2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 2004 National League Central PNC Park Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 72–89 (.447) 5th Kevin McClatchy Dave Littlefield Lloyd McClendon Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh KDKA-AM(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk) The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 123rd season of the franchise; the 118th in the National League. This was their fourth season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89. Offseason October 2, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/d'amije01.shtml Jeff D'Amico Stats Baseball-Reference.com February 19, 2004: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 24, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 2004 Game Log (72–89) y Pittsburgh Pirates April (10–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 5 || Phillies || 2–1 || Wells || Millwood || Mesa || 35,702 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 7 || Phillies || 4–5 || Cormier || Boehringer || Wagner || 15,126 || 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 8 || Phillies || 6–2 || Vogelsong || Padilla || Mesa || 9,689 || 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 9 || @ Reds || 1–5 || Harang || Fogg || — || 27,713 || 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 10 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Lidle || Wells || Graves || 23,449 || 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 11 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Perez || Haynes || Mesa || 16,925 || 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || April 12 || @ Cubs || 13–2 || Benson || Maddux || Meadows || 40,483 || 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 14 || @ Cubs || 3–8 || Clement || Vogelsong || — || 38,968 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 5–10 || Zambrano || Fogg || — || 39,450 || 4–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 16 || @ Mets || 7–6 || Wells || Moreno || Mesa || 18,554 || 5–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 17 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Meadows || Trachsel || Mesa || 40,172 || 6–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 18 || @ Mets || 8–1 || Benson || Seo || — || 44,345 || 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 20 || Cubs || 1–9 || Zambrano || Vogelsong || — || 11,746 || 7–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 21 || Cubs || 1–12 || Mitre || Fogg || — || 9,933 || 7–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 23 || Reds || 4–6 || Wilson || Wells || Graves || 17,350 || 7–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 24 || Reds || 7–9 || Van Poppel || Benson || Graves || 24,732 || 7–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 25 || Reds || 6–0 || Perez || Acevedo || — || 13,264 || 8–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 26 || Reds || 2–5 || Harang || Vogelsong || Graves || 8,579 || 8–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || April 28 || Astros || 4–2 || Torres || Oswalt || Mesa || 9,813 || 9–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 29 || Astros || 0–2 || Pettitte || Wells || Dotel || 19,485 || 9–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || April 30 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || Benson || Sheets || Mesa || 17,533 || 10–11 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May (13–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || May 1 || @ Brewers || 8–7 (10) || Boyd || Vizcaino || Mesa || 25,134 || 11–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || May 2 || @ Brewers || 4–3 (11) || Meadows || Bennett || Mesa || 16,392 || 12–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 4 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Pettitte || Fogg || Lidge || 31,083 || 12–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 5 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Clemens || Wells || — || 35,883 || 12–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 6 || @ Astros || 2–5 || Miller || Benson || — || 36,055 || 12–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 7 || Dodgers || 0–4 || Alvarez || Perez || — || 20,944 || 12–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 8 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Mota || Torres || Gagne || 26,610 || 12–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 9 || Dodgers || 7–9 (14) || Falkenborg || Grabow || — || 16,554 || 12–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || May 11 || @ Rockies || 15–10 (12) || Torres || Lopez || — || 21,123 || 13–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 13 || @ Rockies || 5–7 || Estes || Benson || Chacon || — || 13–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 13 || @ Rockies || 11–2 || Perez || Jennings || — || 20,041 || 14–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || May 14 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Boehringer || Rodriguez || Mesa || 39,955 || 15–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || May 15 || @ Giants || 6–4 || Fogg || Tomko || Mesa || 41,042 || 16–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || May 16 || @ Giants || 8–1 || Wells || Williams || — || 40,705 || 17–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 19 || Padres || 3–6 || Lawrence || Johnston || Hoffman || — || 17–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 19 || Padres || 3–7 || Peavy || Perez || — || 13,366 || 17–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || May 20 || Padres || 9–7 || Gonzalez || Puffer || Mesa || 11,029 || 18–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || May 22 || Brewers || 3–1 || Fogg || Sheets || Mesa || 25,736 || 19–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 23 || Brewers || 1–2 || Vizcaino || Meadows || Kolb || 19,326 || 19–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || May 26 || @ Cardinals || 11–8 || Benson || Marquis || — || 29,526 || 20–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 27 || @ Cardinals || 3–6 || Suppan || Vogelsong || Isringhausen || 31,107 || 20–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || May 28 || Cubs || 9–5 || Torres || Borowski || — || — || 21–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || May 28 || Cubs || 5–4 (10) || Gonzalez || Beltran || — || 24,657 || 22–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || May 29 || Cubs || 10–7 || Fogg || Mitre || — || 37,806 || 23–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 30 || Cubs || 1–12 || Zambrano || Grabow || — || 30,392 || 23–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 31 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Marquis || Benson || — || 12,582 || 23–24 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June (9–19) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || June 1 || Cardinals || 1–8 || Suppan || Vogelsong || — || 11,540 || 23–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || June 2 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Carpenter || Johnston || Isringhausen || 12,100 || 23–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || June 3 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Williams || Perez || Isringhausen || 15,386 || 23–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || June 4 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Torres || Borowski || Mesa || 40,024 || 24–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 5 || @ Cubs || 1–6 || Zambrano || Benson || — || 39,387 || 24–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 6 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Maddux || Vogelsong || Hawkins || 39,016 || 24–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 7 || @ Rangers || 5–6 (10) || Cordero || Johnston || — || 25,286 || 24–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 10 || @ Rangers || 7–9 || Francisco || Meadows || Cordero || — || 24–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 10 || @ Rangers || 4–10 || Rogers || Fogg || — || 27,219 || 24–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 11 || @ Athletics || 1–6 || Hudson || Benson || — || 23,435 || 24–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 12 || @ Athletics || 11–12 || Rhodes || Corey || — || 24,606 || 24–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 13 || @ Athletics || 3–13 || Mulder || Wells || — || 34,328 || 24–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 15 || Angels || 2–4 || Shields || Torres || Rodriguez || 19,035 || 24–36 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || June 16 || Angels || 5–3 || Fogg || Lackey || Mesa || 22,404 || 25–36 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || June 17 || Angels || 5–2 || Benson || Colon || Mesa || 15,395 || 26–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 18 || Mariners || 4–5 || Moyer || Vogelsong || Guardado || 29,601 || 26–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 19 || Mariners || 1–5 || Piñeiro || Burnett || — || 24,341 || 26–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 20 || Mariners || 4–5 || Garcia || Perez || Guardado || 30,217 || 26–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 21 || @ Astros || 5–7 || Bullinger || Fogg || Dotel || 33,443 || 26–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 22 || @ Astros || 4–5 || Oswalt || Benson || Lidge || 31,819 || 26–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 23 || @ Astros || 7–2 || Vogelsong || Munro || — || 34,242 || 27–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 24 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Clemens || Burnett || Lidge || 39,851 || 27–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 25 || @ Reds || 4–6 || Acevedo || Torres || Graves || 41,959 || 27–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || June 26 || @ Reds || 1–0 || Corey || Jones || Mesa || 41,376 || 28–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || June 27 || @ Reds || 14–4 || Fogg || Wilson || — || 35,262 || 29–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || June 28 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Mesa || Tavarez || — || 15,544 || 30–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || June 29 || Cardinals || 3–0 || Burnett || Carpenter || Mesa || 18,152 || 31–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 30 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Mesa || Tavarez || — || 22,368 || 32–43 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July (17–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || July 2 || Brewers || 8–1 || Perez || Davis || — || — || 33–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || July 2 || Brewers || 13–2 || Fogg || Wise || — || 30,047 || 34–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || July 3 || Brewers || 5–3 || Benson || Obermueller || Mesa || 28,443 || 35–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || July 4 || Brewers || 6–2 || Burnett || Capuano || Mesa || 19,029 || 36–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || July 5 || @ Marlins || 3–1 || Wells || Beckett || Mesa || 13,224 || 37–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 6 || @ Marlins || 3–6 || Bump || Corey || Benitez || 12,330 || 37–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 7 || @ Marlins || 4–3 || Perez || Pavano || Mesa || 15,135 || 38–44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 8 || @ Expos || 1–2 || Ayala || Grabow || Cordero || 7,746 || 38–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 9 || @ Expos || 11–0 || Burnett || Hill || — || 7,436 || 39–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 10 || @ Expos || 0–4 || Biddle || Wells || — || 8,780 || 39–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 11 || @ Expos || 1–2 || Downs || Fogg || Cordero || 8,101 || 39–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 87 || July 16 || Marlins || 6–2 || Benson || Burnett || Mesa || 28,563 || 40–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 17 || Marlins || 4–2 || Torres || Benitez || Mesa || 26,729 || 41–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 89 || July 18 || Marlins || 4–2 || Torres || Koch || Mesa || 18,048 || 42–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 19 || Expos || 2–6 || Horgan || Grabow || — || 14,787 || 42–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 91 || July 20 || Expos || 2–1 || Burnett || Hernandez || Mesa || 18,075 || 43–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || July 21 || @ Braves || 4–3 || Benson || Byrd || Mesa || 30,131 || 44–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 22 || @ Braves || 1–2 (10) || Reitsma || Torres || — || 32,963 || 44–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 94 || July 23 || Reds || 6–3 || Perez || Acevedo || Mesa || 37,703 || 45–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 24 || Reds || 14–4 || Grabow || Harang || — || 37,752 || 46–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 25 || Reds || 6–5 || Burnett || Van Poppel || Mesa || 24,962 || 47–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 26 || Braves || 2–4 || Wright || Benson || Smoltz || 19,164 || 47–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 98 || July 27 || Braves || 8–4 || Gonzalez || Gryboski || — || 15,946 || 48–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 28 || Braves || 0–1 || Ortiz || Perez || Smoltz || 22,977 || 48–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 29 || Braves || 2–3 || Cruz || Mesa || Smoltz || 25,988 || 48–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || July 30 || @ Brewers || 0–5 || Davis || Burnett || — || 34,702 || 48–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || July 31 || @ Brewers || 4–1 || Vogelsong || Santos || Mesa || 35,152 || 49–53 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August (12–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || August 1 || @ Brewers || 7–8 || Vizcaino || Meadows || — || 25,047 || 49–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || August 3 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Penny || Perez || Gagne || 34,581 || 49–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 4 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Lima || Fogg || Gagne || 34,792 || 49–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 5 || @ Dodgers || 3–8 || Weaver || Burnett || — || 38,852 || 49–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 6 || @ Padres || 1–13 || Peavy || Vogelsong || — || 40,026 || 49–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 108 || August 7 || @ Padres || 3–1 || Wells || Wells || Mesa || 40,681 || 50–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || August 8 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Perez || Lawrence || Mesa || 39,742 || 51–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 110 || August 10 || Giants || 8–7 || Mesa || Herges || — || 24,930 || 52–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 111 || August 11 || Giants || 8–6 (11) || Grabow || Hermanson || — || 25,814 || 53–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || August 12 || Giants || 0–7 || Schmidt || Vogelsong || — || 24,446 || 53–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 13 || Rockies || 3–9 || Fassero || Wells || — || 27,522 || 53–60 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 114 || August 14 || Rockies || 6–1 || Perez || Wright || — || 37,312 || 54–60 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || August 15 || Rockies || 3–0 || Fogg || Kennedy || Mesa || 24,862 || 55–60 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 116 || August 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–7 (10) || Mesa || Aquino || Gonzalez || 28,768 || 56–60 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 117 || August 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Vogelsong || Randolph || — || 30,030 || 57–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || August 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–6 || Fossum || Van Benschoten || Aquino || 28,066 || 57–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 119 || August 19 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 (10) || Mesa || Kline || Grabow || 33,854 || 58–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 20 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Haren || Fogg || Isringhausen || 32,062 || 58–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 20 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || Carpenter || Gonzalez || Isringhausen || 38,640 || 58–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 21 || @ Cardinals || 6–10 || Suppan || Burnett || — || 46,017 || 58–64 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || August 22 || @ Cardinals || 4–11 || Morris || Vogelsong || Kline || 35,345 || 58–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 23 || Diamondbacks || 4–5 || Nance || Grabow || Aquino || 25,154 || 58–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 125 || August 24 || Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Perez || Gonzalez || Mesa || 16,332 || 59–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || August 25 || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Fogg || Johnson || Mesa || 24,853 || 60–66 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 27 || Cardinals || 5–8 || Suppan || Vogelsong || Isringhausen || 27,475 || 60–67 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 28 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Morris || Figueroa || Isringhausen || 19,167 || 60–68 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || August 29 || Cardinals || 0–4 || Marquis || Perez || Tavarez || 25,005 || 60–69 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || August 30 || @ Brewers || 5–1 || Fogg || Hendrickson || — || 23,512 || 61–69 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 31 || @ Brewers || 2–4 || Wise || Van Benschoten || Kolb || 13,704 || 61–70 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September (9–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 132 || September 1 || @ Brewers || 5–2 (10) || Torres || Bennett || Mesa || 15,625 || 62–70 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || September 2 || @ Brewers || 1–7 || Sheets || Williams || — || 11,763 || 62–71 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 134 || September 3 || @ Astros || 6–8 || Clemens || Perez || Lidge || 40,992 || 62–72 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 4 || @ Astros || 5–6 || Qualls || Figueroa || Lidge || 38,605 || 62–73 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || September 5 || @ Astros || 5–10 || Munro || Van Benschoten || — || 40,569 || 62–74 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 6 || Brewers || 5–9 || Glover || Vogelsong || Kolb || 12,771 || 62–75 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 138 || September 7 || Brewers || 2–0 || Williams || Sheets || Mesa || 20,563 || 63–75 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || September 8 || Brewers || colspan=6 |Cancelled (rain) |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || September 9 || Astros || 3–1 || Perez || Hernandez || Mesa || — || 64–75 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 9 || Astros || 2–9 || Gallo || Fogg || — || 10,495 || 64–76 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 141 || September 10 || Astros || 6–1 || Van Benschoten || Munro || — || 26,097 || 65–76 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 142 || September 11 || Astros || 5–2 || Vogelsong || Backe || Mesa || 14,877 || 66–76 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 12 || Astros || 4–5 (10) || Lidge || Mesa || Qualls || 11,521 || 66–77 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 13 || @ Cubs || 2–7 || Maddux || Brooks || — || 38,326 || 66–78 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 14 || @ Cubs || 2–3 (12) || Wellemeyer || Meadows || — || 38,676 || 66–79 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 15 || @ Cubs || 5–13 || Wuertz || Perez || Dempster || 38,395 || 66–80 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 147 || September 18 || Mets || 7–8 (10) || Yates || Torres || Looper || 19,236 || 66–81 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 148 || September 19 || Mets || 1–0 || Vogelsong || Heilman || Mesa || — || 67–81 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 149 || September 19 || Mets || 6–1 || Williams || Benson || — || 18,219 || 68–81 