2004 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 2004
misc = 2004 NL East Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Turner Field
y4 = 1997
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = AOL Time Warner
general managers = John Schuerholz
managers = Bobby Cox
television = TBS Superstation
Turner South
(Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)
FSN South
(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
radio = WSB (AM)
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray,Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
WWWE
(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)|

Offseason

*December 13, 2003: J.D. Drew was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Eli Marrero to the Atlanta Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and Adam Wainwright. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drewj.01.shtml J.D. Drew Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 12, 2004: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francju01.shtml Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 5, 2004: Russell Branyan was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/branyru01.shtml Russell Branyan Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 25, 2004: Russell Branyan was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Scott Sturkie (minors).
*June 7, 2004: Clint Sammons was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2004. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sammocl01.shtml]

Roster

Starting pitchers

2004 National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Houston wins series, 3-2

Award Winners

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system [Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory]

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Pat Kelly, manager)
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Brian Snitker, manager)
* Class A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Carolina League; Randy Ingle, manager)
* Class A: Rome Braves (South Atlantic League; Rocket Wheeler, manager)
* Rookie: Danville Braves (Appalachian League; Jim Saul, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Ralph Henriquez, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2004.shtml 2004 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference]

succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 2004
before = Atlanta Braves
2003
after = Atlanta Braves
2005