1903 Brooklyn Superbas

70-66 • .515 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas went 70-66 (.515) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 667 runs, allowed 682, and played home games at Washington Park III. Team leaders included Jimmy Sheckard (9 HR, 75 RBI) and Henry Schmidt (22-13, 3.83 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
66 Losses
.515 Win %
5th Rank
667 R 682 RA
Diff -15

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667 Runs Scored
682 Runs Allowed
-15 Run Diff
214K Attendance

📈 vs. 1903 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 2% below the 1903 league average (.268)
OBP .347 5% above the 1903 league average (.330)
SLG .338 3% below the 1903 league average (.348)
Team ERA 3.44 5% worse than the 1903 league average (3.26)
Runs Scored 667 equal to the 1903 league average (669 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWashington Park III
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Home Games 73
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Total Attendance 214,953
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Avg per Game 2,944

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1903

Batting Avg

1 Jimmy Sheckard 0.332 2 Judge McCredie 0.324 3 Jack Doyle 0.313 4 Hughie Hearne 0.281 5 Sammy Strang 0.272

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Sheckard 9 2 John Dobbs 2 3 Bill Dahlen 1 4 Fred Jacklitsch 1 5 Henry Schmidt 1

RBI

1 Jack Doyle 91 2 Jimmy Sheckard 75 3 Bill Dahlen 64 4 John Dobbs 59 5 Sammy Strang 38
1903 Brooklyn Superbas — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jack Doyle 139 524 84 164 27 6 0 91 54 23 34 0.313
Jimmy Sheckard 139 515 99 171 29 9 9 75 75 48 67 0.332
Sammy Strang 135 508 101 138 21 5 0 38 75 49 46 0.272
Bill Dahlen 138 474 71 124 17 9 1 64 82 50 34 0.262
John Dobbs 111 414 61 98 15 7 2 59 48 34 23 0.237
Tim Flood 89 309 27 77 15 2 0 32 15 30 14 0.249
Dutch Jordan 78 267 27 63 11 1 0 21 19 50 9 0.236
Lew Ritter 78 259 26 61 9 6 0 37 19 30 9 0.236
Judge McCredie 56 213 40 69 5 0 0 20 24 13 10 0.324
Fred Jacklitsch 60 176 31 47 8 3 1 21 33 32 4 0.267
Doc Gessler 49 154 20 38 8 3 0 18 17 34 9 0.247
Tom McCreery 40 141 13 37 5 2 0 10 20 12 5 0.262
Oscar Jones 38 125 12 32 1 0 0 13 2 16 0 0.256
Henry Schmidt 41 107 17 21 1 1 1 10 13 20 3 0.196
Ned Garvin 38 106 12 8 0 0 0 2 8 25 0 0.075
Hughie Hearne 26 57 8 16 3 2 0 4 3 8 2 0.281
Ed Householder 12 43 5 9 0 0 0 9 2 6 3 0.209
Bill Reidy 15 37 5 9 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 0.243
Roy Evans 15 29 0 5 0 0 0 3 3 14 0 0.172
Henry Thielman 9 23 3 5 1 0 1 2 5 5 0 0.217
Hughie Jennings 6 17 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.235
Grant Thatcher 4 11 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.182
Rube Vickers 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.100
Frank McManus 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Doscher 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Pounds 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.667
Matt Broderick 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Hug 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1903

ERA

1 Oscar Jones 2.94 2 Ned Garvin 3.08 3 Roy Evans 3.27 4 Bill Reidy 3.46 5 Henry Schmidt 3.83

Wins

1 Henry Schmidt 22 2 Oscar Jones 19 3 Ned Garvin 15 4 Bill Reidy 6 5 Roy Evans 5

Strikeouts

1 Ned Garvin 154 2 Henry Schmidt 96 3 Oscar Jones 95 4 Roy Evans 42 5 Bill Reidy 21
1903 Brooklyn Superbas — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Oscar Jones 19 14 2.94 38 36 0 324.1 320 106 77 95
Henry Schmidt 22 13 3.83 40 36 2 301.0 321 128 120 96
Ned Garvin 15 18 3.08 38 34 2 298.0 277 102 84 154
Roy Evans 5 9 3.27 15 12 0 110.0 121 40 41 42
Bill Reidy 6 7 3.46 15 13 0 104.0 130 40 14 21
Henry Thielman 0 3 4.66 4 3 0 29.0 31 15 14 10
Grant Thatcher 3 1 2.89 4 4 0 28.0 33 9 7 9
Rube Vickers 0 1 10.93 4 1 0 14.0 27 17 9 5
Jack Doscher 0 0 7.71 3 0 0 7.0 8 6 9 4
Bill Pounds 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 6.0 8 4 2 2

👥 Roster (28)

Matt Broderick Bill Dahlen John Dobbs Jack Doscher Jack Doyle Roy Evans Tim Flood Ned Garvin Doc Gessler Hughie Hearne Ed Householder Ed Hug +16 more

28 players

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The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas in brief

A 70-66 record (.515) put the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 667 scored against 682 allowed (-15). Against a league average of .268, the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas batted .264. The staff ERA of 3.44 was 5% worse than the league average of 3.26. The home park, Washington Park III, recorded 214,953 in attendance, about 2,944 a game.

Jimmy Sheckard topped the Brooklyn Superbas with 9 home runs. Jack Doyle drove in a team-high 91 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Henry Schmidt (22). Ned Garvin struck out 154, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 28 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1902 season and the 1904 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas

What was the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas record?
The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas finished 70-66 (.515 win pct).
Who led the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas in home runs?
Jimmy Sheckard led the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas with 9 home runs.
What was the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas team ERA?
The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas win the World Series?
No. The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas play?
The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas played home games at Washington Park III.
Who led the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Sheckard (9 HR, 75 RBI) and Henry Schmidt (22-13, 3.83 ERA).
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