# 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 44‍–‍37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 91 | 71 | .562 | 2 | 47‍–‍35 | 44‍–‍36 |
| San Diego Padres | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6 | 42‍–‍39 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Colorado Rockies | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | 38‍–‍43 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 51 | 111 | .315 | 42 | 29‍–‍52 | 22‍–‍59 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2004 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–16 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–12 |
| Atlanta | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 9–8 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 10–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 8–4 |
| Cincinnati | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–9 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 5-7 |
| Colorado | 13–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 8–10 |
| Florida | 4–3 | 5–14 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 15–4 | 12–7 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 11–6 | 5–1 | 3-3 | — | 1–5 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 12–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 10–8 | 7–5 |
| Los Angeles | 16–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 10–8 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–10 | 8–10 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 8–9 | 8–4 |
| Montreal | 6–0 | 4–15 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8-11 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | — | 9–10 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 7–11 |
| New York | 4–3 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
| Philadelphia | 5-1 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 11–8 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–13 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–12 | 0–6 | 12–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–12 | 2–10 |
| San Diego | 12–7 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 12–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| San Francisco | 14–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 7–12 | — | 3–3 | 11–7 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 4-2 | 8–10 | 4–2 | 9–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 12–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 11–1 |

### Opening Day lineup

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
## Game log
### Regular season

Legend :
| | Dodgers win |
| | Dodgers loss |
| | Postponement |
| | Clinched division |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
2004 regular season game log: 93–69 (Home: 49–32; Away: 44–37) :
April: 14–8 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–3)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
1April 5Padres2–8Lawrence (1–0)Nomo (0–1)—53,8500–1
2April 6Padres5–4Gagne (1–0)Otsuka (0–1)—26,4371–1
3April 7Padres2–1 (11)Lima (1–0)Oropesa (0–1)—26,9322–1
