2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season

2004 Los Angeles Dodgers
2004 NL West champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Frank McCourt
General manager(s)	Paul DePodesta
Manager(s)	Jim Tracy
Local television	Fox Sports Net West 2; KCOP (13)
Local radio	KFWB Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
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The 2004 season brought change to the Dodgers as the sale of the franchise to developer Frank McCourt was finalized during spring training. McCourt promptly dismissed General Manager Dan Evans and hired Paul DePodesta to take over the team. That led to a flurry of trade activity as the new group attempted to rebuild the Dodgers in their image.

Despite it all, the Dodgers managed to finish the season in first place in the Western Division of the National League and won their first post season game since 1988. However they lost the NL Division Series 3-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

December 13, 2003: Acquired Jeff Weaver, Yhency Brazobán and Brandon Weeden from the New York Yankees for Kevin Brown and cash
March 29, 2004: Acquired Jason Grabowski from the Oakland Athletics for cash
March 30, 2004: Acquired Jayson Werth from the Toronto Blue Jays for Jason Frasor
April 1, 2004: Acquired Cody Ross from the Detroit Tigers for Steve Colyer and cash
April 3, 2004: Acquired Aaron Looper and Ryan Ketchner from the Seattle Mariners for Jolbert Cabrera
April 3, 2004: Acquired Antonio Perez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Jason Romano
April 4, 2004: Acquired Milton Bradley from the Cleveland Indians for Franklin Gutierrez and Andrew Brown

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	69	0.574	—	49–32	44–37
San Francisco Giants	91	71	0.562	2	47–35	44–36
San Diego Padres	87	75	0.537	6	42–39	45–36
Colorado Rockies	68	94	0.420	25	38–43	30–51
Arizona Diamondbacks	51	111	0.315	42	29–52	22–59

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League Records Source:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–4	4–2	3–3	6–13	3–4	2–4	3–16	3–3	0–6	3–4	1–5	2–4	7–12	5–14	1–5	6–12
Atlanta	4–2	—	3–3	2–4	4–2	14–5	3–3	4–3	4–2	15–4	12–7	10–9	4–2	3–3	4–3	2–4	8–10
Chicago	2–4	3–3	—	9–8	5–1	3–3	10–9	2–4	10–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	13–5	4–2	2–4	8–11	8–4
Cincinnati	3–3	4–2	8–9	—	3–3	4–2	6–11	4–2	10–8	4–2	3–3	3–3	9–10	2–4	3–3	5–14	5-7
Colorado	13–6	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–5	1–5	8–11	2–4	2–4	1–5	5–3	2–4	10–9	8–11	1–5	8–10
Florida	4–3	5–14	3–3	2–4	5–1	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	15–4	12–7	1–5	4–2	2–5	2–4	7–11
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–10	11–6	5–1	3-3	—	1–5	13–6	2–4	2–4	6–0	12–5	2–4	2–4	10–8	7–5
Los Angeles	16–3	3–4	4–2	2–4	11–8	3–3	5–1	—	3–3	4–3	3–3	1–5	6–0	10–9	10–9	2–4	10–8
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	7–10	8–10	4–2	2–4	6–13	3–3	—	5–1	2–4	0–6	6–12	2–4	1–5	8–9	8–4
Montreal	6–0	4–15	3–3	2–4	4–2	8-11	4–2	3–4	1–5	—	9–10	7–12	4–2	1–6	1–5	3–3	7–11
New York	4–3	7–12	2–4	3–3	5–1	4–15	4–2	3–3	4–2	10–9	—	8–11	1–5	1–6	4–2	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	5-1	9–10	3–3	3–3	3–5	7–12	0–6	5–1	6–0	12–7	11–8	—	3–3	5–1	2–4	3–3	9–9
Pittsburgh	4–2	2–4	5–13	10–9	4–2	5–1	5–12	0–6	12–6	2–4	5–1	3–3	—	3–3	5–1	5–12	2–10
San Diego	12–7	3–3	2–4	4–2	9–10	2–4	4–2	9–10	4–2	6–1	6–1	1–5	3–3	—	12–7	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	3–4	4–2	3–3	11–8	5–2	4–2	9–10	5–1	5–1	2–4	4–2	1–5	7–12	—	3–3	11–7
St. Louis	5–1	4–2	11–8	14–5	5–1	4-2	8–10	4–2	9–8	3–3	5–1	3–3	12–5	4–2	3–3	—	11–1

