Final League Table
| P | W | L | FF | GB | Pts | |
| *Hurricanes | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | – | 66 |
| *Spartans | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
| *Greystones Mariners | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| *Black Sox | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| Belfast North Stars | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 51 |
| Panthers | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 44 |
| Belfast Wolves | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 30 |
| Blue Devils | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13.5 | 23 |
| Trojans | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 |
| Tigers | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17.5 | 5 |
Reference: [1]
| 4 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss / -1 Pt Forfeit (#) *Qualify for Semi-Finals |
Playoff Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Final A | ||||
| 04.09.04 | Hurricanes | 0 | Black Sox | 7 |
| 18.09.04 | Black Sox | 17 | Hurricanes | 8 |
| (Black Sox won series 2-0) | ||||
| Semi-Final B | ||||
| 04.09.04 | Spartans | 6 | Greystones Mariners | 2 |
| 12.09.04 | Greystones Mariners | 3 | Spartans | 18 |
| (Spartans won Series 2-0) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| 25.09.04 | Black Sox | 7 | Spartans | 12 |
| (Spartans won single-game series) |
Reference: [2]
Regular Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 03.04.04 | Trojans | 5 | Belfast North Stars | 14 |
| 03.04.04 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 33 | Wolves | 4 |
| 04.04.04 | Dublin Black Sox | 7 | Dublin Panthers | 15 |
| 04.04.04 | Dublin Spartans | 0 | Tigers | 0 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 17.04.04 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 18 | Tigers | 3 |
| 18.04.04 | Dublin Spartans | 12 | Dublin Panthers | 3 |
| 18.04.04 | Trojans | 1 | Greystones Mariners | 20 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 24.04.04 | Greystones Mariners | 20 | Wolves | 3 |
| 24.04.04 | Blue Devils | 3 | Belfast North Stars | 13 |
| 25.04.04 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 8 | Dublin Panthers | 7 |
| 25.04.04 | Dublin Black Sox | 16 | Tigers | 9 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 01.05.04 | Belfast North Stars | 10 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 11 |
| 01.05.04 ^ | Dublin City Hurricanes | 14 | Belfat North Stars | 13 |
| 01.05.04 | Tigers | 14 | Blue Devils | 22 |
| 01.05.04 | Dublin Panthers | 20 | Greystones Mariners | 19 |
| 02.05.04 | Dublin Spartans | 6 | Dublin Black Sox | 5 |
| 02.05.04 | Dublin Black Sox | 14 | Trojans | 3 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 08.05.04 | Dublin Spartans | 16 | Wolves | 0 |
| 08.05.04 | Belfast North Stars | 10 | Dublin Black Sox | 9 |
| 09.05.04 | Tigers | 5 | Trojans | 13 |
| 09.05.04 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 13 | Greystones Mariners | 5 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 15.05.04 | Dublin Panthers | 16 | Trojans | 1 |
| 15.05.04 | Greystones Mariners | 6 | Dublin Black Sox | 7 |
| 16.05.04 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 5 | Blue Devils | 0 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 22.05.04 | Belfast Wolves | 2 | Dublin Panthers | 18 |
| 22.05.04^ | Dublin Panthers | 31 | Dublin Wolves | 0 |
| 23.05.04 | Belfast North Stars | 6 | Greystones Mariners | 3 |
| 22.05.04 | Dublin Spartans | 14 | Blue Devils | 2 |
| 22.05.04 | Blue Devils | 16 | Dublin Spartans | 28 |
| 23.05.04 | Trojans | 6 | Dublin Black Sox | 21 |
| 23.05.04 | Tigers | 0 # | Dublin City Hurricanes | 7 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 12.06.04 | Belfast North Stars | 4 | Dublin Panthers | 8 |
| 12.06.04 ^ | Dublin Panthers | 5 | Belfast North Stars | 6 |
| 12.06.04 ~ | Tigers | 0 | Greystones Mariners | 19 |
| 12.06.04 | Greystones Mariners | 16 | Tigers | 0 |
| 12.06.04 | Dublin Spartans | 4 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 6 |
| 12.06.04 | Trojans | 0 # | Blue Devils | 7 |
| 13.06.04 | Belfast Wolves | 8 | Dublin Black Sox | 24 |
| Week 9 | ||||
| 19.06.04 | Dublin Black sox | 17 | Blue Devils | 0 |
| 19.06.04 | Blue Devils | 2 | Dublin Black Sox | 14 |
| 19.06.04 | Tigers | 11 | Dublin Panthers | 12 |
| 20.06.04 | Belfast North Stars | 4 | Dublin Spartans | 7 |
| Week 10 | ||||
| 26.06.04 | Dublin Panthers | 9 | Dublin Black Sox | 14 |
| 27.06.04& | Belfast Wolves | 6 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 25 |
| 27.06.04 | Belfast North Stars | 7 | Trojans | 0 # |
| 27.06.04 | Tigers | 4 | Dublin Spartans | 10 |
| Week 11 | ||||
| 03.07.04 | Dublin Panthers | 1 | Dublin Spartans | 13 |
| 03.07.04 | Trojans | 0 # | Tigers | 7 |
| 03.07.04 | Greystones Mariners | 17 | Belfast North Stars | 10 |
| 04.07.04 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 0 | Dublin Black Sox | 2 |
| 04.07.04 | Dublin Black Sox | 0 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 3 |
| 04.07.04 ^ | Blue Devils | 15 | Belfast Wolves | 5 |
| 04.07.04 | Belfast Wolves | 7 | Blue Devils | 11 |
| Week 12 | ||||
| 10.07.04 | Greystones Mariners | 23 | Dublin Panthers | 4 |
| 10.07.04 | Dublin Black sox | 4 | Dublin Spartans | 8 |
| 10.07.04 | Blue Devils | 0 | Tigers | 0 |
| Week 13 | ||||
| 17.07.04 | Belfast Wolves | 1 | Greystones Mariners | 22 |
| 17.07.04 | Belfast North Stars | 7 | Blue Devils | 0 # |
| 17.07.04 | Dublin Panthers | 0 # | Dublin City Hurricanes | 7 |
| 17.07.04 | Tigers | 0 # | Dublin Black Sox | 7 |
| 18.07.04 | Dublin Spartans | 7 | Trojans | 0 # |
| 18.07.04 | Trojans | 0 # | Dublin Spartans | 7 |
| Week 14 | ||||
| 24.07.04 | Trojans | 7 | Dublin Panthers | 0 # |
| 24.07.04 | Dublin Spartans | 5 | Belfast North Stars | 4 |
| 25.07.04 | Blue Devils | 3 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 17 |
| 25.07.04 | Dublin Black Sox | 14 | Greystones Mariners | 16 |
| Week 15 | ||||
| 31.07.04 | Belfast North Stars | 7 | Tigers | 0 # |
| 31.07.04& | Tigers | 0 # | Belfast North Stars | 7 |
| Week 16 | ||||
| 14.08.04 | Blue Devils | 7 | Trojans | 0 # |
| 14.08.04 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 10 | Dublin Spartans | 4 |
| 14.08.04 | Greystones Mariners | 12 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 8 |
| 15.08.04 | Dublin Black Sox | 16 | Belfast Wolves | 1 |
| Week 17 | ||||
| 21.08.04 | Belfast North Stars | 12 | Belfast Wolves | 5 |
| 21.08.04 | Belfast Wolves | 5 | Belfast North Stars | 20 |
| 21.08.04 | Dublin City Hurricanes | 7 | Trojans | 0 # |
| 21.08.04 | Trojans | 0 # | Dublin City Hurricanes | 7 |
| 22.08.04 | Dublin Panthers | 7 | Blue Devils | 0 # |
| 22.08.04 | Dublin Panthers | 7 | Tigers | 0 # |
| 21.08.04 | Greystones Mariners | 4 | Dublin Spartans | 5 |
| 21.08.04 ~ | Dublin Spartans | 8 | Greystones Mariners | 7 |
| Week 18 | ||||
| 28.08.04 | Belfast Wolves | 7 | Dublin Spartans | 0 # |
| 28.08.04 | Blue Devils | 7 | Dublin Panthers | 21 |
| 28.08.04 | Dublin Black Sox | 8 | Belfast North Stars | 5 |
| 29.08.04 | Greystones Mariners | 7 | Trojans | 0 # |
| 29.08.04 | Greystones Mariners | 7 | Blue Devils | 0 # |
| 29.08.04 ~ | Blue Devils | 0 # | Greystones Mariners | 7 |
| Week 19 | ||||
| 04.09.04 | Trojans | 10 | Belfast Wolves | 13 |
| 04.09.04 & | Belfast Wolves | 3 | Trojans | 18 |
Reference: [2]
Home Venues
| Team | Home Field |
| Belfast North Stars | Belfast |
| Belfast Wolves | Belfast |
| Dublin Black Sox | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Blue Devils | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Dublin City Hurricanes | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Dublin Panthers | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Dublin Spartans | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Tigers | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Trojans | Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, D22, Co. South Dublin |
| Greystones Mariners | Greystones, Co. Wicklow |
Reference: [2]
Report
Spartans won the Playoff Championships beating the Black Sox 12-7 in the Single-Game Final after finishing the Regular Season as runners-up on a 14-2 Win-Loss record (plus two forfeits) and then sweeping the Greystones Marinners (12-6) in a best-of-3 Semi-Final. The Black Sox, also 12-6 had shocked the favourites, Hurricanes 2-0 in their three game Semi-Final, after the Gurricanes had won the League Pennant with a 16-2 record.
Belfast North Stars finished in the top half with an 11-7 record, their best performance yet, and the Panthers again finished mid-table (10-6 with 2 forfeits). Belfast Wolves finished 4-14, and the three bottom teams – Blue Devils (5-8-5), Trojans (3-5-8) and Tigers (1-8-7) all struggled, forfeiting 20 games between them.
About
The 2004 Irish Baseball League season was the 8th Season of the Adult Irish Baseball League. It featured 10 teams, an increase for the third year running – again a record number of teams. All teams returned from 2003, and new additions were the Trojans and Belfast Wolves.
Websites
[1] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Baseball Ireland (2004) The 2004 Irish Baseball League Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20041206085245/http://baseballireland.com/adult_league.htm [Accessed 24 March 2004]
[2] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Baseball Ireland (2004) The 2004 Irish Baseball League Results to Date [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20041215042133/http://baseballireland.com/adult_league_past.htm [Accessed 24 March 2004]
Images
[3] Irish Baseball and Softball Federation (1999) IBSF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.ws/dbpackers/images/ibsf_logo_99.jpg [Accessed 11 May 2017]
[4] Baseball Ireland (2019) Spartans 2004 All-Ireland League Champions [Internet] Available from: http://www.baseballireland.com/images/spartans_2004_champs.jpg [Accessed 2 December 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Brian Connolly (Panthers) & Peter Mullen (Black Sox)
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 2 December 2019
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