2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 115th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 47th season in Los Angeles, California. It brought change to the Dodgers as the sale of the franchise to developer Frank McCourt was finalized during spring training. McCourt promptly dismissed General Manager Dan Evans and hired Paul DePodesta to take over the team. That led to a flurry of trade activity as the new group attempted to rebuild the Dodgers in their image.

2004 Los Angeles Dodgers
National League West champions
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	93–69 (.574)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Frank McCourt
President	Jamie McCourt
General managers	Paul DePodesta
Managers	Jim Tracy
Television	Fox Sports Net West 2; KCOP (13)
Radio	KFWB Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
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Despite it all, the Dodgers managed to finish the season in first place in the National League West and won their first postseason game since 1988. However they lost the NLDS 3–1 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

• December 13, 2003: Acquired Jeff Weaver, Yhency Brazobán and Brandon Weeden from the New York Yankees for Kevin Brown and cash.
• March 29, 2004: Acquired Jason Grabowski from the Oakland Athletics for cash.
• March 30, 2004: Acquired Jayson Werth from the Toronto Blue Jays for Jason Frasor.
• April 1, 2004: Acquired Cody Ross from the Detroit Tigers for Steve Colyer and cash.
• April 3, 2004: Acquired Aaron Looper and Ryan Ketchner from the Seattle Mariners for Jolbert Cabrera.
• April 3, 2004: Acquired Antonio Perez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Jason Romano.
• April 4, 2004: Acquired Milton Bradley from the Cleveland Indians for Franklin Gutierrez and Andrew Brown.

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	93	69	.574	—	49‍–‍32	44‍–‍37
San Francisco Giants	91	71	.562	2	47‍–‍35	44‍–‍36
San Diego Padres	87	75	.537	6	42‍–‍39	45‍–‍36
Colorado Rockies	68	94	.420	25	38‍–‍43	30‍–‍51
Arizona Diamondbacks	51	111	.315	42	29‍–‍52	22‍–‍59

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2004
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MTL	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

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Dave Roberts	Left fielder
César Izturis	Shortstop
Milton Bradley	Center fielder
Shawn Green	First baseman
Paul Lo Duca	Catcher
Juan Encarnación	Right fielder
Adrián Beltré	Third baseman
Alex Cora	Second baseman
Hideo Nomo	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• July 30, 2004: Acquired Brad Penny, Hee-Seop Choi and Bill Murphy from the Florida Marlins for Guillermo Mota, Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnación.
• July 31, 2004: Acquired Brent Mayne and Steve Finley from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Bill Murphy, Koyie Hill and Reggie Abercrombie.
• July 31, 2004: Acquired Henri Stanley from the Boston Red Sox for Dave Roberts.
• August 19, 2004: Acquired Elmer Dessens and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jereme Milons.

Roster

2004 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 47 Wilson Álvarez 43 Yhency Brazobán 55 Giovanni Carrara 46 Elmer Dessens 37 Darren Dreifort 58 Brian Falkenborg 38 Éric Gagné 17 Kazuhisa Ishii 22 Edwin Jackson 60 Masao Kida 27 José Lima 51 Tom Martin 59 Guillermo Mota 46 Rodney Myers 10 Hideo Nomo 30 Brad Penny 45 Odalis Pérez 50 Duaner Sánchez 57 Scott Stewart 41 Mike Venafro 36 Jeff Weaver		Catchers 16 Paul Lo Duca  6 Brent Mayne 40 David Ross  7 Tom Wilson Infielders 29 Adrián Beltré  5 Hee-Seop Choi 13 Alex Cora 54 Jose Flores 15 Shawn Green 18 José Hernández  3 César Izturis 26 Antonio Pérez  8 Olmedo Sáenz 49 Joe Thurston 23 Robin Ventura		Outfielders 21 Milton Bradley 52 Chin-Feng Chen 43 Juan Encarnación 12 Steve Finley 33 Jason Grabowski 30 Dave Roberts 28 Jayson Werth		Manager 12,16 Jim Tracy Coaches 48 Jim Colborn (pitching) 35 Glenn Hoffman (third base) 14 Jim Lett (bullpen) 11 Manny Mota 56 Jim Riggleman (bench) 31 John Shelby (1st base) 25 Tim Wallach (hitting)

Game log

Regular season

Legend
	Dodgers win
	Dodgers loss
	Postponement
	Clinched division
Bold	Dodgers team member

2004 regular season game log: 93–69 (Home: 49–32; Away: 44–37)[1]
April: 14–8 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 1 April 5 Padres 2–8 Lawrence (1–0) Nomo (0–1) — 53,850 0–1 2 April 6 Padres 5–4 Gagne (1–0) Otsuka (0–1) — 26,437 1–1 3 April 7 Padres 2–1 (11) Lima (1–0) Oropesa (0–1) — 26,932 2–1 4 April 9 Rockies 5–1 Ishii (1–0) Elarton (0–1) Alvarez (1) 54,399 3–1 5 April 10 Rockies 7–4 Nomo (1–1) Stark (0–1) Gagne (1) 35,318 4–1 6 April 11 Rockies 2–4 Estes (2–0) Perez (0–1) Chacon (1) 27,076 4–2 7 April 13 @ Padres 3–8 Eaton (1–0) Weaver (0–1) — 35,156 4–3 8 April 14 @ Padres 11–4 Ishii (2–0) Wells (0–1) — 34,558 5–3 9 April 15 @ Padres 7–5 Nomo (2–1) Lawrence (1–1) Gagne (2) 40,104 6–3 10 April 16 @ Giants 3–2 Perez (1–1) Schmidt (0–1) Gagne (3) 42,662 7–3 11 April 17 @ Giants 5–4 Lima (2–0) Rueter (0–1) Gagne (4) 42,663 8–3 12 April 18 @ Giants 7–6 Weaver (1–1) Tomko (0–1) Gagne (5) 42,377 9–3 13 April 20 @ Rockies 1–7 Kennedy (2–0) Ishii (2–1) — 22,169 9–4 14 April 21 @ Rockies 9–4 Nomo (3–1) Elarton (0–3) — 21,685 10–4 15 April 22 @ Rockies 1–7 (6) Estes (3–1) Lima (2–1) — 19,667 10–5 16 April 23 Giants 5–4 (12) Dreifort (1–0) Herges (0–2) — 54,598 11–5 17 April 24 Giants 3–5 Williams (3–1) Weaver (1–2) Herges (6) 54,820 11–6 18 April 25 Giants 9–0 Ishii (3–1) Cooper (0–2) — 54,235 12–6 19 April 27 Mets 5–9 Glavine (3–1) Nomo (3–2) — 28,524 12–7 20 April 28 Mets 3–2 Perez (2–1) Trachsel (2–3) Gagne (6) 29,319 13–7 21 April 29 Mets 1–6 Seo (1–3) Weaver (1–3) — 32,067 13–8 22 April 30 Expos 13–4 Ishii (4–1) Day (2–2) — 54,958 14–8
May: 13–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 23 May 1 Expos 5–4 Mota (1–0) Ayala (0–5) Gagne (7) 52,900 15–8 24 May 2 Expos 4–6 Kim (1–0) Nomo (3–3) — 35,351 15–9 25 May 4 @ Marlins 4–3 (11) Sanchez (1–0) Wayne (2–1) Gagne (8) 12,520 16–9 26 May 5 @ Marlins 0–2 Penny (3–1) Weaver (1–4) Benitez (11) 13,308 16–10 27 May 6 @ Marlins 9–4 Ishii (5–1) Willis (3–1) Gagne (9) 16,109 17–10 28 May 7 @ Pirates 4–0 Alvarez (1–0) Ol. Perez (2–1) — 20,944 18–10 29 May 8 @ Pirates 4–3 Mota (2–0) Torres (1–1) Gagne (10) 26,610 19–10 30 May 9 @ Pirates 9–7 (14) Falkenborg (1–0) Grabow (0–1) — 16,554 20–10 31 May 11 Cubs 7–3 Weaver (2–4) Wood (3–3) — 35,439 21–10 32 May 12 Cubs 4–0 Alvarez (2–0) Clement (5–2) — 43,233 22–10 33 May 13 Cubs 3–7 Zambrano (4–1) Nomo (3–4) Hawkins (2) 39,591 22–11 34 May 14 Reds 1–2 Wilson (5–0) Ishii (5–2) Graves (15) 53,647 22–12 34 May 15 Reds 0–4 Van Poppel (2–1) Od. Perez (2–2) Graves (16) 48,787 22–13 36 May 16 Reds 3–6 Harang (4–1) Weaver (2–5) Graves (17) 41,479 22–14 37 May 18 @ Phillies 7–8 Padilla (3–4) Mota (2–1) Worrell (3) 36,073 22–15 38 May 19 @ Phillies 4–9 Milton (5–0) Nomo (3–5) — 33,916 22–16 39 May 20 @ Phillies 0–4 Myers (3–2) Ishii (5–3) — 37,793 22–17 40 May 21 @ Braves 0–2 Ortiz (4–4) Od. Perez (2–3) Smoltz (7) 27,194 22–18 41 May 22 @ Braves 7–4 Weaver (3–5) Wright (2–5) — 31,850 23–18 42 May 23 @ Braves 1–5 Hampton (1–5) Alvarez (2–1) — 29,738 23–19 43 May 25 @ Brewers 5–3 Lima (3–1) Santos (2–1) Gagne (11) 16,129 24–19 44 May 26 @ Brewers 1–2 (12) Kinney (2–3) Sanchez (1–1) — 14,084 24–20 45 May 27 @ Brewers 1–3 Sheets (5–3) Weaver (3–6) Kolb (12) 24,616 24–21 46 May 28 Diamondbacks L 3–6 Johnson (6–4) Alvarez (2–2) Dessens (1) 46,455 24–22 L3 47 May 29 Diamondbacks W 10–0 Lima (4–1) Webb (2–5) — 35,343 25–22 W1 48 May 30 Diamondbacks W 3–0 Ishii (6–3) Fossum (0–3) Gagne (12) 41,060 26–22 W2 49 May 31 Brewers 3–2 (10) Gagne (2–0) Burba (3–1) — 32,642 27–22
June: 12–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 50 June 1 Brewers 1–4 Davis (4–4) Weaver (3–7) Kolb (14) 22,402 27–23 51 June 2 Brewers 5–2 Jackson (1–0) Hendrickson (0–1) Gagne (13) 27,871 28–23 52 June 4 @ Diamondbacks W 7–3 Ishii (7–3) Fossum (0–4) Mota (1) 32,182 29–23 W2 53 June 5 @ Diamondbacks W 10–3 Perez (3–3) Gonzalez (0–1) — 42,407 30–23 W3 54 June 6 @ Diamondbacks L 5–6 Service (1–0) Dreifort (1–1) Valverde (5) 34,059 30–24 L1 55 June 8 @ Blue Jays 1–7 Lilly (5–2) Nomo (3–6) — 16,499 30–25 56 June 9 @ Blue Jays 0–4 Batista (4–4) Lima (4–2) — 18,003 30–26 57 June 10 @ Blue Jays 6–1 Ishii (8–3) Towers (1–2) — 16,267 31–26 58 June 11 @ Red Sox 1–2 Foulke (2–0) Martin (0–1) — 35,173 31–27 59 June 12 @ Red Sox 14–5 Weaver (4–7) Wakefield (4–5) — 34,671 32–27 60 June 13 @ Red Sox 1–4 Martínez (7–3) Nomo (3–7) Foulke (13) 35,068 32–28 61 June 15 Orioles 5–1 Lima (5–2) Cabrera (3–3) Gagne (14) 29,711 33–28 62 June 16 Orioles 6–3 Perez (4–3) Riley (1–2) Gagne (15) 35,070 34–28 63 June 17 Orioles 4–3 Mota (3–1) Lopez (5–3) Gagne (16) 30,465 35–28 64 June 18 Yankees 6–3 Weaver (5–7) Vazquez (7–5) Gagne (17) 55,207 36–28 65 June 19 Yankees 2–6 Halsey (1–0) Nomo (3–8) — 54,876 36–29 66 June 20 Yankees 5–4 Lima (6–2) Contreras (4–3) Gagne (18) 55,157 37–29 67 June 21 @ Giants 2–3 Herges (4–2) Mota (3–2) — 41,453 37–30 68 June 22 @ Giants 5–11 Brower (5–3) Alvarez (2–3) — 41,703 37–31 69 June 23 @ Giants 2–3 Williams (7–5) Weaver (5–8) Herges (19) 42,340 37–32 70 June 24 @ Giants 3–9 Tomko (2–4) Nomo (3–9) — 42,621 37–33 71 June 25 7:12 p.m. PDT Angels L 0–13 Washburn (8–3) Lima (6–3) — 2:55 54,617 37–34 L5 72 June 26 1:12 p.m. PDT Angels L 5–7 Donnelly (1–0) Mota (3–3) Rodriguez (7) 2:51 52,715 37–35 L6 73 June 27 1:12 p.m. PDT Angels W 10–5 Ishii (9–3) Colon (5–7) — 3:06 54,333 38–35 W1 74 June 29 Giants 2–1 Mota (4–3) Brower (5–5) Gagne (19) 51,113 39–35 75 June 30 Giants 1–7 Tomko (3–4) Nomo (3–10) — 47,081 39–36
July: 21–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 11–4) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 76 July 1 Giants 5–4 Mota (5–3) Rodriguez (2–4) Gagne (20) 54,717 40–36 77 July 2 7:07 p.m. PDT @ Angels L 3–7 Sele (5–0) Ishii (9–4) — 2:33 43,816 40–37 L1 78 July 3 7:07 p.m. PDT @ Angels W 8–5 Mota (6–3) Colon (5–8) Gagne (21) 2:43 43,686 41–37 W1 79 July 4 7:11 p.m. PDT @ Angels W 6–2 Weaver (6–8) Escobar (4–5) — 2:51 43,823 42–37 W2 80 July 5 Diamondbacks W 6–5 (10) Carrara (1–0) Villafuerte (0–3) — 32,929 43–37 W3 81 July 6 Diamondbacks W 4–1 Lima (7–3) Fossum (2–7) Gagne (22) 25,139 44–37 W4 82 July 7 Diamondbacks W 11–0 Ishii (10–4) Sparks (3–5) — 27,899 45–37 W5 83 July 8 Astros 7–2 Jackson (2–0) Duckworth (1–2) Martin (1) 33,324 46–37 84 July 9 Astros 2–3 Pettitte (5–2) Weaver (6–9) Lidge (7) 52,783 46–38 85 July 10 Astros 3–1 Alvarez (3–3) Clemens (10–3) Gagne (23) 46,321 47–38 86 July 11 Astros 7–4 Lima (8–3) Oswalt (8–7) — 40,484 48–38 — July 13 75th All-Star Game in Houston, TX 87 July 15 @ Diamondbacks W 4–3 Alvarez (4–3) Choate (1–1) Gagne (24) 28,150 49–38 W2 88 July 16 @ Diamondbacks W 6–2 Ishii (11–4) Webb (3–10) — 29,255 50–38 W3 89 July 17 @ Diamondbacks W 7–6 Mota (7–3) Bruney (2–3) Gagne (25) 37,027 51–38 W4 90 July 18 @ Diamondbacks W 10–3 Lima (9–3) Dessens (1–6) — 29,131 52–38 W5 91 July 19 @ Astros 7–6 Carrara (2–0) Miceli (3–5) Gagne (26) 35,155 53–38 92 July 20 @ Astros 7–5 Weaver (7–9) Weathers (6–5) Gagne (27) 34,154 54–38 93 July 21 Rockies 5–6 Estes (10–4) Ishii (11–5) Chacon (21) 34,343 54–39 94 July 22 Rockies 4–2 Mota (8–3) Harikkala (4–2) Gagne (28) 34,276 55–39 95 July 23 Padres 3–2 Gagne (3–0) Beck (0–2) — 55,311 56–39 96 July 24 Padres 12–2 Alvarez (5–3) Valdez (9–6) — 52,217 57–39 97 July 25 Padres 0–3 Eaton (6–8) Weaver (7–10) Hoffman (26) 46,884 57–40 98 July 26 @ Rockies 9–7 Sanchez (2–1) Simpson (0–1) Gagne (29) 24,725 58–40 99 July 27 @ Rockies 2–7 Cook (5–4) Perez (4–4) — 27,934 58–41 100 July 28 @ Rockies 4–5 Reed (2–2) Mota (8–4) Chacon (23) 25,492 58–42 101 July 29 @ Rockies 3–2 Alvarez (6–3) Dohmann (0–1) Gagne (30) 28,472 59–42 102 July 30 @ Padres 12–3 Weaver (8–10) Eaton (6–9) — 42,552 60–42 103 July 31 @ Padres 2–3 Otsuka (6–2) Dreifort (1–2) Hoffman (29) 43,726 60–43
August: 17–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 104 August 1 @ Padres 2–1 (12) Gagne (4–0) Stone (1–2) Dreifort (1) 44,056 61–43 105 August 3 Pirates 3–2 Penny (9–8) Ol. Perez (6–6) Gagne (31) 34,581 62–43 106 August 4 Pirates 2–1 Lima (10–3) Fogg (6–8) Gagne (32) 34,792 63–43 107 August 5 Pirates 8–3 Weaver (9–10) Burnett (5–4) — 38,852 64–43 108 August 6 Phillies 5–9 (11) R. Hernandez (2–3) Gagne (4–1) — 53,977 64–44 109 August 7 Phillies 6–3 Od. Perez (5–4) Abbott (3–11) Gagne (33) 54,404 65–44 110 August 8 Phillies 1–4 Myers (7–8) Penny (9–9) — 53,840 65–45 111 August 10 @ Reds 5–2 Lima (11–3) Harang (7–4) Gagne (34) 26,295 66–45 112 August 11 @ Reds 11–1 Weaver (10–10) Claussen (1–3) — 39,933 67–45 113 August 12 @ Reds 5–6 White (1–2) Dreifort (1–3) Graves (36) 27,416 67–46 114 August 13 @ Cubs 8–1 Od. Perez (6–4) Maddux (11–8) — 39,105 68–46 115 August 14 @ Cubs 0–2 Wood (7–5) Ishii (11–6) Remlinger (1) 39,069 68–47 116 August 15 @ Cubs 8–5 Sanchez (3–1) Farnsworth (4–4) Gagne (35) 39,079 69–47 117 August 16 Marlins 2–4 Pavano (13–5) Dreifort (1–4) Benitez (35) 53,121 69–48 118 August 17 Marlins 6–1 Alvarez (7–3) Burnett (3–6) — 45,731 70–48 119 August 18 Marlins 4–6 Mota (9–5) Gagne (4–2) Benitez (36) 46,241 70–49 120 August 19 Braves 5–6 Reitsma (6–3) Gagne (4–3) Smoltz (32) 42,287 70–50 121 August 20 Braves 3–2 (11) Carrara (3–0) Cruz (4–1) — 54,993 71–50 122 August 21 Braves 7–4 Weaver (11–10) Hampton (9–9) Carrara (1) 52,398 72–50 123 August 22 Braves 1–10 Wright (12–6) Alvarez (7–4) — 49,513 72–51 124 August 23 @ Expos 7–8 Cordero (4–3) Carrara (3–1) — 8,639 72–52 125 August 24 @ Expos 10–2 Ishii (12–6) Biddle (4–7) — 8,109 73–52 126 August 25 @ Expos 3–6 Horgan (4–1) Lima (11–4) Ayala (2) 7,570 73–53 127 August 26 @ Expos 10–3 Weaver (12–10) L. Hernandez (9–12) — 18,520 74–53 128 August 27 @ Mets 2–9 Glavine (9–10) Alvarez (7–5) — 42,694 74–54 129 August 28 @ Mets 4–2 Carrara (4–1) Stanton (2–6) Gagne (36) 40,660 75–54 130 August 29 @ Mets 10–2 Ishii (13–6) Benson (10–11) — 33,582 76–54 131 August 31 @ Diamondbacks W 4–1 (13) Gagne (5–3) Bruney (3–4) Carrara (2) 39,167 77–54 W3
September: 15–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 132 September 1 @ Diamondbacks L 1–3 Webb (6–14) Nomo (3–11) Aquino (10) 34,149 77–55 L1 133 September 2 @ Diamondbacks W 8–4 Brazoban (1–0) Nance (1–1) Gagne (37) 33,224 78–55 W1 134 September 3 @ Cardinals 0–3 Morris (15–8) Lima (11–5) — 37,524 78–56 135 September 4 @ Cardinals 1–5 Marquis (14–4) Ishii (13–7) — 45,692 78–57 136 September 5 @ Cardinals 5–6 (11) King (5–2) Carrara (4–2) — 43,611 78–58 137 September 7 Diamondbacks W 8–2 Nomo (4–11) Webb (6–15) — 35,078 79–58 W1 138 September 8 Diamondbacks W 6–5 Gagne (6–3) Koplove (3–4) — 28,888 80–58 W2 139 September 9 Diamondbacks W 5–3 Lima (12–5) Gonzalez (0–9) Gagne (38) 27,287 81–58 W3 140 September 10 Cardinals 7–6 Carrara (5–2) Calero (1–1) Gagne (39) 54,119 82–58 141 September 11 Cardinals 6–5 Stewart (1–2) Eldred (3–2) Gagne (40) 53,494 83–58 142 September 12 Cardinals 6–7 Carpenter (15–5) Jackson (2–1) Isringhausen (41) 54,000 83–59 143 September 13 Padres 7–9 Wells (11–7) Perez (6–5) Hoffman (36) 36,050 83–60 144 September 14 Padres 6–3 Lima (13–5) Germano (1–2) Gagne (41) 29,704 84–60 145 September 15 Padres 3–7 Lawrence (15–12) Alvarez (7–6) Hoffman (37) 34,105 84–61 146 September 16 Padres 0–3 Eaton (10–13) Weaver (12–11) Hoffman (38) 43,185 84–62 147 September 17 @ Rockies 8–6 (10) Gagne (7–3) Chacon (1–8) — 23,572 85–62 148 September 18 @ Rockies 1–8 Kennedy (9–6) Perez (6–6) — 21,664 85–63 149 September 19 @ Rockies 7–6 Brazoban (2–0) Chacon (1–9) Gagne (42) 27,175 86–63 150 September 21 @ Padres 4–9 Eaton (11–13) Weaver (12–12) — 39,428 86–64 151 September 22 @ Padres 0–4 Peavy (13–6) Penny (9–10) — 41,303 86–65 152 September 23 @ Padres 9–6 Brazoban (3–0) Lawrence (15–13) Gagne (43) 42,159 87–65 153 September 24 @ Giants 3–2 Perez (7–6) Rueter (8–12) Gagne (44) 42,528 88–65 154 September 25 @ Giants 5–9 Eyre (2–2) Brazoban (3–1) — 42,486 88–66 155 September 26 @ Giants 7–4 Weaver (13–12) Tomko (11–7) Gagne (45) 42,549 89–66 156 September 27 Rockies 8–7 Brazoban (4–1) Reed (3–8) — 36,958 90–66 157 September 28 Rockies 5–4 Dessens (2–6) Harikkala (6–6) — 33,588 91–66 158 September 29 Rockies 1–4 Fuentes (2–3) Brazoban (4–2) Tsao (1) 43,304 91–67 159 September 30 Rockies 4–2 (11) Brazoban (5–2) Fuentes (2–4) — 53,438 92–67
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 160 October 1 Giants 2–4 Rueter (9–12) Weaver (13–13) Hermanson (17) 54,888 92–68 161 October 2 Giants 7–3 Brazoban (6–2) Hermanson (6–9) — 54,494 93–68 162 October 3 Giants 0–10 Schmidt (18–7) Ishii (13–8) — 54,968 93–69

Postseason Game log

Legend
	Dodgers win
	Dodgers loss
Bold	Dodgers team member

2004 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2)

NL Division Series vs' St. Louis Cardinals 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2)[2] # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/ Streak 1 October 5 @ Cardinals 3–8 Williams (1–0) Perez (0–1) — 52,127 0–1 2 October 7 @ Cardinals 3–8 Haren (1–0) Weaver (0–1) — 52,228 0–2 3 October 9 Cardinals 4–0 Lima (1–0) Morris (0–1) — 55,992 1–2 4 October 10 Cardinals 2–6 Suppan (1–0) Alvarez (0–1) — 56,268 1–3

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
Jeff Weaver	34	34	220.0	13-13	4.01	67	153	0
Odalis Pérez	31	31	196.1	7-6	3.25	44	128	0
Kazuhisa Ishii	31	31	172.0	13-8	4.71	98	99	2
José Lima	36	24	170.1	13-5	4.07	34	93	0
Hideo Nomo	18	18	84.0	4-11	8.25	42	54	0
Edwin Jackson	8	5	24.2	2-1	7.30	11	16	0
Brad Penny	3	3	11.2	1-2	3.09	6	6	0

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV
Éric Gagné	70	0	82.1	7-3	2.19	22	114	45
Duaner Sánchez	67	0	80.0	3-1	3.38	27	44	0
Darren Dreifort	60	0	50.2	1-4	4.44	36	63	1
Guillermo Mota	52	0	63.0	8-4	2.14	27	52	1
Tom Martin	47	0	28.1	0-1	4.13	14	18	1
Wilson Álvarez	40	15	120.2	7-6	4.03	31	102	1
Giovanni Carrara	42	0	53.2	5-2	2.18	20	48	2
Yhency Brazobán	31	0	32.2	6-2	2.48	15	27	0
Edwin Jackson	8	5	24.2	2-1	7.30	11	16	0
Elmer Dessens	12	1	19.2	1-0	3.20	8	18	0
Brian Falkenborg	6	0	14.1	1-0	7.53	9	11	0
Scott Stewart	11	0	12.1	1-0	5.84	6	8	0
Mike Venafro	17	0	9.0	0-0	4.00	3	6	0
Masao Kida	3	0	4.2	0-0	0.00	1	5	0
Rodney Myers	1	0	2.0	0-0	0.00	0	1	0

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
Paul Lo Duca	C/1B	91	349	.301	41	105	10	49	2
David Ross	C	70	165	.170	13	28	5	15	0
Brent Mayne	C	47	96	.188	5	18	0	5	0
Tom Wilson	C	9	8	.125	1	1	0	0	0
Shawn Green	1B/RF	157	590	.266	92	157	28	86	5
Alex Cora	2B	138	405	.264	47	107	10	47	3
César Izturis	SS	159	670	.288	90	193	4	62	25
Adrián Beltré	3B	156	598	.334	104	200	48	121	7
Jose Hernandez	2B/SS/3B/LF	95	211	.289	32	61	13	29	3
Robin Ventura	1B/3B	102	152	.243	19	37	5	28	0
Olmedo Sáenz	1B	77	111	.279	17	31	8	22	0
Hee-Seop Choi	1B	31	62	.161	5	10	0	6	0
Joe Thurston	2B	17	17	.176	1	3	0	1	0
Antonio Perez	2B/SS	13	13	.231	5	3	0	0	1
Jose Flores	3B	9	4	.250	0	1	0	0	0
Jayson Werth	LF/RF/CF	89	290	.262	56	76	16	47	4
Milton Bradley	CF/LF/RF	141	516	.267	72	138	19	67	15
Juan Encarnación	RF/LF	86	324	.235	42	76	13	43	3
Dave Roberts	LF/CF	68	233	.253	45	59	2	21	33
Steve Finley	CF	58	224	.324	31	59	13	46	1
Jason Grabowski	LF/RF	113	173	.220	18	38	7	20	0
Chin-Feng Chen	LF	8	8	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Postseason

The 2004 National League Division Series was played between the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis ended up winning the series 3-1.

2004 Awards

• 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Éric Gagné reserve
  • Paul Lo Duca reserve
• Relief Man of the Year
  • Éric Gagné
• Gold Glove Award
  • Steve Finley
  • César Izturis
• Silver Slugger Award
  • Adrián Beltré
• National League Player of the Month
  • Adrián Beltré (September 2004)
• National League Player of the Week
  • Adrián Beltré (June 21–27, 2004)
  • Steve Finley (Sep. 6–12, 2004)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Las Vegas 51s	Pacific Coast League	Terry Kennedy
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	Dino Ebel
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Scott Little
A	Columbus Catfish	South Atlantic League	Dann Bilardello
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Travis Barbary
Rookie	Gulf Coast Dodgers	Gulf Coast League	Luis Salazar
Rookie	DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2	Dominican Summer League

Major League Baseball draft

Main article: 2004 Major League Baseball draft

Scott Elbert

The Dodgers selected 52 players in this draft. Of those, nine of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They gained an extra first round pick and a supplemental first round pick as compensation for the loss of free agent pitcher Paul Quantrill.

With their three first round picks, the Dodgers selected left handed pitcher Scott Elbert from Seneca High School, right-handed pitcher Justin Orenduff from Virginia Commonwealth University and second baseman Blake DeWitt from Sikeston High School. Elbert became a relief pitcher for the Dodgers, but numerous injuries kept him from reaching his potential. Orenduff never reached the Majors, pitching in 131 minor league games through 2011. DeWitt hit .257 in 426 games in the Majors, primarily as a utility player.