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Dave Roberts	Left fielder
César Izturis	Shortstop
Milton Bradley	Center fielder
Shawn Green	First baseman
Paul Lo Duca	Catcher
Juan Encarnación	Right fielder
Adrián Beltré	Third baseman
Alex Cora	Second baseman
Hideo Nomo	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

July 30, 2004: Acquired Brad Penny, Hee-Seop Choi and Bill Murphy from the Florida Marlins for Guillermo Mota, Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnación
July 31, 2004: Acquired Brent Mayne and Steve Finley from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Bill Murphy, Koyie Hill and Reggie Abercrombie
July 31, 2004: Acquired Henri Stanley from the Boston Red Sox for Dave Roberts
August 19, 2004: Acquired Elmer Dessens and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jereme Milons

Roster

2004 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

47 Wilson Álvarez

43 Yhency Brazobán

55 Giovanni Carrara

46 Elmer Dessens

37 Darren Dreifort

58 Brian Falkenborg

38 Éric Gagné

17 Kazuhisa Ishii

22 Edwin Jackson

60 Masao Kida

27 José Lima

51 Tom Martin

59 Guillermo Mota

46 Rodney Myers

10 Hideo Nomo

30 Brad Penny

45 Odalis Pérez

50 Duaner Sánchez

57 Scott Stewart

41 Mike Venafro

36 Jeff Weaver

Catchers

16 Paul Lo Duca

6 Brent Mayne

40 David Ross

7 Tom Wilson

Infielders

29 Adrián Beltré

5 Hee-Seop Choi

13 Alex Cora

54 Jose Flores

15 Shawn Green

18 José Hernández

3 César Izturis

26 Antonio Pérez

8 Olmedo Sáenz

49 Joe Thurston

23 Robin Ventura

Outfielders

21 Milton Bradley

52 Chin-Feng Chen

43 Juan Encarnación

12 Steve Finley

33 Jason Grabowski

30 Dave Roberts

28 Jayson Werth

Manager

12,16 Jim Tracy

Coaches

48 Jim Colborn (pitching)

35 Glenn Hoffman (third base)

14 Jim Lett (bullpen)

11 Manny Mota

56 Jim Riggleman (bench)

31 John Shelby (1st base)

25 Tim Wallach (hitting)

Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
Jeff Weaver	34	34	220.0	13-13	4.01	67	153	0
Kazuhisa Ishii	31	31	172.0	13-8	4.71	98	99	2
Odalis Pérez	31	31	196.3	7-6	3.25	44	128	0
José Lima	36	24	170.3	13-5	4.07	34	93	0
Hideo Nomo	18	18	84.0	4-11	8.25	42	54	0
Edwin Jackson	8	5	24.7	2-1	7.30	11	16	0
Brad Penny	3	3	11.7	1-2	3.09	6	6	0

Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV
Éric Gagné	70	0	82.3	7-3	2.19	22	114	45
Duaner Sánchez	67	0	80.0	3-1	3.38	27	44	0
Darren Dreifort	60	0	50.7	1-4	4.44	36	63	1
Guillermo Mota	52	0	63.0	8-4	2.14	27	52	1
Tom Martin	47	0	28.3	0-1	4.13	14	18	1
Wilson Álvarez	40	15	120.7	7-6	4.03	31	102	1
Giovanni Carrara	42	0	53.7	5-2	2.18	20	48	2
Yhency Brazobán	31	0	32.7	6-2	2.48	15	27	0
Elmer Dessens	12	1	19.7	1-0	3.20	8	18	0
Brian Falkenborg	6	0	14.3	1-0	7.53	9	11	0
Scott Stewart	11	0	12.3	1-0	5.84	6	8	0
Mike Venafro	17	0	9.0	0-0	4.00	3	6	0
Masao Kida	3	0	4.7	0-0	0.00	1	5	0
Rodney Myers	1	0	2.0	0-0	0.00	0	1	0

Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
Paul Lo Duca	C/1B	91	349	.301	41	105	10	49	2
David Ross	C	70	165	.170	13	28	5	15	0
Brent Mayne	C	47	96	.188	5	18	0	5	0
Tom Wilson	C	9	8	.125	1	1	0	0	0
Shawn Green	1B/RF	157	590	.266	92	157	28	86	5
Alex Cora	2B	138	405	.264	47	107	10	47	3
César Izturis	SS	159	670	.288	90	193	4	62	25
Adrián Beltré	3B	156	598	.334	104	200	48	121	7
Jose Hernandez	2B/SS/3B/LF	95	211	.289	32	61	13	29	3
Robin Ventura	1B/3B	102	152	.243	19	37	5	28	0
Olmedo Sáenz	1B	77	111	.279	17	31	8	22	0
Hee-Seop Choi	1B	31	62	.161	5	10	0	6	0
Joe Thurston	2B	17	17	.176	1	3	0	1	0
Antonio Perez	2B/SS	13	13	.231	5	3	0	0	1
Jose Flores	3B	9	4	.250	0	1	0	0	0
Jayson Werth	LF/RF/CF	89	290	.262	56	76	16	4
Milton Bradley	CF/LF/RF	141	516	.267	72	138	19	67	15
Juan Encarnación	RF/LF	86	324	.235	42	76	13	43	3
Dave Roberts	LF/CF	68	233	.253	45	59	2	21	33
Steve Finley	CF	58	224	.324	31	59	13	46	1
Jason Grabowski	LF/RF	113	173	.220	18	38	7	20	0
Chin-Feng Chen	LF	8	8	.000	1	0	0	0	0

2004 National League Division Series

The 2004 National League Division Series was played between the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis ended up winning the series 3-1.

Game 1, October 5

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	9	1
St. Louis	1	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	X	8	9	0
W: Woody Williams (1-0) L: Odalis Pérez (0-1)
HRs: LA – Tom Wilson (1); STL – Albert Pujols (1), Larry Walker 2 (2), Jim Edmonds (1), Mike Matheny (1)

Game 2, October 7

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
St. Louis	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	0	X	8	11	0
W: Danny Haren (1-0) L: Jeff Weaver (0-1)
HRs: LA – Milton Bradley (1), Shawn Green (1), Jayson Werth (1)

Game 3, October 9

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Los Angeles	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	X	4	7	0
W: José Lima (1-0) L: Matt Morris (0-1)
HRs: LA – Shawn Green 2 (3)

Game 4, October 10

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	6	8	0
Los Angeles	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
W: Jeff Suppan (1-0) L: Wilson Álvarez (0-1)
HRs: STL – Albert Pujols (2), Reggie Sanders (1); LA – Jayson Werth (2)

2004 Awards

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Éric Gagné reserve
- Paul Lo Duca reserve
Relief Man of the Year
- Éric Gagné
Gold Glove Award
- Steve Finley
- César Izturis
Silver Slugger Award
- Adrián Beltré
National League Player of the Month
- Adrián Beltré (September 2004)
National League Player of the Week
- Adrián Beltré (June 21–27, 2004)
- Steve Finley (Sep. 6–12, 2004)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Las Vegas 51s	Pacific Coast League	Terry Kennedy
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	Dino Ebel
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Scott Little
A	Columbus Catfish	South Atlantic League	Dann Bilardello
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Travis Barbary
Rookie	Gulf Coast Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Luis Salazar
Rookie	DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2	Dominican Summer League

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 2004 Major League Baseball draft

Scott Elbert

The Dodgers selected 52 players in this draft. Of those, nine of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They gained an extra first round pick and a supplemental first round pick as compensation for the loss of free agent pitcher Paul Quantrill.

With their three first round picks, the Dodgers selected left handed pitcher Scott Elbert from Seneca High School, right-handed pitcher Justin Orenduff from Virginia Commonwealth University and second baseman Blake DeWitt from Sikeston High School. Elbert became a relief pitcher for the Dodgers, but numerous injuries kept him from reaching his potential. Orenduff never reached the Majors, pitching in 131 minor league games through 2011. DeWitt hit .257 in 426 games in the Majors, primarily as a utility player.

