2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Los Angeles Dodgers
| season = 2004
| misc = National League West Champions
| league = National League
| division = West
| ballpark = Dodger Stadium
| city = Los Angeles
| record = 93–69 (.574)
| divisional_place = 1st
| owners = Frank McCourt
| president = Jamie McCourt
| general_managers = Paul DePodesta
| managers = Jim Tracy
| television = Fox Sports Net West 2; KCOP (13)
| radio = KFWB
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
|}}
The 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 115th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 47th season in Los Angeles, California. It brought change to the Dodgers as the sale of the franchise to developer Frank McCourt was finalized during spring training. McCourt promptly dismissed General Manager Dan Evans and hired Paul DePodesta to take over the team. That led to a flurry of trade activity as the new group attempted to rebuild the Dodgers in their image.
Despite it all, the Dodgers managed to finish the season in first place in the National League West and won their first postseason game since 1988. However they lost the NLDS 3–1 to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Offseason
- December 13, 2003: Acquired Jeff Weaver, Yhency Brazobán and Brandon Weeden from the New York Yankees for Kevin Brown and cash.
- March 29, 2004: Acquired Jason Grabowski from the Oakland Athletics for cash.
- March 30, 2004: Acquired Jayson Werth from the Toronto Blue Jays for Jason Frasor.
- April 1, 2004: Acquired Cody Ross from the Detroit Tigers for Steve Colyer and cash.
- April 3, 2004: Acquired Aaron Looper and Ryan Ketchner from the Seattle Mariners for Jolbert Cabrera.
- April 3, 2004: Acquired Antonio Perez from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Jason Romano.
- April 4, 2004: Acquired Milton Bradley from the Cleveland Indians for Franklin Gutierrez and Andrew Brown.
Regular season
=Season standings=
==National League West==
{{2004 NL West standings|highlight=Los Angeles Dodgers}}
==Record vs. opponents==
{{2004 NL Record vs. opponents|team=LA}}
=Opening Day lineup=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|+ ! colspan="2" |Opening Day Starters | |
Name | Position |
---|---|
Dave Roberts | Left fielder |
César Izturis | Shortstop |
Milton Bradley | Center fielder |
Shawn Green | First baseman |
Paul Lo Duca | Catcher |
Juan Encarnación | Right fielder |
Adrián Beltré | Third baseman |
Alex Cora | Second baseman |
Hideo Nomo | Starting pitcher |
=Notable transactions=
- July 30, 2004: Acquired Brad Penny, Hee-Seop Choi and Bill Murphy from the Florida Marlins for Guillermo Mota, Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnación.
- July 31, 2004: Acquired Brent Mayne and Steve Finley from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Bill Murphy, Koyie Hill and Reggie Abercrombie.
- July 31, 2004: Acquired Henri Stanley from the Boston Red Sox for Dave Roberts.
- August 19, 2004: Acquired Elmer Dessens and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jereme Milons.
=Roster=
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colspan="10" style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}}; text-align: center;" | 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers |
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colspan="10" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}}; text-align: center;" | Roster |
valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|47|Wilson Álvarez}} {{MLBplayer|43|Yhency Brazobán}} {{MLBplayer|55|Giovanni Carrara}} {{MLBplayer|46|Elmer Dessens}} {{MLBplayer|37|Darren Dreifort}} {{MLBplayer|58|Brian Falkenborg}} {{MLBplayer|38|Éric Gagné}} {{MLBplayer|17|Kazuhisa Ishii}} {{MLBplayer|22|Edwin Jackson}} {{MLBplayer|60|Masao Kida}} {{MLBplayer|27|José Lima}} {{MLBplayer|51|Tom Martin}} {{MLBplayer|59|Guillermo Mota}} {{MLBplayer|46|Rodney Myers}} {{MLBplayer|10|Hideo Nomo}} {{MLBplayer|30|Brad Penny}} {{MLBplayer|45|Odalis Pérez}} {{MLBplayer|50|Duaner Sánchez}} {{MLBplayer|57|Scott Stewart}} {{MLBplayer|41|Mike Venafro}} {{MLBplayer|36|Jeff Weaver}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|16|Paul Lo Duca}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Brent Mayne}} {{MLBplayer|40|David Ross}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Tom Wilson}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|29|Adrián Beltré}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Hee-Seop Choi}} {{MLBplayer|13|Alex Cora}} {{MLBplayer|54|Jose Flores}} {{MLBplayer|15|Shawn Green}} {{MLBplayer|18|José Hernández}} {{MLBplayer| 3|César Izturis}} {{MLBplayer|26|Antonio Pérez}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Olmedo Sáenz}} {{MLBplayer|49|Joe Thurston}} {{MLBplayer|23|Robin Ventura}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|21|Milton Bradley}} {{MLBplayer|52|Chin-Feng Chen}} {{MLBplayer|43|Juan Encarnación}} {{MLBplayer|12|Steve Finley}} {{MLBplayer|33|Jason Grabowski}} {{MLBplayer|30|Dave Roberts}} {{MLBplayer|28|Jayson Werth}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|12,16|Jim Tracy}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|48|Jim Colborn}} (pitching) {{MLBplayer|35|Glenn Hoffman}} (third base) {{MLBplayer|14|Jim Lett}} (bullpen) {{MLBplayer|11|Manny Mota}} {{MLBplayer|56|Jim Riggleman}} (bench) {{MLBplayer|31|John Shelby}} (1st base) {{MLBplayer|25|Tim Wallach}} (hitting) |
Game log
= Regular season =
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |
colspan="2"|Legend | |
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style="background:#bfb;"| | Dodgers win |
style="background:#fbb;"| | Dodgers loss |
style="background:#bbb;"| | Postponement |
style="background:#090;"| | Clinched division |
Bold | Dodgers team member |
{{Game log start|style=background:#083c6b;color:white;|title=2004 regular season game log: 93–69 (Home: 49–32; Away: 44–37){{cite web|title=2004 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAN/2004-schedule-scores.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=6 December 2024}}}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#083c6b;|title=April: 14–8 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–3)|#|Date|Time (PT)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 1 || April 5 || || Padres || 2–8 || Lawrence (1–0) || Nomo (0–1) || — || || 53,850 || 0–1 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 2 || April 6 || || Padres || 5–4 || Gagne (1–0) || Otsuka (0–1) || — || || 26,437 || 1–1 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 3 || April 7 || || Padres || 2–1 {{small|(11)}} || Lima (1–0) || Oropesa (0–1) || — || || 26,932 || 2–1 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 4 || April 9 || || Rockies || 5–1 || Ishii (1–0) || Elarton (0–1) || Alvarez (1) || || 54,399 || 3–1 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 5 || April 10 || || Rockies || 7–4 || Nomo (1–1) || Stark (0–1) || Gagne (1) || || 35,318 || 4–1 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 6 || April 11 || || Rockies || 2–4 || Estes (2–0) || Perez (0–1) || Chacon (1) || || 27,076 || 4–2 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 7 || April 13 || || @ Padres || 3–8 || Eaton (1–0) || Weaver (0–1) || — || || 35,156 || 4–3 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 8 || April 14 || || @ Padres || 11–4 || Ishii (2–0) || Wells (0–1) || — || || 34,558 || 5–3 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 9 || April 15 || || @ Padres || 7–5 || Nomo (2–1) || Lawrence (1–1) || Gagne (2) || || 40,104 || 6–3 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 10 || April 16 || || @ Giants || 3–2 || Perez (1–1) || Schmidt (0–1) || Gagne (3) || || 42,662 || 7–3 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 11 || April 17 || || @ Giants || 5–4 || Lima (2–0) || Rueter (0–1) || Gagne (4) || || 42,663 || 8–3 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 12 || April 18 || || @ Giants || 7–6 || Weaver (1–1) || Tomko (0–1) || Gagne (5) || || 42,377 || 9–3 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 13 || April 20 || || @ Rockies || 1–7 || Kennedy (2–0) || Ishii (2–1) || — || || 22,169 || 9–4 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 14 || April 21 || || @ Rockies || 9–4 || Nomo (3–1) || Elarton (0–3) || — || || 21,685 || 10–4 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 15 || April 22 || || @ Rockies || 1–7 {{small|(6)}} || Estes (3–1) || Lima (2–1) || — || || 19,667 || 10–5 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 16 || April 23 || || Giants || 5–4 {{small|(12)}} || Dreifort (1–0) || Herges (0–2) || — || || 54,598 || 11–5 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 17 || April 24 || || Giants || 3–5 || Williams (3–1) || Weaver (1–2) || Herges (6) || || 54,820 || 11–6 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 18 || April 25 || || Giants || 9–0 || Ishii (3–1) || Cooper (0–2) || — || || 54,235 || 12–6 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 19 || April 27 || || Mets || 5–9 || Glavine (3–1) || Nomo (3–2) || — || || 28,524 || 12–7 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 20 || April 28 || || Mets || 3–2 || Perez (2–1) || Trachsel (2–3) || Gagne (6) || || 29,319 || 13–7 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 21 || April 29 || || Mets || 1–6 || Seo (1–3) || Weaver (1–3) || — || || 32,067 || 13–8 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 22 || April 30 || || Expos || 13–4 || Ishii (4–1) || Day (2–2) || — || || 54,958 || 14–8 ||
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#083c6b;|title=May: 13–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–8)|#|Date|Time (PT)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 23 || May 1 || || Expos || 5–4 || Mota (1–0) || Ayala (0–5) || Gagne (7) || || 52,900 || 15–8 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 24 || May 2 || || Expos || 4–6 || Kim (1–0) || Nomo (3–3) || — || || 35,351 || 15–9 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 25 || May 4 || || @ Marlins || 4–3 {{small|(11)}} || Sanchez (1–0) || Wayne (2–1) || Gagne (8) || || 12,520 || 16–9 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 26 || May 5 || || @ Marlins || 0–2 || Penny (3–1) || Weaver (1–4) || Benitez (11) || || 13,308 || 16–10 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 27 || May 6 || || @ Marlins || 9–4 || Ishii (5–1) || Willis (3–1) || Gagne (9) || || 16,109 || 17–10 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 28 || May 7 || || @ Pirates || 4–0 || Alvarez (1–0) || Ol. Perez (2–1) || — || || 20,944 || 18–10 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 29 || May 8 || || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Mota (2–0) || Torres (1–1) || Gagne (10) || || 26,610 || 19–10 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 30 || May 9 || || @ Pirates || 9–7 {{small|(14)}} || Falkenborg (1–0) || Grabow (0–1) || — || || 16,554 || 20–10 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 31 || May 11 || || Cubs || 7–3 || Weaver (2–4) || Wood (3–3) || — || || 35,439 || 21–10 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 32 || May 12 || || Cubs || 4–0 || Alvarez (2–0) || Clement (5–2) || — || || 43,233 || 22–10 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 33 || May 13 || || Cubs || 3–7 || Zambrano (4–1) || Nomo (3–4) || Hawkins (2) || || 39,591 || 22–11 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 34 || May 14 || || Reds || 1–2 || Wilson (5–0) || Ishii (5–2) || Graves (15) || || 53,647 || 22–12 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 34 || May 15 || || Reds || 0–4 || Van Poppel (2–1) || Od. Perez (2–2) || Graves (16) || || 48,787 || 22–13 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 36 || May 16 || || Reds || 3–6 || Harang (4–1) || Weaver (2–5) || Graves (17) || || 41,479 || 22–14 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 37 || May 18 || || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Padilla (3–4) || Mota (2–1) || Worrell (3) || || 36,073 || 22–15 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 38 || May 19 || || @ Phillies || 4–9 || Milton (5–0) || Nomo (3–5) || — || || 33,916 || 22–16 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 39 || May 20 || || @ Phillies || 0–4 || Myers (3–2) || Ishii (5–3) || — || || 37,793 || 22–17 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 40 || May 21 || || @ Braves || 0–2 || Ortiz (4–4) || Od. Perez (2–3) || Smoltz (7) || || 27,194 || 22–18 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 41 || May 22 || || @ Braves || 7–4 || Weaver (3–5) || Wright (2–5) || — || || 31,850 || 23–18 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 42 || May 23 || || @ Braves || 1–5 || Hampton (1–5) || Alvarez (2–1) || — || || 29,738 || 23–19 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 43 || May 25 || || @ Brewers || 5–3 || Lima (3–1) || Santos (2–1) || Gagne (11) || || 16,129 || 24–19 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 44 || May 26 || || @ Brewers || 1–2 {{small|(12)}} || Kinney (2–3) || Sanchez (1–1) || — || || 14,084 || 24–20 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 45 || May 27 || || @ Brewers || 1–3 || Sheets (5–3) || Weaver (3–6) || Kolb (12) || || 24,616 || 24–21 ||
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200405280.shtml 46] || {{dow tooltip|May 28, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || L 3–6 || Johnson (6–4) || Alvarez (2–2) || Dessens (1) || || 46,455 || 24–22 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B05280LAN2004.htm L3]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200405290.shtml 47] || {{dow tooltip|May 29, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || W 10–0 || Lima (4–1) || Webb (2–5) || — || || 35,343 || 25–22 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B05290LAN2004.htm W1]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200405300.shtml 48] || {{dow tooltip|May 30, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || W 3–0 || Ishii (6–3) || Fossum (0–3) || Gagne (12) || || 41,060 || 26–22 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B05300LAN2004.htm W2]
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 49 || May 31 || || Brewers || 3–2 {{small|(10)}} || Gagne (2–0) || Burba (3–1) || — || || 32,642 || 27–22 ||
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#083c6b;|title=June: 12–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–9)|#|Date|Time (PT)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 50 || June 1 || || Brewers || 1–4 || Davis (4–4) || Weaver (3–7) || Kolb (14) || || 22,402 || 27–23 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 51 || June 2 || || Brewers || 5–2 || Jackson (1–0) || Hendrickson (0–1) || Gagne (13) || || 27,871 || 28–23 ||
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200406040.shtml 52] || {{dow tooltip|June 4, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || W 7–3 || Ishii (7–3) || Fossum (0–4) || Mota (1) || || 32,182 || 29–23 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B06040ARI2004.htm W2]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200406050.shtml 53] || {{dow tooltip|June 5, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || W 10–3 || Perez (3–3) || Gonzalez (0–1) || — || || 42,407 || 30–23 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B06050ARI2004.htm W3]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200406060.shtml 54] || {{dow tooltip|June 6, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || L 5–6 || Service (1–0) || Dreifort (1–1) || Valverde (5) || || 34,059 || 30–24 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B06060ARI2004.htm L1]
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 55 || June 8 || || @ Blue Jays || 1–7 || Lilly (5–2) || Nomo (3–6) || — || || 16,499 || 30–25 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 56 || June 9 || || @ Blue Jays || 0–4 || Batista (4–4) || Lima (4–2) || — || || 18,003 || 30–26 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 57 || June 10 || || @ Blue Jays || 6–1 || Ishii (8–3) || Towers (1–2) || — || || 16,267 || 31–26 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 58 || June 11 || || @ Red Sox || 1–2 || Foulke (2–0) || Martin (0–1) || — || || 35,173 || 31–27 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 59 || June 12 || || @ Red Sox || 14–5 || Weaver (4–7) || Wakefield (4–5) || — || || 34,671 || 32–27 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 60 || June 13 || || @ Red Sox || 1–4 || Martínez (7–3) || Nomo (3–7) || Foulke (13) || || 35,068 || 32–28 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 61 || June 15 || || Orioles || 5–1 || Lima (5–2) || Cabrera (3–3) || Gagne (14) || || 29,711 || 33–28 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 62 || June 16 || || Orioles || 6–3 || Perez (4–3) || Riley (1–2) || Gagne (15) || || 35,070 || 34–28 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 63 || June 17 || || Orioles || 4–3 || Mota (3–1) || Lopez (5–3) || Gagne (16) || || 30,465 || 35–28 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 64 || June 18 || || Yankees || 6–3 || Weaver (5–7) || Vazquez (7–5) || Gagne (17) || || 55,207 || 36–28 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 65 || June 19 || || Yankees || 2–6 || Halsey (1–0) || Nomo (3–8) || — || || 54,876 || 36–29 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 66 || June 20 || || Yankees || 5–4 || Lima (6–2) || Contreras (4–3) || Gagne (18) || || 55,157 || 37–29 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 67 || June 21 || || @ Giants || 2–3 || Herges (4–2) || Mota (3–2) || — || || 41,453 || 37–30 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 68 || June 22 || || @ Giants || 5–11 || Brower (5–3) || Alvarez (2–3) || — || || 41,703 || 37–31 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 69 || June 23 || || @ Giants || 2–3 || Williams (7–5) || Weaver (5–8) || Herges (19) || || 42,340 || 37–32 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 70 || June 24 || || @ Giants || 3–9 || Tomko (2–4) || Nomo (3–9) || — || || 42,621 || 37–33 ||
