1903 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1903 throughout the world.  

This year in baseball

2000s

2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000

1990s

1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990

1980s

1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985 1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980

1970s

1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975 1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970

1960s

1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965 1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960

1950s

1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955 1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950

1940s

1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940

1930s

1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935 1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930

1920s

1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920

1910s

1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915 1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910

1900s

1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905 1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900

1890s

1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895 1894 • 1893 • 1892 • 1891 • 1890

1880s

1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880

1870s

1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870

Early Years

1869 • 1845-1868

See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Nippon Professional Baseball 1903 in sports

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

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Contents 1 Champions 1.1 Major League Baseball 2 Major League Baseball final standings 2.1 American League final standings 2.2 National League final standings 3 Events 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

• World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3), in the first modern World Series

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Boston Americans	91	47	.659	--
2nd	Philadelphia Athletics	75	60	.556	14.5
3rd	Cleveland Indians	77	63	.550	15.0
4th	New York Highlanders	72	62	.537	17.0
5th	Detroit Tigers	65	71	.478	25.0
6th	St. Louis Browns	65	74	.468	26.5
7th	Chicago White Sox	60	77	.438	30.5
8th	Washington Senators	43	94	.314	47.5

[edit] National League final standings

National League Club Wins Losses Win %   GB Pittsburgh Pirates 91 49 .650 -- New York Giants 84 55 .604 6.5 Chicago Cubs 82 56 .594 8 Cincinnati Reds 74 65 .532 16.5 Brooklyn Superbas 70 66 .515 19 Boston Beaneaters 58 80 .420 32 Philadelphia Phillies 49 86 .363 39.5 St. Louis Cardinals 43 94 .314 46.5

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

• January 3 - Herb Bradley
• February 12 - Chick Hafey
• February 21 - Tom Yawkey
• April 6 - Mickey Cochrane
• April 16 - Paul Waner
• May 11 - Charlie Gehringer
• May 17 - Cool Papa Bell
• June 9 - Mike Ryba
• June 19 - Lou Gehrig
• June 22 - Carl Hubbell
• August 13 - Steve Swetonic
• September 28 - Jim Brillheart
• October 9 - Walter O'Malley
• November 2 - Travis Jackson
• December 6 - Tony Lazzeri

[edit] Deaths

• July 2 - Ed Delahanty, 35, slugging left fielder since 1888, a 3-time .400 hitter who ranked second only to Cap Anson in career hits; died after falling from a railroad trestle crossing the Niagara River