# 2004 Atlanta Braves season

The 2004 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 39th season in Atlanta and 134th overall. The Braves won their tenth consecutive division title, finishing 10 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies.
On September 29, 2004, Bobby Cox won his 2,000th game as a manager. He became the ninth manager to achieve the feat, doing so with a 6–3 win over the New York Mets at Turner Field in the final home game of the year He was named Manager of the Year after the season ended.
J. D. Drew replaced Gary Sheffield (lost to the Yankees in free agency) 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.
The Braves would face the Houston Astros in the NLDS (the fourth time that these two teams met in seven years, all of which were won by Atlanta), but the Braves lost three games to two.

## Offseason

* October 25, 2003: DeWayne Wise was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* November 14, 2003: Jorge Velandia was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* December 10, 2003: John Thomson signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* December 13, 2003: J. D. Drew was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Eli Marrero to the Atlanta Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and Adam Wainwright.
* December 23, 2003: Antonio Alfonseca signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* January 12, 2004: Julio Franco was re-signed from free agency to the Atlanta Braves.
* February 5, 2004: Russell Branyan was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* March 26, 2004: Chris Reitsma was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Atlanta Braves for Bubba Nelson (minors) and Jung Bong.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

| Position | Name |
| Starting Pitcher | Russ Ortiz |
| Catcher | Johnny Estrada |
| First Baseman | Julio Franco |
| Second Baseman | Marcus Giles |
| Third Baseman | Mark DeRosa |
| Shortstop | Rafael Furcal |
| Left Fielder | Chipper Jones |
| Center Fielder | Andruw Jones |
| Right Fielder | J. D. Drew |

### Season standings
#### National League East

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 42‍–‍39 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Florida Marlins | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 42‍–‍38 | 41‍–‍41 |
| New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 38‍–‍43 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Montreal Expos | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 | 35‍–‍45 | 32‍–‍50 |

#### 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 |

### Notable transactions

* April 25, 2004: Russell Branyan was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Scott Sturkie (minors).
* June 7, 2004: Clint Sammons was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2004.

### Game log

2004 Game Log: 96–66 (Home: 49–32; Away: 47–34) :
April: 11–10 (Home: 6–3; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 6Mets2–7Glavine (1–0)Ortiz (0–1)—49,4600–1
2April 7Mets18–10Gryboski (1–0)Trachsel (0–1)—22,7751–1
3April 8Mets10–8Cunnane (1–0)Franco (0–1)Smoltz (1)26,5852–1
4April 9Cubs1–2 (15)Mercker (1–0)Cunnane (1–1)Borowski (2)35,6502–2
5April 10Cubs5–2Alfonseca (1–0)Pratt (0–1)Gryboski (1)39,6853–2
6April 11Cubs2–10Wood (2–0)Ortiz (0–2)—27,7013–3
7April 12@ Mets6–10Trachsel (1–1)Hampton (0–1)Looper (2)53,6663–4
8April 14@ Mets6–1Thomson (1–0)Yates (0–1)—15,8944–4
9April 15@ Mets0–4Leiter (1–0)Ramirez (0–1)—33,2124–5
10April 16Marlins5–4Wright (1–0)Oliver (1–1)Smoltz (2)29,6385–5
11April 17Marlins4–1Ortiz (1–2)Beckett (1–1)Smoltz (3)31,4016–5
12April 18Marlins3–2 (10)Alfonseca (2–0)Perisho (2–1)—29,8297–5
13April 20@ Reds2–3Acevedo (2–0)Thomson (1–1)Graves (7)20,2327–6
14April 21@ Reds9–5 (10)Reitsma (1–0)Reith (0–1)—29,4728–6
15April 22@ Reds3–5 (5)Lidle (2–1)Wright (1–1)—19,9098–7
16April 23@ Marlins6–1Ortiz (2–2)Beckett (1–2)—32,4779–7
17April 24@ Marlins4–7Penny (2–1)Hampton (0–2)Benítez (9)41,2269–8
18April 25@ Marlins7–2Thomson (2–1)Bump (0–1)—27,97710–8
19April 26@ Giants2–3Schmidt (1–2)Ramirez (0–2)Herges (7)35,86610–9
20April 27@ Giants12–3Wright (2–1)Rueter (0–3)—36,37111–9
21April 28@ Giants7–10Tomko (1–1)Ortiz (2–3)—36,21011–10
–April 30@ RockiesPostponed (snow); rescheduled for May 1 :
May: 14–15 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
22May 1 (1)@ Rockies2–3Nunez (3–0)Reitsma (1–1)Chacon (6)30,17611–11
23May 1 (2)@ Rockies11–7Nitkowski (1–0)Nunez (3–1)—24,27212–11
24May 2@ Rockies4–13Estes (4–1)Ramirez (0–3)—35,23412–12
25May 4Padres4–2Ortiz (3–3)Eaton (1–2)Smoltz (4)22,04613–12
26May 5Padres0–2Wells (2–2)Wright (2–2)Hoffman (8)21,44413–13
27May 6Padres3–7Lawrence (4–2)Hampton (0–3)—26,13713–14
28May 7Astros3–5Redding (1–3)Thomson (2–2)Dotel (5)27,90213–15
29May 8Astros5–4 (10)Alfonseca (3–0)Stone (1–1)—35,22014–15
30May 9Astros1–2Pettitte (3–1)Ortiz (3–4)Dotel (6)26,82514–16
31May 11@ Cardinals1–5Williams (1–3)Wright (2–3)—35,00014–17
32May 12@ Cardinals2–5Morris (4–3)Hampton (0–4)Isringhausen (6)28,92114–18
33May 13@ Cardinals6–5Alfonseca (4–0)Suppan (3–4)Smoltz (5)40,47215–18
34May 14@ Brewers2–0Ramirez (1–3)Vizcaino (0–2)Smoltz (6)33,06116–18
35May 15@ Brewers11–6Alfonseca (5–0)Kinney (1–3)—26,86217–18
36May 16@ Brewers1–4Sheets (4–2)Wright (2–4)—20,65417–19
37May 18Diamondbacks0–2Johnson (4–4)Hampton (0–5)—23,38117–20
38May 19Diamondbacks4–6 (11)Bruney (2–0)Almanza (0–1)—19,97117–21
39May 20Diamondbacks5–1Ramirez (2–3)Fossum (0–1)—21,04418–21
40May 21Dodgers2–0Ortiz (4–4)Perez (2–3)Smoltz (7)27,19419–21
41May 22Dodgers4–7Weaver (3–5)Wright (2–5)—31,85019–22
42May 23Dodgers5–1Hampton (1–5)Alvarez (2–1)—29,73820–22
43May 24@ Expos5–0Thomson (3–2)Day (3–5)—4,67521–22
44May 25@ Expos1–3Ohka (2–5)Ramirez (2–4)Biddle (10)4,23521–23
45May 26@ Expos6–1Ortiz (5–4)Hernandez (3–4)—4,54422–23
46May 27@ Phillies6–1Wright (3–5)Millwood (4–3)—38,80223–23
47May 28@ Phillies2–3 (10)Worrell (1–1)Alfonseca (5–1)—40,18723–24
48May 29@ Phillies9–3Thomson (4–2)Padilla (4–5)—44,05724–24
49May 30@ Phillies1–4Milton (6–1)Smith (0–1)Worrell (7)44,30424–25
50May 31Expos8–2Ortiz (6–4)Hernandez (3–5)—24,94525–25 :
June: 12–15 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
51June 1Expos7–6Almanza (1–1)Biddle (0–3)—20,27126–25
52June 2Expos4–8Vargas (4–3)Hampton (1–6)—21,05526–26
53June 3Phillies8–4Thomson (5–2)Hancock (0–1)—23,40527–26
54June 4Phillies1–9Milton (7–1)Smith (0–2)—27,69927–27
55June 5Phillies3–5Myers (4–3)Ortiz (6–5)Worrell (8)29,25227–28
56June 6Phillies6–4Wright (4–5)Millwood (4–4)Smoltz (8)27,77528–28
57June 8@ Tigers4–3 (10)Reitsma (2–1)Patterson (0–3)Smoltz (9)19,06229–28
