2004 Atlanta Braves season

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2004 Atlanta Braves 2004 NL East Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Turner Field (since 1997) Atlanta (since 1966)
2004 information
Owner(s)	AOL Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS Superstation Turner South (Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray) FSN South (Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) WWWE (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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Offseason

October 25, 2003: DeWayne Wise was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[1]
November 14, 2003: Jorge Velandia was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[2]
December 13, 2003: J.D. Drew was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Eli Marrero to the Atlanta Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and Adam Wainwright.^[3]
January 12, 2004: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[4]
February 5, 2004: Russell Branyan was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[5]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

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Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	96	66	.593	--
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	10
Florida Marlins	83	79	.512	13
New York Mets	71	91	.438	25
Montreal Expos	67	95	.414	29

Notable transactions

April 25, 2004: Russell Branyan was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Scott Sturkie (minors).^[5]
June 7, 2004: Clint Sammons was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2004.^[6]

Roster

2004 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

23 Johnny Estrada
12 Eddie Pérez

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

39 Pat Corrales (bench)
53 Bobby Dews (bullpen)
33 Fredi González (third base)
17 Glenn Hubbard (first base)
54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)
9 Terry Pendleton (hitting)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
LF	Thomas, CharlesCharles Thomas	83	236	68	.288	7	31

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

2004 National League Division Series

Main article: 2004 National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Houston wins series, 3-2

Game	Score	Date
1	Houston 9, Atlanta 3	October 6
2	Atlanta 4, Houston 2 (11 innings)	October 7
3	Houston 8, Atlanta 5	October 9
4	Atlanta 6, Houston 5	October 10
5	Houston 12, Atlanta 3	October 11

Award winners

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Pat Kelly
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Brian Snitker
A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League	Randy Ingle
A	Rome Braves	South Atlantic League	Rocket Wheeler
Rookie	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	Jim Saul
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Ralph Henriquez

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Notes

References

2004 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference

Preceded by Atlanta Braves 2003	NL East Championship Season 2004	Succeeded by Atlanta Braves 2005

2004 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto

AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Atlanta Braves

Formerly the
Based in Atlanta, Georgia

Franchise

History
- Boston
Braves Museum & Hall of Fame
Award winners & league leaders
Records
No-hitters
Seasons
Owners and executives
Managers
Opening Day Starters
- Atlanta
- Boston and Milwaukee
First-round draft picks
Broadcasters
Atlanta Braves Radio Network

Ballparks

Spring training: St. Petersburg Athletic Park; McKechnie Field; Municipal Stadium; Champion Stadium

Culture

Rivalries

New York Mets

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media)
General Manager: Frank Wren
Club President: John Schuerholz
Manager: Fredi González

World Series
Championships (3)

National League
Championships (17)

National Association
Championships (4)

Other Titles

National League East (12): 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2013
National League West (5): 1969; 1982; 1991; 1992; 1993
Wild card berths (2): 2010; 2012

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Gwinnett Braves
AA: Mississippi Braves
A: Lynchburg Hillcats; Rome Braves
Rookie: Danville Braves; Gulf Coast League Braves; DSL Braves

Other assets

Seasons (142)

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