Owner(s) David Glass Manager(s) Tony Peña | General manager(s) Allard Baird | |
Local television KMCI
Royals Sports Television Network
(Ryan Lefebvre, Paul Splittorff, Denny Matthews, Bob Davis) Local radio WHB
KLRX
(Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, Fred White, Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis) | ||
The 2004 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 5th in the American League Central with a record of 58 wins and 104 losses. It was one of the most disappointing seasons in Royals' history. The team had been picked by many sporting magazines to win the AL Central following their third-place finish in 2003. Tony Peña, then the Royals manager, guaranteed a Central division crown during an early season slump. He did not even finish the season with the club. He resigned and Buddy Bell was soon named manager.
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Injuries of veteran acquisitions did the Royals in. Catcher Benito Santiago and outfielder Juan González both played very few games for the boys in blue. Mike Sweeney was also injured during the campaign.
Offseason
Transactions
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In