4April 9Rockies5–1Ishii (1–0)Elarton (0–1)Alvarez (1)54,3993–1
5April 10Rockies7–4Nomo (1–1)Stark (0–1)Gagne (1)35,3184–1
6April 11Rockies2–4Estes (2–0)Perez (0–1)Chacon (1)27,0764–2
7April 13@ Padres3–8Eaton (1–0)Weaver (0–1)—35,1564–3
8April 14@ Padres11–4Ishii (2–0)Wells (0–1)—34,5585–3
9April 15@ Padres7–5Nomo (2–1)Lawrence (1–1)Gagne (2)40,1046–3
10April 16@ Giants3–2Perez (1–1)Schmidt (0–1)Gagne (3)42,6627–3
11April 17@ Giants5–4Lima (2–0)Rueter (0–1)Gagne (4)42,6638–3
12April 18@ Giants7–6Weaver (1–1)Tomko (0–1)Gagne (5)42,3779–3
13April 20@ Rockies1–7Kennedy (2–0)Ishii (2–1)—22,1699–4
14April 21@ Rockies9–4Nomo (3–1)Elarton (0–3)—21,68510–4
15April 22@ Rockies1–7 (6)Estes (3–1)Lima (2–1)—19,66710–5
16April 23Giants5–4 (12)Dreifort (1–0)Herges (0–2)—54,59811–5
17April 24Giants3–5Williams (3–1)Weaver (1–2)Herges (6)54,82011–6
18April 25Giants9–0Ishii (3–1)Cooper (0–2)—54,23512–6
19April 27Mets5–9Glavine (3–1)Nomo (3–2)—28,52412–7
20April 28Mets3–2Perez (2–1)Trachsel (2–3)Gagne (6)29,31913–7
21April 29Mets1–6Seo (1–3)Weaver (1–3)—32,06713–8
22April 30Expos13–4Ishii (4–1)Day (2–2)—54,95814–8 :
May: 13–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–8)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
23May 1Expos5–4Mota (1–0)Ayala (0–5)Gagne (7)52,90015–8
24May 2Expos4–6Kim (1–0)Nomo (3–3)—35,35115–9
25May 4@ Marlins4–3 (11)Sanchez (1–0)Wayne (2–1)Gagne (8)12,52016–9
26May 5@ Marlins0–2Penny (3–1)Weaver (1–4)Benitez (11)13,30816–10
27May 6@ Marlins9–4Ishii (5–1)Willis (3–1)Gagne (9)16,10917–10
28May 7@ Pirates4–0Alvarez (1–0)Ol. Perez (2–1)—20,94418–10
29May 8@ Pirates4–3Mota (2–0)Torres (1–1)Gagne (10)26,61019–10
30May 9@ Pirates9–7 (14)Falkenborg (1–0)Grabow (0–1)—16,55420–10
31May 11Cubs7–3Weaver (2–4)Wood (3–3)—35,43921–10
32May 12Cubs4–0Alvarez (2–0)Clement (5–2)—43,23322–10
33May 13Cubs3–7Zambrano (4–1)Nomo (3–4)Hawkins (2)39,59122–11
34May 14Reds1–2Wilson (5–0)Ishii (5–2)Graves (15)53,64722–12
34May 15Reds0–4Van Poppel (2–1)Od. Perez (2–2)Graves (16)48,78722–13
36May 16Reds3–6Harang (4–1)Weaver (2–5)Graves (17)41,47922–14
37May 18@ Phillies7–8Padilla (3–4)Mota (2–1)Worrell (3)36,07322–15
38May 19@ Phillies4–9Milton (5–0)Nomo (3–5)—33,91622–16
39May 20@ Phillies0–4Myers (3–2)Ishii (5–3)—37,79322–17
40May 21@ Braves0–2Ortiz (4–4)Od. Perez (2–3)Smoltz (7)27,19422–18
41May 22@ Braves7–4Weaver (3–5)Wright (2–5)—31,85023–18
42May 23@ Braves1–5Hampton (1–5)Alvarez (2–1)—29,73823–19
43May 25@ Brewers5–3Lima (3–1)Santos (2–1)Gagne (11)16,12924–19
44May 26@ Brewers1–2 (12)Kinney (2–3)Sanchez (1–1)—14,08424–20
45May 27@ Brewers1–3Sheets (5–3)Weaver (3–6)Kolb (12)24,61624–21
46May 28DiamondbacksL 3–6Johnson (6–4)Alvarez (2–2)Dessens (1)46,45524–22L3
47May 29DiamondbacksW 10–0Lima (4–1)Webb (2–5)—35,34325–22W1
48May 30DiamondbacksW 3–0Ishii (6–3)Fossum (0–3)Gagne (12)41,06026–22W2
49May 31Brewers3–2 (10)Gagne (2–0)Burba (3–1)—32,64227–22 :
June: 12–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–9)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
50June 1Brewers1–4Davis (4–4)Weaver (3–7)Kolb (14)22,40227–23
