2004 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 2004 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 35th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 7th in the National League, and their 36th overall.
They finished sixth in the National League Central with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses. The main highlight of the Brewers season was on the big screen, as the franchise was portrayed fictionally in the sports comedy Mr. 3000, starring Bernie Mac.
Offseason
- November 13, 2003: Chris Coste signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- December 1, 2003: Lyle Overbay was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Jorge de la Rosa, and Junior Spivey to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later, Richie Sexson, and Shane Nance. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Noochie Varner to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.
- January 26, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Regular season
Transactions
- June 14, 2004: Scott Sheldon was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
- July 26, 2004: Russell Branyan was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.
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 | Chad Moeller | 101 | 317 | 66 | .208 | 5 | 27 |
| 1B | Lyle Overbay | 159 | 579 | 174 | .301 | 16 | 87 |
| 2B | Junior Spivey | 59 | 228 | 62 | .272 | 7 | 28 |
| SS | Craig Counsell | 140 | 473 | 114 | .241 | 2 | 23 |
| 3B | Wes Helms | 92 | 274 | 72 | .263 | 4 | 28 |
| LF | Geoff Jenkins | 157 | 617 | 163 | .264 | 27 | 93 |
| CF | Scott Podsednik | 154 | 640 | 156 | .244 | 12 | 39 |
| RF | Brady Clark | 138 | 353 | 99 | .280 | 7 | 46 |
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 |
| Bill Hall | 126 | 390 | 93 | .238 | 9 | 53 |
| Keith Ginter | 113 | 386 | 101 | .262 | 19 | 60 |
| Ben Grieve | 108 | 234 | 61 | .261 | 7 | 29 |
| Gary Bennett | 75 | 219 | 49 | .224 | 3 | 20 |
| Russell Branyan | 51 | 158 | 37 | .234 | 11 | 27 |
| Chris Magruder | 56 | 89 | 21 | .236 | 2 | 10 |
| Trent Durrington | 53 | 82 | 19 | .232 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Krynzel | 16 | 41 | 9 | .220 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Liefer | 16 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 1 | 5 |
| Mark Johnson | 7 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Erickson | 4 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Hart | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Ben Sheets | 34 | 237.0 | 12 | 14 | 2.70 | 264 |
| Doug Davis | 34 | 207.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.39 | 166 |
| Víctor Santos | 31 | 154.0 | 11 | 12 | 4.97 | 115 |
| Wes Obermueller | 25 | 118.0 | 6 | 8 | 5.80 | 59 |
| Chris Capuano | 17 | 88.1 | 6 | 8 | 4.99 | 80 |
| Ben Hendrickson | 10 | 46.1 | 1 | 8 | 6.22 | 29 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 5 | 22.2 | 0 | 3 | 6.35 | 5 |
| Gary Glover | 4 | 18.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.50 | 8 |
| Chris Saenz | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Matt Kinney | 32 | 62.1 | 3 | 4 | 5.78 | 52 |
| Adrián Hernández | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.44 | 14 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Danny Kolb | 64 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 2.98 | 21 |
| Luis Vizcaíno | 73 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3.75 | 63 |
| Jeff Bennett | 60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.79 | 45 |
| Mike Adams | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.40 | 39 |
| Dave Burba | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.08 | 47 |
| Brooks Kieschnick | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.77 | 28 |
| Matt Wise | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.44 | 30 |
| Ben Ford | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.38 | 13 |
| Pedro Liriano | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.02 | 10 |
| Travis Phelps | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.50 | 3 |
| Trent Durrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |