2004 St. Louis Cardinals season

The St. Louis Cardinals 2004 season was the team's 123rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 113th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105-57 during the season, the most wins of any Cardinals team since 1944, and the first Cardinal team to win 100 or more games since 1985, and won the National League Central division by 13 games over the NL Wild-Card Champion Houston Astros. In the playoffs the Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3 games to 1 in the NLDS and the Astros 4 games to 3 in the NLCS to reach their first World Series since 1987. In the World Series the Cardinals faced the Boston Red Sox and were swept 4 games to 0. It was the final World Series played at Busch Memorial Stadium. Because the American League had home-field advantage as a result of winning the All-Star Game, Busch Memorial Stadium was where the Curse of the Bambino died.[1]

2004 St. Louis Cardinals
National League Champions National League Central champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	105–57 (.644)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	William DeWitt, Jr.
General manager(s)	Walt Jocketty
Manager(s)	Tony La Russa
Local television	Fox Sports Midwest (Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky) KPLR (Ricky Horton, Bob Carpenter, Rich Gould)
Local radio	KMOX (Mike Shannon, Wayne Hagin, Bob Ramsey)
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Catcher Mike Matheny, third baseman Scott Rolen, and outfielder Jim Edmonds won Gold Gloves this year.

The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals were the first team to lose the World Series to a "Moneyball" style team roster on the side of the Red Sox.

Offseason

• December 2, 2003: Signed free agent pitcher Chris Carpenter.[2]
• December 13: Traded outfielder J. D. Drew and catcher Eli Marrero to the Atlanta Braves for pitchers Jason Marquis, Ray King, and Adam Wainwright.[3]
• January 10, 2004: Signed free agent pitcher Alan Benes.[4]
• February 12: Signed free agent John Mabry.[5]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Jim Edmonds
• Ray Lankford
• Mike Matheny
• Matt Morris
• Albert Pujols
• Édgar Rentería
• Scott Rolen
• Reggie Sanders
• Tony Womack[6]

Summary

Acquired via trade from the Colorado Rockies on August 6, 2004, Larry Walker, customarily the Rockies' number three hitter, became the Cardinals' number two hitter.[7] The Cardinals already had Edmonds, Pujols and Rolen in the 3 through 5 spots.[8] Walker made his Cardinals debut on August 7, playing the New York Mets, and appeared as a pinch-hitter and struck out in the seventh inning. He drew a walk from Mike Stanton in the ninth inning and scored the game-winning run on a Yadier Molina single.[9]

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	105	57	0.648	—	53–28	52–29
Houston Astros	92	70	0.568	13	48–33	44–37
Chicago Cubs	89	73	0.549	16	45–37	44–36
Cincinnati Reds	76	86	0.469	29	40–41	36–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	0.447	32½	39–41	33–48
Milwaukee Brewers	67	94	0.416	37½	36–45	31–49

Record vs. opponents

2004 National League Records Source:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–4	4–2	3–3	6–13	3–4	2–4	3–16	3–3	0–6	3–4	1–5	2–4	7–12	5–14	1–5	6–12
Atlanta	4–2	—	3–3	2–4	4–2	14–5	3–3	4–3	4–2	15–4	12–7	10–9	4–2	3–3	4–3	2–4	8–10
Chicago	2–4	3–3	—	9–8	5–1	3–3	10–9	2–4	10–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	13–5	4–2	2–4	8–11	8–4
Cincinnati	3–3	4–2	8–9	—	3–3	4–2	6–11	4–2	10–8	4–2	3–3	3–3	9–10	2–4	3–3	5–14	5-7
Colorado	13–6	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–5	1–5	8–11	2–4	2–4	1–5	5–3	2–4	10–9	8–11	1–5	8–10
Florida	4–3	5–14	3–3	2–4	5–1	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	15–4	12–7	1–5	4–2	2–5	2–4	7–11
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–10	11–6	5–1	3-3	—	1–5	13–6	2–4	2–4	6–0	12–5	2–4	2–4	10–8	7–5
Los Angeles	16–3	3–4	4–2	2–4	11–8	3–3	5–1	—	3–3	4–3	3–3	1–5	6–0	10–9	10–9	2–4	10–8
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	7–10	8–10	4–2	2–4	6–13	3–3	—	5–1	2–4	0–6	6–12	2–4	1–5	8–9	8–4
Montreal	6–0	4–15	3–3	2–4	4–2	8-11	4–2	3–4	1–5	—	9–10	7–12	4–2	1–6	1–5	3–3	7–11
New York	4–3	7–12	2–4	3–3	5–1	4–15	4–2	3–3	4–2	10–9	—	8–11	1–5	1–6	4–2	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	5-1	9–10	3–3	3–3	3–5	7–12	0–6	5–1	6–0	12–7	11–8	—	3–3	5–1	2–4	3–3	9–9
Pittsburgh	4–2	2–4	5–13	10–9	4–2	5–1	5–12	0–6	12–6	2–4	5–1	3–3	—	3–3	5–1	5–12	2–10
San Diego	12–7	3–3	2–4	4–2	9–10	2–4	4–2	9–10	4–2	6–1	6–1	1–5	3–3	—	12–7	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	3–4	4–2	3–3	11–8	5–2	4–2	9–10	5–1	5–1	2–4	4–2	1–5	7–12	—	3–3	11–7
St. Louis	5–1	4–2	11–8	14–5	5–1	4-2	8–10	4–2	9–8	3–3	5–1	3–3	12–5	4–2	3–3	—	11–1

Transactions

• August 6: Traded Jason Burch (minors) and players to be named later to the Colorado Rockies for outfielder Larry Walker. The Cardinals sent pitchers Luís Martínez and Chris Narveson on August 11 to the Rockies to complete the trade.[10]

Game Log

2004 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log (105–57)
April: (12–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 5 Brewers 6–8 0–1 2 April 6 Brewers 5–7 0–2 3 April 7 Brewers 9–4 1–2 4 April 8 Brewers 5–11 1–3 5 April 9 @ Dbacks 13–6 2–3 6 April 10 @ Dbacks 10–2 3–3 7 April 11 @ Dbacks 6–5 4–3 8 April 12 Astros 5–10 4–4 9 April 13 Astros 3–5 4–5 10 April 14 Astros 1–11 4–6 11 April 16 Rockies 13–5 5–6 12 April 17 Rockies 8–4 6–6 13 April 18 Rockies 5–8 6–7 14 April 20 @ Astros 5–3 7–7 15 April 21 @ Astros 12–6 8–7 16 April 22 @ Astros 2–1 9–7 17 April 23 @ Brewers 1–2 9–8 18 April 24 @ Brewers 1–3 9–9 19 April 25 @ Brewers 5–2 10–9 20 April 27 Phillies 3–7 10–10 21 April 28 Phillies 3–6 10–11 22 April 29 Phillies 5–4 11–11 23 April 30 Cubs 4–3 12–11
May: (15–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 24 May 1 Cubs 2–4 12–12 25 May 2 Cubs 1–0 13–12 26 May 3 Cubs 3–7 13–13 27 May 4 @ Phillies 6–5 14–13 28 May 5 @ Phillies 4–5 14–14 29 May 6 @ Phillies 7–4 15–14 30 May 7 @ Expos 2–4 15–15 31 May 8 @ Expos 0–2 15–16 32 May 9 @ Expos 5–2 16–16 33 May 11 Braves 5–1 17–16 34 May 12 Braves 5–2 18–16 35 May 13 Braves 5–6 18–17 36 May 14 Marlins 6–3 19–17 37 May 15 Marlins 4–0 20–17 38 May 16 Marlins 2–3 20–18 39 May 18 @ Mets 4–5 20–19 40 May 19 @ Mets 1–0 21–19 41 May 20 @ Mets 11–4 22–19 42 May 21 @ Cubs 7–6 23–19 43 May 22 @ Cubs 1–7 23–20 44 May 23 @ Cubs 3–4 23–21 45 May 26 Pirates 8–11 23–22 46 May 27 Pirates 6–3 24–22 47 May 28 @ Astros 2–1 25–22 48 May 29 @ Astros 10–3 26–22 49 May 30 @ Astros 1–7 26–23 50 May 31 @ Pirates 8–3 27–23
June: (19–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 51 June 1 @ Pirates 8–1 28–23 52 June 2 @ Pirates 5–3 29–23 53 June 3 @ Pirates 4–2 30–23 54 June 4 Astros 5–3 31–23 55 June 5 Astros 10–4 32–23 56 June 6 Astros 2–3 32–24 57 June 7 @ Cubs 4–3 33–24 58 June 8 @ Cubs 3–7 33–25 59 June 9 @ Cubs 12–4 34–25 60 June 10 @ Cubs 3–12 34–26 61 June 11 @ Rangers 12–7 35–26 62 June 12 @ Rangers 2–7 35–27 63 June 13 @ Rangers 13–2 36–27 64 June 15 Athletics 8–4 37–27 65 June 16 Athletics 6–2 38–27 66 June 17 Athletics 5–4 39–27 67 June 18 Reds 4–3 40–27 68 June 19 Reds 9–2 41–27 69 June 20 Reds 0–6 41–28 70 June 22 Cubs 4–5 41–29 71 June 23 Cubs 10–9 42–29 72 June 24 Cubs 4–0 43–29 73 June 25 @ Royals 5–2 44–29 74 June 26 @ Royals 3–1 45–29 75 June 27 @ Royals 10–3 46–29 76 June 28 @ Pirates 1–2 46–30 77 June 29 @ Pirates 0–3 46–31 78 June 30 @ Pirates 5–6 46–32