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 21 || Cubs || 4–5 (10) || Hawkins || Torres || Dempster || 12,701 || 68–82 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 22 || Cubs || 0–1 || Zambrano || Perez || Remlinger || 22,257 || 68–83 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 23 || Cubs || 3–6 || Maddux || Figueroa || Hawkins || 13,298 || 68–84 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 24 || Reds || 8–14 || Harang || Vogelsong || — || 29,066 || 68–85 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 25 || Reds || 4–7 || Wilson || Williams || Valentine || 26,500 || 68–86 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 155 || September 26 || Reds || 4–2 || Fogg || Acevedo || Mesa || 23,841 || 69–86 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 156 || September 27 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Perez || Milton || — || 30,268 || 70–86 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 157 || September 29 || @ Phillies || 4–8 || Padilla || Snell || — || — || 70–87 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 158 || September 29 || @ Phillies || 3–8 || Myers || Torres || — || 33,127 || 70–88 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates October (2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 159 || October 1 || @ Reds || 1–5 || Wilson || Williams || — || 26,841 || 70–89 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 160 || October 2 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Fogg || Van Poppel || Mesa || 26,128 || 71–89 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 161 || October 3 || @ Reds || 2–0 || Perez || Claussen || Mesa || 30,854 || 72–89 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = LossBold = Pirates team member Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 2 4 2 4 y 17 17 Florida Marlins 5 1 5 1 y 24 16 Montreal Expos 2 4 2 4 y 17 15 New York Mets 5 1 5 1 y 31 17 Philadelphia Phillies 3 3 3 3 y 25 25 Total 17 13 17 13 y 114 90 NL Central Chicago Cubs 5 13 5 13 y 68 115 Cincinnati Reds 10 9 10 9 y 92 82 Houston Astros 5 12 5 12 y 65 78 Milwaukee Brewers 12 6 12 6 y 83 60 St. Louis Cardinals 5 12 5 12 y 63 96 Total 37 52 37 52 y 371 431 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 4 2 4 2 y 27 21 Colorado Rockies 4 2 4 2 y 43 29 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 6 0 6 y 16 30 San Diego Padres 3 3 3 3 y 23 36 San Francisco Giants 5 1 5 1 y 34 27 Total 16 14 16 14 y 143 143 American League Anaheim Angels 2 1 2 1 y 12 9 Oakland Athletics 0 3 0 3 y 15 31 Seattle Mariners 0 3 0 3 y 9 15 Texas Rangers 0 3 0 3 y 16 25 Total 2 10 2 10 y 52 80 Season Total 72 89 72 89 y 680 744 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 21 10 11 10 11 y 85 94 May 26 13 13 13 13 y 139 141 June 28 9 19 9 19 y 110 141 July 27 17 10 17 10 y 120 74 August 29 12 17 12 17 y 112 144 September 27 9 18 9 18 y 108 144 October 3 2 1 2 1 y 6 6 Total 161 72 89 72 89 y 680 744 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 80 39 41 39 41 y 330 347 Away 81 33 48 33 48 y 350 397 Total 161 72 89 72 89 y 680 744 Roster 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 34 Kris Benson 41 Brian Boehringer 50 Jason Boyd 57 Frank Brooks 61 Sean Burnett 44 Mark Corey 37 Nelson Figueroa 27 Josh Fogg 51 Mike Gonzalez 39 John Grabow 37 Mike Johnston 46 Brian Meadows 49 José Mesa 48 Óliver Pérez 43 Willis Roberts 53 Ian Snell 31 Salomón Torres 47 John Van Benschoten 22 Ryan Vogelsong 32 Kip Wells 58 Dave Williams Catchers 11 Humberto Cota 30 J. R. House 18 Jason Kendall Infielders 14 José Castillo 17 Bobby Hill  7 Abraham Núñez 55 Carlos Rivera 12 Freddy Sanchez 35 Randall Simon  3 Chris Stynes 31 Daryle Ward 19 Ty Wigginton  2 Jack Wilson Outfielders 56 Tony Álvarez 50 José Bautista 38 Jason Bay 26 J. J. Davis 59 Rob Mackowiak 24 Rubén Mateo 43 Raúl Mondesí  5 Tike Redman 36 Craig Wilson Manager 23 Lloyd McClendon Coaches 66 Álvaro Espinoza (infield) 15 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 25 Pete Mackanin (bench) 28 Gerald Perry (hitting) 13 John Russell (third base) 52 Bruce Tanner (bullpen) 54 Spin Williams (pitching) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters Name Position Tike Redman CF Jason Kendall C Raúl Mondesí LF Randall Simon 1B Craig Wilson RF Bobby Hill 2B Chris Stynes 3B Jack Wilson SS Kip Wells SP Awards and honors Jason Bay, NL Rookie of the Year 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Jack Wilson, SS, reserve Statistics Hitting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2004&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344 Pittsburgh Pirates November 29, 2014 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2004&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344 dead Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in M. Gonzalez Mike Gonzalez (pitcher) 44 1 1 1.000 0 2 S. Torres Salomón Torres 82 2 1 0.500 0 0 J. Kendall Jason Kendall 147 574 183 0.319 3 51 J. Wilson Jack Wilson (infielder) 157 652 201 0.308 11 59 R. Mondesí Raúl Mondesí 26 99 28 0.283 2 14 J. Bay Jason Bay 120 411 116 0.282 26 82 T. Redman Tike Redman 155 546 153 0.280 8 51 B. Hill Bobby Hill (baseball) 