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The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "  

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See also
Sources

Contents

Headline events of the year

Champions

Major League Baseball

League Eastern Division Champion Central Division Champion Western Division Champion Wild Card Qualifier
American League New York Yankees Minnesota Twins Anaheim Angels Boston Red Sox
National League Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros
  Division Series
TV: ESPN/FOX		 League Championship Series
TV: FOX		 World Series
TV: FOX
                           
  1  New York Yankees 3  
3  Minnesota Twins 1  
  1  New York Yankees 3  
American League
  4  Boston Red Sox 4  
2  Anaheim Angels 0
  4  Boston Red Sox 3  
    AL4  Boston Red Sox 4
  NL1  St. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2004 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2004 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on The American League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees The American League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2004 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2004 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on The 2004 World Series was the championship series of the 2004 Major League Baseball (MLB season Louis Cardinals 0
  1  St. The 2004 World Series was the championship series of the 2004 Major League Baseball (MLB season Louis Cardinals 3  
3  Los Angeles Dodgers 1  
  1  St. The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2004 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2004 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on Louis Cardinals 4
National League
  4  Houston Astros 3  
2  Atlanta Braves 2
  4  Houston Astros 3  

Click on any series score to link to that series' page. The National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 13 to 21 to determine the champion of the National The National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 13 to 21 to determine the champion of the National The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2004 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2004 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on
Higher seed has home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series.
American League has home field advantage during World Series as a result of American League victory in 2004 All-Star Game.
American/National League is seeded 1-3/2-4 as a result of A/NL regular season champion (New York Yankees)/(St. Louis Cardinals) and A/NL wild card (Boston Red Sox)(Houston Astros) coming from the same division.

Other champions

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Ichiro Suzuki SEA . Villa Clara is a Baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Santa Clara, the Naranjas have been one of the league's most successful or is a seven-game championship played by the teams of Japan 's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League) The are a Professional baseball team in Japan 's Pacific League. The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu ("Middle of Japan" region of Japan. The 2004 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 29 in South Williamsport Pennsylvania. Willemstad is the territorial Capital of the Netherlands Antilles. Curaçao (ˈkjuːrəsaʊ in English Dutch: Curaçao, Papiamento: Kòrsou) is an Island in the southern Caribbean Sea, Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on two separate diamonds within the Helliniko Olympic Complex, from August 15 to August 25 Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba. Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) The Australian baseball team is the national team of Australia. A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, The Japan national baseball team is the national Baseball team of Japan. For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded The European Cup is a baseball competition held between the top teams of the professional baseball leagues of Europe Neptunus is the baseball team of the Neptunus Sporting Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic) (known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National For the Dominican -born Major League Baseball player born Johan Santana see Ervin Santana. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America This article is for the baseball player For the comic strip character see Superosity. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Major League Baseball player for the The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter (born May 23, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida) is a former professional The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Robert Joe "Bobby" Cox (born May 21 1941 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively often known simply as, (born October 22 1973 in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is an Outfielder for the Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. 372 Barry Bonds SFG . Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. 362
HR Manny Ramírez BOS 43 Adrian Beltre LAD 48
RBI Miguel Tejada BAL 150 Vinny Castilla COL 131
Wins Curt Schilling BOS 21 Roy Oswalt HOU 20
ERA Johan Santana MIN 2. Manuel "Manny" Aristides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30 1972 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican-American professional The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Adrián Beltré Pérez (born April 7, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Third baseman The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Miguel Odalis Tejada (born Miguel Odalis Tejeda on May 25 1974 The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Vinicio Castilla Soria, commonly known as Vinny Castilla (born July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico) is a former Major League The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Roy Edward Oswalt (ˈoʊzwɑːlt (born August 29, 1977 in Weir Mississippi) is an American Major League Baseball player who debuted The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched For the Dominican -born Major League Baseball player born Johan Santana see Ervin Santana. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 61 Jake Peavy SDP 2. Jacob "Jake" Edward Peavy, (ˈpʰiːvi born May 31, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama) is a Cy Young Award -winning Starting The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 27
Ks Johan Santana MIN 265 Randy Johnson ARI 290

Notable seasons

Major League Baseball final standings

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
1st New York Yankees 101   61 . The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 623    --
2nd Boston Red Sox *   98   64 . The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. 605   3. 0
3rd Baltimore Orioles   78   84 . The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. 481 23. 0
4th Tampa Bay Devil Rays   70   91 . The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St 435 30. 5
5th Toronto Blue Jays   67   94 . The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 416 33. 5
Central Division
1st Minnesota Twins   92   70 . The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 568    --
2nd Chicago White Sox   83   79 . The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. 512   9. 0
3rd Cleveland Indians   80   82 . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 494 12. 0
4th Detroit Tigers   72   90 . The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 444 20. 0
5th Kansas City Royals   58 104 . The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. 358 34. 0
West Division
1st Anaheim Angels   92   70 . The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. 568    --
2nd Oakland Athletics   91   71 . The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. 562   1. 0
3rd Texas Rangers   89   73 . The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft 549   3. 0
4th Seattle Mariners   63   99 . The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. 389 29. 0


National League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
1st Atlanta Braves   96   66 . The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball 593    --
2nd Philadelphia Phillies   86   76 . The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. 531 10. 0
3rd Florida Marlins   83   79 . The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. 512 13. 0
4th New York Mets   71   91 . "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. 438 25. 0
5th Montreal Expos   67   95 . Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of 414 29. 0
Central Division
1st St. Louis Cardinals 105   57 . The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St 648    --
2nd Houston Astros *   92   70 . The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. 568 13. 0
3rd Chicago Cubs   89   73 . The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. 549 16. 0
4th Cincinnati Reds   76   86 . The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA 469 29. 0
5th Pittsburgh Pirates   72   89 . The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 447 32. 5
6th Milwaukee Brewers   67   94 . The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League 416 37. 5
West Division
1st Los Angeles Dodgers   93   69 . The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA 574    --
2nd San Francisco Giants   91   71 . The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. 562   2. 0
3rd San Diego Padres   87   75 . The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 537   6. 0
4th Colorado Rockies   68   94 . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. 420 25. 0
5th Arizona Diamondbacks   51 111 . The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. 315 42. 0

 

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Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Kenneth Andre Ian Rodgers ( December 2, 1934 - December 13, 2004) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop who played for the Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Howard James Doyle ( January 24, 1917 - December 14, 2004) was a Catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Roderick Edwin Kanehl ( April 1 1934 – December 14 2004) was an American Second baseman and Outfielder in Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Lorenzo "Larry" J Ponza Jr ( February 15 1918 - December 15 2004) was the inventor of the modern Baseball Pitching Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Theodore Wade "Ted" Abernathy ( March 6, 1933 - December 16, 2004) was a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Robert James "Bobby" Mattick ( December 5, 1915 - December 16, 2004) was a Shortstop, manager and scout Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Douglas Reagan Ault ( March 9, 1950 – December 22, 2004) was a Major League Baseball First baseman / Designated hitter Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Johnny Lane Oates ( January 21 1946 &ndash December 24 2004) was an American Catcher and manager in Major Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Edward M Layton ( October 10 1925 – December 26 2004) played the organ at Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Kenneth William Burkhart, born Burkhardt ( November 18 1915 - December 29 2004) was an American right-handed Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Constantine Gregory (Gus Niarhos ( December 6, 1920 - December 29, 2004) was an American baseball player Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Joseph P Durso ( June 22 1924 - December 31 2004) was an American sportswriter for The New York Times
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