2004_Kansas_City_Royals_season
2004 Kansas City Royals season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2004 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing fifth in the American League Central with a record of 58 wins and 104 losses. It was one of the most disappointing seasons in Royals' history. The team had been picked by many sporting magazines to win the AL Central following their third-place finish in 2003. Injuries of veteran acquisitions did the Royals in. Catcher Benito Santiago and outfielder Juan González both played very few games for the boys in blue. Mike Sweeney was also injured during the campaign. As a result, the Royals set a new record for most losses in franchise history.
| 2004 Kansas City Royals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Owners | David Glass | |||
| General managers | Allard Baird | |||
| Managers | Tony Peña | |||
| Television | KMCI Royals Sports Television Network (Ryan Lefebvre, Paul Splittorff, Denny Matthews, Bob Davis) | |||
| Radio | WHB KLRX (Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, Fred White, Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis) | |||
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Season standings
| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 49–32 | 43–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 9 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 12 | 44–37 | 36–45 |
| Detroit Tigers | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 20 | 38–43 | 34–47 |
| Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | 0.358 | 34 | 33–47 | 25–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 13–7 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 4–5 | 7–11 |
| Baltimore | 3–6 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–14 | 0–7 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 11–8 | 5–13 |
| Boston | 5–4 | 9–10 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 14–5 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–9 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–7 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 8–10 |
| Cleveland | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 5–2 | 10–8 |
| Detroit | 2–7 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
| Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
| Minnesota | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
| New York | 4–5 | 14–5 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 7–2 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 9–10 | 7–0 | 1–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 2–7 | — | 11–8 | 7–2 | 11–9 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 7–13 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 8–11 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 1–6 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 2–7 | 9–9 | 15–3 |
| Texas | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 9–11 | 12–7 | 7–2 | — | 7–2 | 10–8 |
| Toronto | 5–4 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 9–9 | 2–7 | — | 8–10 |
Transactions
- July 30, 2004: Justin Huber was traded by the New York Mets to the Kansas City Royals for José Bautista.[3]
Roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | John Buck | 71 | 238 | 56 | .235 | 12 | 30 |
| 1B | Ken Harvey | 120 | 456 | 131 | .287 | 13 | 55 |
| 2B | Tony Graffanino | 75 | 278 | 73 | .263 | 3 | 26 |
| SS | Ángel Berroa | 134 | 512 | 134 | .262 | 8 | 43 |
| 3B | Joe Randa | 128 | 485 | 139 | .287 | 8 | 56 |
| LF | Dee Brown | 59 | 195 | 49 | .251 | 4 | 24 |
| CF | David DeJesus | 96 | 363 | 104 | .287 | 7 | 39 |
| RF | Abraham Núñez | 59 | 221 | 50 | .226 | 5 | 29 |
| DH | Mike Sweeney | 106 | 411 | 118 | .287 | 22 | 79 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stairs | 126 | 439 | 117 | .267 | 18 | 66 |
| Desi Relaford | 114 | 380 | 84 | .221 | 6 | 34 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 69 | 266 | 74 | .278 | 15 | 51 |
| Benito Santiago | 49 | 175 | 48 | .274 | 6 | 23 |
| Ruben Gotay | 44 | 152 | 41 | .270 | 1 | 16 |
| Aaron Guiel | 42 | 135 | 21 | .156 | 5 | 13 |
| Juan González | 33 | 127 | 35 | .276 | 5 | 17 |
| Calvin Pickering | 35 | 122 | 30 | .246 | 7 | 26 |
| Ruben Mateo | 32 | 93 | 18 | .194 | 0 | 7 |
| Alberto Castillo | 29 | 89 | 24 | .270 | 1 | 11 |
| Andrés Blanco | 19 | 60 | 19 | .317 | 0 | 5 |
| Kelly Stinnett | 20 | 59 | 18 | .305 | 3 | 7 |
| Byron Gettis | 21 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 0 | 1 |
| Mendy López | 18 | 38 | 4 | .105 | 1 | 4 |
| Brandon Berger | 11 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilton Guerrero | 24 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 1 |
| Alexis Gómez | 13 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 0 | 4 |
| Donnie Murphy | 7 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 3 |
| José Bautista | 13 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Damian Jackson | 14 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
| Adrian Brown | 5 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tonis | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Phillips | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Thompson | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell May | 31 | 186.0 | 9 | 19 | 5.61 | 120 |
| Brian Anderson | 35 | 166.0 | 6 | 12 | 5.64 | 70 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 25 | 148.0 | 9 | 8 | 5.35 | 49 |
| Zack Greinke | 24 | 145.0 | 8 | 11 | 3.97 | 100 |
| Mike Wood | 17 | 100.0 | 3 | 8 | 5.94 | 54 |
| Denny Bautista | 5 | 27.2 | 0 | 4 | 6.51 | 18 |
| Kevin Appier | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2 |
| Eduardo Villacis | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennys Reyes | 40 | 108.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.75 | 91 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 38 | 76.1 | 3 | 4 | 4.95 | 49 |
| Chris George | 10 | 42.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.23 | 15 |
| Jimmy Serrano | 10 | 32.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.68 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Cerda | 53 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.15 | 33 |
| Scott Sullivan | 49 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.77 | 45 |
| Nate Field | 43 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.26 | 30 |
| Shawn Camp | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.92 | 51 |
| Jason Grimsley | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.38 | 18 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.84 | 22 |
| Curt Leskanic | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8.04 | 15 |
| Rudy Seánez | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.91 | 21 |
| Justin Huisman | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.84 | 13 |
| Mike MacDougal | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.56 | 14 |
| Matt Kinney | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.16 | 21 |
| Ryan Bukvich | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 7 |
| Jorge Vásquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 4 |
- "Juan Gonzalez Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Doug Linton Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory
- 2004 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
- 2004 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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