1904 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1904 throughout the world.  

Champions

• American League: Boston Americans
• National League: New York Giants

World Series: New York (NL) declined challenge by Boston (AL)

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.

September

October

The World Series was cancelled when New York Giants owner, John T. Brush, refused to play Boston.^[1] 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-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

• March 25 - Harry Arundel, 49, pitcher for three seasons. Played for the 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics, the 1882 Pittsburg Alleghenys, and the 1884 Providence Grays.
• April 11 - Shorty Fuller, 36, shortstop for the Browns and Giants who scored 100 runs in 1890 and 1891
• May 4 - Frank Quinlan, 35, played two games for the 1891 Boston Reds.
• June 6 - Chippy McGarr, 41, third baseman who played for seven teams over the course of 10 seasons from 1884 to 1896.
• November 4 - Charlie Reilley, 47?, catcher for five seasons: 1879-1882, 1884.
• November 4 - Jim Shanley, 50, outfielder who played two games for the 1876 New York Mutuals.
• December 18 - John Clapp, 53, catcher for several teams who batted over .300 from 1876-78

References

1. ^ "The World Series at 100". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1466981. Retrieved 2006-10-24.