1904 Season

18 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1904 Major League Baseball season was played by 18 teams. Harry Davis led with 10 home runs, Nap Lajoie led with 102 RBI, and Nap Lajoie led with 208 hits. This page carries the 1904 standings, league leaders, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1904 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 483 plate appearances at 156 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Nap Lajoie .376 2 Honus Wagner .349 3 Willie Keeler .343 4 Jake Beckley .325 5 Cy Seymour .313

OPS qualified

1 Nap Lajoie .959 2 Honus Wagner .944 3 Elmer Flick .820 4 Frank Chance .812 5 Willie Keeler .799

Home Runs all players

1 Harry Davis 10 2 Harry Lumley 9 3 Dave Brain 7 4 Buck Freeman 7 5 Danny Murphy 7

RBI all players

1 Nap Lajoie 102 2 Buck Freeman 84 3 Bill Bradley 83 4 John Anderson 82 5 Bill Dahlen 80

Hits all players

1 Nap Lajoie 208 2 Willie Keeler 186 3 Ginger Beaumont 185 4 Bill Bradley 183 5 Patsy Dougherty 181

Runs all players

1 Patsy Dougherty 113 2 George Browne 99 3 Ginger Beaumont 97 4 Elmer Flick 97 5 Honus Wagner 97

Stolen Bases all players

1 Honus Wagner 53 2 Bill Dahlen 47 3 Sam Mertes 47 4 Frank Chance 42 5 Dan McGann 42
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1904 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 156 innings at 156 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Addie Joss 1.59 2 Joe McGinnity 1.61 3 Rube Waddell 1.62 4 Ned Garvin 1.72 5 Doc White 1.78

WHIP qualified

1 Cy Young 0.94 2 Jack Chesbro 0.94 3 Joe McGinnity 0.96 4 Frank Owen 0.97 5 Mordecai Brown 0.97

Wins all pitchers

1 Jack Chesbro 41 2 Joe McGinnity 35 3 Christy Mathewson 33 4 Eddie Plank 26 5 Cy Young 26

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Rube Waddell 349 2 Jack Chesbro 239 3 Christy Mathewson 212 4 Jack Powell 202 5 Eddie Plank 201

Saves all pitchers

1 Joe McGinnity 5 2 Red Ames 3 3 Buttons Briggs 3 4 Casey Patten 3 5 Hooks Wiltse 3
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📋 Standings

American League

Boston Americans ★ 95-59 New York Highlanders 92-59 Chicago White Sox 89-65 Cleveland Naps 86-65 Philadelphia Athletics 81-70 St. Louis Browns 65-87 Detroit Tigers 62-90 Washington Senators 38-113

National League

New York Giants ★ 106-47 Chicago Cubs 93-60 Cincinnati Reds 88-65 Pittsburgh Pirates 87-66 St. Louis Cardinals 75-79 Brooklyn Superbas 56-97 Boston Beaneaters 55-98 Philadelphia Phillies 52-100

IND

Philadelphia Giants ★ 10-3 Cuban X Giants 8-5

The 1904 season in brief

Of every club in the 1904 standings, the Philadelphia Giants won most often, going 10-3. The Washington Senators finished at the bottom of the 1904 table at 38-113. By season's end, the New York Highlanders (92-59) chased the Boston Americans (95-59) to the end in the American League, IND group honors went to the Philadelphia Giants, whose 10-3 beat the Cuban X Giants's 8-5, and the New York Giants won the National League going away, 106-47 against 93-60 for the Chicago Cubs. The data holds no postseason results for 1904. Harry Davis led the majors with 10 home runs, ahead of Harry Lumley with 9. Nap Lajoie's .376 is the best average on the qualified board, with Honus Wagner next at .349. Nap Lajoie cleared the 483-plate-appearance line that 1904's 156 team games set. Nap Lajoie topped several batting tiles at once: batting average, OPS, RBI, and hits. Among qualified pitchers, Addie Joss had the lowest ERA, 1.59; Joe McGinnity followed at 1.61. First place on the remaining pitching boards: Jack Chesbro in wins (41) and Rube Waddell in strikeouts (349). Honus Wagner had the most stolen bases, 53. The 1904 leaders page lists every qualified line, and each club links to its own 1904 page.

1904 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1904?
18 teams played in the 1904 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1904?
Harry Davis led with 10 home runs in 1904.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1904?
Nap Lajoie led with 102 RBI in 1904.
Who led MLB in hits in 1904?
Nap Lajoie led with 208 hits in 1904.
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