1904 New York Highlanders

92-59 • .609 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1904 New York Highlanders went 92-59 (.609) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 598 runs, allowed 526, and played home games at Hilltop Park. Team leaders included John Ganzel (6 HR, 48 RBI) and Jack Chesbro (41-12, 1.82 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

92 Wins
59 Losses
.609 Win %
2nd Rank
598 R 526 RA
Diff +72

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598 Runs Scored
526 Runs Allowed
+72 Run Diff
466K Attendance

📈 vs. 1904 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 6% above the 1904 league average (.244)
OBP .308 4% above the 1904 league average (.295)
SLG .347 8% above the 1904 league average (.320)
Team ERA 2.57 1% better than the 1904 league average (2.60)
Runs Scored 598 8% above the 1904 league average (554 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHilltop Park
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 466,931
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Avg per Game 6,309

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1904

Batting Avg

1 Willie Keeler 0.343 2 Al Orth 0.297 3 Patsy Dougherty 0.283 4 John Anderson 0.278 5 Dave Fultz 0.274

Home Runs

1 Patsy Dougherty 6 2 John Ganzel 6 3 John Anderson 3 4 Kid Elberfeld 2 5 Dave Fultz 2

RBI

1 John Anderson 82 2 Jimmy Williams 74 3 Wid Conroy 52 4 John Ganzel 48 5 Kid Elberfeld 46
1904 New York Highlanders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmy Williams 146 559 62 147 31 7 2 74 38 65 14 0.263
John Anderson 143 558 62 155 27 12 3 82 23 37 20 0.278
Willie Keeler 143 543 78 186 14 8 2 40 35 12 21 0.343
Wid Conroy 140 489 58 119 18 12 1 52 43 57 30 0.243
John Ganzel 130 465 50 121 16 10 6 48 24 41 13 0.260
Patsy Dougherty 106 452 80 128 13 10 6 22 19 44 11 0.283
Kid Elberfeld 122 445 55 117 13 5 2 46 37 20 18 0.263
Dave Fultz 97 339 39 93 17 4 2 32 24 29 17 0.274
Deacon McGuire 101 322 17 67 12 2 0 20 27 45 2 0.208
Red Kleinow 68 209 12 43 8 4 0 16 15 37 4 0.206
Jack Chesbro 56 174 17 41 9 3 1 17 4 43 1 0.236
Jack Powell 47 146 11 26 3 2 0 10 3 31 0 0.178
Jack Thoney 36 128 17 24 4 2 0 12 8 20 9 0.188
Champ Osteen 28 107 15 21 1 4 2 9 1 11 0 0.196
Al Orth 24 64 6 19 1 1 0 7 0 7 2 0.297
Tom Hughes 22 54 7 13 2 1 0 2 1 20 1 0.241
Clark Griffith 16 42 2 6 2 0 0 1 4 13 0 0.143
Walter Clarkson 13 26 3 7 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 0.269
Monte Beville 9 22 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.273
Bob Unglaub 6 19 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.211
Ambrose Puttmann 9 18 0 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 0.278
Orth Collins 5 17 3 6 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 0.353
Barney Wolfe 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Frank McManus 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ned Garvin 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elmer Bliss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1904

ERA

1 Jack Chesbro 1.82 2 Jack Powell 2.44 3 Al Orth 2.68 4 Ambrose Puttmann 2.74 5 Clark Griffith 2.87

Wins

1 Jack Chesbro 41 2 Jack Powell 23 3 Al Orth 11 4 Clark Griffith 7 5 Tom Hughes 7

Strikeouts

1 Jack Chesbro 239 2 Jack Powell 202 3 Tom Hughes 75 4 Al Orth 47 5 Walter Clarkson 43
1904 New York Highlanders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Chesbro 41 12 1.82 55 51 0 454.2 338 92 88 239
Jack Powell 23 19 2.44 47 45 0 390.1 340 106 92 202
Al Orth 11 6 2.68 20 18 0 137.2 122 41 19 47
Tom Hughes 7 11 3.70 19 18 0 136.1 141 56 48 75
Clark Griffith 7 5 2.87 16 11 0 100.1 91 32 16 36
Walter Clarkson 1 2 5.02 13 4 1 66.1 63 37 25 43
Ambrose Puttmann 2 0 2.74 9 3 0 49.1 40 15 17 26
Barney Wolfe 0 3 3.21 7 3 0 33.2 31 12 4 8
Ned Garvin 0 1 2.25 2 2 0 12.0 14 3 2 8

👥 Roster (26)

John Anderson Monte Beville Elmer Bliss Jack Chesbro Walter Clarkson Orth Collins Wid Conroy Patsy Dougherty Kid Elberfeld Dave Fultz John Ganzel Ned Garvin +14 more

26 players

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The 1904 New York Highlanders in brief

A 92-59 record (.609) put the 1904 New York Highlanders 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 598 for and 526 against. The team batting average of .259 was 6% above the 1904 league mark of .244. The staff ERA of 2.57 was 1% better than the league average of 2.60. Measured against the 554-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

Attendance at Hilltop Park totaled 466,931 for the year. For power, John Ganzel led the way with 6 homers. John Anderson led in RBI with 82. The hits leader was Willie Keeler with 186. On the mound, Jack Chesbro won 41 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1904 New York Highlanders

What was the 1904 New York Highlanders record?
The 1904 New York Highlanders finished 92-59 (.609 win pct).
Who led the 1904 New York Highlanders in home runs?
Patsy Dougherty led the 1904 New York Highlanders with 6 home runs.
What was the 1904 New York Highlanders team ERA?
The 1904 New York Highlanders posted a team ERA of 2.57.
Did the 1904 New York Highlanders win the World Series?
No. The 1904 New York Highlanders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1904 New York Highlanders play?
The 1904 New York Highlanders played home games at Hilltop Park.
Who led the 1904 New York Highlanders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Ganzel (6 HR, 48 RBI) and Jack Chesbro (41-12, 1.82 ERA).
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