58June 9@ Tigers2–4Dingman (1–0)Thomson (5–3)Urbina (8)20,57729–29
59June 10@ Tigers4–7Maroth (5–3)Alfonseca (5–2)Urbina (9)21,16629–30
60June 11@ White Sox6–4Wright (5–5)Schoeneweis (5–4)—23,21730–30
61June 12@ White Sox8–10Loaiza (7–3)Thomson (5–4)Takatsu (1)34,71930–31
62June 13@ White Sox3–10Buehrle (7–1)Smith (0–3)—32,58930–32
63June 15Royals3–2Reitsma (3–1)Grimsley (3–3)Smoltz (10)23,35031–32
64June 16Royals4–10Cerda (1–1)Reitsma (3–2)—27,04831–33
65June 17Royals4–10May (4–8)Thomson (5–5)—28,57831–34
66June 18Indians2–4Lee (6–1)Hampton (1–7)Jimenez (6)28,00031–35
67June 19Indians4–0Byrd (1–0)Westbrook (6–3)Smoltz (11)41,98732–35
68June 20Indians2–5Davis (2–5)Ortiz (6–6)Jimenez (7)31,00032–36
69June 22@ Marlins3–4Pavano (8–2)Gryboski (1–1)Benítez (25)14,71632–37
70June 23@ Marlins0–6Penny (7–5)Thomson (5–6)—15,29432–38
71June 24@ Marlins9–4Hampton (2–7)Willis (6–5)—23,85633–38
72June 25@ Orioles0–5Cabrera (4–3)Byrd (1–1)—33,57933–39
73June 26@ Orioles5–0Ortiz (7–6)Lopez (5–4)Smoltz (12)47,43834–39
74June 27@ Orioles8–7Cruz (1–0)Grimsley (3–4)Smoltz (13)39,09535–39
75June 28Marlins6–1Thomson (6–6)Penny (7–6)—31,96936–39
76June 29Marlins4–5Manzanillo (1–1)Hampton (2–8)Benítez (26)25,10536–40
77June 30Marlins9–6McConnell (1–0)Oliver (2–3)Smoltz (14)23,04037–40 :
July: 20–6 (Home: 10–4; Away: 10–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
78July 1Marlins9–1Ortiz (8–6)Tejera (0–1)—20,60038–40
79July 2Red Sox6–3 (12)Cruz (2–0)Martinez (2–1)—42,23139–40
80July 3Red Sox1–6Schilling (11–4)Thomson (6–7)—51,83139–41
81July 4Red Sox10–4Hampton (3–8)Lowe (6–8)—41,41440–41
82July 5@ Expos*11–4Byrd (2–1)Day (5–9)—13,12241–41
83July 6@ Expos*1–0Ortiz (9–6)Downs (0–3)Smoltz (15)7,69742–41
84July 7@ Expos*14–2Wright (6–5)Hernandez (6–8)—8,53443–41
85July 9@ Phillies6–7 (10)Wagner (3–0)Alfonseca (5–3)—44,18043–42
86July 10@ Phillies4–0Hampton (4–8)Abbott (2–8)—44,30744–42
87July 11@ Phillies6–4Ortiz (10–6)Wolf (3–5)Smoltz (16)44,51945–42
75th All-Star Game in Houston, Texas
88July 15Expos8–0Wright (7–5)Hernandez (6–9)—33,88346–42
89July 16Expos1–5Horgan (2–0)Byrd (2–2)—26,42446–43
90July 17Expos6–2Ortiz (11–6)Bentz (0–3)Smoltz (17)34,29647–43
91July 18Expos16–5Thomson (7–7)Downs (1–4)—23,95248–43
92July 19Phillies4–2Hampton (5–8)Abbott (2–9)Smoltz (18)25,79049–43
93July 20Phillies3–4 (10)Worrell (3–3)Alfonseca (5–4)Wagner (15)36,00649–44
94July 21Pirates3–4Benson (8–7)Byrd (2–3)Mesa (27)30,13149–45
95July 22Pirates2–1 (10)Reitsma (4–2)Torres (6–4)—32,96350–45
–July 23@ MetsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 13
96July 24@ Mets5–2Thomson (8–7)Stanton (0–4)Smoltz (19)33,16651–45
97July 25@ Mets4–3Hampton (6–8)Trachsel (9–7)Smoltz (20)32,54252–45
98July 26@ Pirates4–2Wright (8–5)Benson (8–8)Smoltz (21)19,16453–45
99July 27@ Pirates4–8Gonzalez (3–0)Gryboski (1–2)—15,94653–46
100July 28@ Pirates1–0Ortiz (12–6)Perez (6–5)Smoltz (22)22,97754–46
101July 29@ Pirates3–2Cruz (3–0)Mesa (2–1)Smoltz (23)25,98855–46
102July 30Mets3–1Hampton (7–8)Trachsel (9–8)Smoltz (24)40,91356–46
103July 31Mets8–0Wright (9–5)Benson (8–9)—51,12557–46
*Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2004 season counted as Expos home games. :
August: 20–8 (Home: 10–4; Away: 10–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
104August 1Mets6–5Byrd (3–3)Glavine (8–9)Smoltz (25)34,20358–46
105August 3@ Astros2–3Miceli (4–5)Reitsma (4–3)Lidge (12)40,70958–47
106August 4@ Astros5–4Thomson (9–7)Munro (2–3)Smoltz (26)37,71259–47
107August 5@ Astros6–5Cruz (4–0)Miceli (4–6)Smoltz (27)37,01560–47
108August 6@ Diamondbacks4–2Jar. Wright (10–5)BWebb (4–13)Reitsma (1)29,36861–47
109August 7@ Diamondbacks6–2Byrd (4–3)Gonzalez (0–5)—33,24962–47
110August 8@ Diamondbacks11–4Ortiz (13–6)Fossum (2–11)—29,60163–47
111August 10Brewers2–3 (10)Adams (2–1)Martin (0–2)Kolb (32)21,68163–48
112August 11Brewers10–3Hampton (8–8)Santos (9–8)—21,67364–48