51June 2Brewers5–2Jackson (1–0)Hendrickson (0–1)Gagne (13)27,87128–23
52June 4@ DiamondbacksW 7–3Ishii (7–3)Fossum (0–4)Mota (1)32,18229–23W2
53June 5@ DiamondbacksW 10–3Perez (3–3)Gonzalez (0–1)—42,40730–23W3
54June 6@ DiamondbacksL 5–6Service (1–0)Dreifort (1–1)Valverde (5)34,05930–24L1
55June 8@ Blue Jays1–7Lilly (5–2)Nomo (3–6)—16,49930–25
56June 9@ Blue Jays0–4Batista (4–4)Lima (4–2)—18,00330–26
57June 10@ Blue Jays6–1Ishii (8–3)Towers (1–2)—16,26731–26
58June 11@ Red Sox1–2Foulke (2–0)Martin (0–1)—35,17331–27
59June 12@ Red Sox14–5Weaver (4–7)Wakefield (4–5)—34,67132–27
60June 13@ Red Sox1–4Martínez (7–3)Nomo (3–7)Foulke (13)35,06832–28
61June 15Orioles5–1Lima (5–2)Cabrera (3–3)Gagne (14)29,71133–28
62June 16Orioles6–3Perez (4–3)Riley (1–2)Gagne (15)35,07034–28
63June 17Orioles4–3Mota (3–1)Lopez (5–3)Gagne (16)30,46535–28
64June 18Yankees6–3Weaver (5–7)Vazquez (7–5)Gagne (17)55,20736–28
65June 19Yankees2–6Halsey (1–0)Nomo (3–8)—54,87636–29
66June 20Yankees5–4Lima (6–2)Contreras (4–3)Gagne (18)55,15737–29
67June 21@ Giants2–3Herges (4–2)Mota (3–2)—41,45337–30
68June 22@ Giants5–11Brower (5–3)Alvarez (2–3)—41,70337–31
69June 23@ Giants2–3Williams (7–5)Weaver (5–8)Herges (19)42,34037–32
70June 24@ Giants3–9Tomko (2–4)Nomo (3–9)—42,62137–33
71June 257:12 p.m. PDTAngelsL 0–13Washburn (8–3)Lima (6–3)—2:5554,61737–34L5
72June 261:12 p.m. PDTAngelsL 5–7Donnelly (1–0)Mota (3–3)Rodriguez (7)2:5152,71537–35L6
73June 271:12 p.m. PDTAngelsW 10–5Ishii (9–3)Colon (5–7)—3:0654,33338–35W1
74June 29Giants2–1Mota (4–3)Brower (5–5)Gagne (19)51,11339–35
75June 30Giants1–7Tomko (3–4)Nomo (3–10)—47,08139–36 :
July: 21–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 11–4)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
76July 1Giants5–4Mota (5–3)Rodriguez (2–4)Gagne (20)54,71740–36
77July 27:07 p.m. PDT@ AngelsL 3–7Sele (5–0)Ishii (9–4)—2:3343,81640–37L1
78July 37:07 p.m. PDT@ AngelsW 8–5Mota (6–3)Colon (5–8)Gagne (21)2:4343,68641–37W1
79July 47:11 p.m. PDT@ AngelsW 6–2Weaver (6–8)Escobar (4–5)—2:5143,82342–37W2
80July 5DiamondbacksW 6–5 (10)Carrara (1–0)Villafuerte (0–3)—32,92943–37W3
81July 6DiamondbacksW 4–1Lima (7–3)Fossum (2–7)Gagne (22)25,13944–37W4
82July 7DiamondbacksW 11–0Ishii (10–4)Sparks (3–5)—27,89945–37W5
83July 8Astros7–2Jackson (2–0)Duckworth (1–2)Martin (1)33,32446–37
84July 9Astros2–3Pettitte (5–2)Weaver (6–9)Lidge (7)52,78346–38
85July 10Astros3–1Alvarez (3–3)Clemens (10–3)Gagne (23)46,32147–38
86July 11Astros7–4Lima (8–3)Oswalt (8–7)—40,48448–38
—July 1375th All-Star Game in Houston, TX
87July 15@ DiamondbacksW 4–3Alvarez (4–3)Choate (1–1)Gagne (24)28,15049–38W2
88July 16@ DiamondbacksW 6–2Ishii (11–4)Webb (3–10)—29,25550–38W3
89July 17@ DiamondbacksW 7–6Mota (7–3)Bruney (2–3)Gagne (25)37,02751–38W4
90July 18@ DiamondbacksW 10–3Lima (9–3)Dessens (1–6)—29,13152–38W5
91July 19@ Astros7–6Carrara (2–0)Miceli (3–5)Gagne (26)35,15553–38
92July 20@ Astros7–5Weaver (7–9)Weathers (6–5)Gagne (27)34,15454–38
93July 21Rockies5–6Estes (10–4)Ishii (11–5)Chacon (21)34,34354–39
94July 22Rockies4–2Mota (8–3)Harikkala (4–2)Gagne (28)34,27655–39
