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1904 Season
Real Life -
Boston great Cy Young pitched the century's first perfect game, retiring all 27 Athletics he faced in a 3-0 victory on May 5th. In July, the Phillies defeated the Giants 6-5 in 10 innings, ending New York's winning streak at 18 games.
On October 6th, Cardinals pitcher Jack Taylor pitched his Major League record 39th consecutive complete game, but dropped a 6-3 decision to Pittsburgh. Later that week, the Pilgrims would capture their second straight A.L. pennant when New York's Jack Chesbro uncorked a final day wild pitch that allowed the winning run to score in a 3-2 victory. However, Boston would not get to capitalize further on their divisional win, as the N.L. winning Giants owner John Brush and manager John 'Mugsy' McGraw refused to meet the A.L. champ in a second 'World Series'.
Cleveland's Nap Lajoie once again won the A.L. batting crown with a .376 average and also was first with 102 RBI while Philadelphia's Harry Davis led the league in homers with 10. Jack Chesbro was a monster right up until the unfortunate last game, mowing down batters on his way to an unbelievable 41-12 record. In the N.L., Honus Wagner's .349 average led the league, with Harry Lumley from Brooklyn winning the Home Run crown with 9 and Bill Dahlen from the Giants knocking in a league leading 80 runs. Joe McGinnity was almost as dominating for the Giants as Chesbro was for the A.L.'s New York squad, as the 'Iron Man' went 35-8 with a stellar 1.61 ERA to led the senior circuit.
The Recreation -
The Washington Senators start 1904 in 32,000-seat Griffith Stadium. Patsy Donovan jumped to the Senators to manage the squad from the Cardinals. George Davis also left his team, moving from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox.
Key Retirements:
Gus 'Cannonball' Weyhing, SP
Career Stats: 267-246, 3.93 ERA 1716 K, 454 CG, 29 SHO (#16 All-Time ERA, #4 Wins, #3 K's, #3 CG, #4 SHO)
Best Season: 1888 Philadelphia A.A. (28-18, 2.25 ERA, 45 CG)
Top Preseason Prospects:
1. Otto Hess, SP, Cleveland Indians, 25
2. Chick Robitaille, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates, 25
3. 'Big Ed' Walsh, SP, Chicago White Sox, 22
4. Hooks Wiltse, SP, New York Giants, 23
29. Larry Schlafly, RF, Chicago Cubs, 25 (Top Fielder)
April 9, 1904: Brooklyn's Nap Lajoie turns in a spectacular hitting performance in a 10-9 extra inning win over Philadelphia, going 4-4 with 3 runs, 4 RBI and a home run. Also that day, Beaneaters superstar CF 'Sliding Billy' Hamilton slaps his 2500th career hit in an 8-3 victory over Dummy Taylor and the Giants.
April 26, 1904: Cincinnati pitcher Brickyard Kennedy arguably tosses the best pitching performance of the year in a 1-0 14-inning loss to Boston, as he only allowed 3 hits on 184 pitches.
May 25, 1904: Cincinnati Reds veteran first baseman Jake 'Eagle Eye' Beckley strokes career hit 2500 in a 10-3 win over Brooklyn.
June 1, 1904: CF Steve Brodie from the Highlanders notches hit 2000 of his career in a 7-4 loss versus the Senators.
July 23, 1904: The Pilgrims start dismantling their disappointing roster, first unloading Win Kellum to the Highlanders for superstar Jack Chesbro and also moving Norwood Gibson to Cincinnati for Bob Ewing.
July 30, 1904: Cleveland trades star hurler Joe McGinnity and Buck Hooker to the Phillies in return for SP Fred Burchell.
September 23, 1904: The St. Louis Browns win their third straight A.L. pennant with style, overcoming second place New York by 16 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates return to the top of the National League with a 91-win season. Manager Fred Clarke refuses to meet the Browns in a playoff series, saying that the American League isn't in the same class as the opposition in the N.L.
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Final Standings
American League W L PCT GB
St. Louis Browns 99 55 .643 -
New York Highlanders 83 71 .539 16
Washington Senators 81 73 .526 18
Cleveland Indians 80 74 .519 19
Chicago White Sox 76 78 .494 23
Detroit Tigers 75 79 .487 24
Boston Pilgrims 65 89 .422 34
Philadelphia Athletics 57 97 .370 42
National League W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 91 63 .591 -
Brooklyn Superbas 84 70 .545 7
Chicago Cubs 83 71 .539 8
Boston Beaneaters 77 77 .500 14
New York Giants 77 77 .500 14
Cincinnati Reds 75 79 .487 16
Philadelphia Phillies 72 82 .468 19
St. Louis Cardinals 57 97 .370 34
Regular Season Leaders
American League National League
BA: Mike Donlin, NYH, .322 BA: Honus Wagner, PIT, .331
Runs: Sammy Strang, NYH, 99 Runs: Honus Wagner, PIT, 99
Hits: Jimmy Collins, BOS, 174 Hits: Honus Wagner, PIT, 190
TB: Emmet Heidrick, STL, 246 TB: Bunk Congalton, CHI, 269
HR: Pop Foster, WAS, 13 HR: Sam Crawford, CIN, 15
RBI: Pop Foster, WAS, 89 RBI: Bunk Congalton, CHI, 97
SB: Sam Mertes, CHI, 59 SB: Fred Clarke, PIT, 67
Wins: Bert Husting, STL, 28 Wins: Sam Leever, PIT, 26
ERA: Addie Joss, CLE, 1.62 ERA: Jack Menefee, CHI, 1.87
CG: Jack Katoll, CHI, 37 CG: Bill Dineen, BOS, 37
Barney Wolfe, NYH, 37 Happy Townsend, PHI, 37
Frank Smith, CHI, 37 Sam Leever, PIT, 37
Mordecai Brown, STL, 37
Red Donahue, PHI, 37
Tom Hughes, CHI, 37
IP: Eddie Plank, PHI, 340.2 IP: Tom Hughes, CHI, 353.1
SO: Bert Husting, STL, 169 SO: Noodles Hahn, CIN, 199
20-Game Winners
American League National League
Bert Husting, STL, 28-10 Sam Leever, PIT, 26-12
Jack Powell, STL, 24-12 Christy Mathewson, NYG, 24-11
Jack Katoll, CHI, 23-14 Tom Hughes, CHI, 24-13
Addie Joss, CLE, 22-15 Deacon Phillippe, PIT, 23-13
Dale Gear, WAS, 22-16 Bill Donovan, BRO, 22-14
Jack Tannehill, NYH, 22-15 Bill Dineen, BOS, 21-16
Al Orth, CLE, 21-15 Noodles Hahn, CIN, 21-16
Jack Chesbro, BOS, 20-16 George Winter, BRO, 20-16
Watty Lee, WAS, 20-8 Jack Menefee, CHI, 20-6
100 RBIs
American League National League
None None
Notable Player Performances
CF Emmet 'Snags' Heidrick, 28, St. Louis Browns
.312 AVG, 555 AB, 173 H, 89 R, 29 2B, 10 3B, 8 HR, 78 RBI, 32 BB, 33 K, 25 SB
RF Bunk Congalton, 29, Chicago Cubs
.302 AVG, 580 AB, 175 H, 81 R, 34 2B, 12 3B, 12 HR, 97 RBI, 27 BB, 32 K, 9 SB
Notable Pitching Performances
SP Bert 'Pete' Husting, 26, St. Louis Browns
28-10, 1.80 ERA, 38 GS, 339.2 IP, 197 H, 73 BB, 169 K, 36 CG, 7 SHO
SP Sam 'Deacon' Leever, 32, Pittsburgh Pirates
26-12, 2.36 ERA, 38 GS, 339.1 IP, 278 H, 57 BB, 129 K, 37 CG, 2 SHO
Notable Rookie Performances
SP Otto Hess, 25, Cleveland Indians
18-11, 2.97 ERA, 30 GS, 263.2 IP, 230 H, 55 BB, 102 K, 29 CG, 2 SHO
SP Hooks Wiltse, 24, New York Giants
15-14 3.94 ERA, 38 GS, 281.0 IP, 282 H, 89 BB, 103 K, 7 CG, 0 SHO
Prospect Watch
Otto Hess: See above
Chick Robitaille: (AAA-Level)
4-4, 1.95 ERA, 9 GS, 78.1 IP, 48 H, 25 BB, 77 K, 6 CG, 1 SHO
'Big Ed' Walsh: Chicago White Sox
13-16, 3.28 ERA, 36 GS, 266.0 IP, 245 H, 59 BB, 92 K, 5 CG, 1 SHO
Hooks Wiltse: See above
Larry Schlafly: Chicago Cubs
.256 AVG, 78 AB, 20 H, 6 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 6 BB, 13 K, 2 SB
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