⭐ Division Winner

2004 New York Yankees

101-61 • .623 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 2004 New York Yankees went 101-61 (.623) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won their division. The club scored 897 runs, allowed 808, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Gary Sheffield (36 HR, 121 RBI) and Jon Lieber (14-8, 4.33 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

101 Wins
61 Losses
.623 Win %
1st Rank
897 R 808 RA
Diff +89

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897 Runs Scored
808 Runs Allowed
+89 Run Diff
3,775K Attendance

📈 vs. 2004 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 1% below the 2004 league average (.269)
OBP .352 5% above the 2004 league average (.337)
SLG .457 6% above the 2004 league average (.433)
Team ERA 4.69 1% worse than the 2004 league average (4.63)
Runs Scored 897 11% above the 2004 league average (811 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,775,292
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Avg per Game 46,608

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2004

Batting Avg

1 Hideki Matsui 0.298 2 Derek Jeter 0.292 3 Miguel Cairo 0.292 4 Gary Sheffield 0.290 5 Alex Rodriguez 0.286

Home Runs

1 Alex Rodriguez 36 2 Gary Sheffield 36 3 Hideki Matsui 31 4 Derek Jeter 23 5 Bernie Williams 22

RBI

1 Gary Sheffield 121 2 Hideki Matsui 108 3 Alex Rodriguez 106 4 Jorge Posada 81 5 Derek Jeter 78
2004 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Derek Jeter 154 643 111 188 44 1 23 78 46 99 23 0.292
Alex Rodriguez 155 601 112 172 24 2 36 106 80 131 28 0.286
Hideki Matsui 162 584 109 174 34 2 31 108 88 103 3 0.298
Gary Sheffield 154 573 117 166 30 1 36 121 92 83 5 0.290
Bernie Williams 148 561 105 147 29 1 22 70 85 96 1 0.262
Jorge Posada 137 449 72 122 31 0 21 81 88 92 1 0.272
Miguel Cairo 122 360 48 105 17 5 6 42 18 49 11 0.292
Ruben Sierra 107 307 40 75 12 1 17 65 25 55 1 0.244
Kenny Lofton 83 276 51 76 10 7 3 18 31 27 7 0.275
Jason Giambi 80 264 33 55 9 0 12 40 47 62 0 0.208
Tony Clark 106 253 37 56 12 0 16 49 26 92 0 0.221
Enrique Wilson 93 240 19 51 9 0 6 31 15 20 1 0.212
John Olerud 49 164 16 46 7 0 4 26 21 20 0 0.280
John Flaherty 47 127 11 32 9 0 6 16 5 25 0 0.252
Bubba Crosby 55 53 8 8 2 0 2 7 2 13 2 0.151
Travis Lee 7 19 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.105
Jose Contreras 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Felix Escalona 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Andy Phillips 5 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.250
Homer Bush 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.000
Dioner Navarro 5 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.429
Javier Vazquez 32 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jon Lieber 27 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Tanyon Sturtze 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brad Halsey 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Tom Gordon 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mussina 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Quantrill 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Brown 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jorge De Paula 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Graman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Felix Heredia 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Orlando Hernandez 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Karsay 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Esteban Loaiza 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam Marsonek 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
C. J. Nitkowski 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donovan Osborne 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Padilla 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bret Prinz 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Proctor 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mariano Rivera 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gabe White 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2004

ERA

1 Mariano Rivera 1.94 2 Tom Gordon 2.21 3 Orlando Hernandez 3.30 4 Kevin Brown 4.09 5 Jon Lieber 4.33

Wins

1 Jon Lieber 14 2 Javier Vazquez 14 3 Mike Mussina 12 4 Kevin Brown 10 5 Tom Gordon 9

Strikeouts

1 Javier Vazquez 150 2 Mike Mussina 132 3 Jon Lieber 102 4 Tom Gordon 96 5 Orlando Hernandez 84
2004 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Javier Vazquez 14 10 4.91 32 32 0 198.0 195 108 60 150
Jon Lieber 14 8 4.33 27 27 0 176.2 216 85 18 102
Mike Mussina 12 9 4.59 27 27 0 164.2 178 84 40 132
Kevin Brown 10 6 4.09 22 22 0 132.0 132 60 35 83
Jose Contreras 8 5 5.64 18 18 0 95.2 93 60 42 82
Paul Quantrill 7 3 4.72 86 0 1 95.1 124 50 20 37
Tom Gordon 9 4 2.21 80 0 4 89.2 56 22 23 96
Orlando Hernandez 8 2 3.30 15 15 0 84.2 73 31 36 84
Mariano Rivera 4 2 1.94 74 0 53 78.2 65 17 20 66
Tanyon Sturtze 6 2 5.47 28 3 1 77.1 75 47 33 56
Esteban Loaiza 1 2 8.50 10 6 0 42.1 61 40 26 34
Felix Heredia 1 1 6.28 47 0 0 38.2 44 27 20 25
Brad Halsey 1 3 6.47 8 7 0 32.0 41 23 14 25
Bret Prinz 1 0 5.08 26 0 0 28.1 28 16 14 22
Scott Proctor 2 1 5.40 26 0 0 25.0 29 15 14 21
Gabe White 0 1 8.27 24 0 0 20.2 33 19 7 8
Donovan Osborne 2 0 7.13 9 2 0 17.2 25 14 5 10
C. J. Nitkowski 1 1 7.62 19 0 0 13.0 18 11 6 10
Juan Padilla 0 0 3.97 6 0 0 11.1 16 5 4 5
Jorge De Paula 0 1 5.00 3 1 0 9.0 9 5 4 2
Steve Karsay 0 0 2.70 7 0 0 6.2 5 2 2 4
Alex Graman 0 0 19.80 3 2 0 5.0 14 11 2 4
Sam Marsonek 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to BOS 4-3
AL Division Series
NYA def. MIN 3-1

👥 Roster (43)

Kevin Brown Homer Bush Miguel Cairo Tony Clark Jose Contreras Bubba Crosby Jorge De Paula Felix Escalona John Flaherty Jason Giambi Tom Gordon Alex Graman +31 more

43 players

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The 2004 New York Yankees in brief

A 101-61 record (.623) put the 2004 New York Yankees 1st in the AL East. The club took the division title. The New York Yankees scored 897 runs and allowed 808, a run differential of +89. Against a league average of .269, the 2004 New York Yankees batted .268. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 4.69 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.63.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium II, where 3,775,292 fans came through the gates. Gary Sheffield led the club in home runs with 36. Jon Lieber was the top winner, with 14 victories. In the AL Championship Series, the New York Yankees lost to BOS 4-3. In the AL Division Series, the New York Yankees beat MIN 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2004 New York Yankees

What was the 2004 New York Yankees record?
The 2004 New York Yankees finished 101-61 (.623 win pct).
Did the 2004 New York Yankees make the playoffs?
The 2004 New York Yankees finished first in their division.
Who led the 2004 New York Yankees in home runs?
Alex Rodriguez led the 2004 New York Yankees with 36 home runs.
What was the 2004 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 2004 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.69.
Did the 2004 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 2004 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2004 New York Yankees play?
The 2004 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
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