The 2004

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

season was the 123rd season of the franchise; the 118th in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

. This was their fourth season at

PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore (Pittsburgh), North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). It was opened during the 2001 Major League Baseball season, ...

. The Pirates finished fifth in the

National League Central The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League ...

with a record of 72–89.

Offseason

*October 2, 2003:

Jeff D'Amico Jeffrey Charles D'Amico (born December 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher from to . D'Amico, sometimes nicknamed "Big Daddy" due to his six-foot nine stature, was a starting pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers ...

was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. *February 19, 2004:

Randall Simon Randall Carlito Simon (born May 25, 1975) is a Curaçaoan former professional baseball first baseman. He has played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), LVBP and one in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) between 1997 a ...

was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.Randall Simon Statistics
Baseball-Reference.com *February 24, 2004:

Raúl Mondesí Raúl Ramón Mondesí Avelino (born March 12, 1971) is a Dominican former politician and baseball player. Mondesí played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons, primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and made his MLB debut with them in ...

signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.Raúl Mondesí Statistics
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Regular season

Season standings

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 5 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

, , 2–1 , , Wells , , Millwood , , Mesa , , 35,702 , , 1–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , , April 7 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Cormier , , Boehringer , , Wagner , , 15,126 , , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , April 8 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Vogelsong , , Padilla , , Mesa , , 9,689 , , 2–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , , April 9 , , @

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

, , 1–5 , , Harang , , Fogg , , — , , 27,713 , , 2–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , , April 10 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Lidle , , Wells , , Graves , , 23,449 , , 2–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , April 11 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Perez , , Haynes , , Mesa , , 16,925 , , 3–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , April 12 , , @ Cubs , , 13–2 , , Benson , , Maddux , , Meadows , , 40,483 , , 4–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 8 , , April 14 , , @ Cubs , , 3–8 , , Clement , , Vogelsong , , — , , 38,968 , , 4–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , , April 15 , , @ Cubs , , 5–10 , , Zambrano , , Fogg , , — , , 39,450 , , 4–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , , April 16 , , @

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

, , 7–6 , , Wells , , Moreno , , Mesa , , 18,554 , , 5–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , , April 17 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Meadows , , Trachsel , , Mesa , , 40,172 , , 6–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , April 18 , , @

, , 8–1 , , Benson , , Seo , , — , , 44,345 , , 7–5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 13 , , April 20 , , Cubs , , 1–9 , , Zambrano , , Vogelsong , , — , , 11,746 , , 7–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 14 , , April 21 , , Cubs , , 1–12 , , Mitre , , Fogg , , — , , 9,933 , , 7–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 15 , , April 23 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Wilson , , Wells , , Graves , , 17,350 , , 7–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 16 , , April 24 , ,

, , 7–9 , , Van Poppel , , Benson , , Graves , , 24,732 , , 7–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , , April 25 , ,

, , 6–0 , , Perez , , Acevedo , , — , , 13,264 , , 8–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , , April 26 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Harang , , Vogelsong , , Graves , , 8,579 , , 8–10 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , , April 28 , ,

Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

, , 4–2 , , Torres , , Oswalt , , Mesa , , 9,813 , , 9–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 20 , , April 29 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Pettitte , , Wells , , Dotel , , 19,485 , , 9–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , , April 30 , , @ Brewers , , 4–2 , , Benson , , Sheets , , Mesa , , 17,533 , , 10–11 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , May 1 , , @ Brewers , , 8–7 (10) , , Boyd , , Vizcaino , , Mesa , , 25,134 , , 11–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 23 , , May 2 , , @ Brewers , , 4–3 (11) , , Meadows , , Bennett , , Mesa , , 16,392 , , 12–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 24 , , May 4 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Pettitte , , Fogg , , Lidge , , 31,083 , , 12–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , , May 5 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Clemens , , Wells , , — , , 35,883 , , 12–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 26 , , May 6 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Miller , , Benson , , — , , 36,055 , , 12–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 27 , , May 7 , ,

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

, , 0–4 , , Alvarez , , Perez , , — , , 20,944 , , 12–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 28 , , May 8 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Mota , , Torres , , Gagne , , 26,610 , , 12–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 29 , , May 9 , ,

, , 7–9 (14) , , Falkenborg , , Grabow , , — , , 16,554 , , 12–17 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 30 , , May 11 , , @

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in great-circle distance, straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Can ...

, , 15–10 (12) , , Torres , , Lopez , , — , , 21,123 , , 13–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 31 , , May 13 , , @

, , 5–7 , , Estes , , Benson , , Chacon , , — , , 13–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , , May 13 , , @

, , 11–2 , , Perez , , Jennings , , — , , 20,041 , , 14–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , May 14 , , @

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

, , 4–2 , , Boehringer , , Rodriguez , , Mesa , , 39,955 , , 15–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , , May 15 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Fogg , , Tomko , , Mesa , , 41,042 , , 16–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , , May 16 , , @

, , 8–1 , , Wells , , Williams , , — , , 40,705 , , 17–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , , May 19 , ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

, , 3–6 , , Lawrence , , Johnston , , Hoffman , , — , , 17–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 37 , , May 19 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Peavy , , Perez , , — , , 13,366 , , 17–20 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , , May 20 , ,

, , 9–7 , , Gonzalez , , Puffer , , Mesa , , 11,029 , , 18–20 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , , May 22 , , Brewers , , 3–1 , , Fogg , , Sheets , , Mesa , , 25,736 , , 19–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 40 , , May 23 , , Brewers , , 1–2 , , Vizcaino , , Meadows , , Kolb , , 19,326 , , 19–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , , May 26 , , @

Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

, , 11–8 , , Benson , , Marquis , , — , , 29,526 , , 20–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42 , , May 27 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Suppan , , Vogelsong , , Isringhausen , , 31,107 , , 20–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , May 28 , , Cubs , , 9–5 , , Torres , , Borowski , , — , , — , , 21–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , May 28 , , Cubs , , 5–4 (10) , , Gonzalez , , Beltran , , — , , 24,657 , , 22–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , , May 29 , , Cubs , , 10–7 , , Fogg , , Mitre , , — , , 37,806 , , 23–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 46 , , May 30 , , Cubs , , 1–12 , , Zambrano , , Grabow , , — , , 30,392 , , 23–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 47 , , May 31 , ,

, , 3–8 , , Marquis , , Benson , , — , , 12,582 , , 23–24 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , June 1 , ,

, , 1–8 , , Suppan , , Vogelsong , , — , , 11,540 , , 23–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49 , , June 2 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Carpenter , , Johnston , , Isringhausen , , 12,100 , , 23–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , , June 3 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Williams , , Perez , , Isringhausen , , 15,386 , , 23–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , , June 4 , , @ Cubs , , 2–1 , , Torres , , Borowski , , Mesa , , 40,024 , , 24–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 52 , , June 5 , , @ Cubs , , 1–6 , , Zambrano , , Benson , , — , , 39,387 , , 24–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 53 , , June 6 , , @ Cubs , , 1–4 , , Maddux , , Vogelsong , , Hawkins , , 39,016 , , 24–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 54 , , June 7 , , @ Rangers , , 5–6 (10) , , Cordero , , Johnston , , — , , 25,286 , , 24–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 55 , , June 10 , , @ Rangers , , 7–9 , , Francisco , , Meadows , , Cordero , , — , , 24–31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , June 10 , , @ Rangers , , 4–10 , , Rogers , , Fogg , , — , , 27,219 , , 24–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 57 , , June 11 , , @

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

, , 1–6 , , Hudson , , Benson , , — , , 23,435 , , 24–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 58 , , June 12 , , @

, , 11–12 , , Rhodes , , Corey , , — , , 24,606 , , 24–34 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 59 , , June 13 , , @

, , 3–13 , , Mulder , , Wells , , — , , 34,328 , , 24–35 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 60 , , June 15 , ,

Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

, , 2–4 , , Shields , , Torres , , Rodriguez , , 19,035 , , 24–36 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , , June 16 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Fogg , , Lackey , , Mesa , , 22,404 , , 25–36 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , , June 17 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Benson , , Colon , , Mesa , , 15,395 , , 26–36 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 63 , , June 18 , , Mariners , , 4–5 , , Moyer , , Vogelsong , , Guardado , , 29,601 , , 26–37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 64 , , June 19 , , Mariners , , 1–5 , , Piñeiro , , Burnett , , — , , 24,341 , , 26–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , , June 20 , , Mariners , , 4–5 , , Garcia , , Perez , , Guardado , , 30,217 , , 26–39 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 21 , , @

, , 5–7 , , Bullinger , , Fogg , , Dotel , , 33,443 , , 26–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 67 , , June 22 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Oswalt , , Benson , , Lidge , , 31,819 , , 26–41 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , June 23 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Vogelsong , , Munro , , — , , 34,242 , , 27–41 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 69 , , June 24 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Clemens , , Burnett , , Lidge , , 39,851 , , 27–42 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 70 , , June 25 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Acevedo , , Torres , , Graves , , 41,959 , , 27–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , , June 26 , , @

, , 1–0 , , Corey , , Jones , , Mesa , , 41,376 , , 28–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , , June 27 , , @

, , 14–4 , , Fogg , , Wilson , , — , , 35,262 , , 29–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , , June 28 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Mesa , , Tavarez , , — , , 15,544 , , 30–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , , June 29 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Burnett , , Carpenter , , Mesa , , 18,152 , , 31–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , June 30 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Mesa , , Tavarez , , — , , 22,368 , , 32–43 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , , July 2 , , Brewers , , 8–1 , , Perez , , Davis , , — , , — , , 33–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , , July 2 , , Brewers , , 13–2 , , Fogg , , Wise , , — , , 30,047 , , 34–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , , July 3 , , Brewers , , 5–3 , , Benson , , Obermueller , , Mesa , , 28,443 , , 35–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , , July 4 , , Brewers , , 6–2 , , Burnett , , Capuano , , Mesa , , 19,029 , , 36–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , July 5 , , @

Marlins The marlin is a large billfish sometimes also known as the ''spearfish.'' Marlin may also refer to: Places *Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain *Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States Sports *Cincinnati Marlins, a swim t ...

, , 3–1 , , Wells , , Beckett , , Mesa , , 13,224 , , 37–43 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 81 , , July 6 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Bump , , Corey , , Benitez , , 12,330 , , 37–44 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , July 7 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Perez , , Pavano , , Mesa , , 15,135 , , 38–44 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 83 , , July 8 , , @

Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

, , 1–2 , , Ayala , , Grabow , , Cordero , , 7,746 , , 38–45 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 84 , , July 9 , , @

, , 11–0 , , Burnett , , Hill , , — , , 7,436 , , 39–45 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 85 , , July 10 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Biddle , , Wells , , — , , 8,780 , , 39–46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 86 , , July 11 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Downs , , Fogg , , Cordero , , 8,101 , , 39–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 87 , , July 16 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Benson , , Burnett , , Mesa , , 28,563 , , 40–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 88 , , July 17 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Torres , , Benitez , , Mesa , , 26,729 , , 41–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 89 , , July 18 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Torres , , Koch , , Mesa , , 18,048 , , 42–47 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 90 , , July 19 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Horgan , , Grabow , , — , , 14,787 , , 42–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 91 , , July 20 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Burnett , , Hernandez , , Mesa , , 18,075 , , 43–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 92 , , July 21 , , @

Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

, , 4–3 , , Benson , , Byrd , , Mesa , , 30,131 , , 44–48 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 93 , , July 22 , , @

, , 1–2 (10) , , Reitsma , , Torres , , — , , 32,963 , , 44–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 94 , , July 23 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Perez , , Acevedo , , Mesa , , 37,703 , , 45–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 95 , , July 24 , ,

