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1903 Pittsburgh Pirates

91-49 • .650 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates went 91-49 (.650) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 793 runs, allowed 613, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Tommy Leach (7 HR, 87 RBI) and Sam Leever (25-7, 2.06 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

91 Wins
49 Losses
.650 Win %
1st Rank
793 R 613 RA
Diff +180

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⚡ Quick Stats

793 Runs Scored
613 Runs Allowed
+180 Run Diff
298K Attendance

📈 vs. 1903 NL Average

Batting Avg .286 7% above the 1903 league average (.268)
OBP .341 3% above the 1903 league average (.330)
SLG .392 13% above the 1903 league average (.348)
Team ERA 2.91 11% better than the 1903 league average (3.26)
Runs Scored 793 19% above the 1903 league average (669 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 298,083
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Avg per Game 4,258

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1903

Batting Avg

1 Brickyard Kennedy 0.362 2 Honus Wagner 0.355 3 Fred Clarke 0.351 4 Ginger Beaumont 0.341 5 Tommy Leach 0.298

Home Runs

1 Ginger Beaumont 7 2 Tommy Leach 7 3 Fred Clarke 5 4 Honus Wagner 5 5 Jimmy Sebring 4

RBI

1 Honus Wagner 101 2 Tommy Leach 87 3 Fred Clarke 70 4 Ginger Beaumont 68 5 Jimmy Sebring 64
1903 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ginger Beaumont 141 613 137 209 30 6 7 68 44 18 23 0.341
Honus Wagner 129 512 97 182 30 19 5 101 44 17 46 0.355
Tommy Leach 127 507 97 151 16 17 7 87 40 32 22 0.298
Claude Ritchey 138 506 66 145 28 10 0 59 55 29 15 0.287
Jimmy Sebring 124 506 71 140 16 13 4 64 32 45 20 0.277
Kitty Bransfield 127 505 69 134 23 7 2 57 33 42 13 0.265
Fred Clarke 104 427 88 150 32 15 5 70 41 27 21 0.351
Ed Phelps 81 273 32 77 7 3 2 31 17 35 2 0.282
Otto Krueger 80 256 42 63 6 8 1 28 21 18 5 0.246
Harry Smith 61 212 15 37 3 2 0 19 12 26 2 0.175
Deacon Phillippe 37 124 20 26 4 2 0 16 5 20 0 0.210
Sam Leever 36 115 11 19 0 1 0 12 4 18 0 0.165
Ed Doheny 27 91 11 19 1 0 0 6 3 20 1 0.209
Brickyard Kennedy 23 58 7 21 4 3 0 10 2 6 0 0.362
Art Weaver 16 48 8 11 0 1 0 3 2 7 0 0.229
Kaiser Wilhelm 13 34 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.088
Bucky Veil 12 29 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.207
George Merritt 9 27 4 4 0 1 0 3 2 4 1 0.148
Joe Marshall 10 23 2 6 1 2 0 2 0 5 0 0.261
Cy Falkenberg 10 21 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.190
Gene Curtis 5 19 2 8 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.421
Fred Carisch 5 18 4 6 4 0 1 5 0 1 0 0.333
Gus Thompson 5 16 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.250
Lave Winham 5 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.071
Hans Lobert 5 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.077
Jack Pfiester 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ernie Diehl 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Lou Gertenrich 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Reddy Grey 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Solly Hofman 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lew Moren 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Scanlan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1903

ERA

1 Sam Leever 2.06 2 Lave Winham 2.25 3 Deacon Phillippe 2.43 4 Ed Doheny 3.19 5 Kaiser Wilhelm 3.24

Wins

1 Sam Leever 25 2 Deacon Phillippe 25 3 Ed Doheny 16 4 Brickyard Kennedy 9 5 Bucky Veil 5

Strikeouts

1 Deacon Phillippe 123 2 Sam Leever 90 3 Ed Doheny 75 4 Brickyard Kennedy 39 5 Cy Falkenberg 24
1903 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Deacon Phillippe 25 9 2.43 36 33 2 289.1 269 78 29 123
Sam Leever 25 7 2.06 36 34 1 284.1 255 65 60 90
Ed Doheny 16 8 3.19 27 25 2 222.2 209 79 89 75
Brickyard Kennedy 9 6 3.45 18 15 0 125.1 130 48 57 39
Kaiser Wilhelm 5 3 3.24 12 9 0 86.0 88 31 25 20
Bucky Veil 5 3 3.82 12 6 0 70.2 70 30 36 20
Cy Falkenberg 1 5 3.86 10 6 0 56.0 65 24 32 24
Gus Thompson 2 2 3.56 5 4 0 43.0 52 17 16 22
Lave Winham 3 1 2.25 5 4 0 36.0 33 9 21 22
Jack Pfiester 0 3 6.16 3 3 0 19.0 26 13 10 15
Doc Scanlan 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 5 4 6 0
Lew Moren 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 6.0 9 6 2 2
George Merritt 0 0 2.25 1 0 0 4.0 4 1 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to BOS 5-3

👥 Roster (32)

Ginger Beaumont Kitty Bransfield Fred Carisch Fred Clarke Gene Curtis Ernie Diehl Ed Doheny Cy Falkenberg Lou Gertenrich Reddy Grey Solly Hofman Brickyard Kennedy +20 more

32 players

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The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1903 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 91-49 mark (.650) and finished 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the Pittsburgh Pirates won the pennant. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 793 runs and allowed 613, a run differential of +180. The team batting average of .286 was 7% above the 1903 league mark of .268. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 2.91 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.26.

Exposition Park was home in 1903, drawing a total attendance of 298,083. For power, Tommy Leach led the way with 7 homers. The RBI leader was Honus Wagner, with 101. Sam Leever was the top winner, with 25 victories. In the World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to BOS 5-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 91-49 (.650 win pct).
How did the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates finish?
The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Ginger Beaumont led the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 home runs.
What was the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.91.
Did the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park.
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