MLB 1904
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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
Item | franchise | W. | L. | % | GB |
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1 | Boston Americans | 95 | 59 | 61.7% | - |
2 | New York Highlanders | 92 | 59 | 60.9% | 1½ |
3 | Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | 57.8% | 6th |
4th | Cleveland Naps | 86 | 65 | 57.0% | 7½ |
5 | Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 70 | 53.6% | 12½ |
6th | St. Louis Browns | 65 | 87 | 42.8% | 29 |
7th | Detroit Tigers | 62 | 90 | 40.8% | 32 |
8th | Washington Senators | 38 | 113 | 25.2% | 55½ |
Item | franchise | W. | L. | % | GB |
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1 | New York Giants | 106 | 47 | 69.3% | - |
2 | Chicago Cubs | 93 | 60 | 60.8% | 13 |
3 | Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 65 | 57.5% | 18th |
4th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 66 | 56.9% | 19th |
5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | 48.7% | 31½ |
6th | Brooklyn superbas | 56 | 97 | 36.6% | 50 |
7th | Boston Beaneaters | 55 | 98 | 35.9% | 51 |
8th | Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 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
American League | National League | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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
- American League 1904 on baseball-reference.com
- National League 1904 on baseball-reference.com
- MLB 1904 on baseball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1904 American League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
- ↑ 1904 National League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
- ↑ 1904 American League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
- ↑ 1904 National League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .