1904 Philadelphia Athletics

81-70 • .536 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics went 81-70 (.536) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 557 runs, allowed 503, and played home games at Columbia Park. Team leaders included Harry Davis (10 HR, 62 RBI) and Eddie Plank (26-17, 2.17 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

81 Wins
70 Losses
.536 Win %
5th Rank
557 R 503 RA
Diff +54

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557 Runs Scored
503 Runs Allowed
+54 Run Diff
597K Attendance

📈 vs. 1904 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 2% above the 1904 league average (.244)
OBP .297 1% above the 1904 league average (.295)
SLG .336 5% above the 1904 league average (.320)
Team ERA 2.35 10% better than the 1904 league average (2.60)
Runs Scored 557 1% above the 1904 league average (554 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCentennial Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 597,392
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Avg per Game 7,561

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1904

Batting Avg

1 Harry Davis 0.309 2 Danny Hoffman 0.299 3 Socks Seybold 0.292 4 Lave Cross 0.290 5 Danny Murphy 0.287

Home Runs

1 Harry Davis 10 2 Danny Murphy 7 3 Danny Hoffman 3 4 Socks Seybold 3 5 Topsy Hartsel 2

RBI

1 Danny Murphy 77 2 Lave Cross 71 3 Socks Seybold 64 4 Harry Davis 62 5 Monte Cross 38
1904 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lave Cross 155 607 73 176 31 10 1 71 13 9 10 0.290
Danny Murphy 150 557 78 160 30 17 7 77 22 31 22 0.287
Topsy Hartsel 147 534 79 135 17 12 2 25 75 83 19 0.253
Socks Seybold 143 510 56 149 26 9 3 64 42 45 12 0.292
Monte Cross 153 503 33 95 23 4 1 38 46 69 19 0.189
Ollie Pickering 124 455 56 103 10 3 0 30 45 63 17 0.226
Harry Davis 102 404 54 125 21 11 10 62 23 46 12 0.309
Ossee Schrecongost 95 311 23 58 9 1 1 21 5 16 3 0.186
Danny Hoffman 53 204 31 61 7 5 3 24 5 34 9 0.299
Doc Powers 57 184 11 35 3 0 0 11 6 27 3 0.190
Rube Waddell 46 139 6 17 3 0 0 6 6 37 0 0.122
Eddie Plank 46 129 9 31 2 1 0 11 4 22 0 0.240
Pete Noonan 39 114 13 23 3 1 2 13 1 34 1 0.202
Weldon Henley 36 108 9 24 5 0 0 7 5 28 1 0.222
Lou Bruce 30 101 9 27 3 0 0 8 5 7 2 0.267
Charles Bender 31 79 8 18 3 2 0 5 5 12 3 0.228
Jim Mullen 22 52 5 14 1 0 1 5 3 16 2 0.269
Andy Coakley 8 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.087
Fred Applegate 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.286
Jim Fairbank 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Barthold 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1904

ERA

1 Rube Waddell 1.62 2 Andy Coakley 1.89 3 Eddie Plank 2.17 4 Weldon Henley 2.53 5 Charles Bender 2.87

Wins

1 Eddie Plank 26 2 Rube Waddell 25 3 Weldon Henley 15 4 Charles Bender 10 5 Andy Coakley 4

Strikeouts

1 Rube Waddell 349 2 Eddie Plank 201 3 Charles Bender 149 4 Weldon Henley 130 5 Andy Coakley 33
1904 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rube Waddell 25 19 1.62 46 46 0 383.0 307 69 91 349
Eddie Plank 26 17 2.17 44 43 0 357.1 311 86 86 201
Weldon Henley 15 17 2.53 36 34 0 295.2 245 83 76 130
Charles Bender 10 11 2.87 29 20 0 203.2 167 65 59 149
Andy Coakley 4 3 1.89 8 8 0 62.0 48 13 23 33
Fred Applegate 1 2 6.43 3 3 0 21.0 29 15 8 12
Jim Fairbank 0 1 6.35 3 1 0 17.0 19 12 13 6
Lou Bruce 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 11.0 11 6 2 2
John Barthold 0 0 5.06 4 0 0 10.2 12 6 8 5

👥 Roster (21)

Fred Applegate John Barthold Charles Bender Lou Bruce Andy Coakley Lave Cross Monte Cross Harry Davis Jim Fairbank Topsy Hartsel Weldon Henley Danny Hoffman +9 more

21 players

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The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The record for the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics reads 81 wins and 70 losses, good for 5th in the AL. Runs came in at 557 scored against 503 allowed (+54). At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .248, 2% better than the league's .244. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 2.35 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.60. The 557 runs scored compare with a league average of 554 per club, 1% more.

Columbia Park was home in 1904, drawing a total attendance of 597,392. The home run leader was Harry Davis, who hit 10. The RBI leader was Danny Murphy, with 77. The pitching staff's wins leader was Eddie Plank (26). Rube Waddell struck out 349, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics finished 81-70 (.536 win pct).
Who led the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Harry Davis led the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics with 10 home runs.
What was the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 2.35.
Did the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Columbia Park.
Who led the 1904 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Davis (10 HR, 62 RBI) and Eddie Plank (26-17, 2.17 ERA).
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