1904 in baseball

Year in baseball
this year = 1904

Champions

*American League: Boston Red Sox
*National League: New York Giants

MLB Statistical Leaders

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Events

January

February

March

April

May

*May 5 - Cy Young pitches a perfect game, as the Boston Americans defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0. This is considered the first perfect game in the modern era.

June

*June 11 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Bob Wicker pitches nine innings without allowing a hit. He surrenders a hit in the 10th inning, but it would be the only hit he allows in the game. The Cubs would go on the beat the New York Giants, 1-0, in 12 innings.
* June 23 - Kip Selbach of the Washington Senators ties a record by committing 3 errors from the outfield in one inning.

July

August

*August 17 - Boston Americans pitcher Jesse Tannehill tosses a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox in a 6-0 Boston win.

eptember

October

The World Series was cancelled when New York Giant's owner, John T. Brush, refused to play Boston. [cite web|title=The World Series at 100|publisher=National Public Radio|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1466981|accessdate=2006-10-24] Highlanders P Jack Chesbro throws a pennant-losing wild pitch at home against Boston.

November

December

Births

January-March

*January 1 - Ethan Allen
*January 3 - Bill Cissell
*January 22 - John Milligan
*January 26 - George Blaeholder
*January 29 - Ray Hayworth
*February 27 - Chick Fullis
*February 29 - Pepper Martin
*March 16 - Buddy Myer
*March 21 - Red Rollings
*March 22 - Bob Elson
*March 30 - Ripper Collins

April-June

*April 9 - Fred Frankhouse
*May 9 - Paul Hinson
*May 20 - Pete Appleton
*June 7 - Dusty Boggess
*June 12 - Bill Foster
*June 15 - Ed Pipgras
*June 24 - Bobby Reeves
*July 3 - Luke Hamlin
*July 5 - Bump Hadley
*July 19 - Mark Koenig

July-September

*July 3 - Luke Hamlin
*July 5 - Bump Hadley
*July 18 - Marty Karow
*July 19 - Mark Koenig
*August 5 - Vic Frazier
*September 10 - Johnny Allen
*September 10 - Arlie Tarbert

October-December

*October 5 - Sam West
*October 7 - Chuck Klein
*October 16 - Boom-Boom Beck
*October 25 - Andy Cohen
*October 27 - Frank Bennett
*October 28 - Liz Funk
*November 24 - Billy Rogell
*December 16 - Joe Berry
*December 20 - Spud Davis
*December 25- Bill Akers
*December 25 - Lloyd Brown
*December 25 - Bill Sweeney
*December 27 - John Shea

Deaths

*April 11 - Shorty Fuller, 36, shortstop for the Browns and Giants who scored 100 runs in 1890 and 1891
*December 18 - John Clapp, 53, catcher for several teams who batted over .300 from 1876-78

References