1904 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1904 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 81-70. They scored 557 runs and belted 31 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. Harry Davis led the team in home runs with 10. Danny Murphy knocked in 77 runs. Lave Cross led the team with 176 hits for a .290 average.
The team allowed 503 runs and had a team ERA of 2.35. Eddie Plank was the winningest pitcher, with 26 games won. Rube Waddell racked up 349 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lave Cross | 3B | 155 | 607 | 73 | 176 | 1 | 71 | 10 | .310 | .379 | .689 | .290 |
| Monte Cross | SS | 153 | 503 | 33 | 95 | 1 | 38 | 19 | .266 | .256 | .522 | .189 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 102 | 404 | 54 | 125 | 10 | 62 | 12 | .350 | .490 | .840 | .309 |
| Jim Mullin | 1B | 22 | 52 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .321 | .346 | .667 | .269 |
| Danny Murphy | 2B | 150 | 557 | 78 | 160 | 7 | 77 | 22 | .320 | .440 | .760 | .287 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Bruce | OF | 30 | 101 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .302 | .297 | .599 | .267 |
| Topsy Hartsel | OF | 147 | 534 | 79 | 135 | 2 | 25 | 19 | .347 | .341 | .688 | .253 |
| Danny Hoffman | OF | 53 | 204 | 31 | 61 | 3 | 24 | 9 | .329 | .426 | .755 | .299 |
| Ollie Pickering | OF | 124 | 455 | 56 | 103 | 0 | 30 | 17 | .299 | .262 | .561 | .226 |
| Socks Seybold | OF | 143 | 510 | 56 | 149 | 3 | 64 | 12 | .351 | .396 | .747 | .292 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Pete Noonan | C | 39 | 114 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .209 | .298 | .507 | .202 |
| Doc Powers | C | 57 | 184 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 3 | .220 | .207 | .427 | .190 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | C | 95 | 311 | 23 | 58 | 1 | 21 | 3 | .199 | .232 | .431 | .186 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5088 | 557 | 1266 | 31 | 486 | 137 | .290 | .336 | .626 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Applegate | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 6.43 | 1.762 | |||
| John Barthold | 4 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5.06 | 1.869 | |||
| Chief Bender | 29 | 20 | 203.7 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 149 | 59 | 2.87 | 1.109 | |||
| Lou Bruce | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.91 | 1.182 | |||
| Andy Coakley | 8 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 1.89 | 1.145 | |||
| Jim Fairbank | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6.35 | 1.882 | |||
| Weldon Henley | 36 | 34 | 295.7 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 0 | 130 | 76 | 2.53 | 1.086 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 44 | 43 | 357.3 | 26 | 17 | .605 | 0 | 201 | 86 | 2.17 | 1.111 | |||
| Rube Waddell | 46 | 46 | 383 | 25 | 19 | .568 | 0 | 349 | 91 | 1.62 | 1.039 | |||
| Team Totals | 175 | 155 | 1361.4 | 81 | 70 | .536 | 0 | 887 | 366 | 2.35 | 1.113 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lave Cross | 155 |
| At Bats | Lave Cross | 607 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lave Cross | 639 |
| Batting Average | Socks Seybold | .292 |
| On-Base % | Socks Seybold | .351 |
| Slugging % | Danny Murphy | .440 |
| OPS | Danny Murphy | .760 |
| Runs | Topsy Hartsel | 79 |
| Hits | Lave Cross | 176 |
| Total Bases | Danny Murphy | 245 |
| Doubles | Lave Cross | 31 |
| Triples | Danny Murphy | 17 |
| Home Runs | Harry Davis | 10 |
| RBI | Danny Murphy | 77 |
| Walks | Topsy Hartsel | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | Danny Murphy | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Monte Cross | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Plank | 26 |
| Losses | Rube Waddell | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Plank | .605 |
| ERA | Rube Waddell | 1.62 |
| WHIP | Rube Waddell | 1.039 |
| Innings Pitched | Rube Waddell | 383 |
| Games | Rube Waddell | 46 |
| Games Started | Rube Waddell | 46 |
| Strikeouts | Rube Waddell | 349 |
| Complete Games | Rube Waddell | 39 |
| Shutouts | Rube Waddell | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Rube Waddell | 1548 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Plank | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Plank | 311 |
| Walks Allowed | Rube Waddell | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rube Waddell | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Rube Waddell | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Weldon Henley and Eddie Plank | 19 |
