2004 New York Yankees Roster

The 2004 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2004 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2004 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2004 New York Yankees salary list, a 2004 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2004 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I'm just hopeful—hopeful that the pitching is OK and that we (the 2004 New York Yankees) are playing championship baseball. I am hopeful for New York and I want to give New York a championship." - New York Yankees owner George M. Steinbrenner (Press Release, October 4, 2004)
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Complete Roster  
 

27 Kevin Brown 6-04 195 Right Right 1965-03-14
52 Jose Contreras 6-04 225 Right Right 1971-12-06
43 Jorge De Paula 6-01 160 Right Right 1979-07-27
36 Tom Gordon 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-11-18
57 Alex Graman 6-04 210 Left Left 1977-11-17
57, 61 Brad Halsey 6-01 180 Left Left 1981-02-14
45 Felix Heredia 6-00 160 Left Left 1975-06-20
26 Orlando Hernandez 6-02 210 Right Right 1965-10-11
31 Steve Karsay 6-03 210 Right Right 1972-03-24
22 Jon Lieber 6-03 220 Right Left 1970-04-02
28 Esteban Loaiza 6-04 190 Right Right 1971-12-31
60 Sam Marsonek 6-06 225 Right Right 1978-07-10
35 Mike Mussina 6-02 185 Right Left 1968-12-08
40 C.J. Nitkowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-03-09
46 Donovan Osborne 6-02 210 Left Both 1969-06-21
61 Juan Padilla 6-00 200 Right Right 1977-02-17
47 Bret Prinz 6-03 185 Right Right 1977-06-15
56, 57 Scott Proctor 6-01 200 Right Right 1977-01-02
48 Paul Quantrill 6-01 185 Right Left 1968-11-03
42 Mariano Rivera 6-04 170 Right Right 1969-11-29
56 Tanyon Sturtze 6-05 190 Right Right 1970-10-12
33 Javier Vazquez 6-02 195 Right Right 1976-07-25
40 Gabe White 6-02 200 Left Left 1971-11-20
17 John Flaherty 6-01 195 Right Right 1967-10-21
68 Dioner Navarro 5-10 190 Right Both 1984-02-09
20 Jorge Posada 6-02 190 Right Both 1971-08-17
18 Homer Bush 5-11 180 Right Right 1972-11-12
41 Miguel Cairo 6-00 160 Right Right 1974-05-04
29 Tony Clark 6-07 240 Right Both 1972-06-15
60 Felix Escalona 6-00 195 Right Right 1979-03-12
25 Jason Giambi 6-02 200 Right Left 1971-01-08
2 Derek Jeter 6-03 175 Right Right 1974-06-26
38 Travis Lee 6-03 214 Left Left 1975-05-26
18 John Olerud 6-05 220 Left Left 1968-08-05
39 Andy Phillips 6-00 205 Right Right 1977-04-06
13 Alex Rodriguez 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-07-27
14 Enrique Wilson 5-11 160 Right Both 1973-07-27
19 Bubba Crosby 5-11 185 Left Left 1976-08-11
12 Kenny Lofton 6-00 180 Left Left 1967-05-31
55 Hideki Matsui 6-01 210 Right Left 1974-06-12
11 Gary Sheffield 5-11 190 Right Right 1968-11-18
51 Bernie Williams 6-02 205 Right Both 1968-09-13
24 Ruben Sierra 6-01 200 Right Both 1965-10-06
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The 2004 New York Yankees played 162 games during the regular season, won 101 games, lost 61 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/97) where 3,775,292 fans witnessed their 2004 Yankees finish the season with a .623 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2004 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 2004 New York Yankees salary list, a 2004 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 2004 New York Yankees primary starters list:

2004 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


Jason Giambi
Derek Jeter
Hideki Matsui
Jorge Posada
Alex Rodriguez
Gary Sheffield
Ruben Sierra
Javier Vazquez
Bernie Williams
Enrique Wilson

2004 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Jorge Posada (134)
1B Tony Clark (99)
2B Miguel Cairo (113)
3B Alex Rodriguez (155)
SS Derek Jeter (154)
LF Hideki Matsui (160)
CF Bernie Williams (97)
RF Gary Sheffield (136)
DH Ruben Sierra (56)
  
SP Kevin Brown
SP Jose Contreras
SP Orlando Hernandez
SP Jon Lieber
SP Mike Mussina
SP Javier Vazquez
  
RP Tom Gordon
RP Felix Heredia
RP Bret Prinz
RP Scott Proctor
RP Paul Quantrill
RP Tanyon Sturtze
RP Gabe White
CL Mariano Rivera


2004 New York Yankees
Salaries

Alex Rodriguez $21,726,881.00
Derek Jeter $18,600,000.00
Mike Mussina $16,000,000.00
Kevin Brown $15,714,286.00
Jason Giambi $12,428,571.00
Bernie Williams $12,357,143.00
Gary Sheffield $12,029,131.00
Mariano Rivera $10,890,000.00
Jorge Posada $9,000,000.00
Javier Vazquez $9,000,000.00
John Olerud $7,700,000.00
Hideki Matsui $7,000,000.00
Steve Karsay $6,000,000.00
Orlando Hernandez $5,000,000.00
Esteban Loaiza $4,000,000.00
Tom Gordon $3,500,000.00
Paul Quantrill $3,000,000.00
Kenny Lofton $2,985,551.00
Jon Lieber $2,700,000.00
Travis Lee $2,000,000.00
Felix Heredia $1,800,000.00
Ruben Sierra $1,000,000.00
Miguel Cairo $900,000.00
John Flaherty $775,000.00
Tony Clark $750,000.00
Enrique Wilson $700,000.00
C.J. Nitkowski $350,000.00
Bubba Crosby $301,400.00


2004 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#2 Derek Jeter
#11 Gary Sheffield
#12 Kenny Lofton
#13 Alex Rodriguez
#14 Enrique Wilson
#17 John Flaherty
#18 Homer Bush
#18 John Olerud
#19 Bubba Crosby
#20 Jorge Posada
#22 Jon Lieber
#24 Ruben Sierra
#25 Jason Giambi
#26 Orlando Hernandez
#27 Kevin Brown
#28 Esteban Loaiza
#29 Tony Clark
#31 Steve Karsay
#33 Javier Vazquez
#35 Mike Mussina
#36 Tom Gordon
#38 Travis Lee
#39 Andy Phillips
#40 C.J. Nitkowski
#40 Gabe White
#41 Miguel Cairo
#42 Mariano Rivera
#43 Jorge De Paula
#45 Felix Heredia
#46 Donovan Osborne
#47 Bret Prinz
#48 Paul Quantrill
#51 Bernie Williams
#52 Jose Contreras
#55 Hideki Matsui
#56 Scott Proctor
#56 Tanyon Sturtze
#57 Alex Graman
#57 Brad Halsey
#57 Scott Proctor
#60 Felix Escalona
#60 Sam Marsonek
#61 Brad Halsey
#61 Juan Padilla
#68 Dioner Navarro

Did you know that a 2004 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?