1904_Philadelphia_Athletics_season
1904 Philadelphia Athletics season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the Athletics finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 70 losses.
| 1904 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Columbia Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Owners | Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough |
| Managers | Connie Mack |
1904 Philadelphia City Series
The Athletics played eight games against the Philadelphia Phillies for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies, 5 games to 3.
The series was to have opened on April 2, 1904 at the Phillies’ Philadelphia Ball Park but was called off due to wet grounds.[1] The game scheduled for April 9, 1904 at the Phillies’ park was canceled due to rain.[2]
AL Philadelphia Athletics (5) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (3)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 4, 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 0 | Columbia Park | 1:25 | 8,641[3] |
| 2 | April 5, 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 4 | Columbia Park | 1:38 | 3,701[4] |
| 3 | April 6, 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies – 6, Philadelphia Athletics – 14 | Columbia Park | - | 2,643[5] |
| 4 | April 7, 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics – 4, Philadelphia Phillies – 6 | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | 3,142[6] |
| 5 | April 8, 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics – 2, Philadelphia Phillies – 4 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:35 | 2,311[7] |
| 6 | April 11, 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies – 0, Philadelphia Athletics – 2 | Columbia Park | 1:25 | 1,046[8] |
| 7 | April 12, 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics – 4, Philadelphia Phillies – 3 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:40 | 1,379[9] |
| 8 | April 13, 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies – 8, Philadelphia Athletics – 3 | Columbia Park | 1:30 | 714[10] |
Following the 1904 series, the Athletics and Phillies had each won 10 of the twenty games played in the local championship in 1903 and 1904,
- May 5, 1904: Cy Young threw the first no hitter in the history of the American League's Boston franchise against the Athletics. It was also a perfect game. The Americans beat the Athletics by a score of 3–0.[11]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Americans | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | — | 49–30 | 46–29 |
| New York Highlanders | 92 | 59 | 0.609 | 1½ | 46–29 | 46–30 |
| Chicago White Sox | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 6 | 50–27 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Naps | 86 | 65 | 0.570 | 7½ | 44–31 | 42–34 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 70 | 0.536 | 12½ | 47–31 | 34–39 |
| St. Louis Browns | 65 | 87 | 0.428 | 29 | 32–43 | 33–44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 62 | 90 | 0.408 | 32 | 34–40 | 28–50 |
| Washington Senators | 38 | 113 | 0.252 | 55½ | 23–52 | 15–61 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–9 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–10–2 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 20–2 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 14–8–1 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 18–4 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 8–14 | — | 14–8–2 | 9–11–1 | 11–10 | 13–9 | 18–4 | |||||
| Detroit | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 8–14–2 | — | 7–15 | 10–12–1 | 11–11–2 | 12–8–4 | |||||
| New York | 10–12–2 | 10–12–1 | 11–9–1 | 15–7 | — | 12–9 | 16–6 | 18–4 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 10–11 | 12–10–1 | 9–12 | — | 11–10–1 | 16–6–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11–2 | 6–16 | 10–11–1 | — | 11–10–1 | |||||
| Washington | 2–20 | 4–18 | 4–18 | 8–12–4 | 4–18 | 6–16–1 | 10–11–1 | — | |||||
Roster
| 1904 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ossee Schreckengost | 95 | 311 | 58 | .186 | 1 | 21 |
| 1B | Harry Davis | 102 | 404 | 125 | .309 | 10 | 62 |
| 2B | Danny Murphy | 150 | 557 | 160 | .287 | 7 | 77 |
| SS | Monte Cross | 153 | 503 | 95 | .189 | 1 | 38 |
| 3B | Lave Cross | 155 | 607 | 176 | .290 | 1 | 71 |
| OF | Topsy Hartsel | 147 | 534 | 135 | .253 | 2 | 25 |
| OF | Ollie Pickering | 124 | 455 | 103 | .226 | 0 | 30 |
| OF | Socks Seybold | 143 | 510 | 149 | .292 | 3 | 64 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Hoffman | 53 | 204 | 61 | .299 | 3 | 24 |
| Doc Powers | 57 | 184 | 35 | .190 | 0 | 11 |
| Pete Noonan | 39 | 114 | 23 | .202 | 2 | 13 |
| Jim Mullen | 41 | 110 | 24 | .218 | 1 | 9 |
| Lou Bruce | 30 | 101 | 27 | .267 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Waddell | 46 | 383.0 | 25 | 19 | 1.62 | 349 |
| Eddie Plank | 44 | 357.1 | 26 | 17 | 2.17 | 201 |
| Weldon Henley | 36 | 295.2 | 15 | 17 | 2.53 | 130 |
| Chief Bender | 29 | 203.2 | 10 | 11 | 2.87 | 149 |
| Andy Coakley | 8 | 62.0 | 4 | 3 | 1.89 | 33 |
| Fred Applegate | 3 | 21.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.43 | 12 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barthold | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 5 |
| Lou Bruce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 |
- "First Game Postponed: Athletics and Phillies Will Come Together at Columbia Park Tomorrow". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 3, 1904. p. 14.
- "Rain Cuts Out Many Ballgames: Athletics and Phillies Have to Call Their Seance Off with the Downpour". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 10, 1904. p. 15.
- "Phils Win First Game Before Enthusiastic Crowd". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 5, 1904. p. 10.
- "Phillies Get But Two Hits Off Plank". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 6, 1904. p. 6.
- "Home-Run Day At Columbia Park". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 7, 1904. p. 10.
- "Athletics Win At Phillies' Opening". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 8, 1904. p. 6.
- "Phillies Win Their Second Game from the Athletics". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 9, 1904. p. 10.
- "Athletics Win Out With One Hit". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 12, 1904. p. 10.
- "Athletics Make Good in Seventh and Win". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 13, 1904. p. 6.
- "Phillies Size Up Pinnance in Sixth". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 14, 1904. p. 6.
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- 1904 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1904 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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