2004 Atlanta Braves season


The 2004 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 39th season in Atlanta and 134th overall. The Braves won their 10th consecutive division title under Manager of the Year Bobby Cox, finishing 10 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves lost the 2004 Divisional Series to the Houston Astros, 3 games to 2.
J. D. Drew replaced Gary Sheffield in the outfield, free agent John Thomson joined the rotation, and rookies Adam LaRoche and Charles Thomas saw significant playing time on a younger 2004 Braves team.

Offseason

Opening Day starters

Season standings

National League East

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C134462145.314976
1B11032490.2781345
2B102379118.311848
SS143563157.2791459
3B137472117.2483096
LF8323668.288731
CF154570149.2612991
RF145518158.3053193

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
12532099.309657
11830974.239331
9526472.273326
9025080.3201040
7417039.229313
7716237.228617
5011529.252110
29699.13025
22478.17003
7228.36405

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
34204.21594.13143
33198.11483.72133
32186.11583.28159
29172.11394.2887
19114.1873.9479
1060.1242.3931

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
1640.2236.2026
380111.254

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
846424.0760
796402.5745
7301442.7685
693222.8424
506202.7570
290103.7112
221004.5016
182103.3215
131106.1713
110004.507
101003.864
91107.3011
20000.001

2004 National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Houston wins series, 3-2. Atlanta suffered a 1st round elimination for the third consecutive postseason and fourth time out of the last five.

Award winners

2004 Major League Baseball season
2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Johnny Estrada represented the Atlanta Braves as a catcher for the National League All-Star team.

Farm system