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2004 Chicago Cubs season

Field	Value
name	Chicago Cubs
image	Chicago Cubs logo.svg
season	2004
league	National League
division	Central
ballpark	Wrigley Field
city	Chicago
record	89–73 (54,9%)
divisional_place	3rd
owners	Tribune Company
general_managers	Jim Hendry
managers	Dusty Baker
television	WCIU-TV
Superstation WGN
FSN Chicago
(Chip Caray, Steve Stone)
radio	WGN
(Pat Hughes, Ron Santo)
espntn	chc
brtn	CHC

Superstation WGN FSN Chicago (Chip Caray, Steve Stone) (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo) |}} 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 (an improvement from their 2003 record), 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).
December 2, 2003: Scott McClain was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
December 18, 2003: Todd Hollandsworth was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
March 23, 2004: Greg Maddux was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.

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 Division

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

April 1, 2004: Scott McClain was released by the Chicago Cubs.
April 3, 2004: Trenidad Hubbard was released by the Chicago Cubs.
April 12, 2004: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
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.
July 30, 2004: Denny Hocking was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
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.

Roster

2004 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers

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
C	Michael Barrett	134	456	131	.287	16	65
1B	Derrek Lee	161	605	168	.278	32	98
2B	Todd Walker	129	372	102	.274	15	50
SS	Ramón Martínez	102	260	64	.246	3	30
3B	Aramis Ramírez	145	547	174	.318	36	103
LF	Moises Alou	155	601	176	.293	39	106
CF	Corey Patterson	157	631	168	.266	24	72
RF	Sammy Sosa	126	478	121	.253	35	80

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 Grudzielanek	81	257	79	.307	6	23
José Macías	98		194	52	.268	3	22
Nomar Garciaparra	43	165	49	.297	4	20
Todd Hollandsworth	57	148	47	.318	8	22
Paul Bako	49	138	28	.203	1	10
	37	129	28	.217	3	8
Tom Goodwin	77	105	21	.200	0	3
Neifi Pérez	23	62	23	.371	2	6
Rey Ordóñez	23	61	10	.164	1	5
Jason Dubois	20	23	5	.217	1	5
Ben Grieve	15	16	4	.250	1	6
Damian Jackson	7	15	1	.067	1	1
David Kelton	8	10	1	.100	0	0
Brendan Harris	3	9	2	.222	0	1
Calvin Murray	11	5	1	.200	0	1
Mike DiFelice	4	3	0	.000	0	0

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 Maddux	33	212.2	16	11	4.02	151
Carlos Zambrano	31	209.2	16	8	2.75	188
Matt Clement	30	181.0	9	13	3.68	190
Kerry Wood	22	140.1	8	9	3.72	144
Mark Prior	21	118.2	6	4	4.02	139

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 Rusch	32	129.2	6	2	3.47	90
Sergio Mitre	12	51.2	2	4	6.62	37

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 Hawkins	77	5	4	25	2.63	69
Kyle Farnsworth	72	4	5	0	4.73	78
Kent Mercker	71	3	1	0	2.55	51
Mike Remlinger	48	1	2	2	3.44	35
Francis Beltrán	34	2	2	0	4.63	40
Jon Leicester	32	5	1	0	3.89	35
Michael Wuertz	31	1	0	1	4.34	30
Ryan Dempster	23	1	1	2	3.92	18
Joe Borowski	22	2	4	9	8.02	17
Todd Wellemeyer	20	2	1	0	5.92	30
Jimmy Anderson	7	0	0	1	4.66	3
Andy Pratt	4	0	1	0	21.60	1

Farm system

Notes

References

2004 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

References

"Derrek Lee Stats".
"Scott McClain Stats".
"Todd Hollandsworth Stats".
"Greg Maddux Stats".
"Trent Hubbard Stats".
"Sam Fuld Stats".
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hockide01.shtml Dennis Hocking Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
"Alex Gonzalez Stats".
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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