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1904 Boston Americans
League American League
Ballpark Huntington Avenue Grounds
City Boston, Massachusetts
Record95–59 (.617)
League place1st
Owners Henry Killilea
Managers Jimmy Collins
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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Opening day ceremonies at the Huntington Avenue Grounds in celebration of the 1903 World Series championship by the Americans.

The 1904 Boston Americans season was the fourth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 95 wins and 59 losses, 1+1⁄2 games ahead of the New York Highlanders. The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds. The Americans were set to play the National League (NL) champion New York Giants in the 1904 World Series; however, the Giants refused to play.

Offseason

Transactions

Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Macon, Georgia. [3]

Regular season

Statistical leaders

The offense was led by Buck Freeman, who hit 7 home runs and had 84 RBIs, and Freddy Parent with a .291 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 43 appearances (41 starts) and pitched 40 complete games with a 26–16 record and 1.97 ERA, while striking out 200 in 380 innings. The team had two other 20-game winners; Bill Dinneen (23–14) and Jesse Tannehill (21–11).

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

The team had three games end in a tie; September 13 at Philadelphia, September 14 vs. New York, and September 15 vs. New York. [4] Both ties against New York were the second games of doubleheaders. Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted. [7]

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 —

Opening Day lineup

Patsy Dougherty LF
Jimmy Collins 3B
Chick Stahl CF
Buck Freeman RF
Freddy Parent SS
Candy LaChance 1B
Hobe Ferris 2B
Lou Criger C
Cy Young P

Source: [8] [9]

Roster

1904 Boston Americans
Roster
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 Lou Criger 98 299 63 .211 2 34
1B Candy LaChance 157 573 130 .227 1 47
2B Hobe Ferris 156 563 120 .213 3 63
SS Freddy Parent 155 591 172 .291 6 77
3B Jimmy Collins 156 631 171 .271 3 67
OF Buck Freeman 157 597 167 .280 7 84
OF Kip Selbach 98 376 97 .258 0 30
OF Chick Stahl 157 587 170 .290 3 67

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
Duke Farrell 68 198 42 .212 0 15
Patsy Dougherty 49 195 53 .272 0 4
Bill O'Neill 17 51 10 .196 0 5
Tom Doran 12 32 4 .125 0 0
Bob Unglaub 9 13 2 .154 0 2

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
Cy Young 43 380 26 16 1.97 200
Bill Dinneen 37 335+2⁄3 23 14 2.20 153
Jesse Tannehill 33 281+2⁄3 21 11 2.04 116
Norwood Gibson 33 273 17 14 2.21 112
George Winter 20 135+2⁄3 8 4 2.32 31

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Notes". The Pittsburgh Press. December 7, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Nowlin, Bill; Prime, Jim (2005). Blood Feud: The Red Sox, The Yankees and the Struggle of Good vs. Evil. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Rounder Books. p. 218. ISBN  1-57940-111-2.
  3. ^ "Light Work". The Boston Globe. March 8, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e "The 1904 Boston Americans Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN  978-0-451-22363-0
  6. ^ "Tannehill Makes Record". St. Paul Globe. August 18, 1904. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  7. ^ Hershberger, Richard (December 28, 2015). "Tie Games in Baseball". ordinary-times.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ O'Connell, Fred P. (April 15, 1904). "15,000 See New Yorks Defeat Collins' Boys". The Boston Post. p. 4. Retrieved November 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ O'Connell, Fred P. (April 15, 1904). "Box Score". The Boston Post. p. 4. Retrieved November 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

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