2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 123rd season of the franchise; the 118th in the National League. This was their fourth season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.

Offseason

 * October 2, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 * February 19, 2004: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 * February 24, 2004: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Game log
Bold = Pirates team member''
 * ''Legend:      = Win       = Loss
 * ''Legend:      = Win       = Loss

Awards and honors

 * Jason Bay, NL Rookie of the Year

2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
 * Jack Wilson, SS, reserve

Statistics
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
 * Hitting

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
 * Pitching

Transactions

 * May 21, 2004: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 * June 29, 2004: Scott Sheldon was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 * July 30, 2004: Kris Benson was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to the New York Mets for José Bautista, Ty Wigginton, and Matt Peterson (minors).
 * August 4, 2004: Chris Stynes was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 * August 18, 2004: Randall Simon was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Draft picks

 * Note
 * Age at time of draft.

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hickory