2004 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 2004 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals. Adrian Beltre led with 48 home runs, Miguel Tejada led with 150 RBI, and Ichiro Suzuki led with 262 hits. This page carries the 2004 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

2004 Bracket
World Series BOS def. SLN (4-0)
AL Championship BOS def. NYA (4-3)
NL Championship SLN def. HOU (4-3)
AL Division Series BOS def. ANA (3-0)
AL Division Series NYA def. MIN (3-1)
NL Division Series SLN def. LAN (3-1)
NL Division Series HOU def. ATL (3-2)

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2004 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ichiro Suzuki .372 2 Barry Bonds .362 3 Todd Helton .347 4 Melvin Mora .340 5 Vladimir Guerrero .337

OPS qualified

1 Barry Bonds 1.422 2 Todd Helton 1.088 3 Albert Pujols 1.072 4 Jim Edmonds 1.061 5 Adrian Beltre 1.017

Home Runs all players

1 Adrian Beltre 48 2 Adam Dunn 46 3 Albert Pujols 46 4 Barry Bonds 45 5 Manny Ramirez 43

RBI all players

1 Miguel Tejada 150 2 David Ortiz 139 3 Vinny Castilla 131 4 Manny Ramirez 130 5 Vladimir Guerrero 126

Hits all players

1 Ichiro Suzuki 262 2 Juan Pierre 221 3 Michael Young 216 4 Mark Loretta 208 5 Vladimir Guerrero 206

Runs all players

1 Albert Pujols 133 2 Barry Bonds 129 3 Vladimir Guerrero 124 4 Johnny Damon 123 5 Carlos Beltran 121

Stolen Bases all players

1 Scott Podsednik 70 2 Carl Crawford 59 3 Juan Pierre 45 4 Carlos Beltran 42 5 Bobby Abreu 40
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

2004 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Jake Peavy 2.27 2 Randy Johnson 2.60 3 Johan Santana 2.61 4 Ben Sheets 2.70 5 Carlos Zambrano 2.75

WHIP qualified

1 Randy Johnson 0.90 2 Johan Santana 0.92 3 Ben Sheets 0.98 4 Curt Schilling 1.06 5 Jason Schmidt 1.08

Wins all pitchers

1 Curt Schilling 21 2 Roy Oswalt 20 3 Johan Santana 20 4 Roger Clemens 18 5 Bartolo Colon 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Randy Johnson 290 2 Johan Santana 265 3 Ben Sheets 264 4 Jason Schmidt 251 5 Oliver Perez 239

Saves all pitchers

1 Mariano Rivera 53 2 Francisco Cordero 49 3 Armando Benitez 47 4 Jason Isringhausen 47 5 Eric Gagne 45
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Minnesota Twins ★ 92-70 Chicago White Sox 83-79 Cleveland Indians 80-82 Detroit Tigers 72-90 Kansas City Royals 58-104

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 101-61 Boston Red Sox 98-64 Baltimore Orioles 78-84 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 70-91 Toronto Blue Jays 67-94

AL West

Anaheim Angels ★ 92-70 Oakland Athletics 91-71 Texas Rangers 89-73 Seattle Mariners 63-99

NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 105-57 Houston Astros 92-70 Chicago Cubs 89-73 Cincinnati Reds 76-86 Pittsburgh Pirates 72-89 Milwaukee Brewers 67-94

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 96-66 Philadelphia Phillies 86-76 Florida Marlins 83-79 New York Mets 71-91 Montreal Expos 67-95

NL West

Los Angeles Dodgers ★ 93-69 San Francisco Giants 91-71 San Diego Padres 87-75 Colorado Rockies 68-94 Arizona Diamondbacks 51-111

The 2004 season in brief

At 105-57, the St. Louis Cardinals had the top winning percentage of the 2004 season. 51-111 left the Arizona Diamondbacks with the lowest winning percentage of 2004. Group by group, the Anaheim Angels (92-70) edged the Oakland Athletics (91-71) in the American League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-69) held off the San Francisco Giants (91-71) in the National League West, the Boston Red Sox (98-64) chased the New York Yankees (101-61) to the end in the American League East, and the Minnesota Twins owned the American League Central with a 92-70 mark, the Chicago White Sox next at 83-79. The bracket ends with the Boston Red Sox taking the World Series from the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 0. The other series results were the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series (4-3), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros in the NL Championship Series (4-3), the Boston Red Sox over the Anaheim Angels in the AL Division Series (3-0), and the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins in the AL Division Series (3-1). The home run board is topped by Adrian Beltre at 48, ahead of Adam Dunn with 46. Among qualified hitters, Ichiro Suzuki had the top batting average, .372, with Barry Bonds next at .362. The 2004 leaders page lists every qualified line, and each club links to its own 2004 page.

2004 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 2004?
The Boston Red Sox won the 2004 World Series, beating the St. Louis Cardinals.
How many teams played in 2004?
30 teams played in the 2004 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 2004?
Adrian Beltre led with 48 home runs in 2004.
Who led MLB in RBI in 2004?
Miguel Tejada led with 150 RBI in 2004.
Who led MLB in hits in 2004?
Ichiro Suzuki led with 262 hits in 2004.
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