1904 Boston Americans season

1904 Boston Americans
1904 AL Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1904 Information
Owner(s) Henry Killilea
Manager(s) Jimmy Collins
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The 1904 Boston Americans season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Americans finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 59 losses. They were set to play the New York Giants in the World Series but the Giants refused to play.

The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L T GB Pct.
Boston Americans 95 59 3 -- .617
New York Highlanders 92 59 4 1½ .609
Chicago White Sox 89 65 2 6 .578
Cleveland Naps 86 65 3 7½ .570
Philadelphia Athletics 81 70 4 12½ .536
St. Louis Browns 65 87 4 29 .428
Detroit Tigers 62 90 10 32 .408
Washington Senators 38 113 6 55½ .252

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

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 Criger, LouLou Criger 98 299 63 .11 2 34
1B LaChance, CandyCandy LaChance 157 573 130 .227 1 47
2B Ferris, HobeHobe Ferris 156 563 120 .213 3 63
SS Parent, FreddyFreddy Parent 155 591 172 .291 6 77
3B Collins, JimmyJimmy Collins 156 631 171 .271 3 67
OF Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman 157 597 167 .280 7 84
OF Selbach, KipKip Selbach 98 376 97 .258 0 30
OF Stahl, ChickChick 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
Dougherty, PatsyPatsy Dougherty 49 195 53 .272 0 4

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
Young, CyCy Young 43 380 26 16 1.97 200
Dinneen, BillBill Dinneen 37 335 23 14 2.20 153
Gibson, NorwoodNorwood Gibson 33 273 17 14 2.21 112

Notes

  1. ^ 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

References

American League
National League
Franchise
Ballparks
Huntington Avenue Grounds · Braves Field · Fenway Park
Spring training: Riverside Park · McKechnie Field · Bader Field · Payne Park · Scottsdale Stadium · Chain of Lakes Park · City of Palms Park · JetBlue Park (starting in 2012)
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Retired numbers
1 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 14 · 27
Administration
Owners: Fenway Sports Group (John W. Henry and Tom Werner) | President and CEO: Larry Lucchino | General Manager: Ben Cherington | Manager: Bobby Valentine | Team Captain: Jason Varitek
World Series
Championships (7)
1903 · 1912 · 1915 · 1916 · 1918 · 2004 · 2007
American League
Championships (12)
1903 · 1904 · 1912 · 1915 · 1916 · 1918 · 1946 · 1967 · 1975 · 1986 · 2004 · 2007
Other assets
Preceded by
Boston Americans
1903		 American League Champions
Boston Americans
1904		 Succeeded by
Philadelphia Athletics
1905