2004 New York Yankees

2004 New York Yankees 2004 AL East Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1976) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
2004 Information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	YES Network
Local radio	WCBS
Baseball-Reference	2004 New York Yankees

2004 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 101-61, Finished 1st in AL Eastern Division (2004 AL)

Clinched Division: September 30, 2004, vs. Minnesota Twins

Managed by Joe Torre

Coaches: Don Mattingly, Rich Monteleone, Willie Randolph, Luis Sojo, Mel Stottlemyre, Gary Tuck and Roy White

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 2004 New York Yankees played the 102nd season in team history. They finished with a record of 101-61, 3 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they lost in the ALCS in 7 games to the Boston Red Sox despite taking a 3-0 lead, making it a collapse of historic proportions.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Jason Giambi, Tom Gordon, Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield and Javier Vazquez
• AL Rolaids Relief Award: Mariano Rivera
• AL Gold Glove: Derek Jeter (SS)
• AL Silver Slugger Award: Gary Sheffield (OF)

ALDS

New York wins the series, 3-1

Game	Score	Date
1	New York 0, Minnesota 2	October 5
2	New York 7, Minnesota 6	October 6
3	New York 8, Minnesota 4	October 8
4	New York 6, Minnesota 5	October 9

Further Reading

• Tyler Kepner: "7th Straight Division Title for Yankees", New York Times, October 1, 2004
• Tony Massarotti and John Harper: A Tale of Two Cities: The 2004 Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry and the War for the Pennant, The Lyons Press, Guilford, CT, 2005.

External links

• 2004 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

2004 MLB season by team

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NL Division Series (3-1) Cardinals (NLC) over Dodgers (NLW) NL Division Series (3-1) Astros (WC) over Braves (NLE)

NL Championship Series (4-3) Cardinals over Astros

World Series (4-0) Red Sox over Cardinals

AL Championship Series (4-3) Red Sox over Yankees

AL Division Series (3-1) Yankees (ALE) over Twins (ALC) AL Division Series (3-0) Red Sox (WC) over Angels (ALW)