1903 Boston Americans season
| 1903 Boston Americans 1903 World Series champions 1903 American League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Henry Killilea | |
| Manager(s) | Jimmy Collins | |
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The Boston Americans finished first in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 47 losses. They went on to participate in the first World Series held between the American League and National League champions. They won the 1903 World Series in 8 games over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played their home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season summary
The 1903 Boston Americans won the American League championship by finishing 14½ games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The Americans were led by Buck Freeman, who hit 13 home runs and drove in 104 runs, his third straight 100-RBI campaign for the Boston club. Meanwhile, they won 10 straight games in early June to put themselves in the AL lead for good. They met the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series, an agreement between the AL and the NL as a post-season tournament. The "Amerks" won the series in 8 games, winning the 8th game at Huntington Avenue Grounds to clinch the championship.
[edit] Opening Day lineup
| Patsy Dougherty | LF |
| Jimmy Collins | 3B |
| Chick Stahl | CF |
| Buck Freeman | RF |
| Freddy Parent | SS |
| Candy LaChance | 1B |
| Hobe Ferris | 2B |
| Duke Farrell | C |
| George Winter | P |
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | T | GB | Pct. |
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| Boston Americans | 91 | 47 | 3 | -- | .659 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 60 | 2 | 14½ | .556 |
| Cleveland Naps | 77 | 63 | 0 | 15 | .550 |
| New York Highlanders | 72 | 62 | 2 | 17 | .537 |
| Detroit Tigers | 65 | 71 | 1 | 25 | .478 |
| St. Louis Browns | 65 | 74 | 0 | 26½ | .468 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 60 | 77 | 1 | 30½ | .438 |
| Washington Senators | 43 | 94 | 3 | 47½ | .314 |
[edit] Roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
[edit] Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Lou Criger | 96 | 317 | 61 | .192 | 3 | 31 |
| 1B | Candy LaChance | 141 | 522 | 134 | .257 | 1 | 53 |
| 2B | Hobe Ferris | 141 | 525 | 132 | .251 | 9 | 66 |
| 3B | Jimmy Collins | 130 | 540 | 160 | .296 | 5 | 72 |
| SS | Freddy Parent | 139 | 560 | 170 | .304 | 4 | 80 |
| OF | Buck Freeman | 141 | 567 | 163 | .287 | 13 | 104 |
| OF | Patsy Dougherty | 139 | 590 | 195 | .331 | 4 | 59 |
| OF | Chick Stahl | 77 | 299 | 82 | .274 | 2 | 44 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jack O'Brien | 96 | 338 | 71 | .210 | 3 | 38 |
| Jake Stahl | 40 | 92 | 22 | .239 | 2 | 8 |
| Duke Farrell | 17 | 52 | 21 | .404 | 0 | 8 |
| Aleck Smith | 11 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 | 4 |
| Harry Gleason | 6 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
| George Stone | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Cy Young | 40 | 341.7 | 28 | 9 | 2.08 | 176 |
| Bill Dinneen | 37 | 299 | 21 | 13 | 2.26 | 148 |
| Tom Hughes | 33 | 244.7 | 20 | 7 | 2.57 | 112 |
| Norwood Gibson | 24 | 183.3 | 13 | 9 | 3.19 | 76 |
| George Winter | 24 | 178.3 | 9 | 8 | 3.08 | 64 |
| Nick Altrock | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3 |
[edit] World series
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
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| 1 | October 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | Boston Americans | 3 | 0-1 | 16,242 |
| 2 | October 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | Boston Americans | 3 | 1-1 | 9,415 |
| 3 | October 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Boston Americans | 2 | 1-2 | 18,801 |
| 4 | October 6 | Boston Americans | 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 1-3 | 7,600 |
| 5 | October 7 | Boston Americans | 11 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 2-3 | 12,322 |
| 6 | October 8 | Boston Americans | 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 3-3 | 11,556 |
| 7 | October 10 | Boston Americans | 7 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 4-3 | 17,038 |
| 8 | October 13 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | Boston Americans | 3 | 5-3 | 7,455 |
[edit] References
- 1903 Boston Americans team page at Baseball Reference
- 1903 Boston Americans season at baseball-almanac.com
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| Preceded by Philadelphia Athletics 1902 |
American League Champions Boston Americans 1903 |
Succeeded by Boston Americans 1904 |
