1904 Philadelphia Athletics
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkColumbia Park
CityPhiladelphia
OwnersBenjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough
ManagersConnie Mack
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The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the Athletics finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 70 losses.

Preseason

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,

Regular season

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

1904 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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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Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Fairbank 3 17.0 0 1 6.35 6

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

Notes

  1. ^ "First Game Postponed: Athletics and Phillies Will Come Together at Columbia Park Tomorrow". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 3, 1904. p. 14.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Phils Win First Game Before Enthusiastic Crowd". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 5, 1904. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Phillies Get But Two Hits Off Plank". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 6, 1904. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Home-Run Day At Columbia Park". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 7, 1904. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Athletics Win At Phillies' Opening". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 8, 1904. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Phillies Win Their Second Game from the Athletics". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 9, 1904. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Athletics Win Out With One Hit". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 12, 1904. p. 10.
  9. ^ "Athletics Make Good in Seventh and Win". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 13, 1904. p. 6.
  10. ^ "Phillies Size Up Pinnance in Sixth". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 14, 1904. p. 6.
  11. ^ 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

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