1903 Chicago Cubs season

1903 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
West Side Park (since 1893)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	James Hart
Manager(s)	Frank Selee
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The 1903 Chicago Cubs season was the 32nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 28th in the National League and the 11th at West Side Park. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 82–56.

Regular season

The 1903 Chicago Cubs

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburg Pirates	91	49	0.650	—	46–24	45–25
New York Giants	84	55	0.604	6½	41–27	43–28
Chicago Cubs	82	56	0.594	8	45–28	37–28
Cincinnati Reds	74	65	0.532	16½	41–35	33–30
Brooklyn Superbas	70	66	0.515	19	40–33	30–33
Boston Beaneaters	58	80	0.420	32	31–35	27–45
Philadelphia Phillies	49	86	0.363	39½	25–33	24–53
St. Louis Cardinals	43	94	0.314	46½	22–45	21–49

Record vs. opponents

1903 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–11	7–13–1	7–13	8–12	10–8–1	5–15	12–8
Brooklyn	11–9	—	8–12	10–10	7–12–2	11–8–1	9–11	14–4–1
Chicago	13–7–1	12–8	—	9–11	8–12	12–6	12–8	16–4
Cincinnati	13–7	10–10	11–9	—	12–10	12–8–2	4–16	12–7
New York	12–8	12–7–2	12–8	8–12	—	15–5	10–10	15–5–1
Philadelphia	8–10–1	8–11–1	6–12	8–12–2	5–15	—	4–16–1	10–10
Pittsburg	15–5	11–9	8–12	16–4	10–10	16–4–1	—	15–5
St. Louis	8–12	4–14–1	4–16	7–12	5–15–1	10–10	5–15	—

Notable transactions

• April 1903: Pop Williams was purchased from the Orphans by the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1]

Roster

1903 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Clarence Currie Jack Doscher Peaches Graham Alex Hardy Carl Lundgren Jock Menefee Jack Taylor Jake Weimer Bob Wicker Pop Williams		Catchers Johnny Kling Larry McLean Tommy Raub Infielders Doc Casey Frank Chance Johnny Evers Bill Hanlon Bobby Lowe George Moriarty Joe Tinker Otto Williams		Outfielders Jim Cook John Dobbs Dick Harley Davy Jones Jack McCarthy Jimmy Slagle		Manager Frank Selee

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF	Jones, DavyDavy Jones	130	497	140	.282	1	62

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
McCarthy, JackJack McCarthy	24	101	28	.277	0	14
Cook, JimJim Cook	8	26	4	.154	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hardy, AlexAlex Hardy	3	12.2	1	1	6.39	4
Graham, PeachesPeaches Graham	1	5	0	1	5.40	4
Williams, PopPop Williams	1	5	0	1	5.40	2
Doscher, JackJack Doscher	1	3	0	1	12.00	5

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Currie, ClarenceClarence Currie	6	33.1	1	2	2.97	9

Notes

1. Pop Williams page at Baseball-Reference

References

• 1903 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference