1903 Philadelphia Athletics

75-60 • .556 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics went 75-60 (.556) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 519, and played home games at Columbia Park. Team leaders included Socks Seybold (8 HR, 84 RBI) and Eddie Plank (23-16, 2.38 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

75 Wins
60 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
597 R 519 RA
Diff +78

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597 Runs Scored
519 Runs Allowed
+78 Run Diff
409K Attendance

📈 vs. 1903 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 4% above the 1903 league average (.255)
OBP .308 2% above the 1903 league average (.303)
SLG .362 5% above the 1903 league average (.344)
Team ERA 2.98 1% worse than the 1903 league average (2.96)
Runs Scored 597 5% above the 1903 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCentennial Park
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Home Games 67
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Total Attendance 409,897
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Avg per Game 6,117

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1903

Batting Avg

1 Topsy Hartsel 0.311 2 Socks Seybold 0.299 3 Harry Davis 0.298 4 Lave Cross 0.292 5 Ollie Pickering 0.281

Home Runs

1 Socks Seybold 8 2 Harry Davis 6 3 Topsy Hartsel 5 4 Monte Cross 3 5 Ossee Schrecongost 3

RBI

1 Lave Cross 90 2 Socks Seybold 84 3 Danny Murphy 60 4 Harry Davis 55 5 Monte Cross 45
1903 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lave Cross 137 559 60 163 22 4 2 90 10 17 14 0.292
Socks Seybold 137 522 76 156 45 8 8 84 38 43 5 0.299
Danny Murphy 133 513 66 140 31 11 1 60 13 34 17 0.273
Ollie Pickering 137 512 93 144 18 6 1 36 53 75 40 0.281
Monte Cross 137 470 44 116 21 2 3 45 49 56 31 0.247
Harry Davis 106 420 77 125 28 7 6 55 24 48 24 0.298
Topsy Hartsel 98 373 65 116 19 14 5 26 49 39 13 0.311
Ossee Schrecongost 92 306 26 78 13 4 3 30 11 20 0 0.255
Danny Hoffman 74 248 29 61 5 7 2 22 6 33 7 0.246
Doc Powers 75 247 19 56 11 1 0 23 5 35 1 0.227
Eddie Plank 45 134 18 25 5 1 1 8 0 23 2 0.187
Charles Bender 43 120 10 22 4 1 0 8 3 14 3 0.183
Rube Waddell 39 115 4 14 2 0 0 6 3 36 0 0.122
Weldon Henley 30 68 4 9 2 0 0 4 1 30 0 0.132
Bert Daly 10 21 2 4 0 2 0 4 1 2 0 0.190
Andy Coakley 6 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Jim Fairbank 4 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.100
Connie McGeehan 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
John Kalahan 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Hilley 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Ed Pinnance 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tad Quinn 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1903

ERA

1 Eddie Plank 2.38 2 Rube Waddell 2.44 3 Charles Bender 3.07 4 Weldon Henley 3.91 5 Andy Coakley 5.50

Wins

1 Eddie Plank 23 2 Rube Waddell 21 3 Charles Bender 17 4 Weldon Henley 12 5 Jim Fairbank 1

Strikeouts

1 Rube Waddell 302 2 Eddie Plank 176 3 Charles Bender 127 4 Weldon Henley 86 5 Andy Coakley 20
1903 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eddie Plank 23 16 2.38 43 40 0 336.0 317 89 65 176
Rube Waddell 21 16 2.44 39 38 0 324.0 274 88 85 302
Charles Bender 17 14 3.07 36 33 0 270.0 239 92 65 127
Weldon Henley 12 10 3.91 29 21 0 186.1 186 81 67 86
Andy Coakley 0 3 5.50 6 3 0 37.2 48 23 11 20
Jim Fairbank 1 1 4.88 4 1 0 24.0 33 13 12 10
Connie McGeehan 1 0 4.50 3 0 0 10.0 9 5 1 4
Tad Quinn 0 0 5.00 2 0 0 9.0 11 5 5 1
Ed Pinnance 0 0 2.57 2 1 1 7.0 5 2 2 2
Danny Hoffman 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 1 2 0

👥 Roster (22)

Charles Bender Andy Coakley Lave Cross Monte Cross Bert Daly Harry Davis Jim Fairbank Topsy Hartsel Weldon Henley Ed Hilley Danny Hoffman John Kalahan +10 more

22 players

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The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

A 75-60 record (.556) put the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics 2nd in the AL. With 597 runs scored and 519 given up, the 1903 differential was +78. At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .264, 4% better than the league's .255. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 2.98 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.96. League clubs averaged 568 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Athletics scored 5% more.

Attendance at Columbia Park totaled 409,897 for the year. Socks Seybold topped the Philadelphia Athletics with 8 home runs. The RBI leader was Lave Cross, with 90. Eddie Plank was the top winner, with 23 victories. Rube Waddell struck out 302, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 22 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics finished 75-60 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Socks Seybold led the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics with 8 home runs.
What was the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 2.98.
Did the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Columbia Park.
Who led the 1903 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Socks Seybold (8 HR, 84 RBI) and Eddie Plank (23-16, 2.38 ERA).
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