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1904 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1904 throughout the world.

Champions

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World Series: New York (NL) declined challenge by Boston (AL)

Statistical leaders

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American League National League
Stat Player Total Player Total
AVG Nap Lajoie (CLE) .376 Honus Wagner (PIT) .349
HR Harry Davis (PHA) 14 Harry Lumley (BKN) 9
RBI Nap Lajoie (CLE) 102 Bill Dahlen (NYG) 80
Wins Jack Chesbro (NYH) 41 Joe McGinnity (NYG) 35
ERA Addie Joss (CLE) 1.59 Joe McGinnity (NYG) 1.61
K Rube Waddell (PHA) 349 Christy Mathewson (NYG) 212

Major league baseball final standings

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American League final standings

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National League final standings

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Events

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January

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  • January 4 – The New York Highlanders of the American League announce plans to play on Sundays at Ridgewood Park in Queens, NY, but the National League Brooklyn Superbas object the proposal. By the time Sunday's games are legal only in the cities of Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati.[1]

February

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  • February 29 – Pepper Martin is born in Temple, Oklahoma. Amazingly, with more than 19,000 different Major League Baseball players in the sport's history, between 1836 and 2018, only 11 have been born on a Leap Day.[2][3] Dubbed as the Wild Horse of the Osage because of his daring and aggressive baserunning abilities,[4] Martin played as a third baseman and an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in a span of 13 seasons between 1928 and 1944, earning two World Series titles, four All-Star Game selections and four National League stolen bases titles. But Martin is probably best known for his heroics in the 1931 World Series, when he led the Cardinals in average (.500), hits (12), doubles (4), runs (5), RBI (5), stolen bases (5) and added one home run in the seven-game triumph over the highly favored Philadelphia Athletics, making also a running catch to cut a ninth-inning rally by the Athletics in the decisive Game 7.[4]

March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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Postseason

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November

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December

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Births

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January

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February

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March

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All Star Buddy Myer

April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Deaths

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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References

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  1. ^ "Dreyfus Doesn't Favor Sunday Baseball". Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. January 10, 1904. p. 23.
  2. ^ Major League Baseball History on February 29. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on May 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Four important MLB moments that happened on Leap Day. MLB.com. Retrieved on May 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Pepper Martin. Article written by Norm King. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Buddy Myer. Career statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on May 23, 2019.
  6. ^ James, Bill (2001). The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. New York: Free Press. p. 499. ISBN 0-684-80697-5.
  7. ^ a b c The 1904 Boston Americans Regular Season Game Log. Retrosheet. Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Clarifying Some of the Records*". Society for American Baseball Research. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011.
  9. ^ John O'Neill. Article written by Bill Nowlin. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 2, 2019.
  10. ^ Dan McGann. Article written by Don Jensen. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 2, 2019.
  11. ^ The 10 most significant steals of home in baseball history. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on May 21, 2019.
  12. ^ a b 1904 MLB season. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Baseball Man Is Hurt - John McGraw's Ankle Dislocated by Rush of Enthusiastic Fans". Topeka Daily Capital. September 6, 1904. p. 2.
  14. ^ a b 1904 MLB season schedule. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
  15. ^ Jack Chesbro statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
  16. ^ Frank Farrell. Article written by Bill Lamb. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
  17. ^ John McGraw. Article written by Don Jensen. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
  18. ^ a b John T. Brush. Article written by John Saccoman. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 22, 2019.