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amead17 · 12-27-2018, 03:59 AM

The 1904 season saw all of the teams remain with the same names and cities. The changes by the league this year was to increase the number of regular games from 140 to 154 to try and take advantage of the good fan pull the league has built up over the last 3 years.

The 4th May saw Win Mercer move out alone in career saves as he picked up number 17.

The 20th of May was a big game for Rube Waddell of the Pittsburgh Pirates as the K's kept coming. He totalled 19 on the day to set a new league record for a single game.

The 29th of June saw Joe Kelley of the Brooklyn Superbas continue to add to his hitting stats for his career as he recorded hit number 2000.

The 4th of July saw the Boston Americans veteran hurler, Cy Young, record win number 365 to move to the top of the tree for career wins. He overtook Hall of Fame pitcher Pud Galvin in the process.

In Season Trades
July
Philadelphia Athletics swap 1B Harry H Davis with Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Gene W Ford, Pitcher Cy Falkenburg and CF Bert Conn.
Brooklyn Superbas swap 3B Ed Gremminger and Pitcher Cecil Ferguson with New York Giants RF Charlie Hemphill.
Boston Americans swap Pitcher Jake Weimer with Chicago Cubs C Earl Howard and CF Roland Wolfe.

1904 saw the AL pennant flag flying over a new stadium. This was due to the fact that the Detroit Tigers managed to win the American League by 7 games from the Cleveland Naps and Boston Americans. The National League was again won by the Pittsburgh Pirates. This gave them their 3rd pennant in 4 years as they continued to be the power house in the NL. This one was not an easy win though as they only took the title on the last game of the season. They finished 1 game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies.

The AL saw a triple crown awarded to Cleveland Naps Pitcher Earl Moore. Moore managed to rack up a 1.36 ERA over the season along with a league leading 28 wins and 244 strikeouts. The Batting crown for the AL was once again won by Nap Lajoie. This is his 4th batting crown in 4 years and it is proving he is the best out their when it comes to hitting a ball. This year saw his batting average at .339. Watty Lee of the Washington Senators took home 10 home runs to win the home run chase. Sam Mertes of the Chicago White Sox had the most RBI's at 82.

The NL saw Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies dominate the batting statistics again this year. He won his second triple crown in 2 years. He had 12 home runs, abatting average of .341 and 91 RBI's to lead the NL in all categories. Brooklyn Superbas rookie starting pitcher, Jack Lundbom, proved you don't need experience to do well in this league. His ERA of 1.86 was the best in the NL. Addie Joss of the Chicago Cubs picked up the most wins at 26 while Rube Waddell won the strikeout count with 308 over the season.

12-27-2018, 03:59 AM	#23
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,885	1904 Season The 1904 season saw all of the teams remain with the same names and cities. The changes by the league this year was to increase the number of regular games from 140 to 154 to try and take advantage of the good fan pull the league has built up over the last 3 years. The 4th May saw Win Mercer move out alone in career saves as he picked up number 17. The 20th of May was a big game for Rube Waddell of the Pittsburgh Pirates as the K's kept coming. He totalled 19 on the day to set a new league record for a single game. The 29th of June saw Joe Kelley of the Brooklyn Superbas continue to add to his hitting stats for his career as he recorded hit number 2000. The 4th of July saw the Boston Americans veteran hurler, Cy Young, record win number 365 to move to the top of the tree for career wins. He overtook Hall of Fame pitcher Pud Galvin in the process. In Season Trades July Philadelphia Athletics swap 1B Harry H Davis with Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Gene W Ford, Pitcher Cy Falkenburg and CF Bert Conn. Brooklyn Superbas swap 3B Ed Gremminger and Pitcher Cecil Ferguson with New York Giants RF Charlie Hemphill. Boston Americans swap Pitcher Jake Weimer with Chicago Cubs C Earl Howard and CF Roland Wolfe. 1904 saw the AL pennant flag flying over a new stadium. This was due to the fact that the Detroit Tigers managed to win the American League by 7 games from the Cleveland Naps and Boston Americans. The National League was again won by the Pittsburgh Pirates. This gave them their 3rd pennant in 4 years as they continued to be the power house in the NL. This one was not an easy win though as they only took the title on the last game of the season. They finished 1 game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The AL saw a triple crown awarded to Cleveland Naps Pitcher Earl Moore. Moore managed to rack up a 1.36 ERA over the season along with a league leading 28 wins and 244 strikeouts. The Batting crown for the AL was once again won by Nap Lajoie. This is his 4th batting crown in 4 years and it is proving he is the best out their when it comes to hitting a ball. This year saw his batting average at .339. Watty Lee of the Washington Senators took home 10 home runs to win the home run chase. Sam Mertes of the Chicago White Sox had the most RBI's at 82. The NL saw Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies dominate the batting statistics again this year. He won his second triple crown in 2 years. He had 12 home runs, abatting average of .341 and 91 RBI's to lead the NL in all categories. Brooklyn Superbas rookie starting pitcher, Jack Lundbom, proved you don't need experience to do well in this league. His ERA of 1.86 was the best in the NL. Addie Joss of the Chicago Cubs picked up the most wins at 26 while Rube Waddell won the strikeout count with 308 over the season.