2004 Chicago White Sox season

The 2004 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 105th season, and their 104th season in Major League Baseball. They finished with a record 83-79, good enough for 2nd place in the American League Central, 9 games behind the champion Minnesota Twins.

Offseason

• 11/3/03 Named Ozzie Guillen manager.
• 11/26/03 Sandy Alomar, Jr. was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
• 12/2/03 Acquired Shortstop Juan Uribe from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Aaron Miles.
• 1/7/04 Agreed to terms with relief pitcher Cliff Politte on a one-year contract with a club option for 2005.
• 1/22/04 Signed relief pitcher Shingo Takatsu to a one-year contract, with a club option for 2005.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

• 6/17/04: Billy Koch was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Florida Marlins for Wilson Valdez and cash.
• 6/27/04 Traded Catcher Miguel Olivo, minor league Outfielder Jeremy Reed and minor league Infielder Mike Morse to the Seattle Mariners for Starting Pitcher Freddy García and Catcher Ben Davis.
• 7/31/04 Traded Starting Pitcher Esteban Loaiza to the New York Yankees for Starting Pitcher José Contreras.

Roster

Game log

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs;......
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