1903 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1903 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 49–86, ​39 ¹⁄₂ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1903 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
National League Park (since 1887) Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	James Potter
Manager(s)	Chief Zimmer
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Regular season

On August 8, 1903, a balcony collapsed at Baker Bowl during a game against Boston. The New York Times reported the following day that four were killed and 125 injured.[1] The Phillies temporarily called Columbia Park home while Baker Bowl was repaired.[2] They played sixteen games at Columbia Park in August and September 1903.[3]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh 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
Pittsburgh	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 by the Phillies from the Chicago Orphans.[4]
• July 1903: Pop Williams was released by the Phillies.[4]

Roster

1903 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Fred Burchell Bill Duggleby Chick Fraser Jack McFetridge Warren McLaughlin Fred Mitchell Tully Sparks Libe Washburn Pop Williams		Catchers Red Dooin Frank Roth Chief Zimmer Infielders Roy Brashear Klondike Douglass Kid Gleason Bill Hallman Rudy Hulswitt John Walsh Harry Wolverton		Outfielders Shad Barry Bill Keister Dutch Rudolph Roy Thomas John Titus		Manager Chief Zimmer

Player stats

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
C	Frank Roth	68	220	60	.273	0	22
1B	Klondike Douglass	105	377	96	.255	1	36
OF	Roy Thomas	130	477	156	.327	1	27

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
Chief Zimmer	37	118	26	.220	1	19
John Walsh	1	3	0	.000	0	0
Dutch Rudolph	1	1	0	.000	0	0

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
Bill Duggleby	36	264.1	13	16	3.75	57
Chick Fraser	31	250	12	17	4.50	104
Jack McFetridge	14	103	1	11	4.89	31
Pop Williams	2	18	1	1	3.00	8

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
Fred Burchell	6	44	0	3	2.86	12

Notes

1. "Grand Stand Falls; 4 Killed, 125 Injured" (PDF). New York Times. August 9, 1903.
2. Macht, Norman L.; Connie Mack, III (2007). Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball. University of Nebraska Press. p. 316. ISBN 0-8032-3263-2. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
3. "Alternate Site Games Since 1901". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
4. Pop Williams page at Baseball-Reference

References

• 1903 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference