1904 New York Highlanders season

Baseball team season March 2026 November 2013 New York Highlanders 1904 New York Highlanders logo 1904.png American League Hilltop Park New York, New York 92 59 y 2nd William Devery and Frank Farrell Clark Griffith thumb|The team The 1904 New York Highlanders season, the team's second, finished with the team in second place in the American League with a record of 92–59. The team was managed by Clark Griffith and played home games at Hilltop Park. Offseason October 6, 1903: Jack O'Connor was traded by the Highlanders to the St. Louis Browns for John Anderson.Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference January 5, 1904: Eddie Quick and Jack Zalusky were traded by the Highlanders to the Toledo Mud Hens for Red Kleinow.Red Kleinow page at Baseball Reference Regular season The name The first verified use of the alternate nickname "Yankees" (a synonym for "Americans", the team being American Leaguers) occurred on April 7, 1904, when a spring training story from Richmond, Virginia carried the headline "Yankees Will Start Home From South To-Day." The New York Evening Journal screamed: "YANKEES BEAT BOSTON".http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/yankees_american_league_baseball_team/ The Big Apple: Yankees (American League Baseball team) Barry Popik barrypopik.com March 4, 2007 The casual use of that nickname suggests it was already in the popular lexicon, although "Highlanders" would continue to be the primary (and equally unofficial) nickname for several more years. Season summary The Highlanders were in the thick of the American League pennant race throughout the season, leading by two games as late as September 20.1904 Highlanders Schedule This led to the New York Giants announcement that they would not play in the World Series, since they considered the Highlanders to be only a "minor league" team.The Year the World Series Was Cancelled Lukas J. Anthony 23 October 1994 Newspaper 109390622 On the final day of the season at Hilltop Park, New York pitcher Jack Chesbro threw a wild pitch in the ninth inning, giving the Boston Americans the win, and the 1904 AL pennant. Even though it was Boston who stole the pennant on the final day, the Giants stuck to their word and their refusal prevented the World Series from being played. It would be a century later, in 2004, the next time Boston directly eliminated the Yankees from title contention, when they did so in the final game of the 2004 ALCS, a hundred years later in a repeat of sorts of the events of that year, the beginning of a long rivalry between the two clubs. Season standings New York Highlanders Record vs. opponents NYH Roster 1904 New York Highlanders Roster Pitchers Jack Chesbro Walter Clarkson Ned Garvin Clark Griffith Tom Hughes Al Orth Jack Powell Ambrose Puttmann Barney Wolfe Catchers Red Kleinow Deacon McGuire Frank McManus Infielders Monte Beville Wid Conroy Kid Elberfeld John Ganzel Champ Osteen Jack Thoney Bob Unglaub Jimmy Williams Outfielders John Anderson Elmer Bliss Orth Collins Patsy Dougherty Dave Fultz Willie Keeler Manager Clark Griffith Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Deacon McGuire 101 322 67 .208 0 20 1B John Ganzel 130 465 121 .260 6 48 2B Jimmy Williams Jimmy Williams (second baseman) 146 559 147 .263 2 74 3B Wid Conroy 140 489 119 .243 1 52 SS Kid Elberfeld 122 445 117 .263 2 46 OF Willie Keeler 143 543 186 .343 2 40 OF John Anderson John Anderson (outfielder) 143 558 155 .278 3 82 OF Patsy Dougherty 106 452 128 .283 6 22 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Dave Fultz 97 339 93 .274 2 32 Red Kleinow 58 209 43 .206 0 16 Jack Thoney 36 128 24 .188 0 12 Champ Osteen 28 107 21 .196 2 9 Monte Beville 9 22 6 .273 0 2 Bob Unglaub 6 19 4 .211 0 2 Orth Collins 5 17 6 .353 0 1 Frank McManus Frank McManus (baseball) 4 7 0 .000 0 0 Elmer Bliss 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jack Chesbro 55 454.2 41 12 1.82 239 Jack Powell Jack Powell (pitcher, born 1874) 47 390.1 23 19 2.44 202 Al Orth 20 137.2 11 6 2.68 37 Tom Hughes Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1878) 19 136.1 7 11 3.70 75 Clark Griffith 16 100.1 7 5 2.87 36 Ned Garvin 2 12.0 0 1 2.25 8 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Walter Clarkson 13 66.1 1 2 5.02 43 Ambrose Puttmann 9 49.1 2 0 2.74 26 Barney Wolfe 7 33.2 0 3 3.21 8 Awards and honors Records Jack Chesbro and Jack Powell, American League record, combined victories by two teammate pitchers (64)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.100, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Franchise records Jack Chesbro, Yankees single season record, most wins in a season (41) References 1904 New York Highlanders team page at www.baseball-almanac.com 1904 New York Highlanders at Baseball Reference Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Highlanders New York Highlanders Category:1900s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan