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15 unusual facts about 2004 in baseball


Brian Bannister

In 2004, Bannister was assigned to play for High-A St. Lucie in the Florida State League, where he put together a 5-7 record with a 4.24 ERA in twenty starts and was a Florida State League All-Star.

Charlie Slowes

After eleven seasons with the Bullets, he joined the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998 as their radio play-by-play announcer, a position he held until 2004 when he joined the Nationals the next year.

Chuck Kniffin

He worked on Brenly's staff until July 3, 2004, when both he and Brenly were fired in the midst of the rebuilding D-Back's disastrous 51–111 season.

Greenville Braves

After the 2004 season, the parent club in Atlanta transferred the G-Braves to Pearl, Mississippi, where the team is now known as the Mississippi Braves.

Interleague play

During the 2004 season, the Giants and Red Sox played each other for the first time since meeting in the 1912 World Series.

Jo-Jo Reyes

With Class-A Rome in 2004, Reyes struggled most of the season, going 2-5 with a 5.33 ERA.

Lucas May

In 2004, May stayed at the rookie level, playing for the Ogden Raptors.

Matt Hollowell

Matthew Stuart Hollowell (born July 12, 1971 in Somerville, New Jersey) was a vacation umpire in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2004, filling in for injured or vacationing members of the full-time umpire staff.

Ray Cunningham

In 2004, he was recognized as the oldest living former Major League Baseball player.

Ron Jackson

The Red Sox tied an ML record with 373 doubles in 2004.

Steve Finley

He hit his second career game-ending grand slam October 2, 2004.

Tony Sipp

After being drafted by Cleveland in the 45th round in 2004, Sipp played with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Lake County Captains, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, and Columbus Clippers.

Wendy Selig-Prieb

Wendy Selig-Prieb is the former CEO of the Milwaukee Brewers team in Major League Baseball, having served in that position from 1998 to 2004, during which time she was Major League Baseball's only female CEO.

Willie Randolph

In 2004, Randolph was named Mets manager for the 2005 season, despite never having managed before at any level of baseball.

Zach Schreiber

Following his senior season, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 16th round (491st overall) in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.