The 1903 Season
Posted 11-11-2017 at 01:19 AM by bjohn13
Opening Day Lineup
C Lave Cross
1B Jake Beckley
2B Lou Bierbauer
3B Terry Turner
SS Joe Tinker
LF Charlie Hickman
CF Willie Keeler
RF Billy Hamilton
SP Tom Hughes
Most Common Lineup
C Lave Cross
1B Jake Beckley
2B Freddy Parent
3B Dan Coogan
SS Joe Tinker
LF Willie Keeler
CF Davey Jones
RF Billy Hamilton
Pitching Staff
SP Tom Hughes
SP Rube Waddell
SP Jerry Nops
SP Cy Young
RP Roger Bresnahan
RP Wish Egan
RP Len Swornstedt
RP Jim St. Vrain
April
Brooklyn didn’t excel in any one area in April, but they did play well enough for a 14-11 record. That put them in third place a game behind the Giants
Tom Hughes got off to a great start, going 5-1 in April with a 1.62 ERA. The offense was carried by utility infielder Freddy Parent, who spent considerable time at 2B and 3B en route to a .419 batting average on the month.
May
Freddy Parent had become firmly entrenched as the starting third baseman by May, and he still carried the offense. Charlie Hickman and Lave Cross failed to deliver any offensive punch, but the Brooklyn offense was still rated the top offense in the league by the end of the month.
While there were a lot of improvements for Brooklyn in May, their record was only two games above .500. Going into June, they were 2 ½ games behind the Giants.
June
In a National League that no one seemed to want to run away with, Brooklyn was a team that couldn’t gain any ground in the tight race. Despite the fact that Brooklyn led the National League with a .261 batting average and a a 2.54 starters’ ERA, they finished only .500 in June. Still, they remained just 3 ½ games out of first place behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
All Star Roster
July
Brooklyn had a good month in July. Their starting pitching continued on a torrid pace, with Rube Waddell winning the National League Pitcher of the Month Award. Overall, Brooklyn finished six games over. 500 in July bringing their season record up to 11 games over .500, their highest total of the year. This was good enough to bring them to within a game and a half of Boston in the National League race.
August
In early August, first place Boston went on a tear, winning 11 games in a row. Meanwhile, everything started coming together for Brooklyn. As the two teams were set to square off on August 18, Boston had won 11 of 12 while Brooklyn had won five in a row. The difference between the two teams was 3 ½ games. Something had to give.
Brooklyn got a 3-hit shutout by Cy Young in the first of three games, earning a 2-0 victory. In game two, Boston snuck off to a 1-0 lead in the first against Tom Hughes, but that would be all they would get eventually succumbing to a 2-1 loss. The third game almost felt like Boston was fighting for their lives despite still having a game and a half lead, but they got off to a good start with a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the 6th.
Brooklyn was able to tie it with back-to-back doubles by Joe Tinker and Freddy parent in the 6th, Boston retook the lead in the bottom of the 8th on a Jimmy Collins RBI single. The bottom of the 9th started with Dan Coogan reaching on an error. Then, Davy Jones drove him in with a triple. Two batters later, Joe Tinker drove in the winning run with a walk-off RBI single to sweep the series and pull within a half game of Boston.
Brooklyn would ultimately win nine in a row, and they also won 12 of their last 14 to finish off the month. This allowed them to pull into first place a game and a half ahead Boston in the National League. Brooklyn and Boston had no games remaining against each other.
September
Brooklyn continued to roll in September, winning 8 of their final 12 games to clinch the National League. They ended with a full four game lead over Boston partially thanks to a dominant pitching staff that finished the season with a 2.46 ERA. Cy Young won the National League Pitcher of the Month Award.
As the season came to a close, it was not lost on the Superbas that they had lost three of the last four World Series contest.
Final Standings
Hitting Leaders
Pitching Leaders
Team Batting
Team Pitching
Brooklyn Hitting
Brooklyn Pitching
World Series
The Philadelphia Athletics were set to represent the American League for the second time in three years while the Brooklyn Superbas were making their 9th World Series appearance, boasting a 4-4 record in those contests. The 1903 World Series promised to be a classic matchup between a dominant offensive team and a dominant pitching team.
Philadelphia’s pitching staff was anchored by 21 game winner Roy Patterson along with Bobby Wallace, who finished the season with a 14-12 record and a 2.75 ERA.
Philadelphia’s offense was spectacular. Mike Donlin, Frank Chance, Topsy Hartsel, and former Brooklyn player Pop Foster all had great years for the Athletics.
The Brooklyn pitching staff was anchored by four aces: Tom Hughes, Rube Waddell, Jerry Nops, and Cy Young. Their offense, on the other hand, lacked a considerable amount to be desired with no .300 hitters. Charlie Hickman and Billy Hamilton were Brooklyn’s best offensive players in 1903.
The 1903 series was a best of nine format.
In game one, Brooklyn came out of the gate hot. Tom Hughes pitched over 7 innings of one-hit ball before Philadelphia finally put up 2 against him in the 8th. The game was well in hand by that point, as Brooklyn cruised to a 7-2 win. Charlie Hickman had three hits, and Dan Coogan had 4 RBIs for Brooklyn.
Game two was more of the same. Claude Ritchey hit a leadoff double in the first and came around to score on a Topsy Hartsel base hit, but that would be all the Athletics would be able to get off of Rube Waddell, who cruised to a 5-1 victory. Billy Hamilton had two hits and two runs scored for Brooklyn.
Game three moved to Philadelphia, and it proved to be more evenly matched. Willie Keeler gave Brooklyn a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the first, but Ossee Schreckengost answered in the 4th with an RBI single of his own. In the sixth, an error by Lave Cross on a stolen base attempt by Pop Foster allowed Foster to take third. He would score on an RBI single by Ed Gremminger to give Philadelphia a 2-1 lead. Brooklyn immediately tied it up in the 7th with an RBI sac-fly by Lave Cross. In the ninth, an error on Wallace allowed two runs to score for Brooklyn. Ultimately, they got three in the ninth to take a 5-2 lead. Philadelphia got two off of Roger Bresnahan in the bottom of the 9th, but it wasn’t enough. Brookyn secured a 5-4 win to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Billy Hamilton had 4 hits for the Superbas while Willie Keeler and Jake Beckley had 3 each. Ed Gremminger also had 3 hits for Philadelphia.
Brooklyn made an interesting decision to start Cy Young in game four instead of going back to the ace Tom Hughes. Young didn’t pitch exceptionally well, but he was helped along by the fact that Philadelphia left 12 men on base. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn offense erupted, easily dispatching Philadelphia by a 15-5 score. Charlie Hickman had 5 hits and Joe Tinker had a home run and 5 RBIs. Mike Donlin had 4 hits and 3 RBIs for Philadelphia.
Brooklyn had their ace Tom Hughes on the mound in game 5 to go for the series sweep. Brooklyn got off to a good start, scoring 2 in the first. Philadelphia answered with a 2-RBI single by Mike Donlin in the 4th, but Brooklyn scored another in the bottom of the 4th to take a 3-2 lead that they would not relinquish. Dan Coogan ended up with 3 hits on the game as Brooklyn completed the series sweep. Charlie Hickman was named the series MVP with a series batting average of .500.
In the aftermath of the World Series victory, second baseman Lou Bierbauer announced his retirement.
Awards
Player Draft
1. Ernie Groth RP
2. Johnny Lush 3B
3. Joe Cassidy SS
4. Mike McCormick 3B
5. Bill Schwartz C
C Lave Cross
1B Jake Beckley
2B Lou Bierbauer
3B Terry Turner
SS Joe Tinker
LF Charlie Hickman
CF Willie Keeler
RF Billy Hamilton
SP Tom Hughes
Most Common Lineup
C Lave Cross
1B Jake Beckley
2B Freddy Parent
3B Dan Coogan
SS Joe Tinker
LF Willie Keeler
CF Davey Jones
RF Billy Hamilton
Pitching Staff
SP Tom Hughes
SP Rube Waddell
SP Jerry Nops
SP Cy Young
RP Roger Bresnahan
RP Wish Egan
RP Len Swornstedt
RP Jim St. Vrain
April
Brooklyn didn’t excel in any one area in April, but they did play well enough for a 14-11 record. That put them in third place a game behind the Giants
Tom Hughes got off to a great start, going 5-1 in April with a 1.62 ERA. The offense was carried by utility infielder Freddy Parent, who spent considerable time at 2B and 3B en route to a .419 batting average on the month.
May
Freddy Parent had become firmly entrenched as the starting third baseman by May, and he still carried the offense. Charlie Hickman and Lave Cross failed to deliver any offensive punch, but the Brooklyn offense was still rated the top offense in the league by the end of the month.
While there were a lot of improvements for Brooklyn in May, their record was only two games above .500. Going into June, they were 2 ½ games behind the Giants.
June
In a National League that no one seemed to want to run away with, Brooklyn was a team that couldn’t gain any ground in the tight race. Despite the fact that Brooklyn led the National League with a .261 batting average and a a 2.54 starters’ ERA, they finished only .500 in June. Still, they remained just 3 ½ games out of first place behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
All Star Roster
July
Brooklyn had a good month in July. Their starting pitching continued on a torrid pace, with Rube Waddell winning the National League Pitcher of the Month Award. Overall, Brooklyn finished six games over. 500 in July bringing their season record up to 11 games over .500, their highest total of the year. This was good enough to bring them to within a game and a half of Boston in the National League race.
August
In early August, first place Boston went on a tear, winning 11 games in a row. Meanwhile, everything started coming together for Brooklyn. As the two teams were set to square off on August 18, Boston had won 11 of 12 while Brooklyn had won five in a row. The difference between the two teams was 3 ½ games. Something had to give.
Brooklyn got a 3-hit shutout by Cy Young in the first of three games, earning a 2-0 victory. In game two, Boston snuck off to a 1-0 lead in the first against Tom Hughes, but that would be all they would get eventually succumbing to a 2-1 loss. The third game almost felt like Boston was fighting for their lives despite still having a game and a half lead, but they got off to a good start with a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the 6th.
Brooklyn was able to tie it with back-to-back doubles by Joe Tinker and Freddy parent in the 6th, Boston retook the lead in the bottom of the 8th on a Jimmy Collins RBI single. The bottom of the 9th started with Dan Coogan reaching on an error. Then, Davy Jones drove him in with a triple. Two batters later, Joe Tinker drove in the winning run with a walk-off RBI single to sweep the series and pull within a half game of Boston.
Brooklyn would ultimately win nine in a row, and they also won 12 of their last 14 to finish off the month. This allowed them to pull into first place a game and a half ahead Boston in the National League. Brooklyn and Boston had no games remaining against each other.
September
Brooklyn continued to roll in September, winning 8 of their final 12 games to clinch the National League. They ended with a full four game lead over Boston partially thanks to a dominant pitching staff that finished the season with a 2.46 ERA. Cy Young won the National League Pitcher of the Month Award.
As the season came to a close, it was not lost on the Superbas that they had lost three of the last four World Series contest.
Final Standings
Hitting Leaders
Pitching Leaders
Team Batting
Team Pitching
Brooklyn Hitting
Brooklyn Pitching
World Series
The Philadelphia Athletics were set to represent the American League for the second time in three years while the Brooklyn Superbas were making their 9th World Series appearance, boasting a 4-4 record in those contests. The 1903 World Series promised to be a classic matchup between a dominant offensive team and a dominant pitching team.
Philadelphia’s pitching staff was anchored by 21 game winner Roy Patterson along with Bobby Wallace, who finished the season with a 14-12 record and a 2.75 ERA.
Philadelphia’s offense was spectacular. Mike Donlin, Frank Chance, Topsy Hartsel, and former Brooklyn player Pop Foster all had great years for the Athletics.
The Brooklyn pitching staff was anchored by four aces: Tom Hughes, Rube Waddell, Jerry Nops, and Cy Young. Their offense, on the other hand, lacked a considerable amount to be desired with no .300 hitters. Charlie Hickman and Billy Hamilton were Brooklyn’s best offensive players in 1903.
The 1903 series was a best of nine format.
In game one, Brooklyn came out of the gate hot. Tom Hughes pitched over 7 innings of one-hit ball before Philadelphia finally put up 2 against him in the 8th. The game was well in hand by that point, as Brooklyn cruised to a 7-2 win. Charlie Hickman had three hits, and Dan Coogan had 4 RBIs for Brooklyn.
Game two was more of the same. Claude Ritchey hit a leadoff double in the first and came around to score on a Topsy Hartsel base hit, but that would be all the Athletics would be able to get off of Rube Waddell, who cruised to a 5-1 victory. Billy Hamilton had two hits and two runs scored for Brooklyn.
Game three moved to Philadelphia, and it proved to be more evenly matched. Willie Keeler gave Brooklyn a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the first, but Ossee Schreckengost answered in the 4th with an RBI single of his own. In the sixth, an error by Lave Cross on a stolen base attempt by Pop Foster allowed Foster to take third. He would score on an RBI single by Ed Gremminger to give Philadelphia a 2-1 lead. Brooklyn immediately tied it up in the 7th with an RBI sac-fly by Lave Cross. In the ninth, an error on Wallace allowed two runs to score for Brooklyn. Ultimately, they got three in the ninth to take a 5-2 lead. Philadelphia got two off of Roger Bresnahan in the bottom of the 9th, but it wasn’t enough. Brookyn secured a 5-4 win to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Billy Hamilton had 4 hits for the Superbas while Willie Keeler and Jake Beckley had 3 each. Ed Gremminger also had 3 hits for Philadelphia.
Brooklyn made an interesting decision to start Cy Young in game four instead of going back to the ace Tom Hughes. Young didn’t pitch exceptionally well, but he was helped along by the fact that Philadelphia left 12 men on base. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn offense erupted, easily dispatching Philadelphia by a 15-5 score. Charlie Hickman had 5 hits and Joe Tinker had a home run and 5 RBIs. Mike Donlin had 4 hits and 3 RBIs for Philadelphia.
Brooklyn had their ace Tom Hughes on the mound in game 5 to go for the series sweep. Brooklyn got off to a good start, scoring 2 in the first. Philadelphia answered with a 2-RBI single by Mike Donlin in the 4th, but Brooklyn scored another in the bottom of the 4th to take a 3-2 lead that they would not relinquish. Dan Coogan ended up with 3 hits on the game as Brooklyn completed the series sweep. Charlie Hickman was named the series MVP with a series batting average of .500.
In the aftermath of the World Series victory, second baseman Lou Bierbauer announced his retirement.
Awards
Player Draft
1. Ernie Groth RP
2. Johnny Lush 3B
3. Joe Cassidy SS
4. Mike McCormick 3B
5. Bill Schwartz C
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