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1903 Boston Americans season

Major League Baseball season

1903 Boston Americans season

Major League Baseball season

FieldValue
nameBoston Americans
season1903
misc[World Series](1903-world-series) champions
American League champions
image1903 World Series - Boston Americans.jpg
image_size250
captionBoston Americans (sitting) and Pittsburgh Pirates (standing) at the [1903 World Series](1903-world-series)
leagueAmerican League
ballparkHuntington Avenue Grounds
cityBoston, Massachusetts
record91–47 (.659)
league_place1st
ownersHenry Killilea
managersJimmy Collins
espntnbos
brtnBOS

American League champions |}} The 1903 Boston Americans season was the third season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished first in the American League (AL) with a record of 91 wins and 47 losses, games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. Boston went on to participate in the first World Series held between the AL and National League (NL) champions. The Americans won the 1903 World Series in eight games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Offseason and spring training

Transactions

  • October 6, 1902: It is reported that George Stone will play for the Boston Americans.
  • October 28, 1902: John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, announces that Jack Warner of the Boston Americans had signed to play for the Giants. This decision came after weeks of speculation as to the future of Jack Warner. In an interview printed on September 25, 1902, Jimmy Collins stated that he had signed Warner to a two-year contract with the Americans the previous month. On October 13, 1902, Jimmy Collins had gone to New York after hearing reports that Warner had jumped to the New York Giants.
  • March 18, 1903: Catcher Charles "Duke" Farrell announces that he has accepted an offer to play for the Boston Americans. Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Macon, Georgia. Cy Young was a coach for the Mercer University baseball team, also based in Macon.

The Boston Americans played an exhibition game against Mercer University (with Cy Young pitching for Mercer) on March 23; the outcome being a 13─2 victory for Boston.

Regular season overview

  • May 12: After a slow start to the season, the team has a winning record for the first time, at 10–9, with a 10–5 win over the Cleveland Naps at League Park in Cleveland.
  • June 1: With a 20–15 record, Boston moves into first place in the AL, a half-game ahead of the St. Louis Browns.
  • June 9: The team's longest winning streak of the season, 11 games between May 28 and June 8, comes to an end with a loss to the visiting Detroit Tigers.
  • June 16: With a 28–18 record, Boston falls a game behind Philadelphia in the AL standings.
  • June 21: Buck Freeman is the first player in franchise history to hit for the cycle, in a road win at Cleveland.
  • June 23: With a 33–20 record, Boston regains the AL lead, which they will not relinquish through the end of the season.
  • June 30: Nick Altrock starts and pitches eight innings in a 10–3 road loss to the Chicago White Sox; these are the only innings in the entire season not pitched by members of the five-man rotation, led by Cy Young.
  • July 29: Patsy Dougherty hits for the cycle against the visiting New York Highlanders. It is also Boston's highest scoring game of the year, a 15–14 loss.
  • September 28: The season ends with a home doubleheader against the Browns, with Boston winning both games; 8–7 and 6–0.

The team's longest losing streak was three games, which occurred twice; April 20–23 and September 22–23. The team's longest game was 12 innings, which occurred three times.

Transactions

  • May 1, 1903: The Boston Americans acquire University of Illinois Athlete Jake Stahl, who agrees to join the team after receiving his diploma in June. Henry Killilea had met with Stahl on April 27, 1903, promising him $500 a month to play catcher for the Boston Americans. Stahl would make his debut with the Americans on June 6.
  • July 2: Pitcher Nick Altrock is released by the Boston Americans, and is immediately signed by the Chicago White Sox.

Statistical leaders

The offense was led by Buck Freeman, who hit 13 home runs and had 104 RBIs, and Patsy Dougherty with a .331 batting average. It was Freeman's third consecutive season with at least 100 RBIs. The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 40 appearances (35 starts) and pitched 34 complete games with a 28–9 record and 2.08 ERA, while striking out 176 in innings. The team had two other 20-game winners; Bill Dinneen (21–13) and Tom Hughes (20–7).

Season log

Boston WinBoston LossTie Game

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 20 (1)|| Philadelphia ||4─9 || Winter (1–0) || Waddell (0–1) || 1─0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 20 (2)|| Philadelphia || 10─7 || Bender (1─0)|| Hughes (0─1)|| 1─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 22 || @Philadelphia || 1─6 || Waddell (1─1) || Dinneen (0─1)|| 1─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 23 || @Philadelphia || 4─7 || Henley (1─0) || Winter (1–0) || 1─3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 24 || @Philadelphia || 1─2 || Young (1─0) || Plank (0─1)|| 2─3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 25|| @Philadelphia || 0─4 || Hughes (1─1) || Waddell (1–2) || 3─3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 27 || @Washington || 3─6 || Orth (2─0) || Dinneen (0─2) || 3─4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 28 || @Washington || 11─4 || Young (2─0)|| Lee (0─2) || 4─4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 29 || @Washington || 5─9 || Patten (2─0) || Gibson (0─1) || 4─5 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 30 || Philadelphia || 12─2 || Plank (1─1) || Winter (1─2) || 4─6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || May 1 || Philadelphia || 2─4 || Dinneen (1─2) || Bender (2─1) || 5─6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || May 2 || Philadelphia || 3─0 || Plank (2─1) || Young (2─1) || 5─7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 13 || May 4 || Washington || 4─6 || Hughes (2─1) || Patten (2─1) || 6─7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 14 || May 6 || Washington || 3─6 || Young (3─1)|| Lee (0─3) || 7─7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 15 || May 7 || New York || 2─6 || Dinneen (2─2) || Wiltse (0─1) || 8─7 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 16 || May 8 || New York || 6─1 || Chesbro (4─1) || Winter (1─3) || 8─8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 17 || May 9 || New York || 5─12 || Young (4─1) || Tannehill (2─2) || 9─8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 18 || May 11 || @Cleveland || 5─6 || Bernhard (3─1) || Dinneen (2─3) || 9─9 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || May 12 || @Cleveland || 10─5 || Dinneen (3─3) || Wright (0─2) || 10─9 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || May 13 || @Cleveland || 1─2 || Joss (3─2) || Young (4─2) || 10─10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 21 || May 14 || @Cleveland || 10─4 || Gibson (1─1) || Moore (1─3) || 11─10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 15 || @Detroit || 6─8 || Kitson (1─3) || Hughes (2─2) || 11─11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 16 || @Detroit || 9─6 || Young (5─2) || Jones (0─1) || 12─11 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 18 || @Detroit || 1─12 || Donovan (5─1) || Gibson (1─2) || 12─12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 25 || May 19 || @Detroit || 3─2 || Dinneen (4─3) || Mullin (4─3) || 13─12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 20 || @St. Louis || 3─4 || Sudhoff (4─1) || Young (5─3) || 13─13 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 22 || @St. Louis || 4─6 || Siever (2─3) || Winter (1─4) || 13─14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 23 || @Chicago || 4─1 || Dinneen (5─3) || White (3─3) || 14─14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 24 || @Chicago || 7─0 || Young (6─3) || Flaherty (4─5) || 15─14 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 26 || @Chicago || 2─3 || Dunkle (2─1) || Hughes (2─3) || 15─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 28 || Washington || 4─5 || Winter (2─4) || Wilson (1─5) || 16─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 29 || Washington || 2─7 || Dinneen (6─3) || Lee (1─6) || 17─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 30 (1) || Washington || 2─3 || Gibson (2─2) || Orth (3─4) || 18─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 30 (2) || Washington || 0─4 || Young (7─3) || Patten (5─4) || 19─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 35 || June 1 || @New York || 8─2 || Hughes (3─3) || Chesbro (6─5) || 20─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 36 || June 2 || @New York || 9─0 || Dinneen (7─3) || Tannehill (6─4) || 21─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 37 || June 3 || @New York || 9─3 || Young (8─3) || Griffith (1─5) || 22─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 38 || June 4 || Chicago || 3─10 || Winter (3─4) || Dunkle (2─2) || 23─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 39 || June 5 || Chicago || 8─10 || Gibson (3─2) || Patterson (6─3) || 24─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 40 || June 6 || Chicago || 2─10 || Dinneen (8─3) || Flaherty (5─7) || 25─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 41 || June 8 || Detroit || 1─6 || Young (9─3) || Deering (2─2) || 26─15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || June 9 || Detroit || 7─3 || Mullin (6─5) || Young (9─4) || 26─16 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 43 || June 10 || Detroit || 5─0 || Donovan (7─3) || Dinneen (8─4) || 26─17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 44 || June 11 || St. Louis || 0─2 || Hughes (4─3) || Sudhoff (7─2) || 27─17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || June 13 || St. Louis || 0─7 || Young (10─4) || Powell (3─7) || 28─17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 46 || June 16 || Cleveland || 7─0 || Dorner (2─2) || Dinneen (8─5) || 28─18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 47 || June 17 (1) || Cleveland || 3─1 || Moore (7─3) || Gibson (3─3) || 28─19 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 17 (2) || Cleveland || 1─6 || Hughes (5─3) || Joss (6─7) || 29─19 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 49 || June 18 || @Cleveland|| 4─5 || Bernhard (8─3) || Winter (3─5) || 29─20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 19 || @Cleveland || 5─3 || Dinneen (9─5) || Wright (3─5) || 30─20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 20 || @Cleveland|| 5─4 || Gibson (4─3) || Moore (7─4) || 31─20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 21 || @Cleveland || 12─7 || Hughes (6─3) || Dorner (2─3) || 32─20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 53 || June 23 || @Detroit || 1─0 || Young (11─4) || Donovan (7─5) || 33─20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 24 || @Detroit || 1─2 || Deering (3─3) || Dinneen (9─6) || 33─21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 25 || @St. Louis || 7─1 || Winter (4─5) || Siever (4─4) || 34─21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 27 || @St. Louis || 6─0 || Norwood (5─3) || Sudhoff (8─4) || 35─21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 28 (1) || @St. Louis || 1─0 || Young (12─4) || Donahue (8─6) || 36─21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 28 (2) || @St. Louis || 3─0 || Hughes (7─3) || Powell (5─8) || 37─21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 29 || @Chicago || 7─2 || Dinneen (10─6) || Dunkle (3─3) || 38─21 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 30 || @Chicago || 3─10 || White (7─7) || Altrock (0─1) || 38─22 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 61 || July 1 || @Chicago || 1─0 || Young (13─4) || Flaherty (8─9) || 39─22 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 62 || July 2 || @Chicago || 2─6 || Owen (3─3) || Gibson (5─4) || 39─23 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 63 || July 4 (1) || St. Louis || 1─4 || Hughes (8─3) || Siever (4─5) || 40─23 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 64 || July 4 (2) || St. Louis || 0─2 || Dinneen (11─6) || Sudhoff (8─6) || 41─23 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || July 6 || St. Louis || 6─8 || Young (14─4) || Terry (0─1) || 42─23 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 66 || July 7 || St. Louis || 3─2 || Sudhoff (9─6) || Gibson (5─5) || 42─24 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 67 || July 8 || Chicago || 1─6 || Winter (5─5) || Altrock (0─2) || 43─24 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 68 || July 9 || Chicago || 3─5 || Dinneen (12─6) || Flaherty (8─11) || 44─24 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 69 || July 10 || Chicago || 8─4 || White (9─8) || Hughes (8─4) || 44─25 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 70 || July 11 || Chicago || 5─8 || Young (15─4) || Dunkle (3─4) || 45─25 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 71 || July 14 || Cleveland || 4─3 || Moore (10─6) || Dinneen (12─7) || 45─26 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 72 || July 15 (1) || Cleveland || 3─4 || Young (16─4) || Joss (9─10) || 46─26 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || July 15 (2) || Cleveland || 4─2 || Bernhard (13─4) || Winter (5─6) || 46─27 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 74 || July 16 || Cleveland || 4─11 || Hughes (9─4) || Dorner (3─5) || 47─27 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || July 17 || Detroit || 0─1 || Gibson (6─5) || Donovan (12─6) || 48─27 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 76 || July 18 || Detroit || 3─5 || Young (17─4) || Mullin (11─9) || 49─27 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 77 || July 20 || Detroit || 3─2 || Kisinger (2─1) || Winter (5─7) || 49─28 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 78 || July 23 (1)|| @New York || 6─1 || Young (18─4) || Chesbro (11─12) || 50─28 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 23 (2) || @New York || 2─4 || Deering (4─4) || Hughes (9─5) || 50─29 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 80 || July 24 || @Yankees || 8─2 || Gibson (7─5) || Griffith (8─2) || 51─29 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 25 || @New York || 7─5 || Winter (6─7) || Tannehill (10─9) || 52─29 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 27 || New York || 0─5 || Dinneen (13─7) || Deering (4─5) || 53─29 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 28 || New York || 0─3 || Hughes (10─5) || Griffith (8─9) || 54─29 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 29 || New York || 15─14 || Howell (4─1) || Young (18─5) || 54─30 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 30 || New York || 12─1 || Deering (5─5) || Gibson (7─6) || 54─31 || |- | 86 || July 31 || @Washington || 4─4 || ─ || ─ || 54─31─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 87 || August 1 (1) || @Washington || 0─1 || Wilson (6─10) || Young (18─6) || 54─32─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 88 || August 1 (2) || @Washington || 5─1 || Hughes (11─5) || Dunkle (5─7) || 55─32─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 89 || August 3 || @Washington || 2─5 || Orth (8─14) || Gibson (7─7) || 55─33─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 90 || August 5 || @Philadelphia || 3─0 || Dinneen (14─7) || Waddell (19─12) || 56─33─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 91 || August 6 || @Philadelphia || 3─4 || Bender (13─9) || Young (18─7) || 56─34─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 92 || August 7 || @Philadelphia || 11─3 || Hughes (12─5) || Plank (15─9) || 57─34─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 93 || August 8 || Philadelphia || 6─11 || Dinneen (15─7) || Henley (6─7) || 58─34─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 94 || August 10 || Philadelphia || 2─7 || Young (19─7) || Plank (15─10) || 59─34─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 95 || August 11 || Philadelphia || 1─5 || Hughes (13─5) || Waddell (19─13) || 60─34─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 96 || August 13 (1) || @Detroit || 3─1 || Dinneen (16─7) || Mullin (12─11) || 61─34─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 97 || August 13 (2) || @Detroit || 1─10 || Kitson (11─10) || Gibson (7─8) || 61─35─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 98 || August 14 || @Detroit || 6─3 || Young (20─7) || Donovan (15─9) || 62─35─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 99 || August 15 || @Detroit || 6─3 || Hughes (14─5) || Skopec (0─1) || 63─35─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 100 || August 17 || @Cleveland || 3─9 || Joss (15─13) || Dinneen (16─8) || 63─36─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 101 || August 18 || @Cleveland || 10─2 || Young (21─7) || Donahue (10─10) || 64─36─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 102 || August 19 || @Chicago || 4─3 || Dinneen (17─8) || White (15─12) || 65─36─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 103 || August 20 || @Chicago || 5─9 || Altrock (2─3) || Hughes (14─6) || 65─37─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 104 || August 21 || @Chicago || 11─3 || Young (22─7) || Patterson (11─10) || 66─37─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 22 || @St. Louis || 1─2 || Pelty (1─0) || Dinneen (17─9) || 66─38─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 106 || August 23 (1) || @St. Louis || 5─3 || Hughes (15─6) || Siever (8─12) || 67─38─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 107 || August 23 (2) || @St. Louis || 4─2 || Young (23─7) || Sudhoff (19─10) || 68─38─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 24 || @St. Louis || 1─5 || Powell (10─16) || Gibson (7─9) || 68─39─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 109 || August 26 || @Philadelphia || 3─0 || Dinneen (18─9) || Bender (14─13) || 69─39─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 27 || @Philadelphia || 4─2 || Hughes (16─6) || Plank (17─13) || 70─39─1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 111 || August 29 (1) || @Philadelphia || 3─2 || Young (24─7) || Lee (6─8) || 71─39─1 || |- | 112 || August 29 (2) || @Philadelphia || 1─1 || ─ || ─ || 71─39─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 31 (1) || @Washington || 1─2 || Patten (9─18) || Dinneen (18─10) || 71─40─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 114 || August 31 (2) || @Washington || 5─2 || Gibson (8─9) || Dunkle (7─10) || 72─40─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 115 || September 1 || @Washington || 2─1 || Hughes (17─6) || Orth (9─19) || 73─40─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 116 || September 3 || Philadelphia || 5─6 || Young (25─7) || Henley (7─8) || 74─40─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 117 || September 5 || Philadelphia || 1─12 || Dinneen (19─10) || Coakley (0─3) || 75─40─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 118 || September 7 (1) || @New York || 4─0 || Hughes (18─6) || Chesbro (17─15) || 76─40─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 119 || September 7 (2) || @New York || 0─5 || Tannehill (15─12) || Young (25─8) || 76─41─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 120 || September 8 || @New York || 0─1 || Deering (6─6) || Dinneen (19─11) || 76─42─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 121 || September 9 (1) || Washington || 4─9 || Hughes (19─6) || Patten (10─19) || 77─42─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 122 || September 9 (2) || Washington || 2─3 || Winter (7─7) || Lee (6─10) || 78─42─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || September 10 || Washington || 0─3 || Young (26─8) || Orth (9─21) || 79─42─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 124 || September 11 || Washington || 1─2 || Gibson (9─9) || Dunkle (7─12) || 80─42─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 125 || September 12 || New York || 1─10 || Hughes (20─6) || Deering (6─7) || 81─42─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 126 || September 14 || New York || 4─2 || Chesbro (19─15) || Dinneen (19─12) || 81─43─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 127 || September 15 || New York || 3─12 || Young (27─8) || Tannehill (15─14) || 82─43─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 128 || September 16 || Cleveland || 7─14 || Gibson (10─9) || Donahue (14─14) || 83─43─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 129 || September 17 || Cleveland || 3─14 || Winter (8─7) || Rhoads (6─10) || 84─43─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 130 || September 18 || Cleveland || 6─7 || Dinneen (20─12) || Killian (3─3) || 85─43─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 131 || September 19 || Chicago || 3─13 || Young (28─8) || Flaherty (11─24) || 86─43─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 132 || September 21 || Chicago || 3─4 || Gibson (11─9) || Patterson (14─14) || 87─43─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 133 || September 22 || Chicago || 7─0 || Altrock (3─3) || Hughes (20─7) || 87─44─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 134 || September 23 (1) || Detroit || 5─4 || Donovan (17─16) || Dinneen (20─13) || 87─45─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 23 (2) || Detroit || 8─2 || Mullin (18─15) || Winter (8─8) || 87─46─2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 136 || September 24 || Detroit || 2─8 || Gibson (12─9) || Kisinger (7─9) || 88─46─2 || |- | 137 || September 25 || Detroit || 6─6 || ─ || ─ || 88─46─3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 26 (1) || St. Louis || 6─2 || Siever (13─14) || Young (28─9) || 88─47─3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 139 || September 26 (2) || St. Louis || 2─8 || Winter (9─8) || Wright (6─15) || 89─47─3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 140 || September 28 (1) || St. Louis || 7─8 || Gibson (13─9) || Powell (15─19) || 90─47─3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 28 (2) || St. Louis || 0─6 || Dinneen (21─13) || Sudhoff (21─15) || 91─47─3 ||

Statistics

The team had three games end in a tie; July 31 at Washington, August 29 at Washington, and September 25 vs. Detroit.

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

George WinterP

Source:

Roster

1903 Boston Americans
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Red Sox debuts

NamePositionDateGameSource
Duke FarrellCatcher4/20/1903Vs. Philadelphia
George StonePinch Hitter4/20/1903Vs. Philadelphia
Jack O'BrienPinch Hitter4/23/1903@ Philadelphia
Norwood GibsonPitcher4/29/1903@ Washington
Aleck SmithCatcher5/12/1903@ Cleveland
Jake StahlCatcher6/6/1903Vs. Chicago

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games Played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; AVG = Batting Average; OPB = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage.

Starters by position

PosPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGOBPSLGReference
C963164161710331.193.259.307
1B14152360134226153.256.302.327
2B14152469132197969.252.285.366
SS139560831703117480.304.323.441
3B130540881603317571.295.327.446
OF14156674163392013106.288.331.496
OF1395891071951912459.331.377.424
OF772986082126243.275.341.376

Other batters

Note: G = Games Played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; AVG = Batting Average; OPB = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage.

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGOBPSLGReference
963394471144338.209.262.301
409214223528.239.278.446
17525215108.404.475.538
11334102004.303.303.333
613321002.154.154.231
22000000.000.000.000

Pitchers

Note: G = Games Played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; AVG. = Batting Average; OPB = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage.

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGOBPSLGReference
41137214463114.321.331.431
371076172108.159.237.196
3392142642113.283.313.402
25648172204.266.319.359
2466772001.106.119.136
Nick Altrock13020000.667.750.667

Pitching

Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

Starting pitchers

PlayerGGSIPHBBRERSOWLERAReference
403529437115791762892.08
373429925566987514821132.26
33312326095701122072.57
2421166659565761393.19
241918237926164983.08
Nick Altrock1181341083019.00

League leaders

Hitting

Buck Freeman
  • MLB Home Run Leader (13).
  • MLB RBI Leader (104).
  • MLB Games Played Leader (141).
Candy LaChance
  • MLB Games Played Leader (141).

Pitching

Cy Young
  • MLB Shutout Leader (7).
  • AL Wins Leader (28).
  • AL Complete Game Leader (34).

World Series

Boston had an 11-game winning streak from May 28 through June 8, to put themselves in the AL lead. While they briefly fell into second place in mid-June, behind Philadelphia, Boston then won 9-of-10 to recapture the lead, which they held through the end of the season. The Americans met the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series, an agreement between the AL and the NL as a post-season tournament. The "Amerks" won the best-of-nine series in eight games; after falling behind, 3–1, they won four games in a row, clinching the championship at their home field, the Huntington Avenue Grounds, in Boston.

The first championship of what is now 9 for the long-running club, the series would be immortalized in the 2004 remake of the team's fight song Tessie by The Dropkick Murphys, honoring the victory over the Pirates in Game 5, helped in part by that song which was adopted as an anthem by a group of team supporters, the Royal Rooters, under saloon owner Michael T. McGreevy.

Summary

Main article: 1903 World Series

Huntington Avenue Grounds before the first modern World Series game, Pittsburgh at Boston

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  181. "The 1903 BOS A Batting Splits for Harry Gleason".
  182. "The 1903 BOS A Batting Splits for George Stone".
  183. "The 1903 BOS A Batting Splits for Cy Young".
  184. "The 1903 BOS A Batting Splits for Bill Dinneen".
  185. "The 1903 BOS A Batting Splits for Tom Hughes".
  186. "The 1903 BOS A Batting Splits for Norwood Gibson".
  187. "The 1903 BOS A Batting Splits for George Winter".
  188. "The 1903 BOS A Batting Splits for Nick Altrock".
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