1903 Major League Baseball season
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1903 Major League Baseball season
This article is about the 1903 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1903 in baseball.
The 1903 Major League Baseball season saw the relocation of the Baltimore Orioles to New York, and become the Highlanders, the last relocation in MLB until 1953, when the Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee, along with the playing of the first modern World Series with the Boston Americans defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
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Major league baseball final standings
| American League | |||||
| 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 | 3 0.5 |
| 8th | Washington Senators | 43 | 94 | .314 | 47.5 |
| National League | |||||
| 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 |
Post-season
Main article: 1903 World Series
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates - 7, Boston Americans - 3 | October 1 | Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds | 16,242 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates - 0, Boston Americans - 3 | October 2 | Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds | 9,415 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates - 4, Boston Americans - 2 | October 3 | Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds | 18,801 |
| 4 | Boston Americans - 4, Pittsburgh Pirates - 5 | October 6 | Exposition Park III | 7,600 |
| 5 | Boston Americans - 11, Pittsburgh Pirates - 2 | October 7 | Exposition Park III | 12,322 |
| 6 | Boston Americans - 6, Pittsburgh Pirates - 3 | October 8 | Exposition Park III | 11,556 |
| 7 | Boston Americans - 7, Pittsburgh Pirates - 3 | October 10 | Exposition Park III | 17,038 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates - 0, Boston Americans - 3 | October 13 | Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds | 7,455 |
League Leaders[2]
Note: AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strike outs; SB = Stolen bases; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; CG = Complete games; SH = Shutouts; IP = Innings pitched; K = Strike outs
Batting
| Stat | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| AB - 579 | Patsy Dougherty | Americans |
| R - 101 | Patsy Dougherty | Americans |
| H - 184 | Patsy Dougherty | Americans |
| 2B - 45 | Socks Seybold | Athletics |
| 3B - 25 | Sam Crawford | Tigers |
| HR - 12 | Buck Freeman | Americans |
| RBI - 97 | Buck Freeman | Americans |
| BB - 70 | Jimmy Barrett | Tigers |
| SO - 0 | Buck Freeman | Americans |
| SB - 40 | Harry Bay | Naps |
Pitching
| Stat | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| W - 23 | Cy Young | Americans |
| L - 22 | Patsy Flaherty | White Sox |
| ERA - 1.74 | Earl Moore | Naps |
| CG - 34 | William Edward Donovan, Cy Young, Rube Waddell | Tigers, Americans, Athletics |
| SH - 7 | Cy Young | Americans |
| IP - 336 | Cy Young | Americans |
| K - 187 | Rube Waddell | Athletics |
Notes
- ^ "History of the World Series - 1903". SportingNews.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006. http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/worldseries/1903.html. Retrieved 2006-09-03.
- ^ http://thebaseballcube.com/leagues/1903/MLB-AL.shtml
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