The 2004 Cleveland Indians season was the 104th season for the franchise. Offseason November 13, 2003: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. December 1, 2003: Ernie Young was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. January 21, 2004: Jeff D'Amico was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions April 3, 2004: Milton Bradley was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later and Franklin Gutierrez. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Andrew Brown (May 19, 2004) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. April 25, 2004: Russell Branyan was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Scott Sturkie (minors). June 30, 2004: Jeff D'Amico was released by the Cleveland Indians. July 26, 2004: Russell Branyan was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal. Roster Game log |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 51 || June 3 || @ Angels || 2–5 || Escobar (4–2) || Lee (5–1) || || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 39,353 || 22–29 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 || June 4 || @ Angels || 9–6 || Riske (2–2) || Rodríguez (1–1) || Jiménez (2) || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,590 || 23–29 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 || June 5 || @ Angels || 3–2 || White (3–1) || Lackey (3–7) || Jiménez (3) || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,514 || 24–29 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || @ Angels || 7–0 || Sabathia (3–3) || Colón (4–4) || || Angel Stadium of Anaheim || 43,337 || 25–29 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || June 18 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Lee (6–1) || Hampton (1–7) || Jiménez (6) || Turner Field || 28,000 || 32–33 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 19 || @ Braves || 0–4 || Byrd (1–0) || Westbrook (6–3) || Smoltz (11) || Turner Field || 41,987 || 32–34 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 || June 20 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Davis (2–5) || Ortiz (6–6) || Jiménez (7) || Turner Field || 31,000 || 33–34 || W1 |- |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 92 || July 19 || @ Angels || 8–5 (10) || Riske (5–2) || Percival (2–2) ||