| 2004 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Great American Ball Park | |||
| City | Cincinnati | |||
| Record | 76–86 (.469) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Carl Lindner | |||
| General managers | Dan O'Brien Jr. | |||
| Managers | Dave Miley | |||
| Television | FSN Ohio (George Grande,Chris Welsh) | |||
| Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman,Joe Nuxhall, Steve Stewart) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The2004Cincinnati Reds season was the 135th season for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their second season atGreat American Ball Park inCincinnati. They improved on their 69–93 record from 2003.
The Reds finished with a final record of 76–86. That earned them fourth place intheir division. They finished 29 games behind the division winner and eventualNational League champion, theSt. Louis Cardinals. The Reds also finished 16 games behind the second place team and National League wild card winner, theHouston Astros. The Reds finished 13 games behind the third place team, theChicago Cubs. They finished 3½ games ahead of the fifth place team, thePittsburgh Pirates, and 8½ games ahead of the sixth place team, theMilwaukee Brewers.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 57 | .648 | — | 53–28 | 52–29 |
| Houston Astros | 92 | 70 | .568 | 13 | 48–33 | 44–37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 73 | .549 | 16 | 45–37 | 44–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 29 | 40–41 | 36–45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 89 | .447 | 32½ | 39–41 | 33–48 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | .416 | 37½ | 36–45 | 31–49 |
Source:MLB Standings Grid – 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | 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 |
| 2004 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jason LaRue | 114 | 390 | 98 | .251 | 14 | 55 |
| 1B | Sean Casey | 146 | 571 | 185 | .324 | 24 | 99 |
| 2B | D'Angelo Jiménez | 152 | 563 | 152 | .270 | 12 | 67 |
| SS | Barry Larkin | 111 | 346 | 100 | .289 | 8 | 44 |
| 3B | Ryan Freel | 143 | 505 | 140 | .277 | 3 | 28 |
| LF | Adam Dunn | 161 | 568 | 151 | .266 | 46 | 102 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 83 | 300 | 76 | .253 | 20 | 60 |
| RF | Austin Kearns | 64 | 217 | 50 | .230 | 9 | 32 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wily Mo Peña | 110 | 336 | 87 | .259 | 26 | 66 |
| Juan Castro | 111 | 299 | 73 | .244 | 5 | 26 |
| Felipe López | 79 | 264 | 64 | .242 | 7 | 31 |
| Javier Valentín | 82 | 202 | 47 | .233 | 6 | 20 |
| Jacob Cruz | 96 | 147 | 33 | .224 | 3 | 28 |
| Brandon Larson | 40 | 118 | 25 | .212 | 3 | 14 |
| Tim Hummel | 56 | 110 | 24 | .218 | 1 | 7 |
| Darren Bragg | 38 | 94 | 18 | .191 | 4 | 9 |
| Anderson Machado | 17 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 0 | 4 |
| John Vander Wal | 42 | 51 | 6 | .118 | 2 | 4 |
| Corky Miller | 13 | 39 | 1 | .026 | 0 | 3 |
| Jermaine Clark | 14 | 30 | 4 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Romano | 22 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 1 | 3 |
| Ray Olmedo | 8 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wilson | 29 | 183.2 | 11 | 6 | 4.36 | 117 |
| Aaron Harang | 28 | 161.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.86 | 125 |
| Cory Lidle | 24 | 149.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.32 | 93 |
| Brandon Claussen | 14 | 66.0 | 2 | 8 | 6.14 | 45 |
| Josh Hancock | 12 | 54.2 | 5 | 1 | 4.45 | 31 |
| Luke Hudson | 9 | 48.1 | 4 | 2 | 2.42 | 38 |
| Jung Bong | 3 | 15.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.70 | 11 |
| Jesús Sánchez | 3 | 14.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.53 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Acevedo | 39 | 157.2 | 5 | 12 | 5.94 | 117 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 48 | 115.1 | 4 | 6 | 6.09 | 72 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 5 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 9.60 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Graves | 68 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 3.95 | 40 |
| John Riedling | 70 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5.10 | 46 |
| Phil Norton | 69 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.07 | 48 |
| Todd Jones | 51 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.79 | 37 |
| Ryan Wagner | 49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.70 | 37 |
| Gabe White | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.23 | 33 |
| Mike Matthews | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.30 | 15 |
| Joe Valentine | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5.22 | 29 |
| Brian Reith | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.27 | 24 |
| Juan Padilla | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.67 | 12 |
| Aaron Myette | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 6 |