MLB 1904

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Major League Baseball logo Major League Baseball
season 1904
Period April 14 - October 10, 1903
Postseason
AL Champion Boston Americans
Second AL New York Highlanders
NL champion New York Giants
Second NL Chicago Cubs
Playing times
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The 1904 MLB season was the fourth season of the modern era of Major League Baseball (MLB). After 1903 the first modern World Series between the winners of the American League (AL) and National League was held (NL), there was no 1904 Postseason.

The Boston Americans finished the season in the American League just 1½ games ahead of the New York Highlanders and thus secured their second title in a row.

In the National League, the New York Giants dominated , with 106 wins from 158 games across the league with the best win rate. For the Giants it was the third NL title in franchise history after 1888 and 1889 . The Pittsburgh Pirates , who previously won the NL title three years in a row, only finished the season in fourth place.

Result at the end of the season

American League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Boston Americans 95 059 61.7% -
2 New York Highlanders 92 059 60.9% 01½
3 Chicago White Sox 89 065 57.8% 06th
4th Cleveland Naps 86 065 57.0% 07½
5 Philadelphia Athletics 81 070 53.6% 12½
6th St. Louis Browns 65 087 42.8% 29
7th Detroit Tigers 62 090 40.8% 32
8th Washington Senators 38 113 25.2% 55½
National League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 New York Giants 106 047 69.3% -
2 Chicago Cubs 093 060 60.8% 13
3 Cincinnati Reds 088 065 57.5% 18th
4th Pittsburgh Pirates 087 066 56.9% 19th
5 St. Louis Cardinals 075 079 48.7% 31½
6th Brooklyn superbas 056 097 36.6% 50
7th Boston Beaneaters 055 098 35.9% 51
8th Philadelphia Phillies 052 100 31.4% 53½

W = Wins (victories), L = Losses (defeats),% = Winning Percentage , GB = Games Behind (behind leaders: number of necessary defeats for the leader while simultaneously winning)

Player statistics

Hitting

Jack Chesbro was the pre-eminent pitcher of the American League in 1904
American League National League
Stat player team Total Stat player team Total
AVG Nap Lajoie CLE .376 AVG Honus Wagner PIT .349
MR Harry Davis PHA 10 MR Harry Lumley BRO 9
RBI Nap Lajoie CLE 104 RBI Bill Dahlen NYG 104
R. Patsy Dougherty BOS
NYH 		113 R. George Browne NYG 99
H Nap Lajoie CLE 208 H Ginger Beaumont PIT 185
SB Elmer Flick
Harry Bay		 CLE
CLE 		38 SB Honus Wagner PIT 53

Pitching

American League National League
Stat player team Total Stat player team Total
W. Jack Chesbro NYH 41 W. Joe McGinnity NYG 35
WL% Jack Chesbro NYH 77.4% WL% Joe McGinnity NYG 81.4%
ERA Addie Joss CLE 1.59 ERA Joe McGinnity NYG 1.61
K Rube Waddell PHA 349 K Christy Mathewson NYG 212
IP Jack Chesbro NYH 454.2 IP Joe McGinnity NYG 408

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1904 American League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
  2. ↑ 1904 National League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
  3. ↑ 1904 American League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
  4. ↑ 1904 National League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .