1904 Boston Americans season

Offseason

Transactions

• December 7, 1903: It is reported that the Boston Americans will trade catcher Jake Stahl to the Washington Senators.
• December 23, 1903: The Boston Americans trade pitcher Tom Hughes to the New York Highlanders for pitcher Jesse Tannehill.

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

Regular season

• April 14: The regular season opens with an 8–2 loss to the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City.
• April 18: In the home opener, the Americans defeat the visiting Washington Senators, 5–0.
• May 5: Cy Young throws the first no-hitter in franchise history; it was also a perfect game. The Americans beat the Philadelphia Athletics by a score of 3–0 in Boston.
• June 12: In their longest game of the season, the Americans defeat the St. Louis Browns, 2–1 in 16 innings, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.
• June 18: The team's highest scoring game of the season ends as a 13–10 win in 11 innings, on the road against the Chicago White Sox.
• August 17: Jesse Tannehill throws a no-hitter against the White Sox at South Side Park in Chicago.
• October 10: The regular season ends with a doubleheader on the road against the Highlanders; Boston won the first game, 3–2, while New York won the second game, 1–0 in 10 innings.

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

The team had three games end in a tie; September 13 at Philadelphia, September 14 vs. New York, and September 15 vs. New York.

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Source:

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: Stats in brackets are derived from Retrosheet which differ from the stats found on MLB.com.

Starters by position

Note: Pos=Position; GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage

Other batters

Note: Pos=Position; GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage

Pitchers

Note: GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: GP=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

References

References

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12. "George Lachance Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1904".
13. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Candy LaChance".
14. "Hobe Ferris Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1904".
15. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Hobe Ferris".
16. "Freddy Parent Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1904".
17. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Freddy Parent".
18. "Jimmy Collins Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1904".
19. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Jimmy Collins".
20. "Buck Freeman Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1904".
21. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Buck Freeman".
22. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Kip Selbach".
23. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Chick Stahl".
24. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Duke Farrell".
25. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Patsy Dougherty".
26. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for John O'Neill".
27. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Tom Doran".
28. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Bob Unglaub".
29. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Cy Young".
30. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Jesse Tannehill".
31. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Bill Dinneen".
32. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for Norwood Gibson".
33. "The 1904 BOS A Batting Splits for George Winter".
34. "The 1904 BOS A Pitching Splits for Cy Young".
35. "The 1904 BOS A Pitching Splits for Bill Dinneen".
36. "The 1904 BOS A Pitching Splits for Jesse Tannehill".
37. "The 1904 BOS A Pitching Splits for Norwood Gibson".
38. "The 1904 BOS A Pitching Splits for George Winter".