, , 14–4 , , Grabow , , Harang , , — , , 37,752 , , 46–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 96 , , July 25 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Burnett , , Van Poppel , , Mesa , , 24,962 , , 47–49 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 26 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Wright , , Benson , , Smoltz , , 19,164 , , 47–50 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 98 , , July 27 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Gonzalez , , Gryboski , , — , , 15,946 , , 48–50 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 99 , , July 28 , ,

, , 0–1 , , Ortiz , , Perez , , Smoltz , , 22,977 , , 48–51 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 100 , , July 29 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Cruz , , Mesa , , Smoltz , , 25,988 , , 48–52 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 30 , , @ Brewers , , 0–5 , , Davis , , Burnett , , — , , 34,702 , , 48–53 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 102 , , July 31 , , @ Brewers , , 4–1 , , Vogelsong , , Santos , , Mesa , , 35,152 , , 49–53 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 103 , , August 1 , , @ Brewers , , 7–8 , , Vizcaino , , Meadows , , — , , 25,047 , , 49–54 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 104 , , August 3 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Penny , , Perez , , Gagne , , 34,581 , , 49–55 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 105 , , August 4 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Lima , , Fogg , , Gagne , , 34,792 , , 49–56 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 106 , , August 5 , , @

, , 3–8 , , Weaver , , Burnett , , — , , 38,852 , , 49–57 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 107 , , August 6 , , @

, , 1–13 , , Peavy , , Vogelsong , , — , , 40,026 , , 49–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 108 , , August 7 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Wells , , Wells , , Mesa , , 40,681 , , 50–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 109 , , August 8 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Perez , , Lawrence , , Mesa , , 39,742 , , 51–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 110 , , August 10 , ,

, , 8–7 , , Mesa , , Herges , , — , , 24,930 , , 52–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 111 , , August 11 , ,

, , 8–6 (11) , , Grabow , , Hermanson , , — , , 25,814 , , 53–58 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 112 , , August 12 , ,

, , 0–7 , , Schmidt , , Vogelsong , , — , , 24,446 , , 53–59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 13 , ,

, , 3–9 , , Fassero , , Wells , , — , , 27,522 , , 53–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 114 , , August 14 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Perez , , Wright , , — , , 37,312 , , 54–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 115 , , August 15 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Fogg , , Kennedy , , Mesa , , 24,862 , , 55–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 116 , , August 16 , , @

Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

, , 8–7 (10) , , Mesa , , Aquino , , Gonzalez , , 28,768 , , 56–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 117 , , August 17 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Vogelsong , , Randolph , , — , , 30,030 , , 57–60 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 118 , , August 18 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Fossum , , Van Benschoten , , Aquino , , 28,066 , , 57–61 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 119 , , August 19 , , @

, , 3–2 (10) , , Mesa , , Kline , , Grabow , , 33,854 , , 58–61 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 20 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Haren , , Fogg , , Isringhausen , , 32,062 , , 58–62 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 121 , , August 20 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Carpenter , , Gonzalez , , Isringhausen , , 38,640 , , 58–63 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 122 , , August 21 , , @

, , 6–10 , , Suppan , , Burnett , , — , , 46,017 , , 58–64 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 123 , , August 22 , , @

, , 4–11 , , Morris , , Vogelsong , , Kline , , 35,345 , , 58–65 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 124 , , August 23 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Nance , , Grabow , , Aquino , , 25,154 , , 58–66 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 125 , , August 24 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Perez , , Gonzalez , , Mesa , , 16,332 , , 59–66 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 25 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Fogg , , Johnson , , Mesa , , 24,853 , , 60–66 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 127 , , August 27 , ,

, , 5–8 , , Suppan , , Vogelsong , , Isringhausen , , 27,475 , , 60–67 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 28 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Morris , , Figueroa , , Isringhausen , , 19,167 , , 60–68 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 129 , , August 29 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Marquis , , Perez , , Tavarez , , 25,005 , , 60–69 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 130 , , August 30 , , @ Brewers , , 5–1 , , Fogg , , Hendrickson , , — , , 23,512 , , 61–69 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 131 , , August 31 , , @ Brewers , , 2–4 , , Wise , , Van Benschoten , , Kolb , , 13,704 , , 61–70 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 132 , , September 1 , , @ Brewers , , 5–2 (10) , , Torres , , Bennett , , Mesa , , 15,625 , , 62–70 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 133 , , September 2 , , @ Brewers , , 1–7 , , Sheets , , Williams , , — , , 11,763 , , 62–71 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 134 , , September 3 , , @

, , 6–8 , , Clemens , , Perez , , Lidge , , 40,992 , , 62–72 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 135 , , September 4 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Qualls , , Figueroa , , Lidge , , 38,605 , , 62–73 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 136 , , September 5 , , @

, , 5–10 , , Munro , , Van Benschoten , , — , , 40,569 , , 62–74 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 137 , , September 6 , , Brewers , , 5–9 , , Glover , , Vogelsong , , Kolb , , 12,771 , , 62–75 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 138 , , September 7 , , Brewers , , 2–0 , , Williams , , Sheets , , Mesa , , 20,563 , , 63–75 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 139 , , September 9 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Perez , , Hernandez , , Mesa , , — , , 64–75 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 9 , ,

, , 2–9 , , Gallo , , Fogg , , — , , 10,495 , , 64–76 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 141 , , September 10 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Van Benschoten , , Munro , , — , , 26,097 , , 65–76 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 142 , , September 11 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Vogelsong , , Backe , , Mesa , , 14,877 , , 66–76 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 143 , , September 12 , ,

, , 4–5 (10) , , Lidge , , Mesa , , Qualls , , 11,521 , , 66–77 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 144 , , September 13 , , @ Cubs , , 2–7 , , Maddux , , Brooks , , — , , 38,326 , , 66–78 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 14 , , @ Cubs , , 2–3 (12) , , Wellemeyer , , Meadows , , — , , 38,676 , , 66–79 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 146 , , September 15 , , @ Cubs , , 5–13 , , Wuertz , , Perez , , Dempster , , 38,395 , , 66–80 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 147 , , September 18 , ,

, , 7–8 (10) , , Yates , , Torres , , Looper , , 19,236 , , 66–81 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 148 , , September 19 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Vogelsong , , Heilman , , Mesa , , — , , 67–81 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 149 , , September 19 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Williams , , Benson , , — , , 18,219 , , 68–81 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 150 , , September 21 , , Cubs , , 4–5 (10) , , Hawkins , , Torres , , Dempster , , 12,701 , , 68–82 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 151 , , September 22 , , Cubs , , 0–1 , , Zambrano , , Perez , , Remlinger , , 22,257 , , 68–83 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 23 , , Cubs , , 3–6 , , Maddux , , Figueroa , , Hawkins , , 13,298 , , 68–84 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 153 , , September 24 , ,

, , 8–14 , , Harang , , Vogelsong , , — , , 29,066 , , 68–85 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 154 , , September 25 , ,

, , 4–7 , , Wilson , , Williams , , Valentine , , 26,500 , , 68–86 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 155 , , September 26 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Fogg , , Acevedo , , Mesa , , 23,841 , , 69–86 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 156 , , September 27 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Perez , , Milton , , — , , 30,268 , , 70–86 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 157 , , September 29 , , @

, , 4–8 , , Padilla , , Snell , , — , , — , , 70–87 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 158 , , September 29 , , @

, , 3–8 , , Myers , , Torres , , — , , 33,127 , , 70–88 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 159 , , October 1 , , @

, , 1–5 , , Wilson , , Williams , , — , , 26,841 , , 70–89 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 160 , , October 2 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Fogg , , Van Poppel , , Mesa , , 26,128 , , 71–89 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 161 , , October 3 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Perez , , Claussen , , Mesa , , 30,854 , , 72–89 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Awards and honors

Jason Bay Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978) is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder. Bay played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Seattle Marine ...

NL Rookie of the Year In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to two outstanding rookie players, one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL), as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The aw ...

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 75th edition of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game w ...

* 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:

was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. *June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. *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).Kris Benson Statistics
Baseball-Reference.com *August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. *August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Draft picks

;Note *''Age at time of draft.''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hickory

References

2004 Pittsburgh Pirates
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