2004 Philadelphia Phillies season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Philadelphia Phillies
season = 2004
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Citizens Bank Park
y4 = 2004
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1883
owners = Bill Giles
general managers =Ed Wade
managers =Larry Bowa, Gary Varsho
television = WPSG
CSN Philadelphia
radio = WPEN (AM)
(Harry Kalas, Larry Andersen, Chris Wheeler, Scott Graham, John Kruk)|

The by|2004 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 122nd season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second-place in the National League East with a record of 86-76, ten games behind the Atlanta Braves, and six games behind the NL wild-card champion Houston Astros. The Phillies were managed by their former shortstop Larry Bowa (85-75) and Gary Varsho (1-1), who replaced Bowa on the penultimate day of the season. The Phillies played their first season of home games at Citizens Bank Park, which opened April 12, with the visiting Cincinnati Reds defeating the Phillies, 4-1.

Offseason

*November 3, 2003: Billy Wagner was traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for Brandon Duckworth, Taylor Buchholz, and Ezequiel Astacio. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wagnebi02.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*July 30, 2004: Ricky Ledee was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Alfredo Simon (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for Felix Rodriguez. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/ledeeri01.shtml Ricky Ledee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Citizens Bank Park

Citizens Bank Park is a 43,647-seat baseball-only stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that opened on April 3, 2004 and hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 12 of that same year, as the tenants of the facility, the Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1. The ballpark was built to replace the now-demolished Veterans Stadium (a football/baseball multipurpose facility), and features natural grass and dirt playing field and also features a number of Philadelphia style food stands, including several which serve cheesesteaks, hoagies, and other regional specialties. Behind center field is Ashburn Alley, named after Phillies great center fielder and Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn, a walkway featuring restaurants and memorabilia from Phillies history, along with a restaurant/bar and grille called "Harry The K's" named after Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas.
*Randy Wolf of the Phillies threw the first pitch at 1:32 PM US EDT on April 12, 2004 to D'Angelo Jimenez of the Reds, who got the park's first hit, a lead off double. Bobby Abreu of the Phillies hit the first home run, which also served as the franchise's first hit in the club's new home. Reds pitcher Paul Wilson earned the first win in that game and Danny Graves earned the park's first save.
*On June 14, 2004, then-Phillies first baseman Jim Thome (as of 2008 a member of the Chicago White Sox) hit his 400th career home run to the left-center field seats at Citizens Bank Park.

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2004.shtml 2004 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2004&t=PHI 2004 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Almanac]