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6 unusual facts about 1904 in baseball


Fred Glade

He jumped to the American League in 1904 and gave four years of good services for the awful St. Louis Browns.

Harry Ostdiek

Henry Girard Ostdiek (April 12, 1881 – May 6, 1956) was a reserve catcher in Major League baseball who played for the Cleveland Naps (1904) and Boston Red Sox (1908) during his major league career.

Herald Park

Although owned by the Houston Electric Company throughout the majority of its existence, the ball park was sold to a real estate development company before the beginning of the 1904 season.

Iowa State League

The Iowa State League began in 1904 as an eight-team Class D minor league in and around Iowa, United States.

Kip Selbach

October 10, 1904: At Hilltop Park, secured a Boston Red Sox 3–2 victory against the New York Highlanders, helping his team win their second American League pennant in a row, when in the first game of a double header raced in from left field to make a knee-high catch of Kid Elberfeld's hard line drive, ending the game.

Red Kleinow

John Peter Kleinow (July 20, 1877 – October 9, 1929) was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1904 through 1911 for the New York Highlanders (1904–10), Boston Red Sox (1910–11) and Philadelphia Phillies (1911).



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