2004 Major League Baseball

The 2004 Major League Baseball season was the fifth season in which the two major leagues, the National League and the American League, were consolidated into a single entity under the authority of the Commissioner, Bud Selig.

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Events

2004 was the last season that Major League Baseball had ownership of the Montreal Expos. As had been the case in 2003, the Expos were forced to play a number of home games in San Juan, Puerto Rico and were allowed to operate only on a minimal budget. As the season was winding down, MLB announced that the team would be relocated to Washington, DC the following season. In addition, the season opened with a two-game series at the Tokyo Dome for the second time, the first having come in 2000. The New York Yankees faced off against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on March 30 and 31st.

On April 15th, Major League Baseball formally celebrated Jackie Robinson Day for the first time. The day had been marked before in certain years, but it would now become a formal part of the Baseball Calendar.

Umpires

• Ramon Armendariz
• Dave Aschwege
• Lance Barksdale
• Ted Barrett
• Wally Bell
• Joe Brinkman
• CB Bucknor
• Mark Carlson
• Gary Cederstrom
• Eric Cooper
• Derryl Cousins
• Terry Craft
• Jerry Crawford
• Fieldin Culbreth
• Phil Cuzzi
• Kerwin Danley
• Gary Darling
• Gerry Davis
• Dana DeMuth
• Laz Diaz
• Mike DiMuro
• Adam Dowdy
• Rob Drake
• Bruce Dreckman
• Doug Eddings
• Paul Emmel
• Mike Everitt
• Mike Fichter
• Andy Fletcher
• Marty Foster
• Bruce Froemming
• Troy Fullwood
• Greg Gibson
• Brian Gorman
• Scott Graham*
• Chris Guccione
• Angel Hernandez
• John Hirschbeck
• Bill Hohn
• Sam Holbrook
• Matt Hollowell
• James Hoye
• Marvin Hudson
• Dan Iassogna
• Mike Jost
• Jim Joyce
• Kevin Kelley
• Jeff Kellogg
• Brian Knight
• Ron Kulpa
• Jerry Layne
• Alfonso Marquez
• Randy Marsh
• John McArdle*
• Tim McClelland
• Jerry Meals
• Chuck Meriwether
• Bill Miller
• Ed Montague
• Paul Nauert
• Jeff Nelson
• Brian O'Nora
• Larry Poncino
• Tony Randazzo
• Ed Rapuano
• Rick Reed
• Mike Reilly
• Charlie Reliford
• Jim Reynolds
• Brian Runge
• Jack Samuels
• Paul Schrieber
• Dale Scott
• Darren Spagnardi
• Frank Sylvester*
• Tim Timmons
• Tim Tschida
• Larry Vanover
• Mark Wegner
• Bill Welke
• Tim Welke
• Hunter Wendelstedt
• Joe West
• Mike Winters
• Jim Wolf
• Larry Young

* Denotes a fill-in umpire

See also

• 2004 American League
• 2004 National League
• 2004 Postseason

2004 MLB season by team