1903 Cleveland Naps season explained

Cleveland Naps
Season:1903
League:American League
Ballpark:League Park
City:Cleveland, Ohio
Owners:Charles Somers
Managers:Bill Armour
Prev Season:1902 Cleveland Bronchos season

The 1903 Cleveland Naps season was the third Major League Baseball season for the Cleveland American League team. After two seasons as the Bluebirds or Blues and also being called the Bronchos (or Broncos) in 1902, beginning with the 1903 season, the team was called the Naps in honor of star second baseman Nap Lajoie. The team finished third in the league with a record of 77–63, 15 games behind the Boston Americans.

Offseason

Regular season

Roster

1903 Cleveland Naps
Roster
Pitchers CatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 77 255 60 .235 1 25
1B 131 522 154 .295 12 97
2B 125 485 167 .344 7 93
SS 134 438 81 .185 0 48
3B 136 536 168 .313 6 68
OF 140 523 155 .296 2 51
OF 108 415 110 .265 0 43
OF 140 579 169 .292 1 35

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
92 314 82 .261 1 41
32 122 25 .205 1 9
21 64 18 .281 0 7
5 19 3 .158 0 1
4 11 0 .000 0 0
3 10 2 .200 0 0
1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
32 283.2 18 13 2.19 120
29 247.2 20 8 1.74 148
20 165.2 14 6 2.12 60
16 136.2 7 9 2.44 45
15 101.2 3 10 5.75 42
9 61.2 3 4 2.48 18
6 57.0 5 1 2.05 12
5 41.0 2 3 5.27 21
3 27.2 1 2 0.98 9
3 12.0 0 1 5.25 4

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
12 73.2 3 5 4.52 28
4 30.1 1 2 3.56 12

Relief pitchers

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

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pickeol01.shtml Ollie Pickering page at Baseball Reference