2004 Padres Nation NL All-Star team

Mark Loretta
Mark Loretta had 208 hits and 47 doubles in 2004.
Nov. 23, 2004 ? Houston leads the 2004 Padres Nation NL All-Star team with three selections, all power pitchers. The Cardinals and Dodgers each added two more members to the team.

SaveTwo more All-Star selections and the Jackie Robinson Award went to ? you guessed it ? the Padres.

CancelCloseEdit FileWhen finished, click Save or Cancel below. Change PermissionsReadWriteExecuteUserGroupOtherBabe Ruth Award: Barry Bonds, Giants. 45 homers, 101 RBIs, .362 average, .609 on-base, .812 slugging, 129 runs, 232 walks, 120 intentional walks. The on-base percentage, walks and intentional walks were records ? all previously held by him.

File If Bonds had gone hitless (0-for-373), his on-base percentage would have been .391 ? good enough for 12th in the league and better than Adrian Beltre or Juan Pierre.

The Giants scored just five fewer runs than the Cardinals, and their second-best hitter was J.T. Snow.

At 39, Bonds was on base 376 times. The record is 379 by Babe Ruth in 1923, but he was 28.

                r  hr  rbi   avg   obp   slg
2004 Bonds    129  45  101  .362  .609  .812
1923 Ruth     151  41  131  .393  .545  .764

VersionsWarning: Restoring an older version will overwrite the current file without backing it up. New ArchiveArchive Name Back to Control PanelWeb Site .hWalter Johnson Award: Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks. 16-14, 2.60 ERA, 290 strikeouts and 44 walks in 245.2 innings and a perfect game on May 18. Johnson had a winning record (16-14) for a bad team (51-111), but he wasn?t the first. Here are the best pitching seasons for bad teams:

1. Steve Carlton (29-11) for the 1972 Phillies (59-97)
2. Phil Niekro (19-18) for Atlanta in 1978 (69-93)
3. Ned Garver (20-12) for the 1951 Browns (52-102)
4. Camilo Pascual (17-10) for the 1959 Senators (63-91)

Connie Mack Award: Tony LaRussa, Cardinals. 105-57, .648. Remember the spring, back when St. Louis was expected to finished third in the NL Central. 2. Bruce Bochy, Padres. 3. Phil Garner, Astros. Worst manager: Larry Bowa, Phillies. Finally, he was fired.

Khalil Greene
2003 NL Rookie of the Year Khalil Greene.
taccess Editor Archive Gateway Disk Usage FTP FileManager FrontPage Extensions Secure Server Server Information Set Site Editor Jackie Robinson Award: Khalil Greene, Padres. 15 homers, 65 RBIs, .273 average, .349 on-base, .446 slugging. 2. Jason Bay, Pirates. 3. Akinori Otsuka, Padres. ESPN.com?s Rob Neyer does a great job of detailing why Greene was better than Bay.

Pee Wee Reese Award: Reggie Sanders, Cardinals. 22 homers, 67 RBIs, .260 average, .315 on-base, .482 slugging, 21 steals. Sanders made his third World Series appearance with his third different team in four seasons.

Catcher: Jason Kendall, Pirates. 3 homers, 51 RBIs, .319 average, .399 on-base, .390 slugging. Best hitter: Kendall. Best fielder: Brian Schneider, Expos.

First base: Albert Pujols, Cardinals. 46 homers, 123 RBIs, .331 average, .415 on-base, .657 slugging, 133 runs, 51 doubles. 2. Todd Helton, Rockies. 3. Sean Casey, Reds. Best hitter: Pujols. Best fielder: Helton.

Second base: Mark Loretta, Padres. 16 homers, 76 RBIs, .335 average, .391 on-base, .495 slugging, 108 runs, 208 hits, 47 doubles. Best hitter: Loretta. Best fielder: Jeff Kent, Astros. Player most similar to: Craig Biggio, another 32-year-old second baseman with 150 RBIs.

                r    h  2b   avg   obp   slg
2004 Loretta  108  208  47  .335  .391  .495
1998 Biggio   151  210  51  .325  .403  .503

Third base: Adrian Beltre, Dodgers. 48 homers, 121 RBIs, .334 average, .388 on-base, .629 slugging, 104 runs, 200 hits. 2. Scott Rolen, Cardinals. 3. Mike Lowell, Marlins. Best hitter: Beltre. Best fielder: Beltre.

Shortstop: Cesar Izturis, Dodgers. 4 homers, 62 RBIs, .288 average, .330 on-base, .381 slugging, 25 steals. 2. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies. 3. Jack Wilson, Pirates. Best hitter: Rollins. Best fielder: Wilson.

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View my Web site Visitor Statistics WebSite Creator by CM4alBabe Ruth Award: 714 homers, 2213 RBIs, .342 average, .474 on-base, .690 slugging. At 23, he was the best pitcher in baseball. Then he became the game?s best hitter. He was Ted Williams and Walter Johnson. He played for the Red Sox and the Yankees. George Herman Ruth was baseball.

l E-Mail AtMailWalter Johnson Award: 417-279, 2.17 ERA, 3,509 strikeouts and 1,363 walks in 5,914.2 innings. The Big Train threw the hardest and the best. Playing his entire career in a pitchers? era and for mediocre Senators teams, Johnson threw 110 shutouts and won 38 1-0 games ? both records.

Change Catch-All MailCeConnie Mack Award: 3,731-3,948 (.486) in 53 seasons. Mack didn?t just manage the longest, he managed the best. Mack won eight pennants and five World Series with a simple, humane philosophy: Get good people, treat them well and you?ll win.

ntral Manage Spam Filter Newsletter Management POP Mail Jackie Robinson Award: 12 homers, 48 RBIs, .297 average, .383 on-base, .427 slugging, 125 runs, 29 steals and an immeasurable amount of pressure in 1947. It isn?t the best rookie season of all time. But it is the most significant, with an assist from. ...

Pee Wee Reese Award: Harold Henry Reese treated Robinson as an equal ? as a teammate ? first. Gil Hodges, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella and Pete Reiser were on the team too. But they all answered to a 5-foot-10, 160-pound man named Pee Wee.

Left field: Bonds. With Bonds, the Giants were 87-60 (.591). Without him, they were 4-11 (.267). 2. Adam Dunn, Reds. 3. Moises Alou, Cubs. Best hitter: Bonds. Best fielder: Jeff Conine, Marlins.

Center field: Jim Edmonds, Cardinals. 42 homers, 111 RBIs, .301 average, .418 on-base, .643 slugging, 102 runs, 101 walks. 2. Carlos Beltran, Astros. Best hitter: Edmonds. Best fielder: Andruw Jones, Atlanta.

Right field: Bobby Abreu, Phillies. 30 homers, 105 RBIs, .301 average, .428 on-base, .544 slugging, 118 runs, 47 doubles, 40 steals, 127 walks. 2. J.D. Drew, Atlanta. 3. Lance Berkman, Astros. 4. Brian Giles, Padres. Best hitter: Abreu. Best fielder: Drew.

Starting rotation: Johnson.

Ben Sheets, Brewers. 12-14, 2.70 ERA, 264 strikeouts and 32 walks in 237 innings.

Roger Clemens, Astros. 18-4, 2.98 ERA, 218 strikeouts and 79 walks in 214.1 innings.

Jason Schmidt, Giants. 18-7, 3.20 ERA, 251 strikeouts and 77 walks in 225 innings, three shutouts.

Roy Oswalt, Astros. 20-10, 3.49 ERA, 206 strikeouts and 62 walks in 237 innings. Five more who were just as good: Carlos Zambrano, Cubs; Livan Hernandez, Expos; Carl Pavano, Marlins; Jake Peavy, Padres; and Oliver Perez, Pirates.

Setup man: Akinori Otsuka, Padres. 7-2, 1.75 ERA, 34 holds, 2 saves in 5 opportunities, 87 strikeouts and 26 walks in 77.1 innings. 2. Scott Linebrink, Padres. 3. Salomon Torres, Pirates.

Closer: Brad Lidge, Astros. 6-5, 1.90 ERA, 29 saves in 33 opportunities, 17 holds, 157 strikeouts and 30 walks in 94.2 innings. 2. Eric Gagne, Dodgers. 3. Armando Benitez, Marlins. Best bullpen: Dodgers.
? Kevin Brewer


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