2004 Oakland Athletics season
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The Oakland Athletics
' 2004 season
involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League
West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses.
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
' 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:* *...
involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses.
Offseason
- October 9, 2003: Marco ScutaroMarco ScutaroMarcos Hernandez "Marco" Scutaro is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. A native of Yaracuy State, Venezuela, Scutaro formerly played with the New York Mets , Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays...
was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the New York Mets. - November 18, 2003: Ted LillyTed LillyTheodore Roosevelt "Ted" Lilly III , is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He bats and throws left-handed...
was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for Bobby Kielty. - November 26, 2003: Mark KotsayMark KotsayMark Steven Kotsay is an American professional baseball outfielder with the San Diego Padres...
was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Terrence Long and Ramon Hernandez. - December 3, 2003: Wayne GomesWayne GomesWayne Maurice Gomes , is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1997-2002. He attended college at Old Dominion University...
was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. - February 6, 2004: Eric Karros was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
- March 15, 2004: Mike Oquist was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
Regular season
Transactions
- April 17, 2004: Kirk Saarloos was traded by the Houston Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Chad Harville.
- August 3, 2004: Eric Karros was released by the Oakland Athletics.
Roster
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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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Other batters
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Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mark Mulder Mark Mulder Mark Alan Mulder is a retired left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.-Oakland Athletics:... |
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| Barry Zito Barry Zito Barry Zito is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He previously played seven seasons with the Oakland Athletics, where he won the 2002 American League Cy Young Award and made three All-Star teams.... |
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| Rich Harden Rich Harden James Richard Harden is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher.-Early years:Harden attended Claremont Secondary School in Victoria, British Columbia. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 38th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft... |
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| Tim Hudson Tim Hudson Timothy Adam Hudson is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves. Hudson began his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and played his last two years of college eligibility at Auburn University... |
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| Mark Redman Mark Redman Mark Allen Redman is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher.-Early career:... |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Chris Hammond Chris Hammond Christopher Andrew Hammond is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.Hammond was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth round of the amateur draft. Hammond had not sustained considerable success until his revival as a relief pitcher with the Atlanta Braves... |
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| Arthur Rhodes Arthur Rhodes Arthur Lee Rhodes, Jr. is a Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher.-Career:Rhodes played high school baseball at La Vega High School in Waco, Texas. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft.Rhodes made his MLB debut with the Orioles... |
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| Justin Lehr Justin Lehr Charles Larry "Justin" Lehr is a Major League Baseball pitcher. Lehr played college baseball at the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Southern California.-Professional career:... |
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| Kirk Saarloos Kirk Saarloos Kirk Craig Saarloos is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He will join the 2011 Cal State Fullerton coaching staff as an undergraduate assistant coach. Saarloos returns to the school that propelled him to a seven-year major league career with Houston , Oakland and Cincinnati... |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Justin Duchscherer Justin Duchscherer Justin Craig Duchscherer [DUKE-shur] is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Early career:... |
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| Octavio Dotel Octavio Dotel Octavio Eduardo Dotel is a Domincan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a Free Agent.... |
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| Chad Bradford Chad Bradford Chadwick Lee "Chad" Bradford is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was well known for his extreme submarine-style pitching, and his success in MLB despite his unconventional delivery and the slow speed at which he threw the ball led to him figuring prominently in the Michael Lewis... |
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| Jim Mecir Jim Mecir James Jason Mecir is an American former baseball player. He played for five teams in an 11-year career, and retired from the Florida Marlins in . He was a right-handed pitcher.... |
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