Sports season
1904 MLB season |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
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Sport | Baseball |
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Duration | April 14 – October 10, 1904 (AL) April 14 – October 9, 1904 (NL) |
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Number of games | 154 |
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Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
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Pennant Winners |
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AL champions | Boston Americans |
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AL runners-up | New York Highlanders |
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NL champions | New York Giants |
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NL runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
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MLB seasons |
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Locations of teams for the 1904–1907 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1903–1906 National League seasons
National League
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, as the Giants declined to meet the Americans in a World Series.
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] The Chicago White Stockings shortened their name to the Chicago White Sox.
Teams
League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
American League | Boston Americans | Boston, Massachusetts | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 11,500 | Jimmy Collins |
Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | South Side Park | 15,000 | Jimmy Callahan, Fielder Jones |
Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 9,000 | Bill Armour |
Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Bennett Park | 8,500 | Ed Barrow, Bobby Lowe |
New York Highlanders | New York, New York | Hilltop Park | 16,000 | Clark Griffith |
Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Columbia Park | 9,500 | Connie Mack |
St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 8,000 | Jimmy McAleer |
Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | American League Park | Unknown | Malachi Kittridge, Patsy Donovan |
National League | Boston Beaneaters | Boston, Massachusetts | South End Grounds | 2,300 | Al Buckenberger |
Brooklyn Superbas | New York, New York | Washington Park | 18,800 | Ned Hanlon |
Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 16,000 | Frank Selee |
Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Palace of the Fans | 6,000 | Joe Kelley |
New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 16,000 | John McGraw |
Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | Hugh Duffy |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Allegheny, Pennsylvania | Exposition Park | 16,000 | Fred Clarke |
St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Robison Field | Unknown | Kid Nichols |
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.
Standings
American League | National League |
Postseason
No postseason was held this year.
Managerial changes
Off-season
In-season
League leaders
American League
National League
Home field attendance
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
Boston Americans[3] | 95 | 4.4% | 623,295 | 64.3% | 7,695 |
New York Giants[4] | 106 | 26.2% | 609,826 | 5.2% | 7,260 |
Chicago White Stockings[5] | 89 | 48.3% | 557,123 | 94.7% | 7,143 |
Philadelphia Athletics[6] | 81 | 8.0% | 512,294 | 21.3% | 6,485 |
Chicago Cubs[7] | 93 | 13.4% | 439,100 | 13.7% | 5,629 |
New York Highlanders[8] | 92 | 27.8% | 438,919 | 107.2% | 5,852 |
Cincinnati Reds[9] | 88 | 18.9% | 391,915 | 11.4% | 4,961 |
St. Louis Cardinals[10] | 75 | 74.4% | 386,750 | 70.7% | 5,089 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[11] | 87 | -4.4% | 340,615 | 4.2% | 4,367 |
St. Louis Browns[12] | 65 | 0.0% | 318,108 | -16.4% | 4,078 |
Cleveland Naps[13] | 86 | 11.7% | 264,749 | -14.9% | 3,394 |
Brooklyn Superbas[14] | 56 | -20.0% | 214,600 | -4.5% | 2,824 |
Detroit Tigers[15] | 62 | -4.6% | 177,796 | -20.8% | 2,251 |
Philadelphia Phillies[16] | 52 | 6.1% | 140,771 | -7.2% | 1,928 |
Boston Beaneaters[17] | 55 | -5.2% | 140,694 | -1.7% | 1,781 |
Washington Senators[18] | 38 | -11.6% | 131,744 | 2.2% | 1,689 |
No-hitters
Events
References
- ^ "The 1904 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Games Played by Teams Record Book". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.
- ^ "Hit by a Pitch Records by Baseball Almanac". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
External links
- 1904 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com
- 1904 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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