| 1904 Saint Louis Cardinals | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record | 75–79 (48.7%) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Frank Robison and Stanley Robison |
| Manager | Kid Nichols |
The 1904 Saint Louis Cardinals season was the team's 23rd season in Saint Louis, Missouri and its 13th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75 wins and 79 losses during the season and finished 5th place in the National League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 106 | 47 | .693 | — | 56–26 | 50–21 |
| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 60 | .608 | 13 | 49–27 | 44–33 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 65 | .575 | 18 | 49–27 | 39–38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 66 | .569 | 19 | 48–30 | 39–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 79 | .487 | 31½ | 39–36 | 36–43 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 56 | 97 | .366 | 50 | 31–44 | 25–53 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 55 | 98 | .359 | 51 | 34–45 | 21–53 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 100 | .342 | 53½ | 28–43 | 24–57 |
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| Team | BOS | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 2–20 | 11–10–1 | 8–14 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 5–17 | 8–14 | 3–19 | 13–9 | 7–14–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 17–5 | — | 13–8–1 | 11–11–2 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15–7 | 14–8 | 8–13–1 | — | 10–12–1 | 16–6 | 11–11–2 | 14–8 | |||||
| New York | 20–2 | 19–3 | 11–11–2 | 12–10–1 | — | 17–4–2 | 12–10 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–11–1 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 4–17–2 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 14–8 | 14–7–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–2 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | |||||
| 1904 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Mike Grady | 101 | 323 | 101 | .313 | 5 | 43 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 142 | 551 | 179 | .325 | 1 | 67 |
| 2B | John Farrell | 131 | 509 | 130 | .255 | 0 | 20 |
| SS | Danny Shay | 99 | 340 | 87 | .256 | 1 | 18 |
| 3B | Jimmy Burke | 118 | 406 | 92 | .227 | 0 | 37 |
| OF | Homer Smoot | 137 | 520 | 146 | .281 | 3 | 66 |
| OF | Spike Shannon | 134 | 500 | 140 | .280 | 1 | 26 |
| OF | George Barclay | 103 | 375 | 75 | .200 | 1 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Brain | 127 | 488 | 130 | .266 | 7 | 72 |
| Jack Dunleavy | 51 | 172 | 40 | .233 | 1 | 14 |
| Hugh Hill | 23 | 93 | 21 | .226 | 3 | 4 |
| Larry McLean | 27 | 84 | 14 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Zearfoss | 27 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 0 | 9 |
| Bill Byers | 19 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 4 |
| Simmy Murch | 13 | 51 | 7 | .137 | 0 | 1 |
| John Butler | 12 | 37 | 6 | .162 | 0 | 1 |
| She Donahue | 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Swindells | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 41 | 352.0 | 20 | 19 | 2.22 | 103 |
| Kid Nichols | 36 | 317.0 | 21 | 13 | 2.02 | 134 |
| Chappie McFarland | 32 | 269.1 | 14 | 18 | 3.21 | 111 |
| Mike O'Neill | 25 | 220.0 | 10 | 14 | 2.09 | 68 |
| Joe Corbett | 14 | 108.2 | 5 | 8 | 4.39 | 68 |
| Jack Dunleavy | 7 | 55.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.42 | 28 |
| Jim McGinley | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 6 |
| War Sanders | 4 | 19.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.74 | 11 |