July: (20–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 79 July 2 Mariners 11–2 47–32 80 July 3 Mariners 8–1 48–32 81 July 4 Mariners 2–1 49–32 82 July 5 Reds 4–1 50–32 83 July 6 Reds 5–3 51–32 84 July 7 Reds 4–2 52–32 85 July 9 Cubs 6–1 53–32 86 July 10 Cubs 5–2 54–32 87 July 11 Cubs 4–8 54–33 88 July 15 @ Reds 7–2 55–33 89 July 16 @ Reds 7–5 56–33 90 July 17 @ Reds 5–7 56–34 91 July 18 @ Reds 10–4 57–34 92 July 19 @ Cubs 5–4 58–34 93 July 20 @ Cubs 11–8 59–34 94 July 21 Brewers 1–0 60–34 95 July 22 Brewers 4–0 61–34 96 July 23 Giants 2–7 61–35 97 July 24 Giants 3–5 61–36 98 July 25 Giants 6–0 62–36 99 July 26 @ Reds 9–6 63–36 100 July 27 @ Reds 6–0 64–36 101 July 28 @ Reds 11–10 65–36 102 July 30 @ Giants 7–4 66–36 103 July 31 @ Giants 7–8 66–37
August: (21–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 104 August 1 @ Giants 6–1 67–37 105 August 3 Expos 6–10 67–38 106 August 4 Expos 5–4 68–38 107 August 5 Expos 2–1 69–38 108 August 6 Mets 6–4 70–38 109 August 7 Mets 2–1 71–38 110 August 8 Mets 6–2 72–38 111 August 10 @ Marlins 2–1 73–38 112 August 11 @ Marlins 1–0 74–38 113 August 12 @ Marlins 2–8 74–39 114 August 13 @ Braves 4–1 75–39 115 August 14 @ Braves 7–9 75–40 116 August 15 @ Braves 10–4 76–40 117 August 16 Reds 10–5 77–40 118 August 17 Reds 7–2 78–40 119 August 18 Reds 4–5 78–41 120 August 19 Pirates 2–3 78–42 121 August 20 (1) Pirates 5–4 79–42 122 August 20 (2) Pirates 5–3 80–42 123 August 21 Pirates 10–6 81–42 124 August 22 Pirates 11–4 82–42 125 August 24 @ Reds 3–4 82–43 126 August 25 @ Reds 6–5 83–43 127 August 26 @ Reds 0–1 83–44 128 August 27 @ Pirates 8–5 84–44 129 August 28 @ Pirates 6–4 85–44 130 August 29 @ Pirates 4–0 86–44 131 August 31 Padres 9–3 87–44
September: (16–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 132 September 1 Padres 4–2 88–44 133 September 2 Padres 7–2 89–44 134 September 3 Dodgers 3–0 90–44 135 September 4 Dodgers 5–1 91–44 136 September 5 Dodgers 6–5 92–44 137 September 6 @ Padres 3–7 92–45 138 September 7 @ Padres 4–2 93–45 139 September 8 @ Padres 5–10 93–46 140 September 10 @ Dodgers 6–7 93–47 141 September 11 @ Dodgers 5–6 93–48 142 September 12 @ Dodgers 7–6 94–48 143 September 14 Astros 5–7 94–49 144 September 15 Astros 4–2 95–49 145 September 16 Astros 3–8 95–50 146 September 17 Dbacks 4–3 96–50 147 September 18 Dbacks 7–0 97–50 148 September 19 Dbacks 2–3 97–51 149 September 20 @ Brewers 7–4 98–51 150 September 21 @ Brewers 4–6 98–52 151 September 22 @ Brewers 3–2 99–52 152 September 23 @ Brewers 4–2 100–52 153 September 24 @ Rockies 5–4 101–52 154 September 25 @ Rockies 10–6 102–52 155 September 26 @ Rockies 9–3 103–52 156 September 27 @ Astros 3–10 103–53 157 September 28 @ Astros 1–2 103–54 158 September 29 @ Astros 4–6 103–55 159 September 30 Brewers 6–7 103–56
October: (2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 1 Brewers 4–1 104–56 161 October 2 Brewers 1–5 104–57 162 October 3 Brewers 9–4 105–57

Postseason Game Log

2004 St. Louis Cardinals Postseason Game Log (7–8)
NLDS: (3–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 5 Dodgers 8–3 1–0 2 October 7 Dodgers 8–3 2–0 3 October 9 @ Dodgers 0–4 2–1 4 October 10 @ Dodgers 6–2 3–1
NLCS: (4–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 13 Astros 10–7 1–0 2 October 14 Astros 6–4 2–0 3 October 16 @ Astros 2–5 2–1 4 October 17 @ Astros 5–6 2–2 5 October 18 @ Astros 0–3 2–3 6 October 20 Astros 6–4 3–3 7 October 21 Astros 5–2 4–3
World Series: (0–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 23 @ Red Sox 9–11 0–1 2 October 24 @ Red Sox 2–6 0–2 3 October 26 Red Sox 1–4 0–3 4 October 27 Red Sox 0–3 0–4

Roster

2004 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 49 Rick Ankiel 40 Kiko Calero 68 Carmen Cali 29 Chris Carpenter 23 Cal Eldred 61 Randy Flores 55 Dan Haren 44 Jason Isringhausen 56 Ray King 34 Steve Kline 36 Mike Lincoln 21 Jason Marquis 35 Matt Morris 54 Josh Pearce 52 Al Reyes 46 Jason Simontacchi 37 Jeff Suppan 50 Julián Tavárez 19 Woody Williams		Catchers 22 Mike Matheny 26 Cody McKay 41 Yadier Molina Infielders  8 Marlon Anderson 31 Bo Hart  7 Héctor Luna  5 Albert Pujols  3 Édgar Rentería 27 Scott Rolen  4 Tony Womack		Outfielders 32 Roger Cedeño 15 Jim Edmonds 12 Ray Lankford 47 John Mabry 28 Colin Porter 16 Reggie Sanders 99 So Taguchi 33 Larry Walker		Manager 10 Tony La Russa Coaches 18 Dave Duncan (pitching) 38 Marty Mason (bullpen) 39 Dave McKay (first base) 11 José Oquendo (third base) 43 Mitchell Page (hitting) 24 Joe Pettini (bench)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Mike Matheny	122	385	95	.247	5	50
1B	Albert Pujols	154	592	196	.331	46	123
2B	Tony Womack	145	553	170	.307	5	38
SS	Édgar Rentería	149	586	168	.287	10	72
3B	Scott Rolen	142	500	157	.314	34	124
OF	Ray Lankford	92	200	51	.255	6	22
OF	Jim Edmonds	153	498	150	.301	42	111
OF	Reggie Sanders	135	446	116	.260	22	67

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
John Mabry	87	240	71	.296	13	40
Marlon Anderson	113	253	60	.237	8	28
Roger Cedeño	95	200	53	.265	3	23
So Taguchi	109	179	52	.291	3	25
Héctor Luna	83	173	43	.249	3	22
Larry Walker	44	150	42	.280	11	27
Yadier Molina	51	135	36	.267	2	15
Cody McKay	35	74	17	.230	0	6
Colin Porter	23	35	11	.314	1	2
Bo Hart	11	13	2	.154	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Matt Morris	32	202	15	10	4.72	131
Jason Marquis	32	201.1	15	7	3.71	138
Woody Williams	31	189.2	11	8	4.18	131
Jeff Suppan	31	188	16	9	4.16	110
Chris Carpenter	28	182	15	5	3.46	152

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dan Haren	14	46	3	3	4.50	32
Randy Flores	9	14	1	0	1.93	7
Al Reyes	12	12	0	0	0.75	11

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ray King	86	5	2	0	2.61	40
Julián Tavárez	77	7	4	4	2.38	48
Jason Isringhausen	74	4	2	47	2.87	71
Steve Kline	67	2	2	3	1.79	35
Cal Eldred	52	4	2	1	3.76	54
Kiko Calero	41	3	1	2	2.78	47
Mike Lincoln	13	3	2	0	5.19	14
Jason Simontacchi	13	0	0	0	5.28	3
Carmen Cali	10	0	0	0	8.59	8
Rick Ankiel	5	1	0	0	5.40	9
Josh Pearce	3	0	0	0	3.86	0
Cody McKay	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

NLDS

Main article: 2004 National League Division Series

In three playoff rounds in 2004, Walker combined to hit .293/.379/.707 with a pair of home runs in each tournament,[11] setting a franchise record for home runs hit by a left-handed batter in one postseason.[12] Walker made his playoff debut with the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Dodgers, homering twice and scoring four runs in an 8−3 Cardinals win.[13] He became the first Cardinal with a multi-home run game in LDS play.[14]

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

St. Louis wins series, 3-1

Game	Score	Date
1	St. Louis 8, Los Angeles 3	October 5
2	St. Louis 8, Los Angeles 3	October 7
3	Los Angeles 2, St. Louis 0	October 9
4	St. Louis 6, Los Angeles 2	October 10

NLCS

Main article: 2004 National League Championship Series

In Game of the 1 National League Championship Series (NLCS) versus the Houston Astros, Walker was a home run short of hitting for the cycle.[14] The Cardinals proceeded to take a 2–0 Series lead before losing three straight in Houston. Returning home for Game 6, the Cardinals took a 4–3 lead into the ninth inning, but Houston tied it up. Jim Edmonds hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 12th to win the game. The next night, Albert Pujols helped St. Louis win Game 7 to clinch the series with a game tying hit. Scott Rolen brought him home on a two-run home run. Pujols was named the series MVP.

Game	Score	Date
1	St. Louis 10, Houston 7	October 13
2	St. Louis 6, Houston 4	October 14
3	Houston 5, St. Louis 2	October 16
4	Houston 6, St. Louis 5	October 17
5	Houston 3, St. Louis 0	October 18
6	St. Louis 6, Houston 4	October 20
7	St. Louis 5, Houston 2	October 21

World Series

Main article: 2004 World Series

When the Cardinals reached the World Series, Tony La Russa became the sixth manager to win pennants in both leagues, following Joe McCarthy, Yogi Berra, Alvin Dark, and the managers in the 1984 World Series, Sparky Anderson and Dick Williams.[15] La Russa had managed the Oakland Athletics to three straight pennants between 1988 and 1990 and winning the 1989 World Series.[15] La Russa would try to join Anderson as the only men to have managed teams to World Series championships in both leagues.[15] La Russa wore number 10 in tribute to Anderson (who wore 10 while manager of the Cincinnati Reds) and to indicate he was trying to win the team's tenth championship.[16]

The Cardinals met a what was a potent Red Sox squad fresh off four straight victories over the Yankees following an 0–3 deficit in the ALCS. A comeback in this fashion in any North American major sports league had previously occurred only in the NHL. This was the third time the two teams have faced each other in the Fall Classic, with the Cardinals winning the previous two in 1946 and 1967. The Cardinals were again without a key player for the World Series: ace pitcher Chris Carpenter, who, after going 15–5, tweaked his shoulder in September and missed the entire post-season.

Making his World Series debut in Game 1, Walker collected four hits in five at bats with a home run and two doubles.[17] His four-hit outing tied a Cardinals World Series record, becoming the seventh overall and first to so since Lou Brock in 1967, also against Boston.[14]

The Cardinals were swept by the Red Sox in four games and struggled to hit, never taking a lead at any point in the series. Pujols, Rolen, and Edmonds, the normally fearsome 3-4-5 hitters for the Cardinals, were six-for-45 with one RBI. The club batted .190 with a .562 OPS overall. Walker was one of very few exceptions, batting .357 with a 1.366 OPS. His two home runs accounted for the only two hit by the entire Cardinals team.[18] In the 2004 postseason, Walker scored 21 percent (14 of 68) of Cardinals runs scored.[14]

Game	Score	Date
1	Boston 11, St. Louis 9	October 23
2	Boston 6, St. Louis 2	October 24
3	Boston 4, St. Louis 1	October 26
4	Boston 3, St. Louis 0	October 27

Awards and honors

• Pujols, Rolen, and Edmonds finished third, fourth and fifth in the MVP voting,[19] eliciting the nickname MV3.[20]
• La Russa finished second in the NL Manager of the Year voting.[19]

Gold Gloves

• C: Mike Matheny[21]
• 3B: Scott Rolen[21]
• OF: Jim Edmonds[21]

Silver Sluggers

• 1B: Albert Pujols[22]
• OF: Jim Edmonds[22]

NL Comeback Player of the Year

• (The Sporting News and Players' Choice Awards): Chris Carpenter

NLCS MVP

• Albert Pujols[23]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast League	Danny Sheaffer
AA	Tennessee Smokies	Southern League	Mark DeJohn
A	Palm Beach Cardinals	Florida State League	Tom Nieto
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	Joe Cunningham, Jr.
A-Short Season	New Jersey Cardinals	New York–Penn League	Tommy Shields
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Tom Kidwell

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Tennessee[24][25]

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External links

• 2004 St. Louis Cardinals
• 2004 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com