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| 1904 Chicago Cubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | West Side Park | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Record | 93–60 (.608) | |
| League place | 2nd | |
| Owners | James Hart | |
| Managers | Frank Selee | |
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The 1904 Chicago Cubs season was the 33rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 29th in the National League, and the 12th at West Side Park. The Cubs finished second in the National League with a record of 93–60.

| 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 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Johnny Kling | 123 | 452 | 110 | .243 | 2 | 46 |
| 1B | Frank Chance | 124 | 451 | 140 | .310 | 6 | 49 |
| 2B | Johnny Evers | 152 | 532 | 141 | .265 | 0 | 47 |
| SS | Joe Tinker | 141 | 488 | 108 | .221 | 3 | 41 |
| 3B | Doc Casey | 136 | 548 | 147 | .268 | 1 | 43 |
| OF | Jack McCarthy | 115 | 432 | 114 | .264 | 0 | 51 |
| OF | Jimmy Slagle | 120 | 481 | 125 | .260 | 1 | 31 |
| OF | Davy Jones | 98 | 336 | 82 | .244 | 3 | 39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shad Barry | 73 | 263 | 69 | .262 | 1 | 26 |
| Otto Williams | 57 | 185 | 37 | .200 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack O'Neill | 51 | 168 | 36 | .214 | 1 | 19 |
| Harry McChesney | 22 | 88 | 23 | .261 | 0 | 11 |
| Frank Schulte | 20 | 84 | 24 | .286 | 2 | 13 |
| Frank Corridon | 19 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 1 |
| Aleck Smith | 10 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 1 |
| Solly Hofman | 7 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 1 | 4 |
| George Moriarty | 4 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Van Zandt | 3 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Carney | 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Holmes | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Stanton | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Rudolph | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Weimer | 37 | 307.0 | 20 | 14 | 1.91 | 177 |
| Buttons Briggs | 34 | 277.0 | 19 | 11 | 2.05 | 112 |
| Carl Lundgren | 31 | 242.0 | 17 | 9 | 2.60 | 106 |
| Bob Wicker | 30 | 229.0 | 17 | 9 | 2.67 | 99 |
| Mordecai Brown | 26 | 212.1 | 15 | 10 | 1.86 | 81 |
| Frank Corridon | 12 | 100.1 | 5 | 5 | 3.05 | 34 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Groth | 3 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.63 | 9 |