1903 Cleveland Naps

77-63 • .550 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1903 Cleveland Naps went 77-63 (.550) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 639 runs, allowed 579, and played home games at League Park I. Team leaders included Charlie Hickman (12 HR, 97 RBI) and Earl Moore (20-8, 1.74 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

77 Wins
63 Losses
.550 Win %
3rd Rank
639 R 579 RA
Diff +60

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⚡ Quick Stats

639 Runs Scored
579 Runs Allowed
+60 Run Diff
311K Attendance

📈 vs. 1903 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1903 league average (.255)
OBP .308 2% above the 1903 league average (.303)
SLG .372 8% above the 1903 league average (.344)
Team ERA 2.73 8% better than the 1903 league average (2.96)
Runs Scored 639 13% above the 1903 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games (est.) 70 ≈
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Total Attendance 311,280
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Avg per Game 4,446

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1903

Batting Avg

1 Nap Lajoie 0.344 2 Bill Bradley 0.313 3 Elmer Flick 0.296 4 Charlie Hickman 0.295 5 Harry Bay 0.292

Home Runs

1 Charlie Hickman 12 2 Nap Lajoie 7 3 Bill Bradley 6 4 Elmer Flick 2 5 Fred Abbott 1

RBI

1 Charlie Hickman 97 2 Nap Lajoie 93 3 Bill Bradley 68 4 Elmer Flick 51 5 John Gochnaur 48
1903 Cleveland Naps — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Bay 140 579 94 169 15 12 1 35 29 44 45 0.292
Bill Bradley 136 536 101 168 36 22 6 68 25 69 21 0.313
Elmer Flick 140 523 81 155 23 16 2 51 51 60 24 0.296
Charlie Hickman 131 522 64 154 31 11 12 97 17 61 14 0.295
Nap Lajoie 125 485 90 167 41 11 7 93 24 26 21 0.344
John Gochnaur 134 438 48 81 16 4 0 48 48 53 10 0.185
Jack McCarthy 108 415 47 110 20 8 0 43 19 22 15 0.265
Harry Bemis 92 314 31 82 20 3 1 41 8 31 5 0.261
Fred Abbott 77 255 25 60 11 3 1 25 7 25 8 0.235
Jack Thoney 32 122 10 25 3 0 1 9 2 31 7 0.205
Addie Joss 34 114 8 22 5 1 0 6 1 36 0 0.193
Earl Moore 29 87 4 8 0 0 0 6 7 34 0 0.092
Bill Bernhard 20 65 8 12 2 0 0 4 2 18 0 0.185
Billy Clingman 21 64 10 18 1 1 0 7 11 9 2 0.281
Red Donahue 16 53 1 8 3 0 0 6 1 18 0 0.151
Gene Wright 15 43 8 9 2 3 0 3 0 13 0 0.209
Ed Killian 10 28 3 5 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0.179
Gus Dorner 12 25 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.080
Jesse Stovall 6 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 0.045
Jack Hardy 5 19 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0.158
Bob Rhoads 5 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.118
Alex Pearson 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Jack Slattery 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Happy Iott 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.200
Martin Glendon 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Ed Walker 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bill Pounds 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Hugh Hill 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1903

ERA

1 Earl Moore 1.74 2 Jesse Stovall 2.05 3 Bill Bernhard 2.12 4 Addie Joss 2.19 5 Red Donahue 2.44

Wins

1 Earl Moore 20 2 Addie Joss 18 3 Bill Bernhard 14 4 Red Donahue 7 5 Jesse Stovall 5

Strikeouts

1 Earl Moore 148 2 Addie Joss 120 3 Bill Bernhard 60 4 Red Donahue 45 5 Gene Wright 42
1903 Cleveland Naps — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Addie Joss 18 13 2.19 32 31 0 283.2 232 69 37 120
Earl Moore 20 8 1.74 29 27 0 247.2 196 48 62 148
Bill Bernhard 14 5 2.12 20 19 0 165.2 151 39 21 60
Red Donahue 7 9 2.44 16 15 0 136.2 142 37 12 45
Gene Wright 3 10 5.75 15 12 0 101.2 122 65 58 42
Gus Dorner 3 5 4.52 12 8 0 73.2 83 37 24 28
Ed Killian 3 4 2.48 9 8 0 61.2 61 17 13 18
Jesse Stovall 5 1 2.05 6 6 0 57.0 44 13 21 12
Bob Rhoads 2 3 5.27 5 5 0 41.0 55 24 3 21
Alex Pearson 1 2 3.56 4 3 0 30.1 34 12 3 12
Martin Glendon 1 2 0.98 3 3 0 27.2 20 3 7 9
Ed Walker 0 1 5.25 3 3 0 12.0 13 7 10 4
Bill Pounds 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 5.0 8 6 0 2

👥 Roster (28)

Fred Abbott Harry Bay Harry Bemis Bill Bernhard Bill Bradley Billy Clingman Red Donahue Gus Dorner Elmer Flick Martin Glendon John Gochnaur Jack Hardy +16 more

28 players

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The 1903 Cleveland Naps in brief

The 1903 Cleveland Naps won 77 games and lost 63, ending up 3rd in the AL. The Cleveland Naps scored 639 runs and allowed 579, a run differential of +60. At the plate the Cleveland Naps hit .265, 4% better than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 2.73 was 8% better than the league average of 2.96. Measured against the 568-run league average, the offense was 13% ahead.

League Park I was home in 1903, drawing a total attendance of 311,280. Charlie Hickman led the club in home runs with 12. The hits leader was Harry Bay with 169. The pitching staff's wins leader was Earl Moore (20). In all, the roster shows 28 players. The 1902 season and the 1904 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1903 Cleveland Naps

What was the 1903 Cleveland Naps record?
The 1903 Cleveland Naps finished 77-63 (.550 win pct).
Who led the 1903 Cleveland Naps in home runs?
Charlie Hickman led the 1903 Cleveland Naps with 12 home runs.
What was the 1903 Cleveland Naps team ERA?
The 1903 Cleveland Naps posted a team ERA of 2.73.
Did the 1903 Cleveland Naps win the World Series?
No. The 1903 Cleveland Naps did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1903 Cleveland Naps play?
The 1903 Cleveland Naps played home games at League Park I.
Who led the 1903 Cleveland Naps in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Hickman (12 HR, 97 RBI) and Earl Moore (20-8, 1.74 ERA).
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