# 2004 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 2004 season was their 28th, and they finished last in the American League West at 63–99. This was their first losing season since 1999. Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season on October 1, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles.

## Offseason

* December 15, 2003: Quinton McCracken was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Mariners for Greg Colbrunn and cash.
* December 19, 2003: Scott Spiezio was signed as a free agent.

## Regular season

At the All-Star Break, the Mariners had lost nine straight and were at 32–54 (.372), 17 games behind the division-leading Texas Rangers.
On October 1, Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles. It was his 258th hit of the season. Later in the game, Suzuki got another hit, giving him 259 this season and a major league-leading .373 average. Fireworks exploded after Suzuki's big hit reached the outfield, creating a haze over Safeco Field, and his teammates mobbed him at first base. The crowd of 45,573 was the ninth sellout this season. After the record breaking hit, Suzuki ran to the first-base seats, bowed respectfully and then shook hands with Sisler's 81-year-old daughter, Frances Sisler Drochelman, and other members of the Hall of Famer's family. Fans in downtown Tokyo watched Suzuki in sports bars and on big-screen monitors. Seattle's hitting coach that season was Paul Molitor. Sisler set the hits record in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki broke it in the Mariners' 160th game. Suzuki's hit came off Ryan Drese, boosting Suzuki to 10-for-20 lifetime against him. Suzuki's sixth-inning infield single came off John Wasdin. After Suzuki's 258th hit, he scored his 100th run of the season when the Mariners batted around in the third, taking a 6–2 lead on six hits. Suzuki's first-inning single was his 919th hit in the majors, breaking the record for most hits over a four-year span. Bill Terry of the New York Giants set the previous record of 918 hits from 1929 to 1932. Suzuki has 921 hits in four seasons.

### Opening Day box score
#### Mariners' lineup

| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA |
| Ichiro Suzuki (RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Randy Winn (CF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Bret Boone (2B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Raúl Ibañez (LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Edgar Martínez (DH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| John Olerud (1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rich Aurilia (SS) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Dan Wilson (C) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Willie Bloomquist (3B) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
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### Draft

In the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, the Mariners selected Matt Tuiasosopo in the third round for their first pick overall. Out of the 48 players selected by the Mariners in 2004, 5 have played in Major League Baseball including Tuiasosopo, Rob Johnson, Mark Lowe, Michael Saunders, and James Russell.

### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Anaheim Angels | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 45‍–‍36 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Oakland Athletics | 91 | 71 | .562 | 1 | 52‍–‍29 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Texas Rangers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 51‍–‍30 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Seattle Mariners | 63 | 99 | .389 | 29 | 38‍–‍44 | 25‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

2004 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 13–7 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 4–5 | 7–11 |
| Baltimore | 3–6 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–14 | 0–7 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 11–8 | 5–13 |
| Boston | 5–4 | 9–10 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 14–5 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–9 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–7 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 8–10 |
| Cleveland | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 5–2 | 10–8 |
| Detroit | 2–7 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
| Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
| Minnesota | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
| New York | 4–5 | 14–5 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 7–2 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 9–10 | 7–0 | 1–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 2–7 | — | 11–8 | 7–2 | 11–9 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 7–13 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 8–11 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 1–6 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 2–7 | 9–9 | 15–3 |
| Texas | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 9–11 | 12–7 | 7–2 | — | 7–2 | 10–8 |
| Toronto | 5–4 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 9–9 | 2–7 | — | 8–10 |

### Transactions

* June 9: Quinton McCracken was released.
* July 23: John Olerud was released.
* August 6: Bill Pulsipher was purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Long Island Ducks (Atlantic).
* September 13: Bill Pulsipher was released.

