2004 Oakland Athletics

91-71 • .562 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 2004 Oakland Athletics went 91-71 (.562) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 793 runs, allowed 742, and played home games at Network Associates Coliseum. Team leaders included Eric Chavez (29 HR, 77 RBI) and Mark Mulder (17-8, 4.43 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
2nd Rank
793 R 742 RA
Diff +51

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793 Runs Scored
742 Runs Allowed
+51 Run Diff
2,201K Attendance

📈 vs. 2004 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 equal to the 2004 league average (.269)
OBP .343 2% above the 2004 league average (.337)
SLG .432 equal to the 2004 league average (.433)
Team ERA 4.17 10% better than the 2004 league average (4.63)
Runs Scored 793 2% below the 2004 league average (811 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,201,516
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Avg per Game 27,179

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2004

Batting Avg

1 Erubiel Durazo 0.321 2 Mark Kotsay 0.314 3 Scott Hatteberg 0.284 4 Eric Byrnes 0.283 5 Eric Chavez 0.276

Home Runs

1 Eric Chavez 29 2 Jermaine Dye 23 3 Bobby Crosby 22 4 Erubiel Durazo 22 5 Eric Byrnes 20

RBI

1 Erubiel Durazo 88 2 Scott Hatteberg 82 3 Jermaine Dye 80 4 Eric Chavez 77 5 Eric Byrnes 73
2004 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mark Kotsay 148 606 78 190 37 3 15 63 55 70 8 0.314
Eric Byrnes 143 569 91 161 39 3 20 73 46 111 17 0.283
Scott Hatteberg 152 550 87 156 30 0 15 82 72 48 0 0.284
Bobby Crosby 151 545 70 130 34 1 22 64 58 141 7 0.239
Jermaine Dye 137 532 87 141 29 4 23 80 49 128 4 0.265
Erubiel Durazo 142 511 80 164 35 1 22 88 56 104 3 0.321
Eric Chavez 125 475 87 131 20 0 29 77 95 99 6 0.276
Marco Scutaro 137 455 50 124 32 1 7 43 16 58 0 0.273
Damian Miller 110 397 39 108 25 0 9 58 39 87 0 0.272
Mark McLemore 77 250 29 62 14 0 2 21 41 33 0 0.248
Bobby Kielty 83 238 29 51 14 1 7 31 35 47 1 0.214
Adam Melhuse 69 214 23 55 11 0 11 31 16 47 0 0.257
Eric Karros 40 103 8 20 6 0 2 11 7 16 1 0.194
Billy McMillon 52 92 10 17 4 0 3 11 8 22 0 0.185
Esteban German 31 60 9 15 1 1 0 7 4 13 0 0.250
Nick Swisher 20 60 11 15 4 0 2 8 8 11 0 0.250
Frank Menechino 13 33 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.091
Ramon Castro 9 15 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.133
Rich Harden 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mark Redman 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mark Mulder 33 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Barry Zito 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Tim Hudson 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Rose 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Blanton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Bradford 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Octavio Dotel 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Duchscherer 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Santiago Casilla 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Hammond 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Harville 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Lehr 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mecir 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arthur Rhodes 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricardo Rincon 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk Saarloos 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2004

ERA

1 Chris Hammond 2.68 2 Justin Duchscherer 3.27 3 Tim Hudson 3.53 4 Jim Mecir 3.59 5 Ricardo Rincon 3.68

Wins

1 Mark Mulder 17 2 Tim Hudson 12 3 Rich Harden 11 4 Mark Redman 11 5 Barry Zito 11

Strikeouts

1 Rich Harden 167 2 Barry Zito 163 3 Mark Mulder 140 4 Tim Hudson 103 5 Mark Redman 102
2004 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mark Mulder 17 8 4.43 33 33 0 225.2 223 111 83 140
Barry Zito 11 11 4.48 34 34 0 213.0 216 106 81 163
Mark Redman 11 12 4.71 32 32 0 191.0 218 100 68 102
Rich Harden 11 7 3.99 31 31 0 189.2 171 84 81 167
Tim Hudson 12 6 3.53 27 27 0 188.2 194 74 44 103
Justin Duchscherer 7 6 3.27 53 0 0 96.1 85 35 32 59
Chad Bradford 5 7 4.42 68 0 1 59.0 51 29 24 34
Chris Hammond 4 1 2.68 41 0 1 53.2 56 16 13 34
Octavio Dotel 6 2 4.09 45 0 22 50.2 41 23 18 72
Jim Mecir 0 5 3.59 65 0 2 47.2 45 19 19 49
Ricardo Rincon 1 1 3.68 67 0 0 44.0 45 18 22 40
Arthur Rhodes 3 3 5.12 37 0 9 38.2 46 22 21 34
Justin Lehr 1 1 5.23 27 0 0 32.2 35 19 14 16
Kirk Saarloos 2 1 4.44 6 5 0 24.1 27 12 12 10
Joe Blanton 0 0 5.63 3 0 0 8.0 6 5 2 6
Santiago Casilla 0 0 12.71 4 0 0 5.2 5 8 9 5
Chad Harville 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (36)

Joe Blanton Chad Bradford Eric Byrnes Santiago Casilla Ramon Castro Eric Chavez Bobby Crosby Octavio Dotel Justin Duchscherer Erubiel Durazo Jermaine Dye Esteban German +24 more

36 players

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The 2004 Oakland Athletics in brief

A 91-71 record (.562) put the 2004 Oakland Athletics 2nd in the AL West. Runs came in at 793 scored against 742 allowed (+51). The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 4.17 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.63. The 2004 Oakland Athletics scored 2% fewer runs than the average club (793 against 811). Attendance at Network Associates Coliseum totaled 2,201,516 for the year. Eric Chavez topped the Oakland Athletics with 29 home runs.

The RBI leader was Erubiel Durazo, with 88. The hits leader was Mark Kotsay with 190. Mark Mulder led the pitchers with 17 wins. The strikeout leader was Rich Harden with 167. Octavio Dotel closed out 22 saves. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2004 Oakland Athletics

What was the 2004 Oakland Athletics record?
The 2004 Oakland Athletics finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 2004 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Eric Chavez led the 2004 Oakland Athletics with 29 home runs.
What was the 2004 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 2004 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 2004 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 2004 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2004 Oakland Athletics play?
The 2004 Oakland Athletics played home games at Network Associates Coliseum.
Who led the 2004 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eric Chavez (29 HR, 77 RBI) and Mark Mulder (17-8, 4.43 ERA).
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