1903 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 43-94. They scored 505 runs and belted 8 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Homer Smoot, who led the team with 4 home runs and 148 hits. Dave Brain knocked in 60 runs.
The team allowed 787 runs and had a team ERA of 3.67. Mordecai Brown and Chappie McFarland were tied for the team lead in wins with 9. Mordecai Brown struck out 83 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Harry Berte | 2B | 4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .333 | .708 | .333 |
| Dave Brain | SS | 119 | 464 | 44 | 107 | 1 | 60 | 21 | .270 | .319 | .589 | .231 |
| Jimmy Burke | 3B | 115 | 431 | 55 | 123 | 0 | 42 | 28 | .326 | .329 | .655 | .285 |
| Lee DeMontreville | SS | 26 | 70 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .338 | .314 | .652 | .243 |
| John Farrell | 2B | 130 | 519 | 83 | 141 | 1 | 32 | 17 | .336 | .356 | .692 | .272 |
| Jim Hackett | 1B | 99 | 351 | 24 | 80 | 0 | 36 | 2 | .272 | .311 | .583 | .228 |
| Art Nichols | 1B | 36 | 120 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .281 | .208 | .489 | .192 |
| Lon Ury | 1B | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Otto Williams | SS | 53 | 187 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .240 | .246 | .486 | .203 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Barclay | OF | 108 | 419 | 37 | 104 | 0 | 42 | 12 | .278 | .310 | .588 | .248 |
| Patsy Donovan | OF | 105 | 410 | 63 | 134 | 0 | 39 | 25 | .370 | .378 | .748 | .327 |
| Jack Dunleavy | OF | 61 | 193 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 10 | .306 | .295 | .601 | .249 |
| Homer Smoot | OF | 129 | 500 | 67 | 148 | 4 | 49 | 17 | .342 | .396 | .738 | .296 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Coveney | C | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Jack O'Neill | C | 75 | 246 | 23 | 58 | 0 | 27 | 11 | .288 | .280 | .568 | .236 |
| Jack Ryan | C | 67 | 227 | 18 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .273 | .282 | .555 | .238 |
| Art Weaver | C | 16 | 49 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .302 | .245 | .547 | .245 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4689 | 505 | 1176 | 8 | 404 | 171 | .292 | .313 | .605 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Betts | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Mordecai Brown | 26 | 24 | 201 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 83 | 59 | 2.60 | 1.443 | |||
| Clarence Currie | 22 | 16 | 148 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 1 | 52 | 60 | 4.01 | 1.453 | |||
| Jack Dunleavy | 14 | 13 | 102 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 51 | 57 | 4.06 | 1.549 | |||
| Jim Hackett | 7 | 6 | 48.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3.72 | 1.346 | |||
| Pat Hynes | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.00 | 1.778 | |||
| John Lovett | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5.40 | 2.200 | |||
| Chappie McFarland | 28 | 26 | 229 | 9 | 19 | .321 | 0 | 76 | 48 | 3.07 | 1.314 | |||
| Larry Milton | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 1.000 | |||
| Charlie Moran | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 5.25 | 2.042 | |||
| Ed Murphy | 15 | 12 | 106 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 3.31 | 1.377 | |||
| Mike O'Neill | 19 | 17 | 145 | 4 | 13 | .235 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 3.79 | 1.566 | |||
| Bob Rhoads | 17 | 13 | 129 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 52 | 47 | 4.60 | 1.558 | |||
| War Sanders | 8 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 6.07 | 1.725 | |||
| Ed Taylor | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Bob Wicker | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .00 | 1.400 | |||
| Stan Yerkes | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.600 | |||
| Team Totals | 168 | 139 | 1212.3 | 43 | 94 | .314 | 2 | 419 | 430 | 3.67 | 1.471 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | John Farrell | 130 |
| At Bats | John Farrell | 519 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | John Farrell | 573 |
| Batting Average | Homer Smoot | .296 |
| On-Base % | Homer Smoot | .342 |
| Slugging % | Homer Smoot | .396 |
| OPS | Homer Smoot | .738 |
| Runs | John Farrell | 83 |
| Hits | Homer Smoot | 148 |
| Total Bases | Homer Smoot | 198 |
| Doubles | John Farrell | 25 |
| Triples | Dave Brain | 15 |
| Home Runs | Homer Smoot | 4 |
| RBI | Dave Brain | 60 |
| Walks | John Farrell | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Jimmy Burke | 28 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Homer Smoot | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mordecai Brown and Chappie McFarland | 9 |
| Losses | Chappie McFarland | 19 |
| Saves | Clarence Currie and Jim Hackett | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack Dunleavy | .429 |
| ERA | Mordecai Brown | 2.60 |
| WHIP | Chappie McFarland | 1.314 |
| Innings Pitched | Chappie McFarland | 229 |
| Games | Chappie McFarland | 28 |
| Games Started | Chappie McFarland | 26 |
| Strikeouts | Mordecai Brown | 83 |
| Complete Games | Chappie McFarland | 25 |
| Shutouts | Mordecai Brown, Clarence Currie, Chappie McFarland, and Bob Rhoads | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Chappie McFarland | 944 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chappie McFarland | 78 |
| Hits Allowed | Chappie McFarland | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Clarence Currie | 60 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mordecai Brown and Clarence Currie | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Chappie McFarland | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Dunleavy | 8 |