2004 draft picks

Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Scott Elbert LHP Seneca High School Yes 2004–2015 MLB 1 Blake DeWitt 2B Sikeston High School Yes 2004–2013 MLB 1s Justin Orenduff RHP Virginia Commonwealth University Yes 2004–2011 AAA 2 Blake Johnson RHP Parkview Baptist High School Yes 2004–2013 AAA 3 Cory Dunlap 1B Contra Costa College No Nationals-2006 2004–2007 AAA 4 Javy Guerra RHP Billy Ryan High School Yes 2004–2023 MLB 5 Anthony Raglani OF George Washington University Yes 2004–2007 AA 6 Daniel Batz 1B University of Rhode Island Yes 2004–2006 A 7 B. J. Richmond OF Spartanburg Methodist College Yes 2004–2007 A 8 Carlos Medero-Stullz C Goleman High School Yes 2004–2006 A 9 David Nicholson 3B University of California, Berkeley Yes 2004–2007 AA 10 Cory Wade RHP Kentucky Wesleyan College Yes 2004–2014 MLB 11 Chris Westervelt C Stetson University Yes 2004–2006 A+ 12 Sam Steidl OF University of Minnesota Duluth Yes 2004–2005 A 13 Jeff Larish OF Arizona State University No Tigers-2005 2005–2013 MLB 14 Brian Akin RHP Davidson College Yes 2004–2009 AAA 15 Joe Savery LHP Lamar High School No Phillies-2007 2007–2014 MLB 16 Chase Dardar RHP Delgado Community College No Rockies-2006 2006 A- 17 Daniel Forrer LHP Chipola College No Pirates-2007 2007 A- 18 Matt Paul 2B Southern University and A&M College Yes 2004–2005 A+ 19 David Price LHP Blackman High School No Rays-2008 2008–2022 MLB 20 Mark Alexander RHP University of Missouri, Columbia Yes 2004–2008 AAA 21 Justin Simmons LHP University of Texas at Austin Yes 2004–2006 AAA 22 Kyle Wilson RHP University of California, Los Angeles Yes 2005–2013 AA 23 Kenny Plaisance RHP Louisiana State University, Eunice Yes 2004 A 24 Kody Kaiser SS Edmond Santa Fe High School No Tigers-2007 2007–2011 AA 25 Justin Ruggiano OF Texas A&M University Yes 2004–2017 MLB 26 Ben Petralli C Weatherford High School No 2010 Ind 27 Levander Graves C Dillon High School No 28 James Lawler 1B San Jacinto College No 29 Ryan Strieby 1B Edmonds Community College No Tigers-2006 2006–2015 AAA 30 Paul Gran SS Bothell High School No Marlins-2008 2008–2013 AAA 31 Ryan Koch RHP Osceola High School No Blue Jays-2008 2008–2009 A 32 Michael Stutes RHP Lake Oswego High School No Phillies-2008 2008–2013 MLB 33 James Gilbert RHP Chabot College Yes 2006 Rookie 34 Chris Lemay LHP Kwantlen College No 35 Lynn Henry OF Buras High School No 36 Michael Burgher OF Shorecrest High School No 37 Jeremy Brown OF Pratt Community College Yes 2005–2007 AAA 38 Justin Crist 2B Chandler–Gilbert Community College Yes 2004–2005 A 39 Michael Branham RHP Jesuit High School No 40 Brandon Carter SS Old Dominion University Yes 2004–2010 A 41 Troy Grundy RHP Carbon High School No 42 Christopher Johnson RHP Cabell Midland High School No 43 David Bilardello LHP Vero Beach High School No Cardinals-2007 2007–2011 A+ 44 Kyle Rapp LHP Wabash Valley College No 45 Mike Hernandez OF Connors State College No Tigers-2006 2006–2014 AA 46 Andrew Brewer RHP Metro Christian Academy No 47 Bobby Bratton SS Central High School No 2008 Ind 48 Joe Norrito RHP Nova Southeastern University Yes 2004–2009 AAA 49 Scott Bates C Salado High School No 50 Ross Hoffman 1B Bakersfield College No [3]