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For the third time in four seasons, Toronto took the Eastern League title, this time finishing 99-63. After taking third last year, the New York Yankees earned their first playoff berth with a 94-68 second place, five games ahead of 89-win Baltimore and Ottawa. Last year’s NA runner-up Montreal limped to 80-82.


Milwaukee earned back-to-back Midwest League titles with an association-best 103-59 mark. The Mustangs had both the MVP in Will Miller and pitcher of the year Franklin Carro, who boasted the first 300+ strikeout season in NA history at 308. St. Louis jumped from 76 wins in 1903 to 94 in 1904 to take the second playoff spot, besting Detroit’s 90-72.


Both first round playoff series went five games and went to the Midwest League, setting up a Mustangs/Cardinals Association Championship. Milwaukee handled St. Louis 4-1 to advance to the World Series.



In the American Association, Denver and Calgary battled for the best record in baseball. The Cheetahs were the first team to score 1000+ runs in a season en route to 107-55 and an MVP for first basemen Mario Salazar. However, the Dragons’ superior pitching depth lifted them to first place in the West at 109-53. Tampa secured back-to-back Southern League titles at 99-63 with another solid season from George Cull. Houston finished second at 93-70, edging defending Association Champion Jacksonville by one game.


The Hornets stunned Denver in the first round in five games and Calgary topped Tampa in four. The Cheetahs won the American Association title in five games, although Houston’s run would be a precursor to future success in the next decade.


The 1904 World Series was the first to go seven games with Milwaukee narrowly defeating Calgary. In his one season with the Mustangs, outfielder Mitch Karnes picked up the World Series MVP.


Full 1904 season stats here.