113August 12Brewers4–2Jar. Wright (11–5)Sheets (9–9)Smoltz (28)21,01365–48
114August 13Cardinals1–4Williams (9–6)Byrd (4–4)Isringhausen (32)38,84365–49
115August 14Cardinals9–7Alfonseca (6–4)King (4–2)Smoltz (29)44,41366–49
116August 15Cardinals4–10Haren (1–2)Thomson (9–8)—28,98366–50
117August 16@ Padres5–4Hampton (9–8)Hitchcock (0–2)Smoltz (30)34,42667–50
118August 17@ Padres6–11Peavy (9–3)Jar. Wright (11–6)—36,18467–51
119August 18@ Padres6–5Reitsma (5–3)Hoffman (2–3)Smoltz (31)36,82768–51
120August 19@ Dodgers6–5Reitsma (6–3)Gagne (4–3)Smoltz (32)42,28769–51
121August 20@ Dodgers2–3 (11)Carrara (3–0)Cruz (4–1)—54,99369–52
122August 21@ Dodgers4–7Weaver (11–10)Hampton (9–9)Carrara (1)52,39869–53
123August 22@ Dodgers10–1Jar. Wright (12–6)Alvarez (7–4)—49,51370–53
124August 24Rockies6–5Gryboski (2–2)Harikkala (5–3)Smoltz (33)27,91471–53
125August 25Rockies8–1Thomson (10–8)Francis (0–1)—25,53472–53
126August 26Rockies6–4Hampton (10–9)Jam. Wright (1–2)Smoltz (34)28,36073–53
127August 27Giants5–3Jar. Wright (13–6)Rueter (7–10)Smoltz (35)37,17874–53
128August 28Giants9–3Byrd (5–4)Schmidt (15–5)—42,54975–53
129August 29Giants5–9Christiansen (4–2)Ortiz (13–7)Hermanson (7)24,63175–54
130August 30Giants7–6Colon (1–0)Hermanson (5–6)—22,77676–54
131August 31@ Phillies5–3Hampton (11–9)Milton (13–3)—36,02877–54 :
September: 17–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
132September 1@ Phillies7–2Wright (14–6)Padilla (5–7)—35,03178–54
133September 3@ Expos7–1Byrd (6–4)Downs (2–5)—8,61779–54
134September 4@ Expos9–0Ortiz (14–7)Patterson (3–4)—9,77280–54
135September 5@ Expos3–4 (12)Tucker (4–2)Cruz (4–2)—10,01580–55
136September 6Phillies3–1Smith (1–3)Milton (13–4)Smoltz (36)31,94981–55
–September 7PhilliesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 8
137September 8 (1)Phillies3–5Madson (8–2)Reitsma (6–4)Wagner (17)N/A81–56
138September 8 (2)Phillies1–4Jones (9–5)Byrd (6–5)Worrell (18)20,32081–57
139September 9Phillies4–9Madson (9–2)Colon (1–1)—20,28581–58
140September 10Expos4–3Thomson (11–8)Patterson (3–5)Smoltz (37)22,08682–58
141September 11Expos8–1Cruz (5–2)Hernandez (10–13)—28,86083–58
142September 12Expos9–8 (12)Cruz (6–2)Ayala (5–10)—25,86584–58
143September 13 (1)@ Mets7–9Heilman (1–1)Wright (14–7)—N/A84–59
144September 13 (2)@ Mets7–1Byrd (7–5)Seo (4–10)—21,47685–59
145September 14@ Mets0–7Benson (12–11)Ortiz (14–8)—21,54585–60
146September 15@ Mets2–0Thomson (12–8)Leiter (9–7)Smoltz (38)29,70486–60
147September 16@ Mets4–9Trachsel (11–13)Capellan (0–1)—19,88586–61
148September 17@ Marlins8–1Byrd (8–5)Kensing (0–2)—26,08487–61
149September 18@ Marlins4–2Wright (15–7)Beckett (7–9)Smoltz (39)34,71488–61
150September 19@ Marlins0–3Valdez (13–8)Ortiz (14–9)Benítez (43)41,52588–62
151September 21Reds5–4Thomson (13–8)Claussen (2–6)Smoltz (40)20,35989–62
152September 22Reds8–11Norton (2–5)Smoltz (0–1)Valentine (2)19,57389–63
153September 23Reds2–3Hudson (4–2)Wright (15–8)White (1)21,51989–64
154September 24Marlins8–7Smith (2–3)Mota (9–7)Smoltz (41)28,63290–64
155September 25Marlins1–0Hampton (12–9)Pavano (17–8)Reitsma (2)42,77291–64
156September 26Marlins6–3Thomson (14–8)Willis (10–11)—31,35192–64
–September 27MetsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 28
157September 28 (1)Mets1–2Trachsel (12–13)Byrd (8–6)Looper (29)N/A92–65
158September 28 (2)Mets5–2Colon (2–1)Glavine (10–14)Smoltz (42)35,72993–65
159September 29Mets6–3Ortiz (15–9)Heilman (1–3)Smoltz (43)22,00094–65 :
October: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
160October 1@ Cubs5–4Hampton (13–9)Wood (8–9)Gryboski (2)38,79595–65
161October 2@ Cubs8–6Gryboski (3–2)Farnsworth (4–5)Smoltz (44)38,69596–65
162October 3@ Cubs8–10Maddux (16–11)Byrd (8–7)Hawkins (25)38,42096–66 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Braves team member :

## 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 | Johnny Estrada | 134 | 462 | 145 | .314 | 9 | 76 |
| 1B | Adam LaRoche | 110 | 324 | 90 | .278 | 13 | 45 |
| 2B | Marcus Giles | 102 | 379 | 118 | .311 | 8 | 48 |
| SS | Rafael Furcal | 143 | 563 | 157 | .279 | 14 | 59 |
| 3B | Chipper Jones | 137 | 472 | 117 | .248 | 30 | 96 |
| LF | Charles Thomas | 83 | 236 | 68 | .288 | 7 | 31 |
| CF | Andruw Jones | 154 | 570 | 149 | .261 | 29 | 91 |
| RF | J.D. Drew | 145 | 518 | 158 | .305 | 31 | 93 |

#### 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 |
| Julio Franco | 125 | 320 | 99 | .309 | 6 | 57 |
| Mark DeRosa | 118 | 309 | 74 | .239 | 3 | 31 |
| Nick Green | 95 | 264 | 72 | .273 | 3 | 26 |
| Eli Marrero | 90 | 250 | 80 | .320 | 10 | 40 |
| Eddie Pérez | 74 | 170 | 39 | .229 | 3 | 13 |
| DeWayne Wise | 77 | 162 | 37 | .228 | 6 | 17 |
| Jesse Garcia | 50 | 115 | 29 | .252 | 1 | 10 |
| Mike Hessman | 29 | 69 | 9 | .130 | 2 | 5 |
| Wilson Betemit | 22 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 0 | 3 |
| Damon Hollins | 7 | 22 | 8 | .364 | 0 | 5 |

