2004 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 83-61
Finished 1st in the IL's North Division
Manager: Marty Brown (83-61)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Coca Cola Field
Attendance: 574,088, Avg. 8,698 in 66 home dates
2004 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

Playoffs - Buffalo Bisons 3 games, Durham Bulls 2
Finals - Buffalo Bisons 3 games, Richmond Braves 1

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 2004 season with a record of 83 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Bisons paced the circuit with 848 runs, spearheaded by 188 home runs. Buffalo surrendered 724 runs. Ernie Young powered the team with 27 home runs, while Eric Crozier, Jhonny Peralta, Russell Branyan and Sandy Martínez each walloped 15 or more also. Ernie Young drove in 100 runs. Jhonny Peralta topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .326. Jack Cressend and Kyle Denney led the squad with 10 wins each, and Kenny Rayborn recorded a 3.65 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 2004 Buffalo Bisons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Brent Abernathy, Jason Anderson, Josh Bard, Cliff Bartosh, Russell Branyan, Andrew Brown, Fernando Cabrera, Chris Clapinski, Jack Cressend, Eric Crozier, Francisco Cruceta, Jeff D'Amico, Jason Davis, Kane Davis, Joey Dawley, Kyle Denney, Todd Dunwoody, Chad Durbin, Scott Elarton, Robert Ellis, Alex Escobar, Ryan Garko, Raúl González, Lee Gronkiewicz, Jeremy Guthrie, Franklin Gutiérrez, Luther Hackman, Roberto Hernández, Bob Howry, José Jiménez, David Lee, Mark Little, Ryan Ludwick, J. D. Martin, Sandy Martínez, Matt Miller, Jhonny Peralta, Brandon Phillips, Mike Porzio, Jake Robbins, Jeriome Robertson, Carl Sadler, Grady Sizemore, Zach Sorensen, Jason Stanford, Scott Stewart, Kazuhito Tadano, Brian Tallet, Jason Tyner, Dusty Wathan, Matt White, Bob Wickman, Ernie Young and Tim Young.

Marty Brown served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brent AbernathyRRSeptember 23, 19776'1"185Atlanta, GA US
Oscar AlvarezLLSeptember 17, 19806'0"165Barcelona, Anzoategui VE
Jason AndersonLRJune 9, 19796'0"188Danville, IL US
Josh BardSRMarch 30, 19786'3"225Ithaca, NY US
Cliff BartoshLLSeptember 5, 19796'2"175West, TX US
Russell BranyanLRDecember 19, 19756'4"235Warner Robins, GA US
Andrew BrownRRFebruary 17, 19816'6"230Chardon, OH US
Fernando CabreraRRNovember 16, 19816'4"225Toa Baja, PR
Chris ClapinskiSRAugust 20, 19716'0"175Buffalo, NY US
Jason CooperLRDecember 6, 19806'2"215Richland, WA US
Jack CressendRRMay 13, 19756'1"185New Orleans, LA US
Eric CrozierLLAugust 11, 19786'4"200Columbus, OH US
Francisco CrucetaRRJuly 4, 19816'2"215Rancho Viejo, La Vega DO
Jeff D'AmicoRRDecember 27, 19756'7"250St. Petersburg, FL US
Jason DavisRRMay 8, 19806'6"195Chattanooga, TN US
Kane DavisRRJune 25, 19756'3"194Ripley, WV US
Joey DawleyRRSeptember 19, 19716'4"205Riverside, CA US
Kyle DenneyRRJuly 27, 19776'2"190Prague, OK US
Shea DouglasLLFebruary 3, 19816'1"200Vicksburg, MI US
Todd DunwoodyLLApril 11, 19756'1"190Lafayette, IN US
Chad DurbinRRDecember 3, 19776'2"225Spring Valley, IL US
Scott ElartonRRFebruary 23, 19766'7"240Lamar, CO US
Robert EllisRRDecember 15, 19706'5"220Baton Rouge, LA US
Alex EscobarRRSeptember 6, 19786'1"185Valencia, Carabobo VE
Kyle EvansRROctober 10, 19786'3"190Albuquerque, NM US
Ryan GarkoRRJanuary 2, 19816'2"225Pittsburgh, PA US
Raúl GonzálezRRDecember 27, 19735'8"190Santurce, PR
Nate GrindellRRApril 9, 19776'1"180Columbus, OH US
Lee GronkiewiczRRAugust 21, 19785'10"200Los Angeles, CA US
Jeremy GuthrieRRApril 8, 19796'1"205Roseburg, OR US
Franklin GutiérrezRRFebruary 21, 19836'2"200Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Luther HackmanRROctober 10, 19746'4"195Columbus, MS US
Adam HansonRRAugust 6, 19816'2"195Mount Holly, NJ US
Roberto HernándezRRAugust 30, 19806'4"270Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Bob HowryLRAugust 4, 19736'5"215Phoenix, AZ US
José JiménezRRJuly 7, 19736'3"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
David LeeRRMarch 12, 19736'1"200Pittsburgh, PA US
Mark LittleRRJuly 11, 19726'0"195Edwardsville, IL US
Brian LudererRRAugust 19, 19785'11"190Van Nuys, CA US
Ryan LudwickRLJuly 13, 19786'2"215Satellite Beach, FL US
J. D. MartinRRJanuary 2, 19836'4"220Ridgecrest, CA US
Sandy MartínezLROctober 8, 19706'2"200Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Matt MillerRRNovember 23, 19716'3"210Greenwood, MS US
Jhonny PeraltaRRMay 28, 19826'2"225Santiago, Santiago DO
Brandon PhillipsRRJune 28, 19816'0"211Raleigh, NC US
Mike PorzioLLAugust 20, 19726'3"190Waterbury, CT US
Scott PrattLRFebruary 4, 19775'10"185Salt Lake City, UT US
Keith RamseySLMarch 5, 19806'1"175Inglewood, CA US
Kenny RaybornRRNovember 22, 19746'4"210Hattiesburg, MS US
Jake RobbinsRRMay 23, 19766'5"190Charlotte, NC US
Jeriome RobertsonLLMarch 30, 19776'1"190San Jose, CA US
Carl SadlerLLOctober 11, 19766'2"180Gainesville, FL US
Grady SizemoreLLAugust 2, 19826'2"205Seattle, WA US
Corey SmithRRApril 15, 19826'1"200Plainfield, NJ US
Zach SorensenSRJanuary 3, 19776'0"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Jason StanfordLLJanuary 23, 19776'2"200Tucson, AZ US
Scott StewartRLAugust 14, 19756'2"225Stoughton, MA US
Kazuhito TadanoRRApril 25, 19806'0"180Tokyo, Tokyo JP
Brian TalletLLSeptember 21, 19776'6"220Midwest City, OK US
Evan ThomasRRJune 14, 19745'10"170Miami, FL US
Jason TynerLLApril 23, 19776'1"170Bedford, TX US
Dusty WathanRRAugust 22, 19736'4"215Jacksonville, FL US
Matt WhiteRLAugust 19, 19776'1"180Pittsfield, MA US
Bob WickmanRRFebruary 6, 19696'1"207Green Bay, WI US
Ernie YoungRRJuly 8, 19696'1"190Chicago, IL US
Tim YoungLLOctober 15, 19735'9"170Gulfport, MS US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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