95July 23Padres3–2Gagne (3–0)Beck (0–2)—55,31156–39
96July 24Padres12–2Alvarez (5–3)Valdez (9–6)—52,21757–39
97July 25Padres0–3Eaton (6–8)Weaver (7–10)Hoffman (26)46,88457–40
98July 26@ Rockies9–7Sanchez (2–1)Simpson (0–1)Gagne (29)24,72558–40
99July 27@ Rockies2–7Cook (5–4)Perez (4–4)—27,93458–41
100July 28@ Rockies4–5Reed (2–2)Mota (8–4)Chacon (23)25,49258–42
101July 29@ Rockies3–2Alvarez (6–3)Dohmann (0–1)Gagne (30)28,47259–42
102July 30@ Padres12–3Weaver (8–10)Eaton (6–9)—42,55260–42
103July 31@ Padres2–3Otsuka (6–2)Dreifort (1–2)Hoffman (29)43,72660–43 :
August: 17–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–5)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
104August 1@ Padres2–1 (12)Gagne (4–0)Stone (1–2)Dreifort (1)44,05661–43
105August 3Pirates3–2Penny (9–8)Ol. Perez (6–6)Gagne (31)34,58162–43
106August 4Pirates2–1Lima (10–3)Fogg (6–8)Gagne (32)34,79263–43
107August 5Pirates8–3Weaver (9–10)Burnett (5–4)—38,85264–43
108August 6Phillies5–9 (11)R. Hernandez (2–3)Gagne (4–1)—53,97764–44
109August 7Phillies6–3Od. Perez (5–4)Abbott (3–11)Gagne (33)54,40465–44
110August 8Phillies1–4Myers (7–8)Penny (9–9)—53,84065–45
111August 10@ Reds5–2Lima (11–3)Harang (7–4)Gagne (34)26,29566–45
112August 11@ Reds11–1Weaver (10–10)Claussen (1–3)—39,93367–45
113August 12@ Reds5–6White (1–2)Dreifort (1–3)Graves (36)27,41667–46
114August 13@ Cubs8–1Od. Perez (6–4)Maddux (11–8)—39,10568–46
115August 14@ Cubs0–2Wood (7–5)Ishii (11–6)Remlinger (1)39,06968–47
116August 15@ Cubs8–5Sanchez (3–1)Farnsworth (4–4)Gagne (35)39,07969–47
117August 16Marlins2–4Pavano (13–5)Dreifort (1–4)Benitez (35)53,12169–48
118August 17Marlins6–1Alvarez (7–3)Burnett (3–6)—45,73170–48
119August 18Marlins4–6Mota (9–5)Gagne (4–2)Benitez (36)46,24170–49
120August 19Braves5–6Reitsma (6–3)Gagne (4–3)Smoltz (32)42,28770–50
121August 20Braves3–2 (11)Carrara (3–0)Cruz (4–1)—54,99371–50
122August 21Braves7–4Weaver (11–10)Hampton (9–9)Carrara (1)52,39872–50
123August 22Braves1–10Wright (12–6)Alvarez (7–4)—49,51372–51
124August 23@ Expos7–8Cordero (4–3)Carrara (3–1)—8,63972–52
125August 24@ Expos10–2Ishii (12–6)Biddle (4–7)—8,10973–52
126August 25@ Expos3–6Horgan (4–1)Lima (11–4)Ayala (2)7,57073–53
127August 26@ Expos10–3Weaver (12–10)L. Hernandez (9–12)—18,52074–53
128August 27@ Mets2–9Glavine (9–10)Alvarez (7–5)—42,69474–54
129August 28@ Mets4–2Carrara (4–1)Stanton (2–6)Gagne (36)40,66075–54
130August 29@ Mets10–2Ishii (13–6)Benson (10–11)—33,58276–54
131August 31@ DiamondbacksW 4–1 (13)Gagne (5–3)Bruney (3–4)Carrara (2)39,16777–54W3 :
September: 15–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–8)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
132September 1@ DiamondbacksL 1–3Webb (6–14)Nomo (3–11)Aquino (10)34,14977–55L1
133September 2@ DiamondbacksW 8–4Brazoban (1–0)Nance (1–1)Gagne (37)33,22478–55W1
134September 3@ Cardinals0–3Morris (15–8)Lima (11–5)—37,52478–56
135September 4@ Cardinals1–5Marquis (14–4)Ishii (13–7)—45,69278–57
136September 5@ Cardinals5–6 (11)King (5–2)Carrara (4–2)—43,61178–58
137September 7DiamondbacksW 8–2Nomo (4–11)Webb (6–15)—35,07879–58W1
