Battle of Round Mountain

The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 123rd season of the franchise; the 118th in the National League. This was their fourth season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.

Offseason

• October 2, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]
• February 19, 2004: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]
• February 24, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	105	57	0.648	—	53–28	52–29
Houston Astros	92	70	0.568	13	48–33	44–37
Chicago Cubs	89	73	0.549	16	45–37	44–36
Cincinnati Reds	76	86	0.469	29	40–41	36–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	0.447	32½	39–41	33–48
Milwaukee Brewers	67	94	0.416	37½	36–45	31–49

Game log

2004 Game Log (72–89)
April (10–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 5 Phillies 2–1 Wells Millwood Mesa 35,702 1–0 2 April 7 Phillies 4–5 Cormier Boehringer Wagner 15,126 1–1 3 April 8 Phillies 6–2 Vogelsong Padilla Mesa 9,689 2–1 4 April 9 @ Reds 1–5 Harang Fogg — 27,713 2–2 5 April 10 @ Reds 1–3 Lidle Wells Graves 23,449 2–3 6 April 11 @ Reds 4–3 Perez Haynes Mesa 16,925 3–3 7 April 12 @ Cubs 13–2 Benson Maddux Meadows 40,483 4–3 8 April 14 @ Cubs 3–8 Clement Vogelsong — 38,968 4–4 9 April 15 @ Cubs 5–10 Zambrano Fogg — 39,450 4–5 10 April 16 @ Mets 7–6 Wells Moreno Mesa 18,554 5–5 11 April 17 @ Mets 2–1 Meadows Trachsel Mesa 40,172 6–5 12 April 18 @ Mets 8–1 Benson Seo — 44,345 7–5 13 April 20 Cubs 1–9 Zambrano Vogelsong — 11,746 7–6 14 April 21 Cubs 1–12 Mitre Fogg — 9,933 7–7 15 April 23 Reds 4–6 Wilson Wells Graves 17,350 7–8 16 April 24 Reds 7–9 Van Poppel Benson Graves 24,732 7–9 17 April 25 Reds 6–0 Perez Acevedo — 13,264 8–9 18 April 26 Reds 2–5 Harang Vogelsong Graves 8,579 8–10 19 April 28 Astros 4–2 Torres Oswalt Mesa 9,813 9–10 20 April 29 Astros 0–2 Pettitte Wells Dotel 19,485 9–11 21 April 30 @ Brewers 4–2 Benson Sheets Mesa 17,533 10–11
May (13–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 22 May 1 @ Brewers 8–7 (10) Boyd Vizcaino Mesa 25,134 11–11 23 May 2 @ Brewers 4–3 (11) Meadows Bennett Mesa 16,392 12–11 24 May 4 @ Astros 3–4 Pettitte Fogg Lidge 31,083 12–12 25 May 5 @ Astros 2–6 Clemens Wells — 35,883 12–13 26 May 6 @ Astros 2–5 Miller Benson — 36,055 12–14 27 May 7 Dodgers 0–4 Alvarez Perez — 20,944 12–15 28 May 8 Dodgers 3–4 Mota Torres Gagne 26,610 12–16 29 May 9 Dodgers 7–9 (14) Falkenborg Grabow — 16,554 12–17 30 May 11 @ Rockies 15–10 (12) Torres Lopez — 21,123 13–17 31 May 13 @ Rockies 5–7 Estes Benson Chacon — 13–18 32 May 13 @ Rockies 11–2 Perez Jennings — 20,041 14–18 33 May 14 @ Giants 4–2 Boehringer Rodriguez Mesa 39,955 15–18 34 May 15 @ Giants 6–4 Fogg Tomko Mesa 41,042 16–18 35 May 16 @ Giants 8–1 Wells Williams — 40,705 17–18 36 May 19 Padres 3–6 Lawrence Johnston Hoffman — 17–19 37 May 19 Padres 3–7 Peavy Perez — 13,366 17–20 38 May 20 Padres 9–7 Gonzalez Puffer Mesa 11,029 18–20 39 May 22 Brewers 3–1 Fogg Sheets Mesa 25,736 19–20 40 May 23 Brewers 1–2 Vizcaino Meadows Kolb 19,326 19–21 41 May 26 @ Cardinals 11–8 Benson Marquis — 29,526 20–21 42 May 27 @ Cardinals 3–6 Suppan Vogelsong Isringhausen 31,107 20–22 43 May 28 Cubs 9–5 Torres Borowski — — 21–22 44 May 28 Cubs 5–4 (10) Gonzalez Beltran — 24,657 22–22 45 May 29 Cubs 10–7 Fogg Mitre — 37,806 23–22 46 May 30 Cubs 1–12 Zambrano Grabow — 30,392 23–23 47 May 31 Cardinals 3–8 Marquis Benson — 12,582 23–24
