PIT @ BOS

October 03, 1903

Final Score: PIT 4 - BOS 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds
Attendance
18,801
Game Duration
110 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Deacon Phillippe
Losing Pitcher
Tom Hughes

Umpires

Home Plate
Tommy Connolly
First Base
Hank O'Day

Line Score

PIT @ BOS — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1
BOS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 2

PIT Batting

PIT @ BOS — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ginger Beaumont 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kitty Bransfield 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred Clarke 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Tommy Leach 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ed Phelps 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500
Deacon Phillippe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Claude Ritchey 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Jimmy Sebring 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Honus Wagner 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 33 4 7 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .212

BOS Batting

PIT @ BOS — BOS Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jimmy Collins 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Lou Criger 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Patsy Dougherty 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Hobe Ferris 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Freeman 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George LaChance 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Freddy Parent 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chick Stahl 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Cy Young 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 2 4 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 .129

PIT Pitching

PIT @ BOS — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Deacon Phillippe (W) W 9.0 4 2 2 3 6 0 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 2 2 3 6 0 2.00

BOS Pitching

PIT @ BOS — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tom Hughes (L) L 2.0 4 3 2 2 0 0 9.00
Cy Young - 7.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.29
Team Totals 9.0 7 4 3 2 2 0 3.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at Boston Americans, October 3, 1903

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Americans 4-2 at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds on October 3, 1903 in a World Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 18,801, a running time of 110 minutes, and a day start. The line score has the Pittsburgh Pirates crossing the plate in the second, third, and eighth; the third brought 2 runs. The Boston Americans scored single runs in the fourth and eighth innings. Hits were 7 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 4 for the Boston Americans, with 1 and 2 errors. Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Tom Hughes after 2.0 innings and 3 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Deacon Phillippe, who had 6. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitter was Claude Ritchey, 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. For the Boston Americans, Jimmy Collins went 2 for 4 and 1 double. Behind the plate was umpire Tommy Connolly.

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