138September 8DiamondbacksW 6–5Gagne (6–3)Koplove (3–4)—28,88880–58W2
139September 9DiamondbacksW 5–3Lima (12–5)Gonzalez (0–9)Gagne (38)27,28781–58W3
140September 10Cardinals7–6Carrara (5–2)Calero (1–1)Gagne (39)54,11982–58
141September 11Cardinals6–5Stewart (1–2)Eldred (3–2)Gagne (40)53,49483–58
142September 12Cardinals6–7Carpenter (15–5)Jackson (2–1)Isringhausen (41)54,00083–59
143September 13Padres7–9Wells (11–7)Perez (6–5)Hoffman (36)36,05083–60
144September 14Padres6–3Lima (13–5)Germano (1–2)Gagne (41)29,70484–60
145September 15Padres3–7Lawrence (15–12)Alvarez (7–6)Hoffman (37)34,10584–61
146September 16Padres0–3Eaton (10–13)Weaver (12–11)Hoffman (38)43,18584–62
147September 17@ Rockies8–6 (10)Gagne (7–3)Chacon (1–8)—23,57285–62
148September 18@ Rockies1–8Kennedy (9–6)Perez (6–6)—21,66485–63
149September 19@ Rockies7–6Brazoban (2–0)Chacon (1–9)Gagne (42)27,17586–63
150September 21@ Padres4–9Eaton (11–13)Weaver (12–12)—39,42886–64
151September 22@ Padres0–4Peavy (13–6)Penny (9–10)—41,30386–65
152September 23@ Padres9–6Brazoban (3–0)Lawrence (15–13)Gagne (43)42,15987–65
153September 24@ Giants3–2Perez (7–6)Rueter (8–12)Gagne (44)42,52888–65
154September 25@ Giants5–9Eyre (2–2)Brazoban (3–1)—42,48688–66
155September 26@ Giants7–4Weaver (13–12)Tomko (11–7)Gagne (45)42,54989–66
156September 27Rockies8–7Brazoban (4–1)Reed (3–8)—36,95890–66
157September 28Rockies5–4Dessens (2–6)Harikkala (6–6)—33,58891–66
158September 29Rockies1–4Fuentes (2–3)Brazoban (4–2)Tsao (1)43,30491–67
159September 30Rockies4–2 (11)Brazoban (5–2)Fuentes (2–4)—53,43892–67 :
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
160October 1Giants2–4Rueter (9–12)Weaver (13–13)Hermanson (17)54,88892–68
161October 2Giants7–3Brazoban (6–2)Hermanson (6–9)—54,49493–68
162October 3Giants0–10Schmidt (18–7)Ishii (13–8)—54,96893–69 :

### Postseason Game log

Legend :
| | Dodgers win |
| | Dodgers loss |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
2004 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2) :
NL Division Series vs' St. Louis Cardinals 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/ Streak
1October 5@ Cardinals3–8Williams (1–0)Perez (0–1)—52,1270–1
2October 7@ Cardinals3–8Haren (1–0)Weaver (0–1)—52,2280–2
3October 9Cardinals4–0Lima (1–0)Morris (0–1)—55,9921–2
4October 10Cardinals2–6Suppan (1–0)Alvarez (0–1)—56,2681–3 :

## 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
| 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
| 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
| 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas 51s | Pacific Coast League | Terry Kennedy |
| AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Dino Ebel |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Scott Little |
| A | Columbus Catfish | South Atlantic League | Dann Bilardello |
| Rookie | Ogden Raptors | Pioneer League | Travis Barbary |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Luis Salazar |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2 | Dominican Summer League | |

## Major League Baseball Draft

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.
