The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the Athletics finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 70 losses.

Preseason 1904 Philadelphia City Series

The Athletics played eight games against the Philadelphia Phillies for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies, 5 games to 3.

The series was to have opened on April 2, 1904 at the Phillies’ Philadelphia Ball Park but was called off due to wet grounds. The game scheduled for April 9, 1904 at the Phillies’ park was canceled due to rain.

Following the 1904 series, the Athletics and Phillies had each won 10 of the twenty games played in the local championship in 1903 and 1904,

Regular season May 5, 1904: Cy Young threw the first no hitter in the history of the American League's Boston franchise against the Athletics. It was also a perfect game. The Americans beat the Athletics by a score of 3–0.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 144, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1904 Philadelphia Athletics 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 95 311 58 .186 1 21 1B 102 404 125 .309 10 62 2B 150 557 160 .287 7 77 SS 153 503 95 .189 1 38 3B 155 607 176 .290 1 71 OF 147 534 135 .253 2 25 OF 124 455 103 .226 0 30 OF 143 510 149 .292 3 64

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 53 204 61 .299 3 24 57 184 35 .190 0 11 39 114 23 .202 2 13 41 110 24 .218 1 9 30 101 27 .267 0 8

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 46 383.0 25 19 1.62 349 44 357.1 26 17 2.17 201 36 295.2 15 17 2.53 130 29 203.2 10 11 2.87 149 8 62.0 4 3 1.89 33 3 21.0 1 2 6.43 12

Other 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 3 17.0 0 1 6.35 6

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 4 0 0 0 5.06 5 2 0 0 0 4.91 2

Notes

References 1904 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1904 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com