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200406250.shtml 71] || {{dow tooltip|June 25, 2004}} || 7:12{{nbsp}}p.m. PDT || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Anaheim Angels|year=2004|border=2}};" |Angels || L 0–13 || Washburn (8–3) || Lima (6–3) || — || 2:55 || 54,617 || 37–34 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B06250LAN2004.htm L5]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200406260.shtml 72] || {{dow tooltip|June 26, 2004}} || 1:12{{nbsp}}p.m. PDT || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Anaheim Angels|year=2004|border=2}};" |Angels || L 5–7 || Donnelly (1–0) || Mota (3–3) || Rodriguez (7) || 2:51 || 52,715 || 37–35 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B06260LAN2004.htm L6]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200406270.shtml 73] || {{dow tooltip|June 27, 2004}} || 1:12{{nbsp}}p.m. PDT || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Anaheim Angels|year=2004|border=2}};" |Angels || W 10–5 || Ishii (9–3) || Colon (5–7) || — || 3:06 || 54,333 || 38–35 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B06270LAN2004.htm W1]
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 74 || June 29 || || Giants || 2–1 || Mota (4–3) || Brower (5–5) || Gagne (19) || || 51,113 || 39–35 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 75 || June 30 || || Giants || 1–7 || Tomko (3–4) || Nomo (3–10) || — || || 47,081 || 39–36 ||
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#083c6b;|title=July: 21–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 11–4)|#|Date|Time (PT)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 76 || July 1 || || Giants || 5–4 || Mota (5–3) || Rodriguez (2–4) || Gagne (20) || || 54,717 || 40–36 ||
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200407020.shtml 77] || {{dow tooltip|July 2, 2004}} || 7:07{{nbsp}}p.m. PDT || style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Angels || L 3–7 || Sele (5–0) || Ishii (9–4) || — || 2:33 || 43,816 || 40–37 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07020ANA2004.htm L1]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200407030.shtml 78] || {{dow tooltip|July 3, 2004}} || 7:07{{nbsp}}p.m. PDT || style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Angels || W 8–5 || Mota (6–3) || Colon (5–8) || Gagne (21) || 2:43 || 43,686 || 41–37 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07030ANA2004.htm W1]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200407040.shtml 79] || {{dow tooltip|July 4, 2004}} || 7:11{{nbsp}}p.m. PDT || style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Angels || W 6–2 || Weaver (6–8) || Escobar (4–5) || — || 2:51 || 43,823 || 42–37 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07040ANA2004.htm W2]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200407050.shtml 80] || {{dow tooltip|July 5, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || W 6–5 {{small|(10)}} || Carrara (1–0) || Villafuerte (0–3) || — || || 32,929 || 43–37 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07050LAN2004.htm W3]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200407060.shtml 81]|| {{dow tooltip|July 6, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || W 4–1 || Lima (7–3) || Fossum (2–7) || Gagne (22) || || 25,139 || 44–37 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07060LAN2004.htm W4]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200407070.shtml 82] || {{dow tooltip|July 7, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || W 11–0 || Ishii (10–4) || Sparks (3–5) || — || || 27,899 || 45–37 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07070LAN2004.htm W5]
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 83 || July 8 || || Astros || 7–2 || Jackson (2–0) || Duckworth (1–2) || Martin (1) || || 33,324 || 46–37 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 84 || July 9 || || Astros || 2–3 || Pettitte (5–2) || Weaver (6–9) || Lidge (7) || || 52,783 || 46–38 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 85 || July 10 || || Astros || 3–1 || Alvarez (3–3) || Clemens (10–3) || Gagne (23) || || 46,321 || 47–38 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 86 || July 11 || || Astros || 7–4 || Lima (8–3) || Oswalt (8–7) || — || || 40,484 || 48–38 ||
|-style=background:#bbbfff
| — || {{dow tooltip|July 13, 2004}} || || colspan=9 | 75th All-Star Game in Houston, TX
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200407150.shtml 87] || {{dow tooltip|July 15, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || W 4–3 || Alvarez (4–3) || Choate (1–1) || Gagne (24) || || 28,150 || 49–38 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07150ARI2004.htm W2]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200407160.shtml 88] || {{dow tooltip|July 16, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || W 6–2 || Ishii (11–4) || Webb (3–10) || — || || 29,255 || 50–38 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07160ARI2004.htm W3]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200407170.shtml 89] || {{dow tooltip|July 17, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || W 7–6 || Mota (7–3) || Bruney (2–3) || Gagne (25) || || 37,027 || 51–38 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07170ARI2004.htm W4]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200407186040.shtml 90] || {{dow tooltip|July 18, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || W 10–3 || Lima (9–3) || Dessens (1–6) || — || || 29,131 || 52–38 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B07180ARI2004.htm W5]
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 91 || July 19 || || @ Astros || 7–6 || Carrara (2–0) || Miceli (3–5) || Gagne (26) || || 35,155 || 53–38 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 92 || July 20 || || @ Astros || 7–5 || Weaver (7–9) || Weathers (6–5) || Gagne (27) || || 34,154 || 54–38 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 93 || July 21 || || Rockies || 5–6 || Estes (10–4) || Ishii (11–5) || Chacon (21) || || 34,343 || 54–39 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 94 || July 22 || || Rockies || 4–2 || Mota (8–3) || Harikkala (4–2) || Gagne (28) || || 34,276 || 55–39 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 95 || July 23 || || Padres || 3–2 || Gagne (3–0) || Beck (0–2) || — || || 55,311 || 56–39 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 96 || July 24 || || Padres || 12–2 || Alvarez (5–3) || Valdez (9–6) || — || || 52,217 || 57–39 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 97 || July 25 || || Padres || 0–3 || Eaton (6–8) || Weaver (7–10) || Hoffman (26) || || 46,884 || 57–40 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 98 || July 26 || || @ Rockies || 9–7 || Sanchez (2–1) || Simpson (0–1) || Gagne (29) || || 24,725 || 58–40 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 99 || July 27 || || @ Rockies || 2–7 || Cook (5–4) || Perez (4–4) || — || || 27,934 || 58–41 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 100 || July 28 || || @ Rockies || 4–5 || Reed (2–2) || Mota (8–4) || Chacon (23) || || 25,492 || 58–42 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 101 || July 29 || || @ Rockies || 3–2 || Alvarez (6–3) || Dohmann (0–1) || Gagne (30) || || 28,472 || 59–42 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 102 || July 30 || || @ Padres || 12–3 || Weaver (8–10) || Eaton (6–9) || — || || 42,552 || 60–42 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 103 || July 31 || || @ Padres || 2–3 || Otsuka (6–2) || Dreifort (1–2) || Hoffman (29) || || 43,726 || 60–43 ||
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#083c6b;|title=August: 17–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–5)|#|Date|Time (PT)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 104 || August 1 || || @ Padres || 2–1 {{small|(12)}} || Gagne (4–0) || Stone (1–2) || Dreifort (1) || || 44,056 || 61–43 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 105 || August 3 || || Pirates || 3–2 || Penny (9–8) || Ol. Perez (6–6) || Gagne (31) || || 34,581 || 62–43 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 106 || August 4 || || Pirates || 2–1 || Lima (10–3) || Fogg (6–8) || Gagne (32) || || 34,792 || 63–43 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 107 || August 5 || || Pirates || 8–3 || Weaver (9–10) || Burnett (5–4) || — || || 38,852 || 64–43 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 108 || August 6 || || Phillies || 5–9 {{small|(11)}} || R. Hernandez (2–3) || Gagne (4–1) || — || || 53,977 || 64–44 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 109 || August 7 || || Phillies || 6–3 || Od. Perez (5–4) || Abbott (3–11) || Gagne (33) || || 54,404 || 65–44 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 110 || August 8 || || Phillies || 1–4 || Myers (7–8) || Penny (9–9) || — || || 53,840 || 65–45 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 111 || August 10 || || @ Reds || 5–2 || Lima (11–3) || Harang (7–4) || Gagne (34) || || 26,295 || 66–45 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 112 || August 11 || || @ Reds || 11–1 || Weaver (10–10) || Claussen (1–3) || — || || 39,933 || 67–45 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 113 || August 12 || || @ Reds || 5–6 || White (1–2) || Dreifort (1–3) || Graves (36) || || 27,416 || 67–46 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 114 || August 13 || || @ Cubs || 8–1 || Od. Perez (6–4) || Maddux (11–8) || — || || 39,105 || 68–46 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 115 || August 14 || || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Wood (7–5) || Ishii (11–6) || Remlinger (1) || || 39,069 || 68–47 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 116 || August 15 || || @ Cubs || 8–5 || Sanchez (3–1) || Farnsworth (4–4) || Gagne (35) || || 39,079 || 69–47 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 117 || August 16 || || Marlins || 2–4 || Pavano (13–5) || Dreifort (1–4) || Benitez (35) || || 53,121 || 69–48 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 118 || August 17 || || Marlins || 6–1 || Alvarez (7–3) || Burnett (3–6) || — || || 45,731 || 70–48 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 119 || August 18 || || Marlins || 4–6 || Mota (9–5) || Gagne (4–2) || Benitez (36) || || 46,241 || 70–49 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 120 || August 19 || || Braves || 5–6 || Reitsma (6–3) || Gagne (4–3) || Smoltz (32) || || 42,287 || 70–50 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 121 || August 20 || || Braves || 3–2 {{small|(11)}} || Carrara (3–0) || Cruz (4–1) || — || || 54,993 || 71–50 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 122 || August 21 || || Braves || 7–4 || Weaver (11–10) || Hampton (9–9) || Carrara (1) || || 52,398 || 72–50 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 123 || August 22 || || Braves || 1–10 || Wright (12–6) || Alvarez (7–4) || — || || 49,513 || 72–51 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 124 || August 23 || || @ Expos || 7–8 || Cordero (4–3) || Carrara (3–1) || — || || 8,639 || 72–52 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 125 || August 24 || || @ Expos || 10–2 || Ishii (12–6) || Biddle (4–7) || — || || 8,109 || 73–52 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 126 || August 25 || || @ Expos || 3–6 || Horgan (4–1) || Lima (11–4) || Ayala (2) || || 7,570 || 73–53 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 127 || August 26 || || @ Expos || 10–3 || Weaver (12–10) || L. Hernandez (9–12) || — || || 18,520 || 74–53 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 128 || August 27 || || @ Mets || 2–9 || Glavine (9–10) || Alvarez (7–5) || — || || 42,694 || 74–54 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 129 || August 28 || || @ Mets || 4–2 || Carrara (4–1) || Stanton (2–6) || Gagne (36) || || 40,660 || 75–54 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 130 || August 29 || || @ Mets || 10–2 || Ishii (13–6) || Benson (10–11) || — || || 33,582 || 76–54 ||
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200408310.shtml 131] || {{dow tooltip|August 31, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || W 4–1 {{small|(13)}} || Gagne (5–3) || Bruney (3–4) || Carrara (2) || || 39,167 || 77–54 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B08310ARI2004.htm W3]
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#083c6b;|title=September: 15–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–8)|#|Date|Time (PT)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200409010.shtml 132] || {{dow tooltip|September 1, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || L 1–3 || Webb (6–14) || Nomo (3–11) || Aquino (10) || || 34,149 || 77–55 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B09010ARI2004.htm L1]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200409020.shtml 133] || {{dow tooltip|September 2, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |@ Diamondbacks || W 8–4 || Brazoban (1–0) || Nance (1–1) || Gagne (37) || || 33,224 || 78–55 || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B09020ARI2004.htm W1]
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 134 || September 3 || || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || Morris (15–8) || Lima (11–5) || — || || 37,524 || 78–56 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 135 || September 4 || || @ Cardinals || 1–5 || Marquis (14–4) || Ishii (13–7) || — || || 45,692 || 78–57 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 136 || September 5 || || @ Cardinals || 5–6 {{small|(11)}} || King (5–2) || Carrara (4–2) || — || || 43,611 || 78–58 ||
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200409070.shtml 137] || {{dow tooltip|September 7, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || W 8–2 || Nomo (4–11) || Webb (6–15) || — || || 35,078 || 79–58 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B09070LAN2004.htm W1]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200409080.shtml 138] || {{dow tooltip|September 8, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || W 6–5 || Gagne (6–3) || Koplove (3–4) || — || || 28,888 || 80–58 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B09080LAN2004.htm W2]
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200409090.shtml 139] || {{dow tooltip|September 9, 2004}} || || style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|year=2004|border=2}};" |Diamondbacks || W 5–3 || Lima (12–5) || Gonzalez (0–9) || Gagne (38) || || 27,287 || 81–58 || style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers|year=2004|border=2}};" |[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2004/B09090LAN2004.htm W3]
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 140 || September 10 || || Cardinals || 7–6 || Carrara (5–2) || Calero (1–1) || Gagne (39) || || 54,119 || 82–58 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 141 || September 11 || || Cardinals || 6–5 || Stewart (1–2) || Eldred (3–2) || Gagne (40) || || 53,494 || 83–58 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 142 || September 12 || || Cardinals || 6–7 || Carpenter (15–5) || Jackson (2–1) || Isringhausen (41) || || 54,000 || 83–59 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 143 || September 13 || || Padres || 7–9 || Wells (11–7) || Perez (6–5) || Hoffman (36) || || 36,050 || 83–60 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 144 || September 14 || || Padres || 6–3 || Lima (13–5) || Germano (1–2) || Gagne (41) || || 29,704 || 84–60 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 145 || September 15 || || Padres || 3–7 || Lawrence (15–12) || Alvarez (7–6) || Hoffman (37) || || 34,105 || 84–61 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 146 || September 16 || || Padres || 0–3 || Eaton (10–13) || Weaver (12–11) || Hoffman (38) || || 43,185 || 84–62 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 147 || September 17 || || @ Rockies || 8–6 {{small|(10)}} || Gagne (7–3) || Chacon (1–8) || — || || 23,572 || 85–62 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 148 || September 18 || || @ Rockies || 1–8 || Kennedy (9–6) || Perez (6–6) || — || || 21,664 || 85–63 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 149 || September 19 || || @ Rockies || 7–6 || Brazoban (2–0) || Chacon (1–9) || Gagne (42) || || 27,175 || 86–63 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 150 || September 21 || || @ Padres || 4–9 || Eaton (11–13) || Weaver (12–12) || — || || 39,428 || 86–64 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 151 || September 22 || || @ Padres || 0–4 || Peavy (13–6) || Penny (9–10) || — || || 41,303 || 86–65 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 152 || September 23 || || @ Padres || 9–6 || Brazoban (3–0) || Lawrence (15–13) || Gagne (43) || || 42,159 || 87–65 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 153 || September 24 || || @ Giants || 3–2 || Perez (7–6) || Rueter (8–12) || Gagne (44) || || 42,528 || 88–65 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 154 || September 25 || || @ Giants || 5–9 || Eyre (2–2) || Brazoban (3–1) || — || || 42,486 || 88–66 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 155 || September 26 || || @ Giants || 7–4 || Weaver (13–12) || Tomko (11–7) || Gagne (45) || || 42,549 || 89–66 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 156 || September 27 || || Rockies || 8–7 || Brazoban (4–1) || Reed (3–8) || — || || 36,958 || 90–66 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 157 || September 28 || || Rockies || 5–4 || Dessens (2–6) || Harikkala (6–6) || — || || 33,588 || 91–66 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 158 || September 29 || || Rockies || 1–4 || Fuentes (2–3) || Brazoban (4–2) || Tsao (1) || || 43,304 || 91–67 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 159 || September 30 || || Rockies || 4–2 {{small|(11)}} || Brazoban (5–2) || Fuentes (2–4) || — || || 53,438 || 92–67 ||
