# 2004 Anaheim Angels season

The 2004 Anaheim Angels season was the franchise's 44th since its inception. The regular season ended with a record of 92–70, resulting in the Angels winning their fourth American League West title, their first since 1986. Their playoff run was short, as they were quickly swept by the Boston Red Sox in the American League Division Series.
The season was notable for being the last season the Angels played under the "Anaheim Angels" moniker; owner Arte Moreno changed the team name to the controversial "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" moniker the following season. It was also notable as the season in which newly signed outfielder Vladimir Guerrero won the AL Most Valuable Player award, the first time an Angels player had been so honored since Don Baylor in 1979.

## Offseason

* October 27, 2003: Adam Riggs was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* November 24, 2003: Kelvim Escobar was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* January 14, 2004: Vladimir Guerrero was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.

## Regular season
### 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 |

### Notable transactions

* May 30, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* August 4, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Anaheim Angels.

#### Draft picks

* June 7, 2004: Pat White was drafted in the 4th round, 113th overall in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. White opted to play quarterback at the University of West Virginia.
* June 7, 2004: Freddy Sandoval was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 8th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 2004.

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
| C | Bengie Molina | 97 | 337 | 36 | 93 | 10 | 54 | .276 | 0 |
| 1B | Darin Erstad | 125 | 495 | 79 | 146 | 7 | 69 | .295 | 16 |
| 2B | Adam Kennedy | 144 | 468 | 70 | 130 | 10 | 48 | .278 | 15 |
| SS | David Eckstein | 142 | 566 | 92 | 156 | 2 | 35 | .276 | 16 |
| 3B | Chone Figgins | 148 | 577 | 83 | 171 | 5 | 60 | .296 | 34 |
| LF | José Guillén | 148 | 565 | 88 | 166 | 27 | 104 | .294 | 5 |
| CF | Garret Anderson | 112 | 442 | 57 | 133 | 14 | 75 | .301 | 2 |
| RF | Vladimir Guerrero | 156 | 612 | 124 | 206 | 39 | 126 | .337 | 15 |
| DH | Troy Glaus | 58 | 207 | 47 | 52 | 18 | 42 | .251 | 2 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Jeff DaVanon | 108 | 285 | 79 | .277 | 7 | 34 |
| José Molina | 73 | 203 | 53 | .261 | 3 | 25 |
| Tim Salmon | 60 | 186 | 47 | .253 | 2 | 23 |
| Robb Quinlan | 56 | 160 | 55 | .344 | 5 | 23 |
| Casey Kotchman | 38 | 116 | 26 | .224 | 0 | 15 |
| Shane Halter | 46 | 114 | 23 | .202 | 4 | 13 |
| Alfredo Amézaga | 73 | 93 | 15 | .161 | 2 | 11 |
| Josh Paul | 46 | 70 | 17 | .243 | 2 | 10 |
| Dallas McPherson | 16 | 40 | 9 | .225 | 3 | 6 |
| Curtis Pride | 35 | 40 | 10 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Adam Riggs | 16 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 3 |
| Raúl Mondesí | 8 | 34 | 4 | .118 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrés Galarraga | 7 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 1 | 2 |

### 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 |
| Bartolo Colón | 34 | 208.1 | 18 | 12 | 5.01 | 158 |
| Kelvim Escobar | 33 | 208.1 | 11 | 12 | 3.93 | 191 |
| John Lackey | 33 | 198.1 | 14 | 13 | 4.67 | 144 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 25 | 149.1 | 11 | 8 | 4.64 | 86 |
| Aaron Sele | 28 | 132.0 | 9 | 4 | 5.05 | 51 |

#### 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 |
| Ramón Ortiz | 34 | 128.0 | 5 | 7 | 4.43 | 82 |

##### 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 |
| Troy Percival | 52 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 2.90 | 33 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 69 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1.82 | 123 |
| Scot Shields | 60 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3.33 | 109 |
| Kevin Gregg | 55 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4.21 | 84 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 56 |
| Ben Weber | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.06 | 11 |
| Matt Hensley | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.88 | 30 |
| Derrick Turnbow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Scott Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Dusty Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |

## ALDS

Boston wins the series, 3-0
| Game | Score | Date |
| 1 | Boston 9, Anaheim 3 | October 5 |
| 2 | Boston 8, Anaheim 3 | October 6 |
| 3 | Boston 8, Anaheim 6 (10 innings) | October 8 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Salt Lake Stingers | Pacific Coast League | Mike Brumley |
| AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Tyrone Boykin |
| A | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | California League | Bobby Meacham |
| A | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Midwest League | Bobby Magallanes |
| Rookie | AZL Angels | Arizona League | Brian Harper |
| Rookie | Provo Angels | Pioneer League | Tom Kotchman |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Provo