1904 Major League Baseball season

November 2013 1904 1904 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball April 14 – October 10, 1904 (AL)April 14 – October 9, 1904 (NL) 154 16 (8 per league) Pennant winners AL Boston Americans New York Highlanders NL New York Giants Chicago Cubs List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 1903 Major League Baseball season 1903 1905 Major League Baseball season 1905 The 1904 major league baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 10, 1904. The Boston Americans and New York Giants finished atop the standings for the American League and National League, respectively. There was no postseason: with still no formal arrangement in place between the two leagues, the Giants declined to meet the Americans in the 1904 World Series. Going into the season, the Americans were the defending World Series from the 1903 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. Louishttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1904/VDET01904.htm The 1904 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Game Log Retrosheet 2020-10-09—the most games played consecutively between two teams in major league history.Games Played by Teams Record Book http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_gam2.shtml Baseball Almanac 2012-05-14 The Chicago White Stockings shortened their name to the Chicago White Sox. Schedule Major League Baseball schedule The 1904 schedule consisted of 154 games (an increase from 140 from the previous season) for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This format was an adjustment to the 140-game, 20-games-each format that had been in place from the 1901 season. This format would last until 1919. Opening Day took place on April 14 with all but the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals playing. The National League and American League would see their final day of the regular season on October 9 & 10, respectively. Teams LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1904 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1904-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston AmericansBoston, MassachusettsHuntington Avenue Grounds11,500Jimmy CollinsChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisSouth Side Park14,000Jimmy Callahan Nixey CallahanFielder JonesCleveland NapsCleveland, OhioLeague Park (Cleveland)9,000Bill ArmourDetroit TigersDetroit, MichiganBennett Park8,500Ed BarrowBobby LoweNew York HighlandersNew York, New YorkHilltop Park16,000Clark GriffithPhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaColumbia Park9,500Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park8,000Jimmy McAleerWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.American League Park7,000Malachi KittridgePatsy DonovanNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston BeaneatersBoston, MassachusettsSouth End Grounds6,600Al BuckenbergerBrooklyn SuperbasNew York, New YorkWashington Park12,000Ned Hanlon baseballChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWest Side Park13,000Frank SeleeCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioPalace of the Fans12,000Joe KelleyNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkPolo Grounds16,000John McGrawPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaNational League Park18,000Hugh DuffyPittsburgh PiratesAllegheny, PennsylvaniaA 1 1Exposition Park16,000Fred ClarkeSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriLeague Park (St. Louis)15,200Kid Nichols Sunday games Blue laws restricted Sunday activities in several localities, causing the New York Highlanders, in a rescheduled game, to play at a ballpark in a different locality. TeamCityBallparkCapacityGames playedNew York Highlanders1904 Season – 1-Year Park Factors – Seamheads.com Ballparks Database https://www.seamheads.com/ballparks/year.php?Year=1904&tab=pf1 2026-01-28 www.seamheads.comNewark, New JerseyWiedenmeyer's Park7,0001 A 1 In today's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standings start American League Boston Americans break National League New York Giants end Tie games 29 tie games (18 in AL, 11 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again), occurred throughout the season. start American League Boston Americans, 3 Chicago White Sox, 2 Cleveland Naps, 3 Detroit Tigers, 10 New York Highlanders, 4 Philadelphia Athletics, 4 St. Louis Browns, 4 Washington Senators, 6 break National League Boston Beaneaters, 2 Brooklyn Superbas, 1 Chicago Cubs, 3 Cincinnati Reds, 4 New York Giants, 5 Philadelphia Phillies, 3 Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 St. Louis Cardinals, 1 end Postseason 1904 World Series No postseason was held this year. With still no formal arrangement in place between the two leagues regarding the staging of the World Series, the New York Giants refused to play against the Boston Americans or any other team from what they considered an inferior league.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25295341/brush_declines/ Brush Declines The Boston Globe 8 March 8, 1904 November 11, 2018 newspapers.comThe Scrapbook History of Baseball Jordan A. Deutsch Bobbs-Merrill 1975 0672520281 https://archive.org/details/scrapbookhistory00deut 57-58 registration Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerPhiladelphia PhilliesChief ZimmerHugh DuffySt. Louis CardinalsPatsy DonovanKid NicholsWashington SenatorsTom LoftusMalachi Kittridge In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerChicago White StockingsJimmy CallahanFielder JonesDetroit TigersEd BarrowBobby LoweWashington SenatorsMalachi KittridgePatsy Donovan League leaders Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season. American League start + Hitting leaders1904 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1904-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Nap Lajoie (CLE) .376 OPS Nap Lajoie (CLE) .959 HR Harry Davis (PHA) 10 RBI Nap Lajoie (CLE) 102 R Patsy Dougherty (NYH/BOS) 113 H Nap Lajoie (CLE) 208 SB Harry Bay (CLE)Elmer Flick (CLE) 38 break + Pitching leaders1904 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1904-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Jack Chesbro1 (NYH) 41 L Happy Townsend (WSH) 26 ERA Addie Joss (CLE) 1.59 K Rube Waddell (PHA) 349 IP Jack Chesbro (NYH) 454.2 SV Casey Patten (WSH) 3 WHIP Cy Young (BOS) 0.937 1 Modern (1901–present) single-season wins record end National League start + Hitting leaders1904 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1904-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Honus Wagner (PIT) .349 OPS Honus Wagner (PIT) .944 HR Harry Lumley (BRO) 9 RBI Bill Dahlen (NYG) 80 R George Browne (PIT) 99 H Ginger Beaumont (PIT) 185 SB Honus Wagner (PIT) 53 break + Pitching leaders1904 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1904-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Joe McGinnity (NYG) 35 L Vic Willis (BSN)Oscar Jones (BRO) 25 ERA Joe McGinnity (NYG) 1.61 K Christy Mathewson (NYG) 212 IP Joe McGinnity (NYG) 408.0 SV Joe McGinnity (NYG) 5 WHIP Joe McGinnity (NYG) 0.963 end Milestones Batters Cycles List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle Duff Cooley (BSN): Cooley hit for his first cycle and second in franchise history, in game two of a doubleheader on June 20 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Sam Mertes (NYG): Mertes hit for his first cycle, the fourth cycle in franchise history, and the third reverse cycle in major league history, in game one of a doubleheader on October 4 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Other batting accomplishments Frank Chance (CHC): Chance is hit by a pitch five times in a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds on May 30, by Jack Harper and Win Kellum.Pellowski Michael J The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts 2007 Sterling Publishing Co United States 9781402742736 352 registration https://archive.org/details/littlegiantbooko0000pell/page/352http://baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hbp2.shtml Hit by a Pitch Records by Baseball Almanac Baseball Almanac 2021-09-30 George Davis (CWS): Recorded his 500th career stolen base against the St. Louis Browns on July 1. He became the 13th player to reach this mark.George Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More — George Davis: Standard Batting (1890-1904) https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisge01.shtml#1890-1904-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-10 Baseball Reference enGeorge Davis 1904 Batting Game Logs — George Davis: Batting Stats Career Game 582-663 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=davisge01&t=b&year=1904#612-675-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-10 Baseball Reference enSt. Louis Browns vs Chicago White Sox Box Score: July 1, 1904 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA190407010.shtml 2026-06-10 Baseball Reference en Pitchers Perfect games List of Major League Baseball perfect games Cy Young (BOS): Young pitched the third perfect game in major league history and the first in franchise history on May 5 against the Philadelphia Athletics. Young struck out eight in the 3–0 victory.Cy Young Perfect Game Box Score http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/05051904.shtml Baseball Almanac Hosting 4 Less 2010-06-26 No-hitters List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Jesse Tannehill (BOS): Tannehill threw his first career no-hitter and the second no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Chicago White Sox 6–0 on August 17. Tannehill walked one, hit one by pitch, and struck out four.Tannehill Makes Record http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1904-08-18/ed-1/seq-5/ 2012-06-19 The St. Paul Globe 1904-08-18 Other pitching accomplishments Cy Young (BOS): Became the first member of the 400-win club, defeating the Philadelphia Athletics on September 20, winning 11–1. Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameBoston AmericansBoston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference95 4.4%623,29564.3%7,695New York GiantsSan Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference106 26.2%609,8265.2%7,260Chicago White StockingsChicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference89 48.3%557,123 94.7%7,143Philadelphia AthleticsOakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference81 8.0%512,29421.3%6,485Chicago CubsChicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference93 13.4%439,100 13.7%5,629New York HighlandersNew York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference9227.8%438,919107.2%5,852Cincinnati RedsCincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference88 18.9%391,915 11.4%4,961St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference75 74.4%386,750 70.7%5,089Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference87 −4.4%340,615 4.2%4,367St. Louis BrownsBaltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference65 0.0%318,108 −16.4%4,078Cleveland NapsCleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference8611.7%264,749 −14.9%3,394Brooklyn SuperbasLos Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference56 −20.0%214,600 −4.5%2,824Detroit TigersDetroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference62 −4.6%177,796 −20.8%2,251Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference52 6.1%140,771 −7.2%1,928Boston BeaneatersAtlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference55 −5.2%140,694 −1.7%1,781Washington SenatorsMinnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference38 −11.6%131,744 2.2%1,689 Venues The Washington Senators leave American League Park (where they played three seasons) and move into a new American League Park, where they would go on to play seven seasons through 1910. The New York Highlanders play one game at Wiedenmeyer's Park in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, July 17, as a makeup between them and the Detroit Tigers and to avoid New York City's blue laws.Detroit Tigers vs New York Highlanders Box Score: July 17, 1904 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA190407170.shtml 2026-01-28 Baseball Reference enLamb Bill Wiedenmayer’s Park (Newark, NJ) Society for American Baseball Research https://sabr.org/bioproj/park/wiedenmayers-park-newark-nj/ 2026-01-28 en-US See also 1904 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1904 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference 1904 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com 1904 Major League Season at ESPN.com Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1904 in baseball