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Awards and standings at the end of the 1904 regular season
Awards
-AL batting title: 2B Nap Lajole of the Philadelphia Athletics, with 12 home runs, 108 RBIs, and 99 runs scored.
-NL batting title: SSP Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 7 home runs, 86 RBIs, and 95 runs scored.
-AL Batter of the Month: 2B Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics, with 2 home runs, 19 RBIs, and 24 runs scored.
-NL Batter of the Month: LF Sam Crawford of the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 home run, 13 RBIs, and 17 runs scored.
-AL Pitcher of the Month: Jack Chesbro of the Boston Americans, with a 4-3 record, 1.85 ERA, and 43 strikeouts.
-NL Pitcher of the Month: Deacon Phillippe of the Pittsburgh Pirates, with a 5-2 record, 2.39 ERA, and 28 strikeouts.
-AL Rookie of the Month: SP Bill Thomas of the Philadelphia Athletics, with a 4-3 record, 2.36 ERA, and 29 strikeouts.
-NL Rookie of the Month: SP Gene Ford of the Chicago Cubs, with a 3-4 record, 3.82 ERA, and 24 strikeouts.
First-place standings
AL: Boston Americans, 100-54 (11 games ahead of the New York Highlanders)
NL: Pittsburgh Pirates, 95-59 (13 games ahead of the New York Giants)
And we have our first rematch, as the 1904 World Series pits the Boston Americans (100-54--the first team to have 100 wins or more so far in this timeline) vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates (95-59)!!!
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