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2004 Kansas City Royals season

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Owner(s)
  
David Glass

Manager(s)
  
Tony Peña

General manager(s)
  
Allard Baird

Local television
  
KMCIRoyals Sports Television Network(Ryan Lefebvre, Paul Splittorff, Denny Matthews, Bob Davis)

Local radio
  
WHBKLRX(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

  • January 6, 2004: Juan Gonzalez signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
  • January 16, 2004: Doug Linton was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

    • Transactions

  • July 30, 2004: Justin Huber was traded by the New York Mets to the Kansas City Royals for José Bautista.

    • 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

    References

    2004 Kansas City Royals season Wikipedia
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