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#083c6b;|title=October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)|#|Date|Time (PT)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 160 || October 1 || || Giants || 2–4 || Rueter (9–12) || Weaver (13–13) || Hermanson (17) || || 54,888 || 92–68 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 161 || October 2 || || Giants || 7–3 || Brazoban (6–2) || Hermanson (6–9) || — || || 54,494 || 93–68 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 162 || October 3 || || Giants || 0–10 || Schmidt (18–7) || Ishii (13–8) || — || || 54,968 || 93–69 ||
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}
= Postseason Game log =
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |
colspan="2"|Legend | |
---|---|
style="background:#bfb;"| | Dodgers win |
style="background:#fbb;"| | Dodgers loss |
Bold | Dodgers team member |
{{Game log start|style=background:#083c6b;color:white;|title=2004 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2)}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:white;color:#083c6b;|title=NL Division Series vs' St. Louis Cardinals 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2){{cite web|title=2004 National League Division Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2004_NLDS.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=5 December 2024}}|#|Date|Time (PT)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Series|Box/
Streak}}
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 1 || October 5 || || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || Williams (1–0) || Perez (0–1) || — || || 52,127 || 0–1 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 2 || October 7 || || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || Haren (1–0) || Weaver (0–1) || — || || 52,228 || 0–2 ||
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
| 3 || October 9 || || Cardinals || 4–0 || Lima (1–0) || Morris (0–1) || — || || 55,992 || 1–2 ||
|- bgcolor="#fcc"
| 4 || October 10 || || Cardinals || 2–6 || Suppan (1–0) || Alvarez (0–1) || — || || 56,268 || 1–3 ||
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}
Starting Pitchers stats
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
!Name !! G !!GS !! IP !!W/L !!ERA | BB !!SO !!CG | |||||||
Jeff Weaver | 34 | 34 | 220.0 | 13-13 | 4.01 | 67 | 153 | 0 |
Odalis Pérez | 31 | 31 | 196.1 | 7-6 | 3.25 | 44 | 128 | 0 |
Kazuhisa Ishii | 31 | 31 | 172.0 | 13-8 | 4.71 | 98 | 99 | 2 |
José Lima | 36 | 24 | 170.1 | 13-5 | 4.07 | 34 | 93 | 0 |
Hideo Nomo | 18 | 18 | 84.0 | 4-11 | 8.25 | 42 | 54 | 0 |
Edwin Jackson | 8 | 5 | 24.2 | 2-1 | 7.30 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
Brad Penny | 3 | 3 | 11.2 | 1-2 | 3.09 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Relief Pitchers stats
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
! Name !! G !!GS !! IP !!W/L !!ERA !!BB !!SO !!SV | ||||||||
Éric Gagné | 70 | 0 | 82.1 | 7-3 | 2.19 | 22 | 114 | 45 |
Duaner Sánchez | 67 | 0 | 80.0 | 3-1 | 3.38 | 27 | 44 | 0 |
Darren Dreifort | 60 | 0 | 50.2 | 1-4 | 4.44 | 36 | 63 | 1 |
Guillermo Mota | 52 | 0 | 63.0 | 8-4 | 2.14 | 27 | 52 | 1 |
Tom Martin | 47 | 0 | 28.1 | 0-1 | 4.13 | 14 | 18 | 1 |
Wilson Álvarez | 40 | 15 | 120.2 | 7-6 | 4.03 | 31 | 102 | 1 |
Giovanni Carrara | 42 | 0 | 53.2 | 5-2 | 2.18 | 20 | 48 | 2 |
Yhency Brazobán | 31 | 0 | 32.2 | 6-2 | 2.48 | 15 | 27 | 0 |
Edwin Jackson | 8 | 5 | 24.2 | 2-1 | 7.30 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
Elmer Dessens | 12 | 1 | 19.2 | 1-0 | 3.20 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Brian Falkenborg | 6 | 0 | 14.1 | 1-0 | 7.53 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Scott Stewart | 11 | 0 | 12.1 | 1-0 | 5.84 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Mike Venafro | 17 | 0 | 9.0 | 0-0 | 4.00 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Masao Kida | 3 | 0 | 4.2 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Rodney Myers | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Batting Stats
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
! Name !!Pos !!G !!AB !!Avg. !!R !!H !!HR !!RBI !!SB | |||||||||
| Paul Lo Duca | C/1B | 91 | 349 | .301 | 41 | 105 | 10 | 49 | 2 |
| David Ross | C | 70 | 165 | .170 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Brent Mayne | C | 47 | 96 | .188 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | C | 9 | 8 | .125 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Green | 1B/RF | 157 | 590 | .266 | 92 | 157 | 28 | 86 | 5 |
| Alex Cora | 2B | 138 | 405 | .264 | 47 | 107 | 10 | 47 | 3 |
| César Izturis | SS | 159 | 670 | .288 | 90 | 193 | 4 | 62 | 25 |
| Adrián Beltré | 3B | 156 | 598 | .334 | 104 | 200 | 48 | 121 | 7 |
| Jose Hernandez | 2B/SS/3B/LF | 95 | 211 | .289 | 32 | 61 | 13 | 29 | 3 |
| Robin Ventura | 1B/3B | 102 | 152 | .243 | 19 | 37 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Olmedo Sáenz | 1B | 77 | 111 | .279 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| Hee-Seop Choi | 1B | 31 | 62 | .161 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Thurston | 2B | 17 | 17 | .176 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio Perez | 2B/SS | 13 | 13 | .231 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Flores | 3B | 9 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson Werth | LF/RF/CF | 89 | 290 | .262 | 56 | 76 | 16 | 47 | 4 |
| Milton Bradley | CF/LF/RF | 141 | 516 | .267 | 72 | 138 | 19 | 67 | 15 |
| Juan Encarnación | RF/LF | 86 | 324 | .235 | 42 | 76 | 13 | 43 | 3 |
| Dave Roberts | LF/CF | 68 | 233 | .253 | 45 | 59 | 2 | 21 | 33 |
| Steve Finley | CF | 58 | 224 | .324 | 31 | 59 | 13 | 46 | 1 |
| Jason Grabowski | LF/RF | 113 | 173 | .220 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| Chin-Feng Chen | LF | 8 | 8 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason
The 2004 National League Division Series was played between the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis ended up winning the series 3-1.
2004 Awards
- 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Éric Gagné reserve
- Paul Lo Duca reserve
- Relief Man of the Year
- Éric Gagné
- Gold Glove Award
- Steve Finley
- César Izturis
- Silver Slugger Award
- Adrián Beltré
- National League Player of the Month
- Adrián Beltré (September 2004)
- National League Player of the Week
- Adrián Beltré (June 21–27, 2004)
- Steve Finley (Sep. 6–12, 2004)
Farm system
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|level14 = AAA
|team14 = Las Vegas 51s
|league14 = Pacific Coast League
|manager14 = Terry Kennedy
|level15 = AA
|team15 = Jacksonville Suns
|league15 = Southern League
|manager15 = Dino Ebel
|level16 = High A
|team16 = Vero Beach Dodgers
|league16 = Florida State League
|manager16 = Scott Little
|level17 = A
|team17 = Columbus Catfish
|league17 = South Atlantic League
|manager17 = Dann Bilardello
|level18 = Rookie
|team18 = Ogden Raptors
|league18 = Pioneer League
|manager18 = Travis Barbary
|level19 = Rookie
|team19 = Gulf Coast Dodgers
|league19 = Gulf Coast League
|manager19 = Luis Salazar
|level20 = Rookie
|team20 = DSL Dodgers
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|league20 = Dominican Summer League
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Major League Baseball Draft
{{Main|2004 Major League Baseball draft}}
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The Dodgers selected 52 players in this draft. Of those, nine of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They gained an extra first round pick and a supplemental first round pick as compensation for the loss of free agent pitcher Paul Quantrill.
With their three first round picks, the Dodgers selected left handed pitcher Scott Elbert from Seneca High School, right-handed pitcher Justin Orenduff from Virginia Commonwealth University and second baseman Blake DeWitt from Sikeston High School. Elbert became a relief pitcher for the Dodgers, but numerous injuries kept him from reaching his potential. Orenduff never reached the Majors, pitching in 131 minor league games through 2011. DeWitt hit .257 in 426 games in the Majors, primarily as a utility player.
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2004 Draft Picks |
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{| class="wikitable"
!Round !Name !Position !School !Signed !Career span !Highest level |
1
|LHP |Yes |2004–2015 |MLB |
1
|2B |Yes |2004–2013 |MLB |
1s
|RHP |Virginia Commonwealth University |Yes |2004–2011 |AAA |
2
|Blake Johnson |RHP |Yes |2004–2013 |AAA |
3
|Cory Dunlap |1B |No |2004–2007 |AAA |
4
|RHP |Yes |2004–present | MLB |
5
|Anthony Raglani |OF |Yes |2004–2007 |AA |
6
|Daniel Batz |1B |Yes |2004–2006 |A |
7
|B. J. Richmond |OF |Spartanburg Methodist College |Yes |2004–2007 |A |
8
|Carlos Medero-Stullz |C |Yes |2004–2006 | A |
9
|David Nicholson |3B |University of California, Berkeley |Yes |2004–2007 |AA |
10
|RHP |Yes | 2004–2014 | MLB |
11
|Chris Westervelt |C |Yes |2004–2006 |A+ |
12
|Sam Steidl |OF |University of Minnesota Duluth |Yes |2004–2005 | A |
13
|OF |No | 2005–2013 | MLB |
14
|Brian Akin |RHP |Yes | 2004–2009 | AAA |
15
|LHP |No | 2007–2014 | MLB |
16
|Chase Dardar |RHP |No |2006 | A- |
17
|Daniel Forrer |LHP |No |2007 |A- |
18
|Matt Paul |2B | Southern University and A&M College |Yes | 2004–2005 | A+ |
19
|LHP |No | 2008–2022 | MLB |
20
|Mark Alexander |RHP |University of Missouri, Columbia |Yes | 2004–2008 | AAA |
21
|Justin Simmons |LHP |University of Texas at Austin |Yes | 2004–2006 | AAA |
22
|Kyle Wilson |RHP |University of California, Los Angeles |Yes | 2005–2013 | AA |
23
|Kenny Plaisance |RHP |Louisiana State University, Eunice |Yes | 2004 |A |
24
|Kody Kaiser |SS |No | 2007–2011 | AA |
25
|OF |Yes |2004–2017 | MLB |
26
|Ben Petralli |C |No | 2010 | Ind |
27
|Levander Graves |C |No | | |
28
|James Lawler |1B |No | | |
29
|Ryan Strieby |1B |No | 2006–2015 | AAA |
30
|Paul Gran |SS |No | 2008–2013 | AAA |
31
|Ryan Koch |RHP |No | 2008–2009 |A |
32
|RHP |No | 2008–2013 | MLB |
33
|James Gilbert |RHP |Yes | 2006 | Rookie |
34
|Chris Lemay |LHP |No | | |
35
|Lynn Henry |OF |No | | |
36
|Michael Burgher |OF |No | | |
37
|Jeremy Brown |OF |Yes | 2005–2007 | AAA |
38
|Justin Crist |2B | Chandler–Gilbert Community College |Yes | 2004–2005 | A |
39
|Michael Branham |RHP |No | | |
40
|Brandon Carter |SS |Yes | 2004–2010 | A |
41
|Troy Grundy |RHP |No | | |
42
|Christopher Johnson |RHP |No | | |
43
|David Bilardello |LHP |No | 2007–2011 | A+ |
44
|Kyle Rapp |LHP |No | | |
45
|Mike Hernandez |OF |No | 2006–2014 | AA |
46
|Andrew Brewer |RHP | Metro Christian Academy |No | | |
47
|Bobby Bratton |SS |No | 2008 | Ind |
48
|Joe Norrito |RHP | Nova Southeastern University |Yes | 2004–2009 | AAA |
49
|Scott Bates |C |No | | |
50
|Ross Hoffman |1B |No | | |
|}
References
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External links
- [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_2004_losangeles.gif&Entryid=2087 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform]
- [http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/ Los Angeles Dodgers official web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203195704/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/ |date=February 3, 2022 }}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/2004.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2004&t=LAN Baseball Almanac season page]
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