2004 Detroit Tigers season
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The Detroit Tigers
' 2004 season
was a season in American baseball
. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the AL Central.
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
' 2004 season
2004 in baseball
-Headline events of the year:*The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since , ending the Curse of the Bambino.*With 262 hits, Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners breaks George Sisler's record of 257. Suzuki also sets the record for most singles in a season, with 225.*2004 also marked the final...
was a season in American baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the AL Central.
Offseason
- January 14, 2004: Bobby Estalella was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- February 6, 2004: Iván Rodríguez signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- February 9, 2004: Bobby Estalella was released by the Detroit Tigers.
- March 29, 2004: Ugueth Urbina was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- December 18, 2003: Al Levine was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- December 19, 2003: Rondell White was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
Notable transactions
- June 7, 2004: Justin VerlanderJustin VerlanderJustin Brooks Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball....
was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed October 25, 2004.
Roster
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Outfielders | Manager Coaches (pitching) (hitting) (bench) (first base) (bullpen) (third base) |
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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 |
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Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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