Who led MLB in home runs in 1904?

Harry Lumley led the majors with 9 in 1904 (NL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1904?

Nap Lajoie hit ..376, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1904 (AL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1904?

Jack Chesbro led the majors with 41 wins in 1904 (AL).

1904 MLB League Leaders

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Harry Lumley led the majors with 9 in 1904. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1904 season, from the SABR/Lahman baseball database.

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League

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Batting leaders, all major leagues

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	.376
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	.349
3	Willie Keeler	NYA	AL	.343
4	Jake Beckley	SLN	NL	.325
5	Cy Seymour	CIN	NL	.313
6	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	.310
7	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	.306
8	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	NL	.301
9	Bill Bradley	CLE	AL	.300
10	John Titus	PHI	NL	.294

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Harry Lumley	BRO	NL	9
2	Dave Brain	SLN	NL	7
2	Buck Freeman	BOS	AL	7
2	Danny Murphy	PHA	AL	7
5	Bill Bradley	CLE	AL	6
5	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	6
5	Cozy Dolan	CIN	NL	6
5	Patsy Dougherty	BOS/NYA	AL	6
5	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	6
5	Charlie Hickman	CLE/DET	AL	6

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	102
2	Buck Freeman	BOS	AL	84
3	Bill Bradley	CLE	AL	83
4	John Anderson	NYA	AL	82
5	Bill Dahlen	NY1	NL	80
6	Harry Lumley	BRO	NL	78
6	Sam Mertes	NY1	NL	78
8	Danny Murphy	PHA	AL	77
8	Freddy Parent	BOS	AL	77
10	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	75

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Patsy Dougherty	BOS/NYA	AL	113
2	George Browne	NY1	NL	99
3	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	NL	97
3	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	97
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	97
6	Miller Huggins	CIN	NL	96
7	Bill Bradley	CLE	AL	94
8	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	92
8	Tommy Leach	PIT	NL	92
8	Roy Thomas	PHI	NL	92

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	208
2	Willie Keeler	NYA	AL	186
3	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	NL	185
4	Bill Bradley	CLE	AL	183
5	Patsy Dougherty	BOS/NYA	AL	181
6	Jake Beckley	SLN	NL	179
7	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	177
8	Lave Cross	PHA	AL	176
9	Freddy Parent	BOS	AL	172
10	Jimmy Collins	BOS	AL	171

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	53
2	Bill Dahlen	NY1	NL	47
2	Sam Mertes	NY1	NL	47
4	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	42
4	Dan McGann	NY1	NL	42
6	Joe Tinker	CHN	NL	41
7	Harry Bay	CLE	AL	38
7	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	38
9	Emmet Heidrick	SLA	AL	35
10	Charlie Babb	BRO	NL	34

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	210
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	200
3	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	166
4	Willie Keeler	NYA	AL	159
5	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	158
6	Chick Stahl	BOS	AL	154
7	Cy Seymour	CIN	NL	151
8	Jake Beckley	SLN	NL	148
9	Danny Murphy	PHA	AL	146
10	Roy Thomas	PHI	NL	143

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Jack Chesbro	NYA	AL	41
2	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	35
3	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	33
4	Eddie Plank	PHA	AL	26
4	Cy Young	BOS	AL	26
6	Rube Waddell	PHA	AL	25
7	Bill Bernhard	CLE	AL	23
7	Bill Dinneen	BOS	AL	23
7	Jack Harper	CIN	NL	23
7	Jack Powell	NYA	AL	23

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	1.59
2	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	1.61
3	Rube Waddell	PHA	AL	1.62
4	Ned Garvin	BRO	NL	1.68
5	Doc White	CHA	AL	1.78
6	Jack Chesbro	NYA	AL	1.82
7	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	1.86
8	Jake Weimer	CHN	NL	1.91
9	Frank Owen	CHA	AL	1.94
10	Cy Young	BOS	AL	1.97

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Rube Waddell	PHA	AL	349
2	Jack Chesbro	NYA	AL	239
3	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	212
4	Jack Powell	NYA	AL	202
5	Eddie Plank	PHA	AL	201
6	Cy Young	BOS	AL	200
7	Vic Willis	BSN	NL	196
8	Jake Weimer	CHN	NL	177
9	George Mullin	DET	AL	161
10	Fred Glade	SLA	AL	156

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	5
2	Red Ames	NY1	NL	3
2	Buttons Briggs	CHN	NL	3
2	Casey Patten	WS1	AL	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	NL	3
6	Win Kellum	CIN	NL	2
7	Nick Altrock	CHA	AL	1
7	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	1
7	Walter Clarkson	NYA	AL	1
7	Bill Duggleby	PHI	NL	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1904, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	169
2	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	163
3	Ned Garvin	BRO	NL	162
4	Rube Waddell	PHA	AL	160
5	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	146
5	Doc White	CHA	AL	146
7	Jack Chesbro	NYA	AL	143
7	Jake Weimer	CHN	NL	143
9	Kid Nichols	SLN	NL	135
10	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	134

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	.376
2	Willie Keeler	NYA	.343
3	Elmer Flick	CLE	.306
4	Bill Bradley	CLE	.300
5	Socks Seybold	PHA	.292
6	Freddy Parent	BOS	.291
7	Lave Cross	PHA	.290
7	Chick Stahl	BOS	.290
9	Danny Murphy	PHA	.287
10	Patsy Dougherty	BOS/NYA	.280

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Buck Freeman	BOS	7
1	Danny Murphy	PHA	7
3	Bill Bradley	CLE	6
3	Patsy Dougherty	BOS/NYA	6
3	Elmer Flick	CLE	6
3	Charlie Hickman	CLE/DET	6
3	Freddy Parent	BOS	6
8	Nap Lajoie	CLE	5
9	John Anderson	NYA	3
9	Harry Bay	CLE	3

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	102
2	Buck Freeman	BOS	84
3	Bill Bradley	CLE	83
4	John Anderson	NYA	82
5	Danny Murphy	PHA	77
5	Freddy Parent	BOS	77
7	Jimmy Williams	NYA	74
8	Sam Crawford	DET	73
9	Lave Cross	PHA	71
10	George Davis	CHA	69

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Patsy Dougherty	BOS/NYA	113
2	Elmer Flick	CLE	97
3	Bill Bradley	CLE	94
4	Nap Lajoie	CLE	92
5	Jimmy Collins	BOS	85
5	Freddy Parent	BOS	85
7	Jimmy Barrett	DET	83
7	Danny Green	CHA	83
7	Chick Stahl	BOS	83
10	Topsy Hartsel	PHA	79

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	208
2	Willie Keeler	NYA	186
3	Bill Bradley	CLE	183
4	Patsy Dougherty	BOS/NYA	181
5	Elmer Flick	CLE	177
6	Lave Cross	PHA	176
7	Freddy Parent	BOS	172
8	Jimmy Collins	BOS	171
9	Chick Stahl	BOS	170
10	Jimmy Barrett	DET	167

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Harry Bay	CLE	38
1	Elmer Flick	CLE	38
3	Emmet Heidrick	SLA	35
4	George Davis	CHA	32
5	Wid Conroy	NYA	30
6	Jimmy Callahan	CHA	29
6	Nap Lajoie	CLE	29
8	Danny Green	CHA	28
9	Fielder Jones	CHA	25
9	Jake Stahl	WS1	25

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	210
2	Elmer Flick	CLE	166
3	Willie Keeler	NYA	159
4	Chick Stahl	BOS	154
5	Danny Murphy	PHA	146
6	Charlie Hickman	CLE/DET	142
6	Socks Seybold	PHA	142
8	Bill Bradley	CLE	141
9	Buck Freeman	BOS	140
10	Freddy Parent	BOS	133

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Jack Chesbro	NYA	41
2	Eddie Plank	PHA	26
2	Cy Young	BOS	26
4	Rube Waddell	PHA	25
5	Bill Bernhard	CLE	23
5	Bill Dinneen	BOS	23
5	Jack Powell	NYA	23
8	Frank Owen	CHA	21
8	Jesse Tannehill	BOS	21
10	Nick Altrock	CHA	19

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Addie Joss	CLE	1.59
2	Rube Waddell	PHA	1.62
3	Doc White	CHA	1.78
4	Jack Chesbro	NYA	1.82
5	Frank Owen	CHA	1.94
6	Cy Young	BOS	1.97
7	Jesse Tannehill	BOS	2.04
8	Frank Smith	CHA	2.08
9	Bill Bernhard	CLE	2.13
10	Eddie Plank	PHA	2.17

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Rube Waddell	PHA	349
2	Jack Chesbro	NYA	239
3	Jack Powell	NYA	202
4	Eddie Plank	PHA	201
5	Cy Young	BOS	200
6	George Mullin	DET	161
7	Fred Glade	SLA	156
8	Bill Dinneen	BOS	153
9	Casey Patten	WS1	150
10	Charles Bender	PHA	149

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Casey Patten	WS1	3
2	Nick Altrock	CHA	1
2	Walter Clarkson	NYA	1
2	Fred Glade	SLA	1
2	Frank Owen	CHA	1
2	Ed Walsh	CHA	1
2	Cy Young	BOS	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1904, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Addie Joss	CLE	163
2	Rube Waddell	PHA	160
3	Doc White	CHA	146
4	Jack Chesbro	NYA	143
5	Frank Owen	CHA	134
6	Cy Young	BOS	132
7	Jesse Tannehill	BOS	127
8	Frank Smith	CHA	125
9	Bill Bernhard	CLE	122
10	Eddie Plank	PHA	120

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	.349
2	Jake Beckley	SLN	.325
3	Cy Seymour	CIN	.313
4	Frank Chance	CHN	.310
5	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	.301
6	John Titus	PHI	.294
7	Roy Thomas	PHI	.290
8	Dan McGann	NY1	.286
9	Jim Delahanty	BSN	.285
10	George Browne	NY1	.284

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Harry Lumley	BRO	9
2	Dave Brain	SLN	7
3	Frank Chance	CHN	6
3	Cozy Dolan	CIN	6
3	Dan McGann	NY1	6
6	Duff Cooley	BSN	5
6	Cy Seymour	CIN	5
8	George Browne	NY1	4
8	Sam Mertes	NY1	4
8	John Titus	PHI	4

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	NY1	80
2	Harry Lumley	BRO	78
2	Sam Mertes	NY1	78
4	Honus Wagner	PIT	75
5	Tommy Corcoran	CIN	74
6	Dave Brain	SLN	72
7	Dan McGann	NY1	71
8	Duff Cooley	BSN	70
9	Jake Beckley	SLN	67
10	Art Devlin	NY1	66

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	George Browne	NY1	99
2	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	97
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	97
4	Miller Huggins	CIN	96
5	Tommy Leach	PIT	92
5	Roy Thomas	PHI	92
7	Frank Chance	CHN	89
8	Cozy Dolan	CIN	88
9	Spike Shannon	SLN	84
10	Sam Mertes	NY1	83

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	185
2	Jake Beckley	SLN	179
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	171
4	George Browne	NY1	169
5	Cy Seymour	CIN	166
6	Kid Gleason	PHI	161
6	Harry Lumley	BRO	161
8	Tommy Leach	PIT	149
9	Ed Abbaticchio	BSN	148
9	Dan McGann	NY1	148

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	53
2	Bill Dahlen	NY1	47
2	Sam Mertes	NY1	47
4	Frank Chance	CHN	42
4	Dan McGann	NY1	42
6	Joe Tinker	CHN	41
7	Charlie Babb	BRO	34
7	Spike Shannon	SLN	34
9	Art Devlin	NY1	33
9	Billy Gilbert	NY1	33

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	200
2	Frank Chance	CHN	158
3	Cy Seymour	CIN	151
4	Jake Beckley	SLN	148
5	Roy Thomas	PHI	143
6	Harry Lumley	BRO	141
7	John Titus	PHI	138
8	Joe Kelley	CIN	137
9	Dan McGann	NY1	136
10	Sam Mertes	NY1	135

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	35
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	33
3	Jack Harper	CIN	23
4	Kid Nichols	SLN	21
4	Luther Taylor	NY1	21
6	Jack Taylor	SLN	20
6	Jake Weimer	CHN	20
8	Buttons Briggs	CHN	19
8	Patsy Flaherty	PIT	19
10	Sam Leever	PIT	18

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	1.61
2	Ned Garvin	BRO	1.68
3	Mordecai Brown	CHN	1.86
4	Jake Weimer	CHN	1.91
5	Kid Nichols	SLN	2.02
6	Christy Mathewson	NY1	2.03
7	Buttons Briggs	CHN	2.05
7	Patsy Flaherty	PIT	2.05
9	Noodles Hahn	CIN	2.06
10	Mike O'Neill	SLN	2.09

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	212
2	Vic Willis	BSN	196
3	Jake Weimer	CHN	177
4	Togie Pittinger	BSN	146
5	Joe McGinnity	NY1	144
6	Luther Taylor	NY1	138
7	Kid Nichols	SLN	134
8	Chick Fraser	PHI	127
9	Jack Harper	CIN	125
10	Buttons Briggs	CHN	112

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	5
2	Red Ames	NY1	3
2	Buttons Briggs	CHN	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	3
5	Win Kellum	CIN	2
6	Mordecai Brown	CHN	1
6	Bill Duggleby	PHI	1
6	Chick Fraser	PHI	1
6	Carl Lundgren	CHN	1
6	Christy Mathewson	NY1	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1904, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	169
2	Ned Garvin	BRO	162
3	Mordecai Brown	CHN	146
4	Jake Weimer	CHN	143
5	Kid Nichols	SLN	135
6	Christy Mathewson	NY1	134
7	Buttons Briggs	CHN	133
7	Patsy Flaherty	PIT	133
7	Noodles Hahn	CIN	133
10	Mike O'Neill	SLN	131

How the 1904 leaderboards are built

Batters qualify at PA >= 3.1 x their league's scheduled games that season (the batting-title rule shape, applied era-consistently; 3.1 x 162 = 502 in the modern schedule). Pitchers qualify on the W, ERA, SO and ERA+ boards at IP >= their league's scheduled games that season (1 inning per scheduled team game; 162 in the modern schedule). The saves board uses the reliever bar: IP >= one-third of scheduled games.

Adjusted stats use same-league-season normalization only: OPS+ = 100 x (OBP/lgOBP + SLG/lgSLG - 1) and ERA+ = 100 x league ERA / player ERA, computed within each player's own league that season. They are not park-adjusted and are not the full Baseball-Reference formulas. In the combined all-leagues view, adjusted values keep their own-league normalization. Unrecorded early-era stats are never invented; a board simply does not appear for a stat the source did not record that season.

Season records come from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Full credits live on our sources page.

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