June (9–19) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 48 June 1 Cardinals 1–8 Suppan Vogelsong — 11,540 23–25 49 June 2 Cardinals 3–5 Carpenter Johnston Isringhausen 12,100 23–26 50 June 3 Cardinals 2–4 Williams Perez Isringhausen 15,386 23–27 51 June 4 @ Cubs 2–1 Torres Borowski Mesa 40,024 24–27 52 June 5 @ Cubs 1–6 Zambrano Benson — 39,387 24–28 53 June 6 @ Cubs 1–4 Maddux Vogelsong Hawkins 39,016 24–29 54 June 7 @ Rangers 5–6 (10) Cordero Johnston — 25,286 24–30 55 June 10 @ Rangers 7–9 Francisco Meadows Cordero — 24–31 56 June 10 @ Rangers 4–10 Rogers Fogg — 27,219 24–32 57 June 11 @ Athletics 1–6 Hudson Benson — 23,435 24–33 58 June 12 @ Athletics 11–12 Rhodes Corey — 24,606 24–34 59 June 13 @ Athletics 3–13 Mulder Wells — 34,328 24–35 60 June 15 Angels 2–4 Shields Torres Rodriguez 19,035 24–36 61 June 16 Angels 5–3 Fogg Lackey Mesa 22,404 25–36 62 June 17 Angels 5–2 Benson Colon Mesa 15,395 26–36 63 June 18 Mariners 4–5 Moyer Vogelsong Guardado 29,601 26–37 64 June 19 Mariners 1–5 Piñeiro Burnett — 24,341 26–38 65 June 20 Mariners 4–5 Garcia Perez Guardado 30,217 26–39 66 June 21 @ Astros 5–7 Bullinger Fogg Dotel 33,443 26–40 67 June 22 @ Astros 4–5 Oswalt Benson Lidge 31,819 26–41 68 June 23 @ Astros 7–2 Vogelsong Munro — 34,242 27–41 69 June 24 @ Astros 2–3 Clemens Burnett Lidge 39,851 27–42 70 June 25 @ Reds 4–6 Acevedo Torres Graves 41,959 27–43 71 June 26 @ Reds 1–0 Corey Jones Mesa 41,376 28–43 72 June 27 @ Reds 14–4 Fogg Wilson — 35,262 29–43 73 June 28 Cardinals 2–1 Mesa Tavarez — 15,544 30–43 74 June 29 Cardinals 3–0 Burnett Carpenter Mesa 18,152 31–43 75 June 30 Cardinals 6–5 Mesa Tavarez — 22,368 32–43
July (17–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 76 July 2 Brewers 8–1 Perez Davis — — 33–43 77 July 2 Brewers 13–2 Fogg Wise — 30,047 34–43 78 July 3 Brewers 5–3 Benson Obermueller Mesa 28,443 35–43 79 July 4 Brewers 6–2 Burnett Capuano Mesa 19,029 36–43 80 July 5 @ Marlins 3–1 Wells Beckett Mesa 13,224 37–43 81 July 6 @ Marlins 3–6 Bump Corey Benitez 12,330 37–44 82 July 7 @ Marlins 4–3 Perez Pavano Mesa 15,135 38–44 83 July 8 @ Expos 1–2 Ayala Grabow Cordero 7,746 38–45 84 July 9 @ Expos 11–0 Burnett Hill — 7,436 39–45 85 July 10 @ Expos 0–4 Biddle Wells — 8,780 39–46 86 July 11 @ Expos 1–2 Downs Fogg Cordero 8,101 39–47 87 July 16 Marlins 6–2 Benson Burnett Mesa 28,563 40–47 88 July 17 Marlins 4–2 Torres Benitez Mesa 26,729 41–47 89 July 18 Marlins 4–2 Torres Koch Mesa 18,048 42–47 90 July 19 Expos 2–6 Horgan Grabow — 14,787 42–48 91 July 20 Expos 2–1 Burnett Hernandez Mesa 18,075 43–48 92 July 21 @ Braves 4–3 Benson Byrd Mesa 30,131 44–48 93 July 22 @ Braves 1–2 (10) Reitsma Torres — 32,963 