2004 Draft Picks

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Scott Elbert	LHP	Seneca High School	Yes	2004–present	MLB
1	Blake DeWitt	2B	Sikeston High School	Yes	2004–2013	MLB
1s	Justin Orenduff	RHP	Virginia Commonwealth University	Yes	2004–2011	AAA
2	Blake Johnson	RHP	Parkview Baptist High School	Yes	2004–2013	AAA
3	Cory Dunlap	1B	Contra Costa College	No Nationals-2006	2004–2007	AAA
4	Javy Guerra	RHP	Billy Ryan High School	Yes	2004–present	MLB
5	Anthony Raglani	OF	George Washington University	Yes	2004–2007	AA
6	Daniel Batz	1B	University of Rhode Island	Yes	2004–2006	A
7	B. J. Richmond	OF	Spartanburg Methodist College	Yes	2004–2007	A
8	Carlos Medero-Stullz	C	Goleman High School	Yes	2004–2006	A
9	David Nicholson	3B	University of California, Berkeley	Yes	2004–2007	AA
10	Cory Wade	RHP	Kentucky Wesleyan College	Yes	2004–2014	MLB
11	Chris Westervelt	C	Stetson University	Yes	2004–2006	A+
12	Sam Steidl	OF	University of Minnesota Duluth	Yes	2004–2005	A
13	Jeff Larish	OF	Arizona State University	No Tigers-2005	2005–2013	MLB
14	Brian Akin	RHP	Davidson College	Yes	2004–2009	AAA
15	Joe Savery	LHP	Lamar High School	No Phillies-2007	2007–2014	MLB
16	Chase Dardar	RHP	Delgado Community College	No Rockies-2006	2006	A-
17	Daniel Forrer	LHP	Chipola College	No Pirates-2007	2007	A-
18	Matt Paul	2B	Southern University and A&M College	Yes	2004–2005	A+
19	David Price	LHP	Blackman High School	No Rays-2008	2008–present	MLB
20	Mark Alexander	RHP	University of Missouri, Columbia	Yes	2004–2008	AAA
21	Justin Simmons	LHP	University of Texas at Austin	Yes	2004–2006	AAA
22	Kyle Wilson	RHP	University of California, Los Angeles	Yes	2005–2013	AA
23	Kenny Plaisance	RHP	Louisiana State University, Eunice	Yes	2004	A
24	Kody Kaiser	SS	Edmond Santa Fe High School	No Tigers-2007	2007–2011	AA
25	Justin Ruggiano	OF	Texas A&M University	Yes	2004–present	MLB
26	Ben Petralli	C	Weatherford High School	No	2010	Ind
27	Levander Graves	C	Dillon High School	No
28	James Lawler	1B	San Jacinto College	No
29	Ryan Strieby	1B	Edmonds Community College	No Tigers-2006	2006–2015	AAA
30	Paul Gran	SS	Bothell High School	No Marlins-2008	2008–2013	AAA
31	Ryan Koch	RHP	Osceola High School	No Blue Jays-2008	2008–2009	A
32	Michael Stutes	RHP	Lake Oswego High School	No Phillies-2008	2008–2013	MLB
33	James Gilbert	RHP	Chabot College	Yes	2006	Rookie
34	Chris Lemay	LHP	Kwantlen College	No
35	Lynn Henry	OF	Buras High School	No
36	Michael Burgher	OF	Shorecrest High School	No
37	Jeremy Brown	OF	Pratt Community College	Yes	2005–2007	AAA
38	Justin Crist	2B	Chandler–Gilbert Community College	Yes	2004–2005	A
39	Michael Branham	RHP	Jesuit High School	No
40	Brandon Carter	SS	Old Dominion University	Yes	2004–2010	A
41	Troy Grundy	RHP	Carbon High School	No
42	Christopher Johnson	RHP	Cabell Midland High School	No
43	David Bilardello	LHP	Vero Beach High School	No Cardinals-2007	2007–2011	A+
44	Kyle Rapp	LHP	Wabash Valley College	No
45	Mike Hernandez	OF	Connors State College	No Tigers-2006	2006–2014	AA
46	Andrew Brewer	RHP	Metro Christian Academy	No
47	Bobby Bratton	SS	Central High School	No	2008	Ind
48	Joe Norrito	RHP	Nova Southeastern University	Yes	2004–2009	AAA
49	Scott Bates	C	Salado High School	No
50	Ross Hoffman	1B	Bakersfield College	No

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References

↑ 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

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AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

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