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2004 New York Yankees 2004 American League Runner-Up
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1976) New York City, New York (since 1903)
2004 information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WCBS-TV (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat) YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, Paul O'Neill, Joe Girardi)
Local radio	WCBS (AM) (Charley Steiner, John Sterling) WADO (Armando Tallavara)
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The New York Yankees' 2004 season was the 102nd season for the Yankees. The Yankees opened the season by playing two games against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Japan on March 30, 2004. The team finished with a record of 101-61, finishing 3 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. New York was managed by Joe Torre. In the playoffs, the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 1, in the ALDS, before losing to the wild card Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3, in the ALCS. The 2004 Yankees are notable as the only team in MLB history to lose a 7-game playoff series after taking a 3 games to none lead. It is considered one of the worst collapses in baseball history.

Offseason

October 27, 2003: Luis Sojo was released by the New York Yankees.^[1]
December 16, 2003: Nick Johnson was traded by the New York Yankees with Randy Choate and Juan Rivera to the Montreal Expos for Javier Vazquez.^[2]
December 23, 2003: Buddy Carlyle was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[3]
January 6, 2004: Kenny Lofton signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
February 5, 2004: Mike Lamb was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for Jose Garcia (minors).^[4]
February 16, 2004: The New York Yankees sent Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named to later were sent to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Alex Rodriguez. The New York Yankees sent Joaquin Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.^[5]
March 25, 2004: Mike Lamb was traded by the New York Yankees to the Houston Astros for Juan DeLeon (minors).^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Yankees	101	61	--	.623
Boston Red Sox	98	64	3	.605
Baltimore Orioles	78	84	23	.481
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	70	91	30½	.435
Toronto Blue Jays	67	94	33½	.416

Notable transactions

June 7, 2004: Phil Hughes was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.^[6]
July 22, 2004: Donzell McDonald was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[7]
July 31, 2004: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for Jose Contreras and cash.^[8]
August 3, 2004: John Olerud was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[9]
August 17, 2004: Shane Spencer signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[10]

Roster

2004 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

6 Joe Torre

Coaches

23 Don Mattingly (hitting)
52 Rich Monteleone (bullpen)
30 Willie Randolph (bench)
53 Luis Sojo (third base)
34 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching)
54 Roy White (first base)

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

ALDS

New York wins the series, 3-1

Game	Score	Date
1	New York 0, Minnesota 2	October 5
2	New York 7, Minnesota 6	October 6
3	New York 8, Minnesota 4	October 8
4	New York 6, Minnesota 5	October 9

ALCS

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	7	10	0
New York	2	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	X	10	14	0
WP: Mike Mussina (1-0) LP: Curt Schilling (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) Home runs: Bos: Jason Varitek (1) NYY: Kenny Lofton (1)

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
New York	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	3	7	0
WP: Jon Lieber (1-0) LP: Pedro Martínez (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: Bos: None NYY: John Olerud (1)

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	3	0	3	5	2	0	4	0	2	19	22	1
Boston	0	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	15	0
WP: Javier Vázquez (1-0) LP: Ramiro Mendoza (0-1) Home runs: NYY: Hideki Matsui 2 (2), Alex Rodriguez (1), Gary Sheffield (1) Bos: Trot Nixon (1), Jason Varitek (2)

Game 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
New York	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	1
Boston	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	8	0
WP: Curtis Leskanic (1-0) LP: Paul Quantrill (0-1) Home runs: NYY: Alex Rodriguez (2) Bos: David Ortiz (1)

Game 5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
New York	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	1
Boston	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	13	1
WP: Tim Wakefield (1-0) LP: Esteban Loaiza (0-1) Home runs: NYY: Bernie Williams (1) Bos: David Ortiz (2)

Game 6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	6	0
WP: Curt Schilling (1-1) LP: Jon Lieber (1-1) Sv: Keith Foulke (1) Home runs: Bos: Mark Bellhorn (1) NYY: Bernie Williams (2)

Game 7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	10	13	0
New York	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	5	1
WP: Derek Lowe (1-0) LP: Kevin Brown (0-1) Home runs: Bos: David Ortiz (3), Johnny Damon 2 (3), Mark Bellhorn (2) NYY: None

Awards and records

Derek Jeter, Shortstop, Gold Glove
Mariano Rivera, Yankees Single Season Record, Most Saves in a Season (53)

2004 MLB All-Star Game

Jason Giambi, First Baseman, Starter
Alex Rodriguez, Third Baseman, Starter
Derek Jeter, Shortstop, Starter
Mariano Rivera, Relief Pitcher, Reserve
Javier Vasquez, Pitcher, Reserve
Hideki Matsui, Outfield, Reserve
Gary Sheffield, Outfield, Reserve

Farm system

References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsni01.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carlybu01.shtml
^ ^a ^b http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lambmi01.shtml
^ Alfonso Soriano Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Philip Hughes Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdondo01.shtml
^ Esteban Loaiza Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ John Olerud Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Shane Spencer Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
^ Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory

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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

2004 All-Star Game • 2004 World Series

Preceded by New York Yankees 2003	AL East Championship Season 2004	Succeeded by New York Yankees 2005

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