44–49 94 July 23 Reds 6–3 Perez Acevedo Mesa 37,703 45–49 95 July 24 Reds 14–4 Grabow Harang — 37,752 46–49 96 July 25 Reds 6–5 Burnett Van Poppel Mesa 24,962 47–49 97 July 26 Braves 2–4 Wright Benson Smoltz 19,164 47–50 98 July 27 Braves 8–4 Gonzalez Gryboski — 15,946 48–50 99 July 28 Braves 0–1 Ortiz Perez Smoltz 22,977 48–51 100 July 29 Braves 2–3 Cruz Mesa Smoltz 25,988 48–52 101 July 30 @ Brewers 0–5 Davis Burnett — 34,702 48–53 102 July 31 @ Brewers 4–1 Vogelsong Santos Mesa 35,152 49–53
August (12–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 103 August 1 @ Brewers 7–8 Vizcaino Meadows — 25,047 49–54 104 August 3 @ Dodgers 2–3 Penny Perez Gagne 34,581 49–55 105 August 4 @ Dodgers 1–2 Lima Fogg Gagne 34,792 49–56 106 August 5 @ Dodgers 3–8 Weaver Burnett — 38,852 49–57 107 August 6 @ Padres 1–13 Peavy Vogelsong — 40,026 49–58 108 August 7 @ Padres 3–1 Wells Wells Mesa 40,681 50–58 109 August 8 @ Padres 4–2 Perez Lawrence Mesa 39,742 51–58 110 August 10 Giants 8–7 Mesa Herges — 24,930 52–58 111 August 11 Giants 8–6 (11) Grabow Hermanson — 25,814 53–58 112 August 12 Giants 0–7 Schmidt Vogelsong — 24,446 53–59 113 August 13 Rockies 3–9 Fassero Wells — 27,522 53–60 114 August 14 Rockies 6–1 Perez Wright — 37,312 54–60 115 August 15 Rockies 3–0 Fogg Kennedy Mesa 24,862 55–60 116 August 16 @ Diamondbacks 8–7 (10) Mesa Aquino Gonzalez 28,768 56–60 117 August 17 @ Diamondbacks 7–1 Vogelsong Randolph — 30,030 57–60 118 August 18 @ Diamondbacks 3–6 Fossum Van Benschoten Aquino 28,066 57–61 119 August 19 @ Cardinals 3–2 (10) Mesa Kline Grabow 33,854 58–61 120 August 20 @ Cardinals 4–5 Haren Fogg Isringhausen 32,062 58–62 121 August 20 @ Cardinals 3–5 Carpenter Gonzalez Isringhausen 38,640 58–63 122 August 21 @ Cardinals 6–10 Suppan Burnett — 46,017 58–64 123 August 22 @ Cardinals 4–11 Morris Vogelsong Kline 35,345 58–65 124 August 23 Diamondbacks 4–5 Nance Grabow Aquino 25,154 58–66 125 August 24 Diamondbacks 3–1 Perez Gonzalez Mesa 16,332 59–66 126 August 25 Diamondbacks 2–1 Fogg Johnson Mesa 24,853 60–66 127 August 27 Cardinals 5–8 Suppan Vogelsong Isringhausen 27,475 60–67 128 August 28 Cardinals 4–6 Morris Figueroa Isringhausen 19,167 60–68 129 August 29 Cardinals 0–4 Marquis Perez Tavarez 25,005 60–69 130 August 30 @ Brewers 5–1 Fogg Hendrickson — 23,512 61–69 131 August 31 @ Brewers 2–4 Wise Van Benschoten Kolb 13,704 61–70
September (9–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 132 September 1 @ Brewers 5–2 (10) Torres Bennett Mesa 15,625 62–70 133 September 2 @ Brewers 1–7 Sheets Williams — 11,763 62–71 134 September 3 @ Astros 6–8 Clemens Perez Lidge 40,992 62–72 135 September 4 @ Astros 5–6 Qualls Figueroa Lidge 38,605 62–73 136 September 5 @ Astros 5–10 Munro Van Benschoten — 40,569 62–74 137 September 6 Brewers 5–9 Glover Vogelsong Kolb 12,771 62–75 138 September 7 Brewers 2–0 Williams Sheets Mesa 20,563 63–75 – September 8 Brewers Cancelled (rain) 139 September 9 Astros 3–1 Perez Hernandez Mesa — 64–75 140 September 9 Astros 2–9 Gallo Fogg — 10,495 64–76 141 September 10 Astros 6–1 Van Benschoten Munro — 26,097 65–76 142 September 11 Astros 5–2 Vogelsong Backe Mesa 14,877 66–76 143 September 12 Astros 4–5 (10) Lidge Mesa Qualls 11,521 66–77 144 September 13 @ Cubs 2–7 Maddux Brooks — 38,326 66–78 145 September 14 @ Cubs 2–3 (12) Wellemeyer Meadows — 38,676 66–79 146 September 15 @ Cubs 5–13 Wuertz Perez Dempster 38,395 66–80 147 September 18 Mets 7–8 (10) Yates Torres Looper 19,236 66–81 148 September 19 Mets 1–0 Vogelsong Heilman Mesa — 67–81 149 September 19 Mets 6–1 Williams Benson — 18,219 68–81 150 September 21 Cubs 4–5 (10) Hawkins Torres Dempster 12,701 68–82 151 September 22 Cubs 0–1 Zambrano Perez Remlinger 22,257 68–83 152 September 23 Cubs 3–6 Maddux Figueroa Hawkins 13,298 68–84 153 September 24 Reds 8–14 Harang Vogelsong — 29,066 68–85 154 September 25 Reds 4–7 Wilson Williams Valentine 26,500 68–86 155 September 26 Reds 4–2 Fogg Acevedo Mesa 23,841 69–86 156 September 27 @ Phillies 6–1 Perez Milton — 30,268 70–86 157 September 29 @ Phillies 4–8 Padilla Snell — — 70–87 158 September 29 @ Phillies 3–8 Myers Torres — 33,127 70–88
October (2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 159 October 1 @ Reds 1–5 Wilson Williams — 26,841 70–89 160 October 2 @ Reds 3–1 Fogg Van Poppel Mesa 26,128 71–89 161 October 3 @ Reds 2–0 Perez Claussen Mesa 30,854 72–89
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League record Source: [1]
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LA	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–4	4–2	3–3	6–13	3–4	2–4	3–16	3–3	0–6	3–4	1–5	2–4	7–12	5–14	1–5	6–12
Atlanta	4–2	—	3–3	2–4	4–2	14–5	3–3	4–3	4–2	15–4	12–7	10–9	4–2	3–3	4–3	2–4	8–10
Chicago	2–4	3–3	—	9–8	5–1	3–3	10–9	2–4	10–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	13–5	4–2	2–4	8–11	8–4
Cincinnati	3–3	4–2	8–9	—	3–3	4–2	6–11	4–2	10–8	4–2	3–3	3–3	9–10	2–4	3–3	5–14	5-7
Colorado	13–6	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–5	1–5	8–11	2–4	2–4	1–5	5–3	2–4	10–9	8–11	1–5	8–10
Florida	4–3	5–14	3–3	2–4	5–1	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	15–4	12–7	1–5	4–2	2–5	2–4	7–11
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–10	11–6	5–1	3-3	—	1–5	13–6	2–4	2–4	6–0	12–5	2–4	2–4	10–8	7–5
Los Angeles	16–3	3–4	4–2	2–4	11–8	3–3	5–1	—	3–3	4–3	3–3	1–5	6–0	10–9	10–9	2–4	10–8
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	7–10	8–10	4–2	2–4	6–13	3–3	—	5–1	2–4	0–6	6–12	2–4	1–5	8–9	8–4
Montreal	6–0	4–15	3–3	2–4	4–2	8-11	4–2	3–4	1–5	—	9–10	7–12	4–2	1–6	1–5	3–3	7–11
New York	4–3	7–12	2–4	3–3	5–1	4–15	4–2	3–3	4–2	10–9	—	8–11	1–5	1–6	4–2	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	5-1	9–10	3–3	3–3	3–5	7–12	0–6	5–1	6–0	12–7	11–8	—	3–3	5–1	2–4	3–3	9–9
Pittsburgh	4–2	2–4	5–13	10–9	4–2	5–1	5–12	0–6	12–6	2–4	5–1	3–3	—	3–3	5–1	5–12	2–10
San Diego	12–7	3–3	2–4	4–2	9–10	2–4	4–2	9–10	4–2	6–1	6–1	1–5	3–3	—	12–7	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	3–4	4–2	3–3	11–8	5–2	4–2	9–10	5–1	5–1	2–4	4–2	1–5	7–12	—	3–3	11–7
St. Louis	5–1	4–2	11–8	14–5	5–1	4-2	8–10	4–2	9–8	3–3	5–1	3–3	12–5	4–2	3–3	—	11–1

