1903 Brooklyn Superbas
[edit] Summary
The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas finished with a record of 70-66. They scored 666 runs and belted 15 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. The offense was powered by Jimmy Sheckard, who led the team with 9 home runs and 171 hits. Jack Doyle knocked in 91 runs. Jimmy Sheckard had a great year on the basepaths with 67 stolen bases.
The team allowed 694 runs and had a team ERA of 3.44. Henry Schmidt was the winningest pitcher, with 22 games won. Ned Garvin struck out 154 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Matt Broderick | 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Dahlen | SS | 138 | 474 | 71 | 124 | 1 | 64 | 34 | .373 | .342 | .715 | .262 |
| Jack Doyle | 1B | 139 | 524 | 84 | 164 | 0 | 91 | 34 | .383 | .387 | .770 | .313 |
| Tim Flood | 2B | 89 | 309 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 32 | 14 | .291 | .311 | .602 | .249 |
| Dutch Jordan | 2B | 78 | 267 | 27 | 63 | 0 | 21 | 9 | .289 | .285 | .574 | .236 |
| Sammy Strang | 3B | 135 | 508 | 101 | 138 | 0 | 38 | 46 | .376 | .333 | .709 | .272 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| John Dobbs | OF | 111 | 414 | 61 | 98 | 2 | 59 | 23 | .323 | .321 | .644 | .237 |
| Doc Gessler | OF | 49 | 154 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .366 | .338 | .704 | .247 |
| Ed Householder | OF | 12 | 43 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .244 | .209 | .453 | .209 |
| Hughie Jennings | OF | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .235 | .551 | .235 |
| Judge McCredie | OF | 56 | 213 | 40 | 69 | 0 | 20 | 10 | .397 | .347 | .744 | .324 |
| Tom McCreery | OF | 40 | 141 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .354 | .326 | .680 | .262 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | OF | 139 | 515 | 99 | 171 | 9 | 75 | 67 | .423 | .476 | .899 | .332 |
| Henry Thielman | OF | 9 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .357 | .391 | .748 | .217 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hughie Hearne | C | 26 | 57 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .328 | .404 | .732 | .281 |
| Ed Hug | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Fred Jacklitsch | C | 60 | 176 | 31 | 47 | 1 | 21 | 4 | .389 | .364 | .753 | .267 |
| Frank McManus | C | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lew Ritter | C | 78 | 259 | 26 | 61 | 0 | 37 | 9 | .290 | .317 | .607 | .236 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4534 | 666 | 1201 | 15 | 539 | 273 | .339 | .339 | .678 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Doscher | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7.71 | 2.429 | |||
| Roy Evans | 15 | 12 | 110 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 3.27 | 1.473 | |||
| Ned Garvin | 38 | 34 | 298 | 15 | 18 | .455 | 2 | 154 | 84 | 3.08 | 1.211 | |||
| Oscar Jones | 38 | 36 | 324.3 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 0 | 95 | 77 | 2.94 | 1.224 | |||
| Bill Pounds | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Bill Reidy | 15 | 13 | 104 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3.46 | 1.385 | |||
| Henry Schmidt | 40 | 36 | 301 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 2 | 96 | 120 | 3.83 | 1.465 | |||
| Grant Thatcher | 4 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2.89 | 1.429 | |||
| Henry Thielman | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 4.66 | 1.552 | |||
| Rube Vickers | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1.93 | 2.571 | |||
| Team Totals | 162 | 139 | 1221.3 | 70 | 66 | .515 | 4 | 438 | 377 | 3.44 | 1.353 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jack Doyle and Jimmy Sheckard | 139 |
| At Bats | Jack Doyle | 524 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jimmy Sheckard | 616 |
| Batting Average | Jimmy Sheckard | .332 |
| On-Base % | Jimmy Sheckard | .423 |
| Slugging % | Jimmy Sheckard | .476 |
| OPS | Jimmy Sheckard | .899 |
| Runs | Sammy Strang | 101 |
| Hits | Jimmy Sheckard | 171 |
| Total Bases | Jimmy Sheckard | 245 |
| Doubles | Jimmy Sheckard | 29 |
| Triples | Bill Dahlen and Jimmy Sheckard | 9 |
| Home Runs | Jimmy Sheckard | 9 |
| RBI | Jack Doyle | 91 |
| Walks | Bill Dahlen | 82 |
| Stolen Bases | Jimmy Sheckard | 67 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Sheckard | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Henry Schmidt | 22 |
| Losses | Ned Garvin | 18 |
| Saves | Ned Garvin and Henry Schmidt | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Henry Schmidt | .629 |
| ERA | Oscar Jones | 2.94 |
| WHIP | Ned Garvin | 1.211 |
| Innings Pitched | Oscar Jones | 324.3 |
| Games | Henry Schmidt | 40 |
| Games Started | Oscar Jones and Henry Schmidt | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Ned Garvin | 154 |
| Complete Games | Oscar Jones | 31 |
| Shutouts | Henry Schmidt | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Oscar Jones | 1356 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Henry Schmidt | 128 |
| Hits Allowed | Henry Schmidt | 321 |
| Walks Allowed | Henry Schmidt | 120 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Henry Schmidt | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Ned Garvin | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Henry Schmidt | 21 |
