1903 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 75-60. They scored 597 runs and belted 32 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. Socks Seybold led the team in home runs with 8. The offense was powered by Lave Cross, who led the team with 90 RBI and 163 hits. Ollie Pickering had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 519 runs and had a team ERA of 2.98. Eddie Plank led the team with 23 wins. Rube Waddell struck out 302 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lave Cross | 3B | 137 | 559 | 60 | 163 | 2 | 90 | 14 | .304 | .356 | .660 | .292 |
| Monte Cross | SS | 137 | 470 | 44 | 116 | 3 | 45 | 31 | .326 | .319 | .645 | .247 |
| Bert Daly | 2B | 10 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .227 | .381 | .608 | .190 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 106 | 420 | 77 | 125 | 6 | 55 | 24 | .343 | .440 | .783 | .298 |
| Ed Hilley | 3B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Danny Murphy | 2B | 133 | 513 | 66 | 140 | 1 | 60 | 17 | .295 | .382 | .677 | .273 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Topsy Hartsel | OF | 98 | 373 | 65 | 116 | 5 | 26 | 13 | .391 | .477 | .868 | .311 |
| Danny Hoffman | OF | 74 | 248 | 29 | 61 | 2 | 22 | 7 | .267 | .347 | .614 | .246 |
| Ollie Pickering | OF | 137 | 512 | 93 | 144 | 1 | 36 | 40 | .353 | .346 | .699 | .281 |
| Socks Seybold | OF | 137 | 522 | 76 | 156 | 8 | 84 | 5 | .353 | .462 | .815 | .299 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Callahan | C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Doc Powers | C | 75 | 247 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 1 | .242 | .279 | .521 | .227 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | C | 92 | 306 | 26 | 78 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .285 | .353 | .638 | .255 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4673 | 597 | 1236 | 32 | 502 | 157 | .303 | .363 | .665 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Bender | 36 | 33 | 270 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 0 | 127 | 65 | 3.07 | 1.126 | |||
| Andy Coakley | 6 | 3 | 37.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 5.50 | 1.565 | |||
| Jim Fairbank | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4.88 | 1.875 | |||
| Weldon Henley | 29 | 21 | 186.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 86 | 67 | 3.91 | 1.358 | |||
| Danny Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Connie McGeehan | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Ed Pinnance | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.57 | 1.000 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 43 | 40 | 336 | 23 | 16 | .590 | 0 | 176 | 65 | 2.38 | 1.137 | |||
| Tad Quinn | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Rube Waddell | 39 | 38 | 324 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 0 | 302 | 85 | 2.44 | 1.108 | |||
| Team Totals | 165 | 137 | 1207 | 75 | 60 | .556 | 1 | 728 | 315 | 2.98 | 1.192 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lave Cross, Monte Cross, Ollie Pickering, and Socks Seybold | 137 |
| At Bats | Lave Cross | 559 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ollie Pickering | 594 |
| Batting Average | Socks Seybold | .299 |
| On-Base % | Ollie Pickering and Socks Seybold | .353 |
| Slugging % | Socks Seybold | .462 |
| OPS | Socks Seybold | .815 |
| Runs | Ollie Pickering | 93 |
| Hits | Lave Cross | 163 |
| Total Bases | Socks Seybold | 241 |
| Doubles | Socks Seybold | 45 |
| Triples | Topsy Hartsel | 14 |
| Home Runs | Socks Seybold | 8 |
| RBI | Lave Cross | 90 |
| Walks | Ollie Pickering | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Ollie Pickering | 40 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ollie Pickering | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Plank | 23 |
| Losses | Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell | 16 |
| Saves | Ed Pinnance | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Plank | .590 |
| ERA | Eddie Plank | 2.38 |
| WHIP | Rube Waddell | 1.108 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Plank | 336 |
| Games | Eddie Plank | 43 |
| Games Started | Eddie Plank | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Rube Waddell | 302 |
| Complete Games | Rube Waddell | 34 |
| Shutouts | Rube Waddell | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Plank | 1378 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chief Bender | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Plank | 317 |
| Walks Allowed | Rube Waddell | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chief Bender | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Rube Waddell | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chief Bender | 25 |
