1904

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1904 throughout the world.  

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Contents 1 Champions 2 MLB Statistical Leaders 3 Major League Baseball final standings 3.1 American League final standings 3.2 National League final standings 4 Events 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 References

[edit] Champions

• American League: Boston Americans
• National League: New York Giants

[edit] MLB Statistical 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

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League Club Wins Losses Win %   GB Boston Pilgrims 95 59 .617 -- New York Highlanders 92 59 .609 1.5 Chicago White Sox 89 65 .578 6 Cleveland Naps 86 65 .570 7.5 Philadelphia Athletics 81 70 .536 12.5 St. Louis Browns 65 87 .428 29 Detroit Tigers 62 90 .408 32 Washington Senators 38 113 .252 55.5

[edit] National League final standings

National League Club Wins Losses Win %   GB New York Giants 106 47 .693 -- Chicago Cubs 93 60 .608 13 Cincinnati Reds 88 65 .575 18 Pittsburgh Pirates 87 66 .569 19 St. Louis Cardinals 75 79 .487 31.5 Brooklyn Superbas 56 97 .366 50 Boston Beaneaters 55 98 .359 51 Philadelphia Phillies 52 100 .342 53.5

[edit] Events

• May 5 - Cy Young of the Boston Pilgrims pitched a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics, the second no-hitter of his career.
• August 10 - Jack Chesbro's streak of 30 complete games ended when he was knocked out by the White Sox.
• August 17 - Jesse Tannehill pitched a no-hitter for Boston over the White Sox.
• October 7 - Jack Chesbro of the Highlanders beat Boston 3-2 for his 41st win. He became the first pitcher to lead both leagues in winning percentage.
• October 7 - For the first time in major league history, a batter hit a home run off his brother. George Stovall of *Cleveland hit the homer off his older brother Jesse Stovall.

The 1904 World Series was cancelled when New York Giants owner, John T. Brush, refused to play Boston.^[1]

[edit] Births

• February 29 - Pepper Martin (d. 1965)
• March 16 - Buddy Myer (d. 1974)
• March 22 - Bob Elson (d. 1981)
• June 7 - Dusty Boggess (d. 1968)
• June 12 - Bill Foster (d. 1978)
• July 31 - Arthur Daley (d. 1974)
• October 5 - Sam West (d. 1985)
• October 7 - Chuck Klein (d. 1958)

[edit] Deaths

• April 11 - Shorty Fuller, 36, shortstop for the Browns and Giants who scored 100 runs in 1890 and 1891
• December 18 - John Clapp, 53, catcher for several teams who batted over .300 from 1876-78

[edit] References

1. ↑ The World Series at 100. National Public Radio. Retrieved on 2006-10-24.