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 of 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 Guillén 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 Season standings Record vs. opponents 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 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || @ Royals || 7–9 || Carrasco (1–0) || Marte (0–1) || || 2:46 || 41,575 || 0–1 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Royals || 4–3 || Loaiza (1–0) || May (0–1) || Koch (1) || 3:05 || 16,134 || 1–1 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Yankees || 1–3 || Vázquez (1–0) || Schoeneweis (0–1) || Rivera (2) || 2:28 || 55,290 || 1–2 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 9 || @ Yankees || 9–3 || Garland (1–0) || Contreras (0–1) || || 2:58 || 45,965 || 2–2 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 10 || @ Yankees || 7–3 || Buehrle (1–0) || DePaula (0–1) || || 2:34 || 47,911 || 3–2 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || @ Yankees || 4–5 || Mussina (1–2) || Wright (0–1) || Rivera (3) || 2:42 || 37,484 || 3–3 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 13 || Royals || 12–5 || Loaiza (2–0) || May (0–2) || || 2:48 || 37,706 || 4–3 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 14 || Royals || 10–9 || Adkins