2004 Florida Marlins season
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The Florida Marlins
' 2004 season
started off with the team trying to improve on their season from 2003
. Their manager was Jack McKeon
. They played most of their home games at Pro Player Stadium
.They played two against the Montreal Expos
at Chicago
's U.S. Cellular Field
due to Hurricane Ivan
. They finished with a record of 83-79, 3rd in the NL East.
Florida Marlins
The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...
' 2004 season
2004 Major League Baseball season
* Playoff MVPs** Manny Ramírez ** David Ortiz ** Albert Pujols * All-Star Game, July 13 at Minute Maid Park: American League, 9-4; Alfonso Soriano, MVP-References:* *...
started off with the team trying to improve on their season from 2003
2003 Major League Baseball season
*World Series MVP: Josh Beckett**American League Championship Series MVP: Mariano Rivera**National League Championship Series MVP: Iván Rodríguez*All-Star Game, July 15 at U.S...
. Their manager was Jack McKeon
Jack McKeon
John Aloysius McKeon , nicknamed Trader Jack, is a former Major League Baseball manager. In 2003, he won a World Series with the Florida Marlins...
. They played most of their home games at Pro Player Stadium
Dolphin Stadium
Sun Life Stadium is an American football stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of Miami. It is the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins National Football League team, and the University of Miami Hurricanes football team. It also hosts the Orange Bowl, an annual college football bowl game. It...
.They played two against the Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
at Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's U.S. Cellular Field
U.S. Cellular Field
U.S. Cellular Field is a baseball ballpark in Chicago, Illinois. Owned by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, it is the home of the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball's American League. The park opened for the 1991 season, after the White Sox had spent 81 years at old Comiskey Park...
due to Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde-type hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The cyclone was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season...
. They finished with a record of 83-79, 3rd in the NL East.
Offseason
- November 25, 2003: Derrek LeeDerrek LeeDerrek Leon Lee , or "D-Lee", is a Major League Baseball first baseman. Lee has played with the San Diego Padres , the Florida Marlins , Chicago Cubs , Atlanta Braves , Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates . He bats and throws right-handed.Lee was a World Series Champion with Florida in 2003,...
was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Hee Seop Choi and Mike Nannini (minors). - December 4, 2003: Matt TreanorMatt TreanorMatthew Aaron Treanor is an American professional baseball catcher who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball...
was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
Opening Day starters
- Josh Beckett
- Miguel Cabrera
- Luis Castillo
- Ramon Castro
- Hee-Seop Choi
- Jeff Conine
- Álex González
- Mike Lowell
- Juan Pierre
Transactions
- May 6, 2004: Josias Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
- June 17, 2004: Billy Koch was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Florida Marlins for Wilson Valdez and cash.
- July 30, 2004: Paul Lo Duca was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Juan Encarnacion and Guillermo Mota to the Florida Marlins for Hee Seop Choi, Brad Penny, and Bill Murphy.
- September 8, 2004: Dave Weathers was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
Roster
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Manager Coaches (bullpen) (third base) (bench) (first base) (hitting) (pitching) (bullpen) |
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Player stats
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Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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| Mike Redmond Mike Redmond Michael Patrick Redmond is a former Major League Baseball catcher.Redmond graduated from Gonzaga Preparatory School in 1989. He attended Gonzaga University. Mike and his wife Michele have two sons.Redmond made his Major League debut with the Florida Marlins on May 31, 1998... |
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| Hee Seop Choi | ||||||||
| Luis Castillo | ||||||||
| Mike Lowell Mike Lowell Michael Averett Lowell is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees , Florida Marlins , and the Boston Red Sox... |
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| Álex González | ||||||||
| Jeff Conine Jeff Conine Jeffrey Guy Conine is a former Major League Baseball first baseman/outfielder who played several years with the Florida Marlins. Previously, Conine played with the Kansas City Royals , Florida Marlins , Baltimore Orioles , Philadelphia Phillies , Cincinnati Reds , and New York Mets . He batted and... |
140 | 521 | 55 | 146 | 14 | 83 | .280 | 5 |
| Juan Pierre Juan Pierre Juan D'Vaughn Pierre is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who is currently a free agent. He bats and throws left-handed.... |
162 | 678 | 100 | 221 | 3 | 49 | .326 | 45 |
| Miguel Cabrera Miguel Cabrera José Miguel Cabrera Torres nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed.... |
160 | 603 | 101 | 177 | 33 | 112 | .294 | 5 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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| Matt Treanor Matt Treanor Matthew Aaron Treanor is an American professional baseball catcher who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball... |
29 | 55 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .236 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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