1904 St. Louis Cardinals

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1904 St. Louis Cardinals went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 602 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Dave Brain (7 HR, 72 RBI) and Kid Nichols (21-13, 2.02 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
602 R 595 RA
Diff +7

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602 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
+7 Run Diff
433K Attendance

📈 vs. 1904 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% above the 1904 league average (.249)
OBP .306 equal to the 1904 league average (.306)
SLG .327 2% above the 1904 league average (.322)
Team ERA 2.64 3% better than the 1904 league average (2.73)
Runs Scored 602 1% below the 1904 league average (609 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 433,680
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Avg per Game 5,706

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1904

Batting Avg

1 Jake Beckley 0.325 2 Mike Grady 0.313 3 Homer Smoot 0.281 4 Spike Shannon 0.280 5 Dave Brain 0.266

Home Runs

1 Dave Brain 7 2 Mike Grady 5 3 Hugh Hill 3 4 Homer Smoot 3 5 George Barclay 1

RBI

1 Dave Brain 72 2 Jake Beckley 67 3 Homer Smoot 66 4 Mike Grady 43 5 Jimmy Burke 37
1904 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jake Beckley 142 551 72 179 22 9 1 67 35 31 17 0.325
Homer Smoot 137 520 58 146 23 6 3 66 37 55 23 0.281
John Farrell 131 509 72 130 23 3 0 20 46 48 16 0.255
Spike Shannon 134 500 84 140 10 3 1 26 50 63 34 0.280
Dave Brain 127 488 57 130 24 12 7 72 17 48 18 0.266
Jimmy Burke 118 406 37 92 10 3 0 37 15 17 17 0.227
George Barclay 103 375 41 75 7 4 1 28 12 32 14 0.200
Danny Shay 99 340 45 87 11 1 1 18 39 22 36 0.256
Mike Grady 101 323 44 101 15 11 5 43 31 43 6 0.313
Jack Dunleavy 51 172 23 40 7 3 1 14 16 25 8 0.233
Jack Taylor 42 133 9 28 3 3 1 8 4 17 3 0.211
Kid Nichols 36 109 7 17 1 2 0 5 7 26 0 0.156
Chappie McFarland 32 99 8 13 0 2 0 4 5 20 0 0.131
Hugh Hill 23 93 13 21 2 1 3 4 2 20 3 0.226
Mike O'Neill 30 91 9 21 7 2 0 16 5 11 0 0.231
Larry McLean 27 84 5 14 2 1 0 4 4 4 1 0.167
Dave Zearfoss 27 80 7 17 2 0 0 9 10 6 0 0.212
Bill Byers 19 60 3 13 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.217
Simmy Murch 13 51 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.137
Joe Corbett 14 43 4 9 4 0 0 6 2 8 0 0.209
John Butler 12 37 0 6 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.162
She Donahue 4 15 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.267
Jim McGinley 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.091
Charlie Swindells 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
War Sanders 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1904

ERA

1 Kid Nichols 2.02 2 Mike O'Neill 2.09 3 Jack Taylor 2.22 4 Chappie McFarland 3.21 5 Joe Corbett 4.39

Wins

1 Kid Nichols 21 2 Jack Taylor 20 3 Chappie McFarland 14 4 Mike O'Neill 10 5 Joe Corbett 5

Strikeouts

1 Kid Nichols 134 2 Chappie McFarland 111 3 Jack Taylor 103 4 Joe Corbett 68 5 Mike O'Neill 68
1904 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Taylor 20 19 2.22 41 39 1 352.0 297 87 82 103
Kid Nichols 21 13 2.02 36 35 1 317.0 268 71 50 134
Chappie McFarland 14 18 3.21 32 31 0 269.1 266 96 56 111
Mike O'Neill 10 14 2.09 25 24 0 220.0 229 51 50 68
Joe Corbett 5 8 4.39 14 14 0 108.2 110 53 51 68
Jack Dunleavy 1 4 4.42 7 5 0 55.0 63 27 23 28
Jim McGinley 2 1 2.00 3 3 0 27.0 28 6 6 6
War Sanders 1 2 4.74 4 3 0 19.0 25 10 1 11

👥 Roster (25)

George Barclay Jake Beckley Dave Brain Jimmy Burke John Butler Bill Byers Joe Corbett She Donahue Jack Dunleavy John Farrell Mike Grady Hugh Hill +13 more

25 players

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The 1904 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 75-79 record (.487) put the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 602 scored against 595 allowed (+7). The team batting average of .253 was 2% above the 1904 league mark of .249. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 2.64 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.73. League clubs averaged 609 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 1% fewer.

Attendance at Robison Field totaled 433,680 for the year. For power, Dave Brain led the way with 7 homers. Jake Beckley collected the most hits, 179. The pitching staff's wins leader was Kid Nichols (21). The 1904 roster runs to 25 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1903 season and the 1905 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1904 St. Louis Cardinals finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Dave Brain led the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals with 7 home runs.
What was the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1904 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 2.64.
Did the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1904 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1904 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1904 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Brain (7 HR, 72 RBI) and Kid Nichols (21-13, 2.02 ERA).
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