12) || Rivera (53) || Yankee Stadium || 45,072 || 99–59 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 30 || Twins || 6–4 || Gordon (9–4) || Fultz (3–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 48,454 || 100–59 |- y background:#1c2841;color:white; October (1–2) Home: 0–0 Away: 1–2 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || October 1 || @ Blue Jays || 0–7 || Bush (5–4) || Hernandez (8–2) || — || SkyDome || 48,914 || 100–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 2 || @ Blue Jays || 2–4 || Halladay (8–8) || Brown (10–6) || Batista (5) || SkyDome || 50,498 || 100–61 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || October 3 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Proctor (2–1) || Towers (9–9) || Sturtze (1) || SkyDome || 49,948 || 101–61 Player stats Batting 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 Jorge Posada, C 137 449 122 .272 21 81 Tony Clark, 1B 106 253 56 .221 16 49 Miguel Cairo, 2B 122 360 105 .292 6 42 Derek Jeter, SS 154 643 188 .292 23 78 Alex Rodriguez, 3B 155 601 172 .286 36 106 Hideki Matsui, LF 162 584 174 .298 31 108 Bernie Williams, CF 148 561 147 .262 22 70 Gary Sheffield, RF 154 573 166 .290 36 121 Rubén Sierra, DH 107 307 75 .244 17 65 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 Kenny Lofton 83 276 76 .275 3 18 Jason Giambi 80 264 55 .208 12 40 Enrique Wilson 93 240 51 .213 6 31 John Olerud 49 164 46 .280 4 26 John Flaherty 47 127 32 .252 6 16 Bubba Crosby 55 53 8 .151 2 7 Travis Lee 7 19 2 .105 0 2 Félix Escalona 5 8 0 .000 0 0 Andy Phillips 5 8 2 .250 1 2 Homer Bush 9 7 0 .000 0 0 Dioner Navarro 5 7 3 .429 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 Javier Vázquez 32 198.0 14 10 4.91 150 Jon Lieber 27 176.2 14 8 4.33 102 Mike Mussina 27 164.2 12 9 4.59 132 Kevin Brown 22 132.0 10 6 4.09 83 José Contreras 18 95.2 8 5 5.64 82 Orlando Hernández 15 84.2 8 2 3.30 84 Brad Halsey 8 32.0 1 3 6.47 25 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 Esteban Loaiza 10 42.1 1 2 8.50 34 Donovan Osborne 9 17.2 2 0 7.13 10 Jorge De Paula 3 9.0 0 1 5.00 2 Alex Graman 3 5.0 0 0 19.80 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 Mariano Rivera 74 4 2 53 1.94 66 Paul Quantrill 86 7 3 1 4.72 37 Tom Gordon 80 9 4 4 2.21 96 Félix Heredia 47 1 1 0 6.28 25 Tanyon Sturtze 28 6 2 1 5.47 56 Bret Prinz 26 1 0 0 5.08 22 Scott Proctor 26 2 1 0 5.40 21 Gabe White 24 0 1 0 8.27 8 C.J. Nitkowski 19 1 1 0 7.62 10 Steve Karsay 7 0 0 0 2.70 4 Juan Padilla 6 0 0 0 3.97 5 Sam Marsonek 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Postseason Game log background:#1c2841;color:#fff; 2004 Postseason Game Log (6–5) y background:#1c2841;color:#fff; ALDS vs Twins (3–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || October 5 || Twins || 0–2 || Santana (1–0) || Mussina (0–1) || Nathan (1) || Yankee Stadium || 55,749 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 6 || Twins || 7–6 (12) || Quantrill (1–0) || Nathan (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 56,354 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 8 || @ Twins || 8–4 || Brown (1–0) || Silva (0–1) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 54,803 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 9 || @ Twins || 6–5 (11) || Rivera (1–0) || Lohse (0–1) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 52,498 || 3–1 |- y background:#1c2841;color:#fff; ALCS vs Red Sox (3–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || October 12 || Red Sox || 10–7 || Mussina (1–0) || Schilling (0–1) || Rivera (1) || Yankee Stadium || 56,135 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 13 || Red Sox || 3–1 || Lieber (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || Rivera (2) || Yankee Stadium || 56,136 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || October 15 || @ Red Sox || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for October 16 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 16 || @ Red Sox || 19–8 || Vazquez (1–0) || Mendoza (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 35,126 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 17 || @ Red Sox || 4–6 (12) || Leskanic (1–0) || Quantrill (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 34,826 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || October 18 || @ Red Sox || 4–5 (14) || Wakefield (1–0) || Loaiza (0–1) || — || Fenway Park || 35,120 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || October 19 || Red Sox || 2–4 || Schilling (1–1) || Lieber (1–1) || Foulke (1) || Yankee Stadium || 56,128 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || October 20 || Red Sox || 3–10 || Lowe (1–0) || Brown (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 56,129 || 3–4 |- Awards and records Derek Jeter, Shortstop, Gold Glove Gary Sheffield, Outfield, Silver Slugger Mariano Rivera, Yankees Single Season Record, Most Saves in a Season (53) 2004 MLB All-Star Game Jason Giambi, first baseman, starter Alex Rodriguez, third baseman, starter Derek Jeter, shortstop, starter Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher, reserve Javier Vasquez, pitcher, reserve Hideki Matsui, outfield, reserve Gary Sheffield, outfield, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Clippers International League Bucky Dent AA Trenton Thunder Eastern League Stump Merrill A Tampa Yankees Florida State League Bill Masse A Battle Creek Yankees Midwest League Mitch Seoane and Bill Mosiello A-Short Season Staten Island Yankees New York–Penn League Tommy John Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Oscar AcostaLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Yankees; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: TampaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory References External links 2004 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 2004 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:2000s in the Bronx Category:American League East champion seasons