1904 Washington Senators season
The 1904 Washington Senators won 38 games, lost 113, and finished in eighth place in the American League. They were managed by Malachi Kittridge and Patsy Donovan and played home games at National Park. Their winning percentage of.252 is fourth worst for any MLB team since 1900.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- July 20, 1904: Davey Dunkle was purchased from the Senators by the Louisville Colonels.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | 81 | 265 | 64 | .242 | 0 | 24 | |
| 1B | 142 | 520 | 136 | .262 | 3 | 50 | |
| 2B | Barry McCormick | 113 | 404 | 88 | .218 | 0 | 39 |
| SS | 152 | 581 | 140 | .241 | 1 | 33 | |
| 3B | Hunter Hill | 77 | 290 | 57 | .197 | 0 | 17 |
| OF | 84 | 303 | 75 | .248 | 2 | 30 | |
| OF | 95 | 365 | 89 | .244 | 1 | 16 | |
| OF | 125 | 436 | 100 | .229 | 0 | 19 |
Other batters
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 |
| 85 | 275 | 58 | .211 | 0 | 17 | |
| Bill Coughlin | 65 | 265 | 73 | .275 | 0 | 17 |
| 62 | 243 | 54 | .222 | 0 | 7 | |
| Kip Selbach | 48 | 178 | 49 | .275 | 0 | 14 |
| Lew Drill | 46 | 142 | 38 | .268 | 1 | 11 |
| 27 | 102 | 19 | .186 | 0 | 4 | |
| 31 | 102 | 22 | .216 | 0 | 11 | |
| Jack Thoney | 17 | 70 | 21 | .300 | 0 | 6 |
| Rabbit Nill | 15 | 48 | 8 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
| Lefty Herring | 15 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 30 | 3 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 45 | 357.2 | 14 | 23 | 3.07 | 150 | |
| 36 | 291.1 | 5 | 26 | 3.58 | 143 | |
| 33 | 253.2 | 6 | 23 | 3.55 | 75 | |
| 17 | 126.2 | 6 | 10 | 3.27 | 44 | |
| 16 | 124.1 | 2 | 13 | 3.47 | 48 | |
| 12 | 74.1 | 2 | 9 | 4.96 | 23 | |
| 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 4.68 | 11 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 10 | 73.2 | 3 | 4 | 4.76 | 23 | |
| 5 | 33.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.00 | 16 |