2004 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1 | Scott Elbert | LHP | Seneca High School | Yes | 2004–2015 | MLB |
| 1 | Blake DeWitt | 2B | Sikeston High School | Yes | 2004–2013 | MLB |
| 1s | Justin Orenduff | RHP | Virginia Commonwealth University | Yes | 2004–2011 | AAA |
| 2 | Blake Johnson | RHP | Parkview Baptist High School | Yes | 2004–2013 | AAA |
| 3 | Cory Dunlap | 1B | Contra Costa College | No Nationals-2006 | 2004–2007 | AAA |
| 4 | Javy Guerra | RHP | Billy Ryan High School | Yes | 2004–present | MLB |
| 5 | Anthony Raglani | OF | George Washington University | Yes | 2004–2007 | AA |
| 6 | Daniel Batz | 1B | University of Rhode Island | Yes | 2004–2006 | A |
| 7 | B. J. Richmond | OF | Spartanburg Methodist College | Yes | 2004–2007 | A |
| 8 | Carlos Medero-Stullz | C | Goleman High School | Yes | 2004–2006 | A |
| 9 | David Nicholson | 3B | University of California, Berkeley | Yes | 2004–2007 | AA |
| 10 | Cory Wade | RHP | Kentucky Wesleyan College | Yes | 2004–2014 | MLB |
| 11 | Chris Westervelt | C | Stetson University | Yes | 2004–2006 | A+ |
| 12 | Sam Steidl | OF | University of Minnesota Duluth | Yes | 2004–2005 | A |
| 13 | Jeff Larish | OF | Arizona State University | No Tigers-2005 | 2005–2013 | MLB |
| 14 | Brian Akin | RHP | Davidson College | Yes | 2004–2009 | AAA |
| 15 | Joe Savery | LHP | Lamar High School | No Phillies-2007 | 2007–2014 | MLB |
| 16 | Chase Dardar | RHP | Delgado Community College | No Rockies-2006 | 2006 | A- |
| 17 | Daniel Forrer | LHP | Chipola College | No Pirates-2007 | 2007 | A- |
| 18 | Matt Paul | 2B | Southern University and A&M College | Yes | 2004–2005 | A+ |
| 19 | David Price | LHP | Blackman High School | No Rays-2008 | 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 | Edmond Santa Fe High School | No Tigers-2007 | 2007–2011 | AA |
| 25 | Justin Ruggiano | OF | Texas A&M University | Yes | 2004–2017 | MLB |
| 26 | Ben Petralli | C | Weatherford High School | No | 2010 | Ind |
| 27 | Levander Graves | C | Dillon High School | No | | |
| 28 | James Lawler | 1B | San Jacinto College | No | | |
| 29 | Ryan Strieby | 1B | Edmonds Community College | No Tigers-2006 | 2006–2015 | AAA |
| 30 | Paul Gran | SS | Bothell High School | No Marlins-2008 | 2008–2013 | AAA |
| 31 | Ryan Koch | RHP | Osceola High School | No Blue Jays-2008 | 2008–2009 | A |
| 32 | Michael Stutes | RHP | Lake Oswego High School | No Phillies-2008 | 2008–2013 | MLB |
| 33 | James Gilbert | RHP | Chabot College | Yes | 2006 | Rookie |
| 34 | Chris Lemay | LHP | Kwantlen College | No | | |
| 35 | Lynn Henry | OF | Buras High School | No | | |
| 36 | Michael Burgher | OF | Shorecrest High School | No | | |
| 37 | Jeremy Brown | OF | Pratt Community College | Yes | 2005–2007 | AAA |
| 38 | Justin Crist | 2B | Chandler–Gilbert Community College | Yes | 2004–2005 | A |
| 39 | Michael Branham | RHP | Jesuit High School | No | | |
| 40 | Brandon Carter | SS | Old Dominion University | Yes | 2004–2010 | A |
| 41 | Troy Grundy | RHP | Carbon High School | No | | |
| 42 | Christopher Johnson | RHP | Cabell Midland High School | No | | |
| 43 | David Bilardello | LHP | Vero Beach High School | No Cardinals-2007 | 2007–2011 | A+ |
| 44 | Kyle Rapp | LHP | Wabash Valley College | No | | |
| 45 | Mike Hernandez | OF | Connors State College | No Tigers-2006 | 2006–2014 | AA |
| 46 | Andrew Brewer | RHP | Metro Christian Academy | No | | |
| 47 | Bobby Bratton | SS | Central High School | No | 2008 | Ind |
| 48 | Joe Norrito | RHP | Nova Southeastern University | Yes | 2004–2009 | AAA |
| 49 | Scott Bates | C | Salado High School | No | | |
| 50 | Ross Hoffman | 1B | Bakersfield College | No | | |