The Oakland Athletics' 2004 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. Offseason October 9, 2003: Marco Scutaro was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the New York Mets. November 18, 2003: Ted Lilly was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for Bobby Kielty. November 26, 2003: Mark Kotsay was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Terrence Long and Ramón Hernández. December 3, 2003: Wayne Gomes was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. February 6, 2004: Eric Karros was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. March 15, 2004: Mike Oquist was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Transactions April 17, 2004: Kirk Saarloos was traded by the Houston Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Chad Harville. August 3, 2004: Eric Karros was released by the Oakland Athletics. Roster 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 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned runs average; SO = Strikeouts Farm system LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento, Modesto References 2004 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 2004 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Oakland Athletics seasons Oak Oakland