### Roster
## 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 | Dan Wilson | 103 | 319 | 80 | .251 | 2 | 33 |
| 1B | John Olerud | 78 | 261 | 64 | .245 | 5 | 22 |
| 2B | Brett Boone | 148 | 593 | 149 | .251 | 24 | 83 |
| SS | Rich Aurilia | 73 | 261 | 63 | .241 | 4 | 28 |
| 3B | Scott Spiezio | 112 | 367 | 79 | .215 | 10 | 41 |
| LF | Raúl Ibañez | 123 | 481 | 146 | .304 | 16 | 62 |
| CF | Randy Winn | 157 | 626 | 179 | .286 | 14 | 81 |
| RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 161 | 704 | 262 | .372 | 8 | 60 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 141 | 486 | 128 | .263 | 12 | 63 |

#### 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 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 113 | 359 | 97 | .270 | 6 | 47 |
| José López | 57 | 207 | 48 | .232 | 5 | 22 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 93 | 188 | 46 | .245 | 2 | 18 |
| Bucky Jacobsen | 42 | 160 | 44 | .275 | 9 | 28 |
| Miguel Olivo | 50 | 160 | 32 | .200 | 6 | 14 |
| Justin Leone | 31 | 102 | 22 | .216 | 6 | 13 |
| Hiram Bocachica | 50 | 90 | 22 | ..244 | 3 | 6 |
| Dave Hansen | 57 | 78 | 22 | .282 | 2 | 12 |
| Jeremy Reed | 18 | 58 | 23 | .397 | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Dobbs | 18 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 1 | 9 |
| Pat Borders | 19 | 53 | 10 | .189 | 1 | 5 |
| Ramón Santiago | 19 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Davis | 14 | 33 | 3 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| Quinton McCracken | 19 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Lopez | 6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| René Rivera | 2 | 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 |
| Jamie Moyer | 34 | 202.0 | 7 | 13 | 5.21 | 125 |
| Ryan Franklin | 32 | 200.1 | 4 | 16 | 4.90 | 104 |
| Joel Piñeiro | 21 | 140.2 | 6 | 11 | 4.67 | 111 |
| Gil Meche | 23 | 127.2 | 7 | 7 | 5.01 | 99 |
| Freddy García | 15 | 107.0 | 4 | 7 | 3.20 | 82 |
| Bobby Madritsch | 15 | 88.0 | 6 | 3 | 3.27 | 60 |
| Travis Blackley | 6 | 26.0 | 1 | 3 | 10.04 | 16 |

#### 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 |
| Ron Villone | 56 | 117.0 | 8 | 6 | 4.08 | 86 |
| Clint Nageotte | 12 | 36.2 | 1 | 6 | 7.36 | 24 |
| Cha-Seung Baek | 7 | 31.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.52 | 20 |

#### 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 |
| Eddie Guardado | 41 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2.78 | 45 |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 68 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5.16 | 46 |
| J.J. Putz | 54 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4.71 | 47 |
| Mike Myers | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.88 | 23 |
| Julio Mateo | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.68 | 43 |
| Scott Atchison | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.52 | 36 |
| George Sherrill | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.80 | 16 |
| Matt Thornton | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.13 | 30 |
| Kevin Jarvis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 7 |
| Masao Kida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.38 | 5 |
| Randy Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 4 |
| Rafael Soriano | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 |
| Aaron Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 4 |

## Awards and honors

* Edgar Martínez, Designated Hitter, Roberto Clemente Award

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Dan Rohn |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Dave Brundage |
| A | Inland Empire 66ers | California League | Steve Roadcap |
| A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Midwest League | Daren Brown |
| A-Short Season | Everett AquaSox | Northwest League | Pedro Grifol |
| Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Scott Steinmann |

## Major League Baseball draft

The following is a list of 2004 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 48 selections in the 2004 draft, the first being shortstop Matt Tuiasosopo in the third round. In all, the Mariners selected 18 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 6 catchers, 6 shortstops, 3 first basemen, 1 third baseman, and 1 second baseman.

### Key

| Round (Pick) | Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted |
| Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
| Bold | Indicates the player signed with the Mariners |
| Italics | Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners |
| * | Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball |

### Table

| Round (Pick) | Name | Position | School |
| 3 (93) | Matt Tuiasosopo | Shortstop | Woodinville High School |
| 4 (123) | Rob Johnson | Catcher | University of Houston |
| 5 (153) | Mark Lowe | Right-handed pitcher | University of Texas at Arlington |
| 6 (183) | Jermaine Brock | Outfielder | Ottawa Hills High School |
| 7 (213) | Sebastien Boucher | Outfielder | Bethune–Cookman University |
| 8 (243) | Marshall Hubbard | First baseman | University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| 9 (273) | Jeffrey Dominguez | Shortstop | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School |
| 10 (303) | Eric Carter | Right-handed pitcher | Delaware State University |
| 11 (333) | Michael Saunders | Outfielder | Lambrick Park Secondary School |
| 12 (363) | Steven Uhlmansiek | Left-handed pitcher | Wichita State University |
| 13 (393) | Kristopher Kasarjian | Outfielder | Los Angeles Pierce College |
| 14 (423) | Brent Johnson | Outfielder | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 15 (453) | Brent Thomas | Outfielder | Bellevue Community College |
| 16 (483) | Chad Fillinger | Right-handed pitcher | Santa Clara University |
| 17 (513) | J. P. Arencibia | Catcher | Westminster Christian School |
| 18 (543) | Jack Arroyo | Second baseman | California State University, San Bernardino |
| 19 (573) | Brandon Green | Shortstop | Wichita State University |
| 20 (603) | Brian Chavez | Shortstop | Quartz Hill High School |
| 21 (633) | Mumba Rivera | Right-handed pitcher | Bethune–Cookman University |
| 22 (663) | David Hall | Outfielder | San Diego State University |
| 23 (693) | John Summerhayes | First baseman | Stanford University |
| 24 (723) | Gregory Slee | Catcher | Huntington College |
| 25 (753) | Jonathan Jacobitz | Catcher | University of San Francisco |
| 26 (783) | Zachary Ashwood | Left-handed pitcher | The Colony High School |
| 27 (813) | Aaron Trolia | Right-handed pitcher | Washington State University |
| 28 (843) | Adam Brandt | Left-handed pitcher | Otterbein College |
| 29 (873) | Michael Ciccotelli | Left-handed pitcher | Villanova University |
| 30 (903) | Rollie Gibson | Left-handed pitcher | Fresno City College |
| 31 (933) | Chad Rothford | First baseman | Fresno City College |
| 32 (963) | Donald Clement | Right-handed pitcher | Colorado State University–Pueblo |
| 33 (993) | Marquise Liverpool | Outfielder | Don Bosco Preparatory High School |
| 34 (1023) | Matthew Welker | Right-handed pitcher | Woodinville High School |
| 35 (1053) | Brandon Javis | Shortstop | Cross Creek High School |
| 36 (1083) | Nick Hagadone | Left-handed pitcher | Sumner High School |
| 37 (1113) | James Russell | Left-handed pitcher | Colleyville Heritage High School |
| 38 (1143) | Harold Williams | Left-handed pitcher | Mt. San Jacinto College |
| 39 (1173) | Jacob Opitz | Shortstop | Heritage High School |
| 40 (1203) | Michael Schilling | Right-handed pitcher | Fresno City College |
| 41 (1233) | Garrett Parcell | Right-handed pitcher | Norco High School |
| 42 (1262) | Erwin Jacobo | Third baseman | Braddock High School |
| 43 (1291) | Luis Coste | Outfielder | Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School |
| 44 (1320) | Felix Martinez | Outfielder | Broward College |
| 45 (1349) | Gordon Lynah | Outfielder | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| 46 (1379) | Daniel Martin | Outfielder | Indian River Community College |
| 47 (1407) | Andrew Mcdonald | Catcher | Sahuaro High School |
| 48 (1435) | Zachary Walden | Catcher | Stockbridge High School |
| 49 (1463) | Andrew Reichard | Right-handed pitcher | Seminole Community College |
| 50 (1491) | Leighton Autrey | Outfielder | Navarro College |