2004 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
Record89–73 (54,9%)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersTribune Company
General managersJim Hendry
ManagersDusty Baker
TelevisionWCIU-TV
Superstation WGN
FSN Chicago
(Chip Caray, Steve Stone)
RadioWGN
(Pat Hughes, Ron Santo)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

The 2004 Chicago Cubs season was the 133rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 129th in the National League and the 89th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs attempted to make a push for the National League pennant after their shocking end to 2003. The Cubs finished 89–73, good for third in the National League Central. Despite the strong record, the Cubs faltered down the stretch and did not make the playoffs. The season is largely viewed as one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history.

Offseason

  • November 25, 2003: Derrek Lee was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Hee-seop Choi and Mike Nannini (minors).[1]
  • December 2, 2003: Scott McClain was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[2]
  • December 18, 2003: Todd Hollandsworth was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[3]
  • March 23, 2004: Greg Maddux was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[4]

Regular season

In 2004, despite the return of Greg Maddux and a midseason deal for Nomar Garciaparra, misfortune struck the Cubs again. They led the Wild Card by 1.5 games over San Francisco and Houston on September 25, and both of those teams lost that day, giving the Northsiders a chance at increasing the lead to a commanding 2.5 games with only eight games remaining in the season, but reliever LaTroy Hawkins blew a save to the Mets, allowing a three-run game-tying home run with two outs in the ninth. The Cubs lost the game in extra innings, a defeat that seemingly deflated the team, as they proceeded to drop 6 of their last 8 games, including back-to-back 12 inning games to the lowly Cincinnati Reds at home, as the Astros won the Wild Card. Despite the fact that the Cubs had won 89 games, this fallout was decidedly unlovable, as the Cubs traded superstar Sammy Sosa after he had left the season's final game early.

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 10557 0.648 — 53–28 52–29
Houston Astros 9270 0.568 13 48–33 44–37
Chicago Cubs 8973 0.549 16 45–37 44–36
Cincinnati Reds 7686 0.469 29 40–41 36–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 7289 0.447 32½ 39–41 33–48
Milwaukee Brewers 6794 0.416 37½ 36–45 31–49

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League record

Source:
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona—2–44–23–36–133–42–43–163–30–63–41–52–47–125–141–56–12
Atlanta4–2—3–32–44–214–53–34–34–215–412–710–94–23–34–32–48–10
Chicago2–43–3—9–85–13–310–92–410–73–34–23–313–54–22–48–118–4
Cincinnati3–34–28–9—3–34–26–114–210–84–23–33–39–102–43–35–145-7
Colorado 13–62–41–53–3—1–51–58–112–42–41–55–32–410–98–111–58–10
Florida4–35–143–32–45–1—3–33–34–211–815–412–71–54–22–52–47–11
Houston4–23–39–1011–65–13-3—1–513–62–42–46–012–52–42–410–87–5
Los Angeles 16–33–44–22–411–83–35–1—3–34–33–31–56–010–910–92–410–8
Milwaukee3–32–47–108–104–22–46–133–3—5–12–40–66–122–41–58–98–4
Montreal6–04–153–32–44–28-114–23–41–5—9–107–124–21–61–53–37–11
New York4–37–122–43–35–14–154–23–34–210–9—8–111–51–64–21–510–8
Philadelphia5-19–103–33–33–57–120–65–16–012–711–8—3–35–12–43–39–9
Pittsburgh4–22–45–1310–94–25–15–120–612–62–45–13–3—3–35–15–122–10
San Diego12–73–32–44–29–102–44–29–104–26–16–11–53–3—12–72–48–10
San Francisco14–53–44–23–311–85–24–29–105–15–12–44–21–57–12—3–311–7
St. Louis5–14–211–814–55–14-28–104–29–83–35–13–312–54–23–3—11–1

Transactions

  • April 1, 2004: Scott McClain was released by the Chicago Cubs.[2]
  • April 3, 2004: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Chicago Cubs.[5]
  • April 12, 2004: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[5]
  • June 7, 2004: Sam Fuld was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 2004.[6]
  • July 30, 2004: Denny Hocking was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[7]
  • July 31, 2004: Alex Gonzalez was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Chicago Cubs with Francis Beltrán and Brendan Harris to the Montreal Expos. The Boston Red Sox sent Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Murton to the Chicago Cubs. The Minnesota Twins sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox. The Montreal Expos sent Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox. The Chicago Cubs sent Justin Jones (minors) to the Minnesota Twins.[8]

Roster

2004 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaching Staff

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
CMichael Barrett134456131.2871665
1BDerrek Lee161605168.2783298
2BTodd Walker129372102.2741550
SSRamón Martínez10226064.246330
3BAramis Ramírez145547174.31836103
LFMoises Alou155601176.29339106
CFCorey Patterson157631168.2662472
RFSammy Sosa126478121.2533580

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
Mark Grudzielanek8125779.307623
José Macías9819452.268322
Nomar Garciaparra4316549.297420
Todd Hollandsworth5714847.318822
Paul Bako4913828.203110
Alex Gonzalez3712928.21738
Tom Goodwin7710521.20003
Neifi Pérez236223.37126
Rey Ordóñez236110.16415
Jason Dubois20235.21715
Ben Grieve15164.25016
Damian Jackson7151.06711
David Kelton8101.10000
Brendan Harris392.22201
Calvin Murray1151.20001
Mike DiFelice430.00000

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
Greg Maddux33212.216114.02151
Carlos Zambrano31209.21682.75188
Matt Clement30181.09133.68190
Kerry Wood22140.1893.72144
Mark Prior21118.2644.02139

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
Glendon Rusch32129.2623.4790
Sergio Mitre1251.2246.6237

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
LaTroy Hawkins7754252.6369
Kyle Farnsworth724504.7378
Kent Mercker713102.5551
Mike Remlinger481223.4435
Francis Beltrán342204.6340
Jon Leicester325103.8935
Michael Wuertz311014.3430
Ryan Dempster231123.9218
Joe Borowski222498.0217
Todd Wellemeyer202105.9230
Jimmy Anderson70014.663
Andy Pratt401021.601

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Mike Quade
AA West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Southern League Bobby Dickerson
A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Steve McFarland
A Lansing Lugnuts Midwest League Julio Garcia
A-Short Season Boise Hawks Northwest League Tom Beyers
Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Trey Forkerway

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Boise; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Daytona[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Derrek Lee Stats".
  2. 1 2 "Scott McClain Stats".
  3. ↑ "Todd Hollandsworth Stats".
  4. ↑ "Greg Maddux Stats".
  5. 1 2 "Trent Hubbard Stats".
  6. ↑ "Sam Fuld Stats".
  7. ↑ Dennis Hocking Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  8. ↑ "Alex Gonzalez Stats".
  9. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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