2004 Anaheim Angels season explained

Anaheim Angels
Season:	2004
Misc:	American League West Champions
League:	American League
Division:	West
City:	Anaheim, California
Record:	92–70 (.568)
Divisional Place:	1st
Owners:	Arte Moreno
General Managers:	Bill Stoneman
Managers:	Mike Scioscia
Television:	Fox Sports Net West KCAL-9 KDOC KPXN (PAX TV) •Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc KWHY (Spanish) •José Mota, Adrián García
Radio:	KSPN (AM 710) •Terry Smith, Rory Markas KTNQ (AM 1020—Spanish) •José Mota, Ivan Lara
Espntn:	laa
Brtn:	ANA
Next Season:	2005 Los Angeles 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.^[1]
November 24, 2003: Kelvim Escobar was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.^[2]
January 14, 2004: Vladimir Guerrero was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.^[3]

Regular season

Notable transactions

May 30, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.^[4]
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.^[5]
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.^[6]

Roster

2004 Anaheim Angels
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (bullpen catcher) (bullpen catcher)

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	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
C	97	337	36	93	10	54	.276	0
1B	125	495	79	146	7	69	.295	16
2B	144	468	70	130	10	48	.278	15
SS	142	566	92	156	2	35	.276	16
3B	148	577	83	171	5	60	.296	34
LF	148	565	88	166	27	104	.294	5
CF	112	442	57	133	14	75	.301	2
RF	156	612	124	206	39	126	.337	15
DH	58	207	47	52	18	42	.251	2

^[7]

Other batters

Note: G = Games; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
108	285	79	.277	7	34
73	203	53	.261	3	25
60	186	47	.253	2	23
56	160	55	.344	5	23
38	116	26	.224	0	15
46	114	23	.202	4	13
73	93	15	.161	2	11
46	70	17	.243	2	10
16	40	9	.225	3	6
35	40	10	.250	0	3
16	36	7	.194	0	3
8	34	4	.118	1	1
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
34	208.1	18	12	5.01	158
33	208.1	11	12	3.93	191
33	198.1	14	13	4.67	144
25	149.1	11	8	4.64	86
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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses: SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
52	2	3	33	2.90	33
69	4	1	12	1.82	123
60	8	2	4	3.33	109
55	5	2	1	4.21	84
40	5	2	0	3.00	56
18	0	2	0	8.06	11
16	0	2	0	4.88	30
4	0	0	0	0.00	3
3	0	0	0	9.00	2
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

References

Web site: Adam Riggs Stats.
Web site: Kelvim Escobar Stats.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/guerrvl01.shtml Vladimir Guerrero Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mondera01.shtml Raul Mondesi Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Web site: 2004 Anaheim Angels Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft.
Web site: Freddy Sandoval Stats.
Web site: 2004 Anaheim Angels Statistics.
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory