1903 St. Louis Cardinals

43-94 • .314 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals went 43-94 (.314) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 505 runs, allowed 795, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Homer Smoot (4 HR, 49 RBI) and Mordecai Brown (9-13, 2.60 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

43 Wins
94 Losses
.314 Win %
8th Rank
505 R 795 RA
Diff -290

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505 Runs Scored
795 Runs Allowed
-290 Run Diff
232K Attendance

📈 vs. 1903 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 7% below the 1903 league average (.268)
OBP .297 10% below the 1903 league average (.330)
SLG .313 10% below the 1903 league average (.348)
Team ERA 3.67 13% worse than the 1903 league average (3.26)
Runs Scored 505 24% below the 1903 league average (669 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 232,386
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Avg per Game 3,367

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1903

Batting Avg

1 Patsy Donovan 0.327 2 Homer Smoot 0.296 3 Jimmy Burke 0.285 4 John Farrell 0.272 5 Jack Dunleavy 0.249

Home Runs

1 Homer Smoot 4 2 Dave Brain 1 3 John Farrell 1 4 Bob Rhoads 1 5 Jack Ryan 1

RBI

1 Dave Brain 60 2 Homer Smoot 49 3 George Barclay 42 4 Jimmy Burke 42 5 Patsy Donovan 39
1903 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Farrell 130 519 83 141 25 8 1 32 48 33 17 0.272
Homer Smoot 129 500 67 148 22 8 4 49 32 50 17 0.296
Dave Brain 119 464 44 107 8 15 1 60 25 29 21 0.231
Jimmy Burke 115 431 55 123 13 3 0 42 23 24 28 0.285
George Barclay 108 419 37 104 10 8 0 42 15 48 12 0.248
Patsy Donovan 105 410 63 134 15 3 0 39 25 21 25 0.327
Jim Hackett 99 351 24 80 13 8 0 36 19 56 2 0.228
Jack O'Neill 75 246 23 58 9 1 0 27 13 44 11 0.236
Jack Ryan 67 227 18 54 5 1 1 10 10 11 2 0.238
Jack Dunleavy 61 193 23 48 3 3 0 10 13 34 10 0.249
Otto Williams 53 187 10 38 4 2 0 9 9 27 6 0.203
Art Nichols 36 120 13 23 2 0 0 9 12 10 9 0.192
Mike O'Neill 41 110 12 25 2 2 0 6 8 25 3 0.227
Mordecai Brown 26 77 4 15 2 1 0 6 1 14 2 0.195
Chappie McFarland 28 74 3 8 1 0 0 2 7 21 1 0.108
Lee DeMontreville 26 70 8 17 3 1 0 7 8 15 3 0.243
Ed Murphy 24 64 4 13 1 0 0 6 1 9 0 0.203
Bob Rhoads 18 50 4 7 0 0 1 4 0 14 0 0.140
Art Weaver 16 49 4 12 0 0 0 5 4 11 1 0.245
Clarence Currie 22 47 1 4 0 1 0 1 3 14 0 0.085
Harry Berte 4 15 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
War Sanders 8 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.067
Jack Coveney 4 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Charlie Moran 4 14 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.429
Lon Ury 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Harry Betts 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Hynes 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Lovett 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Larry Milton 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bob Wicker 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Yerkes 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1903

ERA

1 Mordecai Brown 2.60 2 Chappie McFarland 3.07 3 Ed Murphy 3.31 4 Jim Hackett 3.72 5 Mike O'Neill 3.79

Wins

1 Mordecai Brown 9 2 Chappie McFarland 9 3 Jack Dunleavy 6 4 Bob Rhoads 5 5 Clarence Currie 4

Strikeouts

1 Mordecai Brown 83 2 Chappie McFarland 76 3 Clarence Currie 52 4 Bob Rhoads 52 5 Jack Dunleavy 51
1903 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chappie McFarland 9 19 3.07 28 26 0 229.0 253 78 48 76
Mordecai Brown 9 13 2.60 26 24 0 201.0 231 58 59 83
Clarence Currie 4 12 4.01 22 16 1 148.0 155 66 60 52
Mike O'Neill 4 13 3.79 19 17 0 145.0 184 61 43 39
Bob Rhoads 5 8 4.60 17 13 0 129.0 154 66 47 52
Ed Murphy 4 8 3.31 15 12 0 106.0 108 39 38 16
Jack Dunleavy 6 8 4.06 14 13 0 102.0 101 46 57 51
Jim Hackett 1 3 3.72 7 6 1 48.1 47 20 18 21
War Sanders 1 6 6.08 8 6 0 40.0 48 27 21 9
Charlie Moran 0 1 5.25 3 2 0 24.0 30 14 19 7
Harry Betts 0 1 10.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 10 5 2
Pat Hynes 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 10 4 6 1
John Lovett 0 0 5.40 3 1 0 5.0 6 3 5 3
Bob Wicker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 5.0 4 0 3 3
Stan Yerkes 0 1 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 8 1 0 3
Larry Milton 0 0 2.25 1 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 0
Ed Taylor 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (32)

George Barclay Harry Berte Harry Betts Dave Brain Mordecai Brown Jimmy Burke Jack Coveney Clarence Currie Lee DeMontreville Patsy Donovan Jack Dunleavy John Farrell +20 more

32 players

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The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals won 43 games and lost 94, ending up 8th in the NL. With 505 runs scored and 795 given up, the 1903 differential was -290. The team batting average of .250 was 7% below the 1903 league mark of .268. The staff ERA of 3.67 was 13% worse than the league average of 3.26. Measured against the 669-run league average, the offense was 24% behind.

Attendance at Robison Field totaled 232,386 for the year. For power, Homer Smoot led the way with 4 homers. The RBI leader was Dave Brain, with 60. On the mound, Mordecai Brown won 9 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 32 players. The 1902 season and the 1904 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals finished 43-94 (.314 win pct).
Who led the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Homer Smoot led the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals with 4 home runs.
What was the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.67.
Did the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1903 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Homer Smoot (4 HR, 49 RBI) and Mordecai Brown (9-13, 2.60 ERA).
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