1904 Major League Baseball season

The 1904 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 10, 1904. The Boston Americans and New York Giants finished atop standings for the American League and National League, respectively. There was no postseason, as the Giants declined to meet the Americans in a World Series.

1904 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 14 – October 10, 1904
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Pennant Winners
AL champions	Boston Americans
AL runners-up	New York Highlanders
NL champions	New York Giants
NL runners-up	Chicago Cubs

Regular-season schedules were increased this season from 140 games to 154 games, with each team now playing the other seven teams in the same league 22 times apiece; this scheduling would be used through the 1918 season.

The St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers played 11 consecutive games against each other in September—the first six in Detroit and the final five in St. Louis[1]—the most games played consecutively between two teams in major league history.[2]

Standings

American League American League W L Pct. GB Home Road Boston Americans 95 59 0.617 — 49–30 46–29 New York Highlanders 92 59 0.609 1½ 46–29 46–30 Chicago White Sox 89 65 0.578 6 50–27 39–38 Cleveland Naps 86 65 0.570 7½ 44–31 42–34 Philadelphia Athletics 81 70 0.536 12½ 47–31 34–39 St. Louis Browns 65 87 0.428 29 32–43 33–44 Detroit Tigers 62 90 0.408 32 34–40 28–50 Washington Senators 38 113 0.252 55½ 23–52 15–61

National League National League W L Pct. GB Home Road New York Giants 106 47 0.693 — 56–26 50–21 Chicago Cubs 93 60 0.608 13 49–27 44–33 Cincinnati Reds 88 65 0.575 18 49–27 39–38 Pittsburgh Pirates 87 66 0.569 19 48–30 39–36 St. Louis Cardinals 75 79 0.487 31½ 39–36 36–43 Brooklyn Superbas 56 97 0.366 50 31–44 25–53 Boston Beaneaters 55 98 0.359 51 34–45 21–53 Philadelphia Phillies 52 100 0.342 53½ 28–43 24–57

League leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Nap Lajoie .376 Honus Wagner .349 HR Harry Davis 10 Harry Lumley 9 RBI Nap Lajoie 102 Bill Dahlen 80 Wins Jack Chesbro 41 Joe McGinnity 35 ERA Addie Joss 1.59 Joe McGinnity 1.61

No-hitters

• May 5 – Cy Young
• August 17 – Jesse Tannehill

Postseason

No postseason was held this year.

Managers

American League Team Manager Boston Americans Jimmy Collins Chicago White Stockings Nixey Callahan and Fielder Jones Cleveland Bluebirds Bill Armour Detroit Tigers Ed Barrow and Bobby Lowe New York Highlanders Clark Griffith Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack St. Louis Browns Jimmy McAleer Washington Senators Malachi Kittridge and Patsy Donovan

National League Team Manager Boston Beaneaters Al Buckenberger Brooklyn Superbas Ned Hanlon Chicago Cubs Frank Selee Cincinnati Reds Joe Kelley New York Giants John McGraw Philadelphia Phillies Hugh Duffy Pittsburgh Pirates Fred Clarke St. Louis Cardinals Kid Nichols

Events

• May 30 – Frank Chance of the Chicago Cubs is hit by a pitch five times in one game.[3]

References

1. "The 1904 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
2. "Games Played by Teams Record Book". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
3. Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.

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External links

• 1904 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com
• 1904 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference