1903 St. Louis Browns

65-74 • .468 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1903 St. Louis Browns went 65-74 (.468) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 500 runs, allowed 525, and played home games at Sportsman's Park III. Team leaders included Jesse Burkett (3 HR, 40 RBI) and Willie Sudhoff (21-15, 2.27 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

65 Wins
74 Losses
.468 Win %
6th Rank
500 R 525 RA
Diff -25

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500 Runs Scored
525 Runs Allowed
-25 Run Diff
327K Attendance

📈 vs. 1903 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 4% below the 1903 league average (.255)
OBP .289 4% below the 1903 league average (.303)
SLG .317 8% below the 1903 league average (.344)
Team ERA 2.77 7% better than the 1903 league average (2.96)
Runs Scored 500 12% below the 1903 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park III
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 327,000
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Avg per Game 4,671

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1903

Batting Avg

1 Benny Bowcock 0.320 2 Jesse Burkett 0.293 3 John Anderson 0.284 4 Emmet Heidrick 0.280 5 Pinky Swander 0.275

Home Runs

1 Jesse Burkett 3 2 Charlie Hemphill 3 3 John Anderson 2 4 Benny Bowcock 1 5 Emmet Heidrick 1

RBI

1 John Anderson 78 2 Bobby Wallace 54 3 Emmet Heidrick 42 4 Jesse Burkett 40 5 Charlie Hemphill 29
1903 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Anderson 138 550 65 156 34 8 2 78 23 39 16 0.284
Jesse Burkett 132 515 73 151 20 7 3 40 52 47 17 0.293
Bobby Wallace 135 511 63 136 21 7 1 54 28 42 10 0.266
Emmet Heidrick 120 461 55 129 20 15 1 42 19 52 19 0.280
Charlie Hemphill 105 383 36 94 6 3 3 29 23 51 16 0.245
Bill Friel 97 351 46 80 11 8 0 25 23 43 4 0.228
Hunter Hill 86 317 30 77 11 3 0 25 8 28 2 0.243
Mike Kahoe 77 244 26 46 7 5 0 23 11 17 1 0.189
Joe Sugden 79 241 18 51 4 0 0 22 25 20 4 0.212
Barry McCormick 61 207 13 45 6 1 1 16 18 33 5 0.217
Joe Martin 44 173 18 37 6 4 0 7 6 22 0 0.214
Jack Powell 40 120 6 25 5 1 0 9 4 17 0 0.208
Willie Sudhoff 41 110 12 20 1 2 0 6 3 21 1 0.182
Dick Padden 29 94 7 19 3 0 0 6 9 3 5 0.202
Ed Siever 31 93 6 13 1 0 0 1 3 27 0 0.140
Red Donahue 16 51 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 22 0 0.157
Pinky Swander 14 51 9 14 2 2 0 6 10 2 0 0.275
Benny Bowcock 14 50 7 16 3 1 1 10 3 15 1 0.320
Owen Shannon 9 28 1 6 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.214
Gene Wright 8 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.143
Barney Pelty 7 20 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.150
Roy Evans 7 19 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.105
Bill Reidy 5 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.067
John Terry 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Cy Morgan 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Claude Gouzzie 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1903

ERA

1 Willie Sudhoff 2.27 2 Barney Pelty 2.40 3 Ed Siever 2.48 4 Red Donahue 2.75 5 Jack Powell 2.91

Wins

1 Willie Sudhoff 21 2 Jack Powell 15 3 Ed Siever 13 4 Red Donahue 8 5 Barney Pelty 3

Strikeouts

1 Jack Powell 169 2 Willie Sudhoff 104 3 Ed Siever 90 4 Red Donahue 51 5 Gene Wright 37
1903 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Powell 15 19 2.91 38 34 2 306.1 294 99 58 169
Willie Sudhoff 21 15 2.27 38 35 0 293.2 262 74 56 104
Ed Siever 13 14 2.48 31 27 0 254.0 245 70 39 90
Red Donahue 8 7 2.75 16 15 0 131.0 145 40 22 51
Gene Wright 3 5 3.69 8 8 0 61.0 73 25 16 37
Roy Evans 0 4 4.17 7 7 0 54.0 66 25 14 24
Barney Pelty 3 3 2.40 7 6 1 48.2 49 13 15 20
Bill Reidy 1 4 3.98 5 5 0 43.0 53 19 7 8
John Terry 1 1 2.55 3 1 0 17.2 21 5 4 2
Cy Morgan 0 2 4.15 2 1 0 13.0 12 6 6 6

👥 Roster (26)

John Anderson Benny Bowcock Jesse Burkett Red Donahue Roy Evans Bill Friel Claude Gouzzie Emmet Heidrick Charlie Hemphill Hunter Hill Mike Kahoe Joe Martin +14 more

26 players

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The 1903 St. Louis Browns in brief

In 1903 the St. Louis Browns posted a 65-74 mark (.468) and finished 6th in the AL. The run column shows 500 for and 525 against. Against a league average of .255, the 1903 St. Louis Browns batted .244. The staff ERA of 2.77 was 7% better than the league average of 2.96. League clubs averaged 568 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 12% fewer.

Sportsman's Park III was home in 1903, drawing a total attendance of 327,000. The home run leader was Jesse Burkett, who hit 3. John Anderson led in RBI with 78. The pitching staff's wins leader was Willie Sudhoff (21). The strikeout leader was Jack Powell with 169. In all, the roster shows 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1903 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1903 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1903 St. Louis Browns finished 65-74 (.468 win pct).
Who led the 1903 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Jesse Burkett led the 1903 St. Louis Browns with 3 home runs.
What was the 1903 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1903 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 2.77.
Did the 1903 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1903 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1903 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1903 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park III.
Who led the 1903 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jesse Burkett (3 HR, 40 RBI) and Willie Sudhoff (21-15, 2.27 ERA).
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