The Boston Americans won the 1904 American League pennant race at 95-59, 1.5 games ahead of the New York Highlanders. It came down to the final days: the Boston Americans did not lead for good until October 8, 1904.
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AL standings, 1904
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Boston Americans (BOS)
95
59
.617
-
8-2
L1
New York Highlanders (NYH)
92
59
.609
1.5
6-4
W1
Chicago White Sox (CWS)
89
65
.578
6
4-6
W3
Cleveland Naps (CLE)
86
65
.570
7.5
7-3
W1
Philadelphia Athletics (PHA)
81
70
.536
12.5
5-5
L1
St. Louis Browns (SLB)
65
87
.428
29
2-8
L3
Detroit Tigers (DET)
62
90
.408
32
4-6
L1
Washington Senators (WAS)
38
113
.252
55.5
4-6
W1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 23 times.
The Boston Americans trailed by as many as 2 games on September 20, 1904.
The Boston Americans took first place for good on October 8, 1904.
The Cleveland Naps won 9 games in a row from September 21, 1904 to October 1, 1904, the longest run of the race.
The New York Highlanders led by 2 games as late as September 20, 1904.
The Boston Americans led by as many as 5.5 games on June 1, 1904.
The Boston Americans went 14-2 from April 14, 1904 to May 6, 1904, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 66 of the 171 days played.
The Boston Americans spent 132 of the season's 180 charted days in first place.