The following are the baseball events of the year 1903 throughout the world.
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Champions
Major League Baseball
- World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3), in the first modern World Series
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Boston Americans | 91 | 47 | .659 | -- |
| 2nd | Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 60 | .556 | 14.5 |
| 3rd | Cleveland Naps | 77 | 63 | .550 | 15.0 |
| 4th | New York Highlanders | 72 | 62 | .537 | 17.0 |
| 5th | Detroit Tigers | 65 | 71 | .478 | 25.0 |
| 6th | St. Louis Browns | 65 | 74 | .468 | 26.5 |
| 7th | Chicago White Sox | 60 | 77 | .438 | 30.5 |
| 8th | Washington Senators | 43 | 94 | .314 | 47.5 |
National League final standings
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 49 | .650 | -- |
| 2nd | New York Giants | 84 | 55 | .604 | 6.5 |
| 3rd | Chicago Cubs | 82 | 56 | .594 | 8.0 |
| 4th | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 65 | .532 | 16.5 |
| 5th | Brooklyn Superbas | 70 | 66 | .515 | 19.0 |
| 6th | Boston Beaneaters | 58 | 80 | .420 | 32.0 |
| 7th | Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 86 | .363 | 39.5 |
| 8th | St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 94 | .314 | 46.5 |
Events
- September 18 - Chick Fraser pitches a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs. The Phillies win, 10-0.
- October 13 - The Boston Americans defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-0, in Game 8 of the first World Series. Boston wins the series, five games to three.
Births
January-April
- January 3 - Herb Bradley
- January 14 - Russ Scarritt
- January 15 - Tom Oliver
- February 10 - Johnny Lucas
- February 12 - Chick Hafey
- February 21 - Tom Yawkey
- March 5 - Chick Autry
- April 6 - Mickey Cochrane
- April 8 - Frank Mulroney
- April 16 - Paul Waner
- April 24 - Jimmy Moore
- April 25 - John Wilson
May-August
- May 11 - Charlie Gehringer
- May 17 - Cool Papa Bell
- June 9 - Mike Ryba
- June 17 - Ben Shields
- June 19 - Lou Gehrig
- June 22 - Carl Hubbell
- August 6 - Hal Wiltse
- August 13 - Steve Swetonic
September-December
- September 1 - Freddie Moncewicz
- September 7 - Al Van Camp
- September 28 - Jim Brillheart
- October 9 - Walter O'Malley
- November 2 - Travis Jackson
- November 4 - Guy Morton
- November 13 - Si Rosenthal
- December 6 - Tony Lazzeri
- December 12 - Bill Moore
- December 14 - Jim Moore
Deaths
- February 15 - Phil Reccius, 40, played third base for eight seasons, most notably for the Louisville Eclipse/Colonels.
- May 16 - Jimmy Wolf, 41, right fielder for 11 years, 10 with the Louisville Colonels.
- July 1 - Jimmy Cooney, 37, shortstop for the Chicago Colts and Washington Senators National League teams from 1890 to 1892
- July 2 - Ed Delahanty, 35, slugging left fielder since 1888, a 3-time .400 hitter who ranked second only to Cap Anson in career hits; died after falling from a railroad trestle crossing the Niagara River
- October 10 - John Valentine, 47, umpire from 1884 to 1888 who previously pitched for the 1883 Columbus Buckeyes
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