The 1903 Chicago Cubs season was the 32nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 28th in the National League, and the 11th at West Side Park. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 82–56.
1903 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | West Side Park | |
City | Chicago, Illinois | |
Owners | James Hart | |
Managers | Frank Selee | |
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Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 49 | 0.650 | — | 46–24 | 45–25 |
New York Giants | 84 | 55 | 0.604 | 6½ | 41–27 | 43–28 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 56 | 0.594 | 8 | 45–28 | 37–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 65 | 0.532 | 16½ | 41–35 | 33–30 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 70 | 66 | 0.515 | 19 | 40–33 | 30–33 |
Boston Beaneaters | 58 | 80 | 0.420 | 32 | 31–35 | 27–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 86 | 0.363 | 39½ | 25–33 | 24–53 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 94 | 0.314 | 46½ | 22–45 | 21–49 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BOS | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–11 | 7–13–1 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 10–8–1 | 5–15 | 12–8 | |||||
Brooklyn | 11–9 | — | 8–12 | 10–10 | 7–12–2 | 11–8–1 | 9–11 | 14–4–1 | |||||
Chicago | 13–7–1 | 12–8 | — | 9–11 | 8–12 | 12–6 | 12–8 | 16–4 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–7 | 10–10 | 11–9 | — | 12–10 | 12–8–2 | 4–16 | 12–7 | |||||
New York | 12–8 | 12–7–2 | 12–8 | 8–12 | — | 15–5 | 10–10 | 15–5–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–10–1 | 8–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–12–2 | 5–15 | — | 4–16–1 | 10–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–5 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 16–4 | 10–10 | 16–4–1 | — | 15–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–12 | 4–14–1 | 4–16 | 7–12 | 5–15–1 | 10–10 | 5–15 | — |
Notable transactions edit
- April 1903: Pop Williams was purchased from the Orphans by the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
Roster edit
1903 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 | Johnny Kling | 132 | 491 | 146 | .297 | 3 | 68 |
1B | Frank Chance | 125 | 441 | 144 | .327 | 2 | 81 |
2B | Johnny Evers | 124 | 464 | 136 | .293 | 0 | 52 |
SS | Joe Tinker | 124 | 460 | 134 | .291 | 2 | 70 |
3B | Doc Casey | 112 | 435 | 126 | .290 | 1 | 40 |
OF | Jimmy Slagle | 139 | 543 | 162 | .298 | 0 | 44 |
OF | Davy Jones | 130 | 497 | 140 | .282 | 1 | 62 |
OF | Dick Harley | 104 | 386 | 89 | .231 | 0 | 33 |
Other batters edit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Otto Williams | 38 | 130 | 29 | .223 | 0 | 13 |
Bobby Lowe | 32 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 0 | 15 |
Jack McCarthy | 24 | 101 | 28 | .277 | 0 | 14 |
Tommy Raub | 36 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 0 | 7 |
John Dobbs | 16 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 4 |
Jim Cook | 8 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Hanlon | 8 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 2 |
George Moriarty | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Larry McLean | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
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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Jack Taylor | 37 | 312.1 | 21 | 14 | 2.45 | 83 |
Jake Weimer | 35 | 282.0 | 20 | 8 | 2.30 | 128 |
Bob Wicker | 32 | 247.0 | 20 | 9 | 3.02 | 110 |
Carl Lundgren | 27 | 193.0 | 11 | 9 | 2.94 | 67 |
Jock Menefee | 20 | 147.0 | 8 | 10 | 3.00 | 39 |
Alex Hardy | 3 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.39 | 4 |
Peaches Graham | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 |
Pop Williams | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 |
Jack Doscher | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 5 |
Other pitchers edit
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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Clarence Currie | 6 | 33.1 | 1 | 2 | 2.97 | 9 |
Notes edit
References edit