1903 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 91-49. They scored 793 runs and belted 34 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. Ginger Beaumont and Tommy Leach were tied for the team lead in home runs with 7. Honus Wagner knocked in 101 runs. Ginger Beaumont led the team with 209 hits for a .341 average. Honus Wagner had a great year on the basepaths with 46 stolen bases.
The team allowed 625 runs and had a team ERA of 2.91. Sam Leever and Deacon Phillippe were tied for the team lead in wins with 25. Deacon Phillippe led the team with 123 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kitty Bransfield | 1B | 127 | 505 | 69 | 134 | 2 | 57 | 13 | .314 | .350 | .664 | .265 |
| Otto Krueger | SS | 80 | 256 | 42 | 63 | 1 | 28 | 5 | .323 | .344 | .667 | .246 |
| Tommy Leach | 3B | 127 | 507 | 97 | 151 | 7 | 87 | 22 | .352 | .438 | .790 | .298 |
| Hans Lobert | 3B | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .154 | .297 | .077 |
| Claude Ritchey | 2B | 138 | 506 | 66 | 145 | 0 | 59 | 15 | .360 | .381 | .741 | .287 |
| Honus Wagner | SS | 129 | 512 | 97 | 182 | 5 | 101 | 46 | .414 | .518 | .932 | .355 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ginger Beaumont | OF | 141 | 613 | 137 | 209 | 7 | 68 | 23 | .390 | .444 | .834 | .341 |
| Fred Clarke | OF | 104 | 427 | 88 | 150 | 5 | 70 | 21 | .414 | .532 | .946 | .351 |
| Gene Curtis | OF | 5 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .450 | .474 | .924 | .421 |
| Ernie Diehl | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Lou Gertenrich | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Reddy Grey | OF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Solly Hofman | OF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Marshall | OF | 10 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .478 | .739 | .261 |
| George Merritt | OF | 9 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .233 | .222 | .455 | .148 |
| Jimmy Sebring | OF | 124 | 506 | 71 | 140 | 4 | 64 | 20 | .325 | .383 | .708 | .277 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fred Carisch | C | 5 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .722 | 1.055 | .333 |
| Ed Phelps | C | 81 | 273 | 32 | 77 | 2 | 31 | 2 | .338 | .352 | .690 | .282 |
| Harry Smith | C | 61 | 212 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .222 | .208 | .430 | .175 |
| Art Weaver | C | 16 | 48 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .260 | .271 | .531 | .229 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4988 | 793 | 1429 | 34 | 650 | 172 | .334 | .393 | .727 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Doheny | 27 | 25 | 222.7 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2 | 75 | 89 | 3.19 | 1.338 | |||
| Cy Falkenberg | 10 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 3.86 | 1.732 | |||
| Brickyard Kennedy | 18 | 15 | 125.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 39 | 57 | 3.45 | 1.492 | |||
| Sam Leever | 36 | 34 | 284.3 | 25 | 7 | .781 | 1 | 90 | 60 | 2.06 | 1.108 | |||
| George Merritt | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 1.250 | |||
| Lew Moren | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Jack Pfiester | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 6.16 | 1.895 | |||
| Deacon Phillippe | 36 | 33 | 289.3 | 25 | 9 | .735 | 2 | 123 | 29 | 2.43 | 1.030 | |||
| Doc Scanlan | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Gus Thompson | 5 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 3.56 | 1.581 | |||
| Bucky Veil | 12 | 6 | 70.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 3.82 | 1.499 | |||
| Kaiser Wilhelm | 12 | 9 | 86 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 3.24 | 1.314 | |||
| Lave Winham | 5 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 167 | 141 | 1251.3 | 91 | 49 | .650 | 5 | 454 | 384 | 2.91 | 1.278 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ginger Beaumont | 141 |
| At Bats | Ginger Beaumont | 613 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ginger Beaumont | 674 |
| Batting Average | Honus Wagner | .355 |
| On-Base % | Fred Clarke and Honus Wagner | .414 |
| Slugging % | Fred Clarke | .532 |
| OPS | Fred Clarke | .946 |
| Runs | Ginger Beaumont | 137 |
| Hits | Ginger Beaumont | 209 |
| Total Bases | Ginger Beaumont | 272 |
| Doubles | Fred Clarke | 32 |
| Triples | Honus Wagner | 19 |
| Home Runs | Ginger Beaumont and Tommy Leach | 7 |
| RBI | Honus Wagner | 101 |
| Walks | Claude Ritchey | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | Honus Wagner | 46 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Fred Clarke | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sam Leever and Deacon Phillippe | 25 |
| Losses | Deacon Phillippe | 9 |
| Saves | Ed Doheny and Deacon Phillippe | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Sam Leever | .781 |
| ERA | Sam Leever | 2.06 |
| WHIP | Deacon Phillippe | 1.030 |
| Innings Pitched | Deacon Phillippe | 289.3 |
| Games | Sam Leever and Deacon Phillippe | 36 |
| Games Started | Sam Leever | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Deacon Phillippe | 123 |
| Complete Games | Deacon Phillippe | 31 |
| Shutouts | Sam Leever | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Sam Leever | 1153 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ed Doheny | 79 |
| Hits Allowed | Deacon Phillippe | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Ed Doheny | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Deacon Phillippe | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Ed Doheny | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ed Doheny | 19 |