Detailed records

Roster

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 34 Kris Benson 41 Brian Boehringer 50 Jason Boyd 57 Frank Brooks 61 Sean Burnett 44 Mark Corey 37 Nelson Figueroa 27 Josh Fogg 51 Mike Gonzalez 39 John Grabow 37 Mike Johnston 46 Brian Meadows 49 José Mesa 48 Óliver Pérez 43 Willis Roberts 53 Ian Snell 31 Salomón Torres 47 John Van Benschoten 22 Ryan Vogelsong 32 Kip Wells 58 Dave Williams		Catchers 11 Humberto Cota 30 J. R. House 18 Jason Kendall Infielders 14 José Castillo 17 Bobby Hill  7 Abraham Núñez 55 Carlos Rivera 12 Freddy Sanchez 35 Randall Simon  3 Chris Stynes 31 Daryle Ward 19 Ty Wigginton  2 Jack Wilson		Outfielders 56 Tony Álvarez 50 José Bautista 38 Jason Bay 26 J. J. Davis 59 Rob Mackowiak 24 Rubén Mateo 43 Raúl Mondesí  5 Tike Redman 36 Craig Wilson		Manager 23 Lloyd McClendon Coaches 66 Álvaro Espinoza (infield) 15 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 25 Pete Mackanin (bench) 28 Gerald Perry (hitting) 13 John Russell (third base) 52 Bruce Tanner (bullpen) 54 Spin Williams (pitching)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Tike Redman	CF
Jason Kendall	C
Raúl Mondesí	LF
Randall Simon	1B
Craig Wilson	RF
Bobby Hill	2B
Chris Stynes	3B
Jack Wilson	SS
Kip Wells	SP

Awards and honors

• Jason Bay, NL Rookie of the Year

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Jack Wilson, SS, reserve

Statistics

Hitting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Transactions

• May 21, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[4]
• June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[7]
• July 30, 2004: Kris Benson was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to the New York Mets for José Bautista, Ty Wigginton, and Matt Peterson (minors).^[8]
• August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]

Draft picks

2004 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks^[9]

Rd	#	Player	Pos	DOB and Age	School
1	11	Neil Walker	C	(1985-09-10)September 10, 1985 (aged 18)	Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania)
2	52	Brian Bixler	SS	(1982-10-22)October 22, 1982 (aged 21)	Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
3	82	Eddie Prasch	3B	(1986-01-25)January 25, 1986 (aged 18)	Milton High School (Milton, Georgia)
4	112	Joe Bauserman	RHP	(1985-10-04)October 4, 1985 (aged 18)	Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida)
5	142	Kyle Bloom	LHP	(1983-02-21)February 21, 1983 (aged 21)	Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois)
6	172	A.J. Johnson	OF	(1983-09-26)September 26, 1983 (aged 20)	Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee, Florida)
7	202	Jason Quarles	RHP	(1983-04-20)April 20, 1983 (aged 21)	Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
8	232	Eric Ridener	RHP	(1985-09-11)September 11, 1985 (aged 18)	J. P. Taravella High School (Coral Springs, Florida)
9	262	Chris Covington	OF	(1985-12-12)December 12, 1985 (aged 18)	Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)
10	292	Derek Hankins	RHP	(1983-07-01)July 1, 1983 (aged 20)	University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee)

Note

• Age at time of draft.

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pacific Coast League	Trent Jewett
AA	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Tony Beasley
A	Lynchburg Hillcats	Carolina League	Jay Loviglio and Tom Prince
A	Hickory Crawdads	South Atlantic League	Dave Clark
A-Short Season	Williamsport Crosscutters	New York–Penn League	Jeff Branson
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hickory

References

• 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.