The 2004

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season was the 36th season in franchise history. It saw the club finish with a record of 87-75, the fifth most wins in franchise history. With 87 wins, the Padres improved their win–loss record by 23 games over the 2003 season (64-98), the single largest improvement from one full season to the next in team history. The Padres also moved into their new home

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, which drew a total of 3,016,752 fans to 81 home games, shattering all previous attendance marks.

Offseason

*November 26, 2003:

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was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for

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and

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Regular season

Petco Park

Petco Park is an open-air

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. It opened in 2004, replacing

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as the home park of

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. Before then, the Padres shared

with the

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. The stadium is named after the animal and pet supplies retailer

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, which is based in San Diego and paid for the

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Opening Day starters

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

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''

Award winners

* Trevor Hoffman,

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* Jake Peavy, ERA Champion (2.27)

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, second base, reserve

Farm system

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References

External links

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