2004 New York Yankees
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Esteban Quiñones
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Table of Contents
The final standing | Lost the ALCS to the Red Sox |
Regular season record | 101–61 (.623) |
Post-season record | 6-5 |
Divisional rank | 1st |
ALDS record and opponent | Won 3-1 vs Minnesota Twins |
AL rank | 1 |
ALCS record and opponent | Lost 3-4 vs Boston Red Sox |
World Series record and opponent | Did not play |
Manager | Joe Torre |
Captain | Derek Jeter |
Top batter | Home runs: Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield (36), Hideki Matsui (31), Derek Jeter (23) BA: Hideki Matsui (.298), Derek Jeter, Miguel Cairo (.292), Gary Sheffield (.290) Runs: Gary Sheffield (117), Alex Rodriguez (112), Derek Jeter (111), Hideki Matsui (109) RBI: Gary Sheffield (121), Hideki Matsui (108), Alex Rodriguez (106) |
Top pitcher/ (W-L, ERA) | Jon Lieber: 14-8, 4.33 Javier Vazquez: 14-10, 4.33 Mike Mussina: 12-9, 4.59 |
Attendance record | 3,775,292 (1st of 14) |
2004 New York Yankees season: A brief summary
Opening the season with two games in Japan against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays