2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 123rd season of the franchise; the 118th in the National League. This was their fourth season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.
Offseason
- October 2, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- February 19, 2004: Randall Simon was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- February 24, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | ||
| April | 21 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 94 | |
| May | 26 | 13 | 13 | 139 | 141 | |
| June | 28 | 9 | 19 | 110 | 141 | |
| July | 27 | 17 | 10 | 120 | 74 | |
| August | 29 | 12 | 17 | 112 | 144 | |
| September | 27 | 9 | 18 | 108 | 144 | |
| October | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 161 | 72 | 89 | 680 | 744 |
Roster
Opening Day lineup
Awards and honors
- Jason Bay, NL Rookie of the Year
- Jack Wilson, SS, Reserve
Statistics
| Player | ||||||
| 44 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | |
| 82 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | |
| 147 | 574 | 183 | 0.319 | 3 | 51 | |
| 157 | 652 | 201 | 0.308 | 11 | 59 | |
| 26 | 99 | 28 | 0.283 | 2 | 14 | |
| 120 | 411 | 116 | 0.282 | 26 | 82 | |
| 155 | 546 | 153 | 0.280 | 8 | 51 | |
| 126 | 233 | 62 | 0.266 | 2 | 27 | |
| 155 | 561 | 148 | 0.264 | 29 | 82 | |
| 129 | 383 | 98 | 0.256 | 8 | 39 | |
| 79 | 293 | 73 | 0.249 | 15 | 57 | |
| 155 | 491 | 121 | 0.246 | 17 | 75 | |
| 19 | 33 | 8 | 0.242 | 3 | 7 | |
| 112 | 182 | 43 | 0.236 | 2 | 13 | |
| 36 | 66 | 15 | 0.227 | 5 | 8 | |
| 32 | 31 | 7 | 0.226 | 0 | 3 | |
| 58 | 182 | 40 | 0.220 | 5 | 24 | |
| 74 | 162 | 35 | 0.216 | 1 | 16 | |
| 24 | 38 | 8 | 0.211 | 1 | 8 | |
| 23 | 40 | 8 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 15 | 3 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 | |
| 61 | 175 | 34 | 0.194 | 3 | 14 | |
| 30 | 58 | 11 | 0.190 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 43 | 8 | 0.186 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 39 | 7 | 0.179 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | 19 | 3 | 0.158 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | 35 | 5 | 0.143 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | 0.143 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.125 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | 0.111 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.111 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 53 | 4 | 0.075 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
;Pitching
| Player | ||||||
| 68 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 5.11 | 64 | |
| 24 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4.37 | 18 | |
| 10 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 5.72 | 10 | |
| 13 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 5.02 | 30 | |
| 6 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 6.91 | 18 | |
| 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 9 | |
| 21 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 4.62 | 20 | |
| 70 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 3.25 | 37 | |
| 31 | 133 | 6 | 13 | 6.5 | 92 | |
| 32 | 178 | 11 | 10 | 4.64 | 82 | |
| 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 7 | |
| 31 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 4.54 | 28 | |
| 20 | 132 | 8 | 8 | 4.22 | 83 | |
| 24 | 138 | 5 | 7 | 4.55 | 116 | |
| 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5.54 | 12 | |
| 68 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 3.58 | 46 | |
| 84 | 92 | 7 | 7 | 2.64 | 62 | |
| 10 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 4.42 | 33 | |
| 30 | 196 | 12 | 10 | 2.98 | 239 | |
| 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4.67 | 18 | |
| 47 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1.25 | 55 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transactions
- May 21, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- July 30, 2004: Kris Benson was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to the New York Mets for José Bautista, Ty Wigginton, and Matt Peterson.
- August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Draft picks
| Rd | # | Player | Pos | DOB and Age | School |
| 1 | 11 | Neil Walker | C | Pine-Richland High School | |
| 2 | 52 | Brian Bixler | SS | Eastern Michigan University | |
| 3 | 82 | Eddie Prasch | 3B | Milton High School | |
| 4 | 112 | Joe Bauserman | RHP | Lincoln High School | |
| 5 | 142 | Kyle Bloom | LHP | Illinois State University | |
| 6 | 172 | A.J. Johnson | OF | Tallahassee Community College | |
| 7 | 202 | Jason Quarles | RHP | Southern University and A&M College | |
| 8 | 232 | Eric Ridener | RHP | J. P. Taravella High School | |
| 9 | 262 | Chris Covington | OF | Brookwood High School | |
| 10 | 292 | Derek Hankins | RHP | University of Memphis |
;Note
- Age at time of draft.
Farm system