2004 Detroit Tigers season
2004 Detroit Tigers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Comerica Park | |
City | Detroit, Michigan | |
Record | 72–90 (.444) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Mike Ilitch | |
General managers | Dave Dombrowski | |
Managers | Alan Trammell | |
Television | FSN Detroit (Mario Impemba, Rod Allen) | |
Radio | WXYT (AM) (Jim Price, Dan Dickerson) | |
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The 2004 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 104th season and its fifth at Comerica Park. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League Central. The team set a major league record with 11 players on the team hitting at least 10 home runs. The Tigers' 104th season ended with the team finishing in fourth place at 72–90, 29 games better than their disastrous season of the previous year. However, they were still 20 games behind the AL Central Champion Minnesota Twins.
The Tigers tied their own major league record for most home runs by a losing team when they hit seven homers in an 11–9 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on August 8.[1]
Offseason
[edit]- December 18, 2003: Al Levine was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- December 19, 2003: Rondell White was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- January 8, 2004 Acquired Carlos Guillén for Ramon Santiago and minor leaguer Juan Gonazalez.[2]
- January 14, 2004: Bobby Estalella was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.[3]
- February 6, 2004: Iván Rodríguez signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.[4]
- February 9, 2004: Bobby Estalella was released by the Detroit Tigers.[3]
- March 29, 2004: Ugueth Urbina was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.[5]
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 49–32 | 43–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 9 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 12 | 44–37 | 36–45 |
Detroit Tigers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 20 | 38–43 | 34–47 |
Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 34 | 33–47 | 25–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 13–7 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 4–5 | 7–11 |
Baltimore | 3–6 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–14 | 0–7 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 11–8 | 5–13 |
Boston | 5–4 | 9–10 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 14–5 | 9–9 |
Chicago | 4–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–9 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–7 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 8–10 |
Cleveland | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 5–2 | 10–8 |
Detroit | 2–7 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
Minnesota | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
New York | 4–5 | 14–5 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 7–2 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
Oakland | 9–10 | 7–0 | 1–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 2–7 | — | 11–8 | 7–2 | 11–9 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
Seattle | 7–13 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 8–11 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 9–9 |
Tampa Bay | 1–6 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 2–7 | 9–9 | 15–3 |
Texas | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 9–11 | 12–7 | 7–2 | — | 7–2 | 10–8 |
Toronto | 5–4 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 9–9 | 2–7 | — | 8–10 |
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 7, 2004: Justin Verlander was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed October 25, 2004.[6]
Game log
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April: 12–11 (Home: 6–7; Away: 6–4)
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May: 11–16 (Home: 5–7; Away: 6–9)
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June: 14–12 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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July: 13–15 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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August: 11–17 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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September: 10–17 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)
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Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]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 |
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Iván Rodríguez | 135 | 527 | 176 | .334 | 19 | 86 |
Carlos Guillén | 136 | 522 | 166 | .318 | 20 | 97 |
Omar Infante | 142 | 503 | 133 | .264 | 16 | 55 |
Carlos Peña | 142 | 481 | 116 | .241 | 27 | 82 |
Rondell White | 121 | 448 | 121 | .270 | 19 | 67 |
Bobby Higginson | 131 | 448 | 110 | .246 | 12 | 64 |
Craig Monroe | 128 | 447 | 131 | .293 | 18 | 72 |
Brandon Inge | 131 | 408 | 117 | .287 | 13 | 64 |
Dmitri Young | 104 | 389 | 106 | .272 | 18 | 60 |
Alex Sánchez | 79 | 332 | 107 | .322 | 2 | 26 |
Eric Munson | 109 | 321 | 68 | .212 | 19 | 49 |
Marcus Thames | 61 | 165 | 42 | .255 | 10 | 33 |
Jason Smith | 61 | 155 | 37 | .239 | 5 | 19 |
Nook Logan | 47 | 133 | 37 | .278 | 0 | 10 |
Fernando Viña | 29 | 115 | 26 | .226 | 0 | 7 |
Greg Norton | 41 | 86 | 15 | .174 | 2 | 2 |
Chris Shelton | 27 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 1 | 3 |
Ryan Raburn | 12 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 1 |
Curtis Granderson | 9 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 0 | 0 |
Mike DiFelice | 13 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 2 |
Andrés Torres | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 1 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5623 | 1531 | .272 | 201 | 800 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Maroth | 33 | 217.0 | 11 | 13 | 4.31 | 108 |
Nate Robertson | 34 | 196.2 | 12 | 10 | 4.90 | 155 |
Jason Johnson | 33 | 196.2 | 8 | 15 | 5.13 | 125 |
Jeremy Bonderman | 33 | 184.0 | 11 | 13 | 4.89 | 168 |
Gary Knotts | 36 | 135.1 | 7 | 6 | 5.25 | 81 |
Nate Cornejo | 5 | 25.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.42 | 12 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Wilfredo Ledezma | 15 | 53.1 | 4 | 3 | 4.39 | 29 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ugueth Urbina | 54 | 54.0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 4.50 | 56 |
Esteban Yan | 69 | 87.0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3.83 | 69 |
Al Levine | 65 | 70.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.58 | 32 |
Jamie Walker | 70 | 64.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.20 | 53 |
Danny Patterson | 37 | 41.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.75 | 24 |
Steve Colyer | 41 | 32.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 31 |
Craig Dingman | 24 | 29.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 16 |
Roberto Novoa | 16 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.57 | 15 |
John Ennis | 12 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.44 | 13 |
Franklyn Germán | 16 | 14.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 8 |
Lino Urdaneta | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
Team Pitching Totals | 162 | 1439.2 | 72 | 90 | 35 | '4.93 | 995 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Michigan[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Batting Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, Team Lost, (requiring HR>=7), sorted by greatest HR". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions | tigers.com: Team". Archived from the original on January 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Bobby Estalella Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Iván Rodríguez Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Ugueth Urbina Stats".
- ^ Justin Verlander Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007