The 2004

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. It involved the Royals finishing 5th in the

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Central with a record of 58 wins and 104 losses. It was one of the most disappointing seasons in Royals' history. The team had been picked by many sporting magazines to win the AL Central following their third-place finish in 2003. Injuries of veteran acquisitions did the Royals in. Catcher

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and outfielder Juan González both played very few games for the boys in blue.

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was also injured during the campaign. As a result, the Royals set a

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record for most losses in franchise history.

Offseason

* January 6, 2004: Juan González signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals. * January 16, 2004: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

*July 30, 2004: Justin Huber was traded by the New York Mets to the Kansas City Royals for José Bautista.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

''Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory''

References

External links

2004 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference2004 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Kansas City Royals seasons

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