126 233 62 0.266 2 27 C. Wilson Craig Wilson (first baseman) 155 561 148 0.264 29 82 J. Castillo José Castillo (infielder) 129 383 98 0.256 8 39 D. Ward Daryle Ward 79 293 73 0.249 15 57 R. Mackowiak Rob Mackowiak 155 491 121 0.246 17 75 R. Mateo Rubén Mateo 19 33 8 0.242 3 7 A. Núñez Abraham Núñez (infielder) 112 182 43 0.236 2 13 H. Cota Humberto Cota 36 66 15 0.227 5 8 R. Vogelsong Ryan Vogelsong 32 31 7 0.226 0 3 T. Wigginton Ty Wigginton 58 182 40 0.220 5 24 C. Stynes Chris Stynes 74 162 35 0.216 1 16 T. Álvarez El Potro Álvarez 24 38 8 0.211 1 8 J. Bautista José Bautista 23 40 8 0.200 0 0 C. Rivera Carlos Rivera (baseball) 7 15 3 0.200 0 1 R. Simon Randall Simon 61 175 34 0.194 3 14 Ó. Pérez Óliver Pérez 30 58 11 0.190 0 0 K. Wells Kip Wells 23 43 8 0.186 0 0 K. Benson Kris Benson 19 39 7 0.179 0 3 F. Sanchez Freddy Sanchez 9 19 3 0.158 0 2 J. Davis J. J. Davis 25 35 5 0.143 0 3 N. Figueroa Nelson Figueroa 10 7 1 0.143 0 1 J. Van Benschoten John Van Benschoten 6 8 1 0.125 1 2 J. House J. R. House 5 9 1 0.111 0 0 D. Williams Dave Williams (2000s pitcher) 10 9 1 0.111 0 0 J. Fogg Josh Fogg 31 53 4 0.075 0 3 B. Boehringer Brian Boehringer 21 1 0 0.000 0 0 F. Brooks Frank Brooks (baseball) 11 1 0 0.000 0 0 S. Burnett Sean Burnett 13 23 0 0.000 0 0 M. Corey Mark Corey 27 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Grabow John Grabow 64 1 0 0.000 0 0 B. Meadows Brian Meadows 65 3 0 0.000 0 1 W. Roberts Willis Roberts 9 1 0 0.000 0 0 I. Snell Ian Snell 3 2 0 0.000 0 0 J. Boyd Jason Boyd (baseball) 12 0 0 — 0 0 M. Johnston Mike Johnston (baseball) 20 0 0 — 0 0 J. Mesa José Mesa 68 0 0 — 0 0Team totals1615,4831,4280.260142648 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2004&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates November 29, 2014 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2004&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0 dead Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts J. Grabow John Grabow 68 612 3 2 5 5.11 64 M. Johnston Mike Johnston (baseball) 24 222 3 0 3 4.37 18 N. Figueroa Nelson Figueroa 10 281 3 0 3 5.72 10 S. Burnett Sean Burnett 13 712 3 5 5 5.02 30 J. Van Benschoten John Van Benschoten 6 282 3 1 3 6.91 18 I. Snell Ian Snell 3 12 0 1 7.5 9 B. Boehringer Brian Boehringer 21 251 3 1 1 4.62 20 J. Mesa José Mesa 70 691 3 5 2 3.25 37 R. Vogelsong Ryan Vogelsong 31 133 6 13 6.5 92 J. Fogg Josh Fogg 32 1781 3 11 10 4.64 82 W. Roberts Willis Roberts 9 12 0 0 5.25 7 M. Corey Mark Corey 31 352 3 1 2 4.54 28 K. Benson Kris Benson 20 1321 3 8 8 4.22 83 K. Wells Kip Wells 24 1381 3 5 7 4.55 116 J. Boyd Jason Boyd (baseball) 12 13 1 0 5.54 12 B. Meadows Brian Meadows 68 78 2 4 3.58 46 S. Torres Salomón Torres 84 92 7 7 2.64 62 D. Williams Dave Williams (2000s pitcher) 10 382 3 2 3 4.42 33 Ó. Pérez Óliver Pérez 30 196 12 10 2.98 239 F. Brooks Frank Brooks (baseball) 11 171 3 0 1 4.67 18 M. Gonzalez Mike Gonzalez (pitcher) 47 431 3 3 1 1.25 55 A. Núñez Abraham Núñez (infielder) 1 1 3 0 0 0 0Team totals1611,42872894.291,079 Transactions May 21, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sheldsc01.shtml Scott Sheldon Stats July 30, 2004: Kris Benson was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to the New York Mets for José Bautista, Ty Wigginton, and Matt Peterson (minors).Kris Benson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Draft picks 2004 Major League Baseball draft 2004 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks2004 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=PIT&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg& Baseball-Reference Rd#PlayerPosDOB and AgeSchool 1 11 Neil Walker C 2004 6 7 1985 9 10 Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania) 2 52 Brian Bixler SS 2004 6 7 1982 10 22 Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan) 3 82 Eddie Prasch 3B 2004 6 7 1986 1 25 Milton High School (Milton, Georgia) 4 112 Joe Bauserman RHP 2004 6 7 1985 10 4 Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida) 5 142 Kyle Bloom LHP 2004 6 7 1983 2 21 Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois) 6 172 A.J. Johnson OF 2004 6 7 1983 9 26 Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee, Florida) 7 202 Jason Quarles RHP 2004 6 7 1983 4 20 Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 8 232 Eric Ridener RHP 2004 6 7 1985 9 11 J. P. Taravella High School (Coral Springs, Florida) 9 262 Chris Covington OF 2004 6 7 1985 12 12 Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia) 10 292 Derek Hankins RHP 2004 6 7 1983 7 1 University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee) Note Age at time of draft. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Trent Jewett AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Tony Beasley A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Jay Loviglio and Tom Prince A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Dave Clark A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Jeff Branson Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hickory References 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 100% Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates