2004 New York Yankees season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
24 May 1 Royals 12-4 Lieber ( 1-0 ) Villacis ( 0-1 ) - 54,103 13-11
25 May 2 Royals 4-2 Mussina ( 2-4 ) Affeldt ( 0-3 ) Rivera ( 9 ) 49,208 14-11
26 May 4 @ Athletics 10-8 Osborne ( 2-0 ) Bradford ( 1-1 ) Rivera ( 10 ) 35,081 15-11
27 May 5 @ Athletics 4-3 Quantrill ( 3-1 ) Rhodes ( 0-1 ) Rivera ( 11 ) 43,227 16-11
28 May 6 @ Athletics 4-7 Harden ( 1-2 ) Vázquez ( 3-3 ) Mecir ( 1 ) 38,417 16-12
29 May 7 @ Mariners 2-6 Franklin ( 2-2 ) Lieber ( 1-1 ) - 46,491 16-13
30 May 8 @ Mariners 6-0 Mussina ( 3-4 ) Meche ( 1-3 ) - 46,454 17-13
31 May 9 @ Mariners 7-6 Quantrill ( 4-1 ) Soriano ( 0-3 ) Rivera ( 12 ) 46,589 18-13
32 May 11 Angels 8-7 ( 10 ) Gordon ( 1-1 ) Weber ( 0-1 ) - 36,706 19-13
33 May 12 Angels 2-11 Sele ( 2-0 ) Vázquez ( 3-4 ) - 49,954 19-14
34 May 13 Angels 7-4 Lieber ( 2-1 ) Lackey ( 3-4 ) Rivera ( 13 ) 41,089 20-14
35 May 14 Mariners 9-5 Mussina ( 4-4 ) Villone ( 3-2 ) - 49,653 21-14
36 May 15 Mariners 7-13 ( 13 ) Guardado ( 1-0 ) White ( 0-1 ) - 54,531 21-15
37 May 16 Mariners 2-1 Brown ( 5-0 ) Piñeiro ( 1-5 ) Rivera ( 14 ) 54,732 22-15
38 May 18 @ Angels 0-1 ( 11 ) Shields ( 3-0 ) Quantrill ( 4-2 ) - 43,660 22-16
39 May 19 @ Angels 4-2 Lieber ( 3-1 ) Lackey ( 3-5 ) Rivera ( 15 ) 43,742 23-16
40 May 20 @ Angels 6-2 Mussina ( 5-4 ) Colón ( 4-3 ) - 43,810 24-16
41 May 21 @ Rangers 7-9 Benoit ( 2-1 ) Brown ( 5-1 ) Cordero ( 14 ) 49,195 24-17
42 May 22 @ Rangers 3-4 Almanzar ( 4-0 ) Gordon ( 1-2 ) - 49,458 24-18
43 May 23 @ Rangers 8-3 Vázquez ( 4-4 ) Dickey ( 4-4 ) - 50,241 25-18
The New York Yankees' 2004 season was the 102nd season for the Yankees. The Yankees opened the season by playing two games against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Japan on March 30, 2004. The team finished with a record of 101-61, finishing 3 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. The 2004 season was the Yankees third straight season of 100+ wins, the first such instance in franchise history. New York was managed by Joe Torre. In the playoffs, the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 1, in the ALDS, before losing to the wild card Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3, in the ALCS. The 2004 Yankees are notable as the only team in MLB history to lose a 7-game playoff series after taking a 3 games to none lead.