2004 Eastern League season
# 2004 Eastern League season

The 2004 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Altoona Curve 3 games to 0 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.

## Regular season

### Standings

Eastern League - Northern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 84 | 57 | .596 | – |
| Binghamton Mets | 76 | 66 | .535 | 8.5 |
| New Britain Rock Cats | 70 | 70 | .500 | 13.5 |
| Portland Sea Dogs | 69 | 73 | .486 | 15.5 |
| Norwich Navigators | 69 | 73 | .486 | 15.5 |
| Trenton Thunder | 64 | 78 | .451 | 20.5 |

Eastern League - Southern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Altoona Curve | 85 | 56 | .603 | – |
| Erie SeaWolves | 80 | 62 | .563 | 5.5 |
| Bowie Baysox | 73 | 69 | .514 | 12.5 |
| Reading Phillies | 64 | 77 | .454 | 21.0 |
| Akron Aeros | 63 | 78 | .447 | 22.0 |
| Harrisburg Senators | 52 | 90 | .366 | 33.5 |

Notes:

    Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
    Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
    Italics indicates that team won ELCS

### Statistical league leaders

**Batting leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| AVG | Jeff Keppinger (Altoona Curve and Binghamton Mets) | .341 |
| HR | Mitch Jones (Trenton Thunder) | 39 |
| RBI | Ryan Howard (Reading Phillies) | 102 |
| R | Nate McLouth (Altoona Curve) | 93 |

**Pitching leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| W | Gustavo Chacín (New Hampshire Fisher Cats) | 16 |
| ERA | Gavin Floyd (Reading Phillies) | 2.57 |
| SO | Boof Bonser (New Britain Rock Cats) | 146 |
| SV | Bobby Korecky (New Britain Rock Cats) | 31 |

## Playoffs

### Divisional Series

**Northern Division**

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Binghamton Mets in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.

**Southern Division**

The Altoona Curve defeated the Erie SeaWolves in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 0.

### Championship Series

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats defeated the Altoona Curve in the ELCS 3 games to 0.