### 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 |
| Russ Ortiz | 34 | 204.2 | 15 | 9 | 4.13 | 143 |
| John Thomson | 33 | 198.1 | 14 | 8 | 3.72 | 133 |
| Jaret Wright | 32 | 186.1 | 15 | 8 | 3.28 | 159 |
| Mike Hampton | 29 | 172.1 | 13 | 9 | 4.28 | 87 |
| Paul Byrd | 19 | 114.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.94 | 79 |
| Horacio Ramírez | 10 | 60.1 | 2 | 4 | 2.39 | 31 |

#### 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 |
| Travis Smith | 16 | 40.2 | 2 | 3 | 6.20 | 26 |
| José Capellán | 3 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 4 |

#### 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 |
| John Smoltz | 73 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2.76 | 85 |
| Chris Reitsma | 84 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4.07 | 60 |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 79 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 | 45 |
| Kevin Gryboski | 69 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.84 | 24 |
| Juan Cruz | 50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.75 | 70 |
| Tom Martin | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 | 12 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 16 |
| Román Colón | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 | 15 |
| Armando Almanza | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 | 13 |
| Tim Drew | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 7 |
| Sam McConnell | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 |
| Will Cunnane | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.30 | 11 |
| Dan Meyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |

## Postseason
### Game log

2004 Postseason Game Log :
National League Division Series: 2–3
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 6Astros3–9Clemens (1–0)Wright (0–1)—41,4640–1
2October 7Astros4–2 (11)Alfonseca (1–0)Miceli (0–1)—40,0751–1
3October 9@ Astros5–8Backe (1–0)Byrd (0–1)Lidge (1)43,5471–2
4October 10@ Astros6–5Smoltz (1–0)Springer (0–1)—43,3362–2
5October 11Astros3–12Oswalt (1–0)Wright (0–2)—54,0682–3 :

## Award winners

2004 Major League Baseball season
* Bobby Cox was voted National League Manager of the Year for the second of three times with the Atlanta Braves.
* Andruw Jones (outfield) was once again chosen to receive a Gold Glove award.
* Johnny Estrada (catcher) was chosen to receive a Silver Slugger award.
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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Richmond Braves | International League | Pat Kelly |
| AA | Greenville Braves | Southern League | Brian Snitker |
| A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Carolina League | Randy Ingle |
| A | Rome Braves | South Atlantic League | Rocket Wheeler |
| Rookie | Danville Braves | Appalachian League | Jim Saul |
| Rookie | GCL Braves | Gulf Coast League | Ralph Henriquez |