2004 Chicago White Sox Roster

The 2004 Chicago White Sox 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 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2004 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 2004 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2004 Chicago White Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I feel better about our team today than I did yesterday because we have a chance again." - Chicago White Sox General Manager Ken Williams (spoken the day after the Boston Red Sox won the 2004 World Series) on ESPN (10/31/2004)
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Complete Roster  
 

37 Jon Adkins 6-00 200 Right Left 1977-08-30
57 Jeff Bajenaru 6-01 190 Right Right 1978-03-21
56 Mark Buehrle 6-02 200 Left Left 1979-03-23
52 Jose Contreras 6-04 225 Right Right 1971-12-06
46 Neal Cotts 6-02 200 Left Left 1980-03-25
57 Vic Darensbourg 5-10 165 Left Left 1970-11-13
54 Felix Diaz 6-01 180 Right Right 1980-07-27
34 Freddy Garcia 6-04 235 Right Right 1976-06-10
20 Jon Garland 6-06 205 Right Right 1979-09-27
41 Jason Grilli 6-04 185 Right Right 1976-11-11
38 Mike Jackson 6-00 200 Right Right 1964-12-22
44 Billy Koch 6-03 205 Right Right 1974-12-14
21 Esteban Loaiza 6-04 190 Right Right 1971-12-31
43 Damaso Marte 6-00 170 Left Left 1975-02-14
49 Arnie Munoz 5-09 170 Left Left 1982-06-21
18 Cliff Politte 5-11 185 Right Right 1974-02-27
51 Jon Rauch 6-11 230 Right Right 1978-09-27
60 Scott Schoeneweis 6-00 185 Left Left 1973-10-02
48 Josh Stewart 6-03 205 Left Left 1978-12-05
10 Shingo Takatsu 6-00 180 Right Right 1968-11-25
36 Danny Wright 6-05 225 Right Right 1977-12-14
65 Kelly Wunsch 6-05 225 Left Left 1972-07-12
15 Sandy Alomar, Jr. 6-05 215 Right Right 1966-06-18
27 Jamie Burke 6-00 195 Right Right 1971-09-24
12, 31 Ben Davis 6-04 215 Right Both 1977-03-10
8 Miguel Olivo 6-00 180 Right Right 1978-07-15
12 Roberto Alomar 6-00 185 Right Both 1968-02-05
24 Joe Crede 6-02 195 Right Right 1978-04-26
32 Kelly Dransfeldt 6-02 195 Right Right 1975-04-16
26 Ross Gload 6-00 185 Left Left 1976-04-05
1 Willie Harris 5-09 175 Right Left 1978-06-22
14 Paul Konerko 6-03 205 Right Right 1976-03-05
5 Juan Uribe 5-11 173 Right Right 1979-07-22
39 Wilson Valdez 5-11 160 Right Right 1978-05-20
22 Jose Valentin 5-10 175 Right Both 1969-10-12
25 Joe Borchard 6-05 220 Right Both 1978-11-25
45 Carlos Lee 6-02 235 Right Right 1976-06-20
30 Magglio Ordonez 5-11 170 Right Right 1974-01-28
7 Timo Perez 5-09 167 Left Left 1975-04-08
33 Aaron Rowand 6-01 200 Right Right 1977-08-29
8 Carl Everett 6-00 220 Right Both 1971-06-03
35 Frank Thomas 6-05 257 Right Right 1968-05-27
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The 2004 Chicago White Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Comiskey Park (II) (Park Factors: 98/98) where 1,930,537 fans witnessed their 2004 White Sox finish the season with a .512 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 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 2004 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 2004 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 2004 Chicago White Sox primary starters list:

2004 Chicago White Sox
Opening Day Starters


Joe Crede
Paul Konerko
Carlos Lee
Esteban Loaiza
Miguel Olivo
Magglio Ordonez
Aaron Rowand
Frank Thomas
Juan Uribe
Jose Valentin

2004 Chicago White Sox
Most Games by Position

C Ben Davis (53)
1B Paul Konerko (139)
2B Willie Harris (92)
3B Joe Crede (144)
SS Jose Valentin (122)
LF Carlos Lee (148)
CF Aaron Rowand (126)
RF Joe Borchard (54)
DH Frank Thomas (65)
  
SP Mark Buehrle
SP Freddy Garcia
SP Jon Garland
SP Esteban Loaiza
SP Scott Schoeneweis
  
RP Jon Adkins
RP Neal Cotts
RP Mike Jackson
RP Billy Koch
RP Damaso Marte
RP Cliff Politte
CL Shingo Takatsu


2004 Chicago White Sox
Salaries

Magglio Ordonez $14,000,000.00
Jose Contreras $8,500,000.00
Paul Konerko $8,000,000.00
Freddy Garcia $6,875,000.00
Carlos Lee $6,500,000.00
Frank Thomas $6,000,000.00
Jose Valentin $5,000,000.00
Mark Buehrle $3,500,000.00
Carl Everett $3,000,000.00
Jon Garland $2,300,000.00
Scott Schoeneweis $1,725,000.00
Ben Davis $1,400,000.00
Roberto Alomar $924,234.00
Timo Perez $850,000.00
Cliff Politte $800,000.00
Shingo Takatsu $750,000.00
Sandy Alomar, Jr. $700,000.00
Damaso Marte $500,000.00
Juan Uribe $350,000.00
Joe Crede $340,000.00
Aaron Rowand $340,000.00
Willie Harris $318,500.00
Ross Gload $302,000.00
Jon Adkins $301,000.00
Neal Cotts $301,000.00


2004 Chicago White Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Willie Harris
#5 Juan Uribe
#7 Timo Perez
#8 Carl Everett
#8 Miguel Olivo
#10 Shingo Takatsu
#12 Roberto Alomar
#12 Ben Davis
#14 Paul Konerko
#15 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
#18 Cliff Politte
#20 Jon Garland
#21 Esteban Loaiza
#22 Jose Valentin
#24 Joe Crede
#25 Joe Borchard
#26 Ross Gload
#27 Jamie Burke
#30 Magglio Ordonez
#31 Ben Davis
#32 Kelly Dransfeldt
#33 Aaron Rowand
#34 Freddy Garcia
#35 Frank Thomas
#36 Danny Wright
#37 Jon Adkins
#38 Mike Jackson
#39 Wilson Valdez
#41 Jason Grilli
#43 Damaso Marte
#44 Billy Koch
#45 Carlos Lee
#46 Neal Cotts
#48 Josh Stewart
#49 Arnie Munoz
#51 Jon Rauch
#52 Jose Contreras
#54 Felix Diaz
#56 Mark Buehrle
#57 Jeff Bajenaru
#57 Vic Darensbourg
#60 Scott Schoeneweis
#65 Kelly Wunsch

Did you know that a 2004 Chicago White Sox 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)?