MLB 1903

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Major League Baseball logo Major League Baseball
season 1903
Period April 20 - October 13, 1903
Postseason
AL Champion Boston Americans
Second AL Philadelphia Athletics
NL champion Pittsburgh Pirates
Second NL New York Giants
World Series
champion Boston Americans
Playing times
◄ 1902 1904 ►Logo of the MLB

The 1903 MLB season was the third season of the modern era of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the first season to introduce the modern World Series , in which the winners of the American League (AL) and National League (NL) meet has been.

The Boston Americans won the title in the American League for the first time and were subsequently able to win in the World Series in 1903 against the title holder of the National League, the Pittsburgh Pirates . For the Pirates, on the other hand, it was the third NL title in a row.

The Baltimore Orioles moved to New York before the season and the franchise went under the name New York Highlanders in the American League. The Cleveland Broncos changed their name again after only one year and now competed as Cleveland Naps and the Chicago Orphans changed their name to Chicago Cubs from 1903 .

Result at the end of the season

American League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Boston Americans 91 47 65.9% -
2 Philadelphia Athletics 75 60 55.6% 14½
3 Cleveland Naps 77 63 55.0% 15th
4th New York Highlanders 72 62 53.7% 17th
5 Detroit Tigers 65 71 47.8% 25th
6th St. Louis Browns 65 74 46.8% 26½
7th Chicago White Stockings 60 77 43.8% 30½
8th Washington Senators 43 94 31.4% 47½
National League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Pittsburgh Pirates 91 49 65.0% -
2 New York Giants 84 55 60.4% 06½
3 Chicago Cubs 82 56 59.4% 08th
4th Cincinnati Reds 74 65 53.2% 16½
5 Brooklyn superbas 70 66 51.5% 19th
6th Boston Beaneaters 58 80 42.0% 32
7th Philadelphia Phillies 49 86 36.3% 39½
8th St. Louis Cardinals 43 94 31.4% 46½

W = Wins (victories), L = Losses (defeats),% = Winning Percentage , GB = Games Behind (behind leaders: number of necessary defeats for the leader while simultaneously winning)

Player statistics

Hitting

In 1903 Honus Wagner achieved the best average across all leagues
American League National League
Stat player team Total Stat player team Total
AVG Nap Lajoie CLE .344 AVG Honus Wagner PIT .355
MR Buck Freeman BOS 13 MR Jimmy Sheckard BRO 8th
RBI Buck Freeman BOS 104 RBI Sam Mertes NYG 104
R. Patsy Dougherty BOS 107 R. Ginger Beaumont PIT 137
H Patsy Dougherty BOS 195 H Ginger Beaumont PIT 209
SB Harry Bay CLE 45 SB Jimmy Sheckard
Frank Chance 		BRO
CHC 		67

Pitching

American League National League
Stat player team Total Stat player team Total
W. Cy Young BOS 28 W. Joe McGinnity NYG 31
WL% Cy Young BOS 75.7% WL% Sam Leever PIT 78.1%
ERA Earl Moore CLE 1.74 ERA Sam Leever PIT 2.06
K Rube Waddell PHA 302 K Christy Mathewson NYG 267
IP Cy Young BOS 341.2 IP Joe McGinnity NYG 434

World Series

joint photo of the two finalists from Boston and Pittsburgh
game date guest Score home Score Total status

(PIT-BOS)

Ball park spectator
1 0October 1, 1903 Pittsburgh 7th Boston 3 1-0 Huntington Avenue Grounds 16,242
2 0October 2, 1903 Pittsburgh 0 Boston 3 1-1 Huntington Avenue Grounds 09,415
3 0October 3, 1903 Pittsburgh 4th Boston 2 2-1 Huntington Avenue Grounds 18.801
4th 0October 6, 1903 Boston 4th Pittsburgh 5 3-1 Exposition Park 07,600
5 0October 7, 1903 Boston 11 Pittsburgh 2 3-2 Exposition Park 12,322
6th 0October 8, 1903 Boston 6th Pittsburgh 3 3-3 Exposition Park 11,556
7th October 10, 1903 Boston 7th Pittsburgh 3 3-4 Exposition Park 17,038
8th October 13, 1903 Pittsburgh 0 Boston 3 3-5 Huntington Avenue Grounds 07,455
Boston wins 5-3

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1903 American League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
  2. ↑ 1903 National League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
  3. ↑ 1903 American League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
  4. ↑ 1903 National League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 17, 2016 .
  5. ↑ 1903 World Series Game 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Americans . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ 1903 World Series Game 2 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Americans . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ 1903 World Series Game 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Americans . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ 1903 World Series Game 4 - Boston Americans vs. Pittsburgh Pirates . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ 1903 World Series Game 5 - Boston Americans vs. Pittsburgh Pirates . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ 1903 World Series Game 6 - Boston Americans vs. Pittsburgh Pirates . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ 1903 World Series Game 7 - Boston Americans vs. Pittsburgh Pirates . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ 1903 World Series Game 8 - Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Americans . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 17, 2016.