# 1903 Chicago Cubs season

The 1903 Chicago Cubs season was the 32nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 28th in the National League, and the 11th at West Side Park. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 82–56.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 49 | .650 | — | 46‍–‍24 | 45‍–‍25 |
| New York Giants | 84 | 55 | .604 | 6½ | 41‍–‍27 | 43‍–‍28 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 56 | .594 | 8 | 45‍–‍28 | 37‍–‍28 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 65 | .532 | 16½ | 41‍–‍35 | 33‍–‍30 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 70 | 66 | .515 | 19 | 40‍–‍33 | 30‍–‍33 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 58 | 80 | .420 | 32 | 31‍–‍35 | 27‍–‍45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 86 | .363 | 39½ | 25‍–‍33 | 24‍–‍53 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 94 | .314 | 46½ | 22‍–‍45 | 21‍–‍49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1903 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 9–11 | 7–13–1 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 10–8–1 | 5–15 | 12–8 |
| Brooklyn | 11–9 | — | 8–12 | 10–10 | 7–12–2 | 11–8–1 | 9–11 | 14–4–1 |
| Chicago | 13–7–1 | 12–8 | — | 9–11 | 8–12 | 12–6 | 12–8 | 16–4 |
| Cincinnati | 13–7 | 10–10 | 11–9 | — | 12–10 | 12–8–2 | 4–16 | 12–7 |
| New York | 12–8 | 12–7–2 | 12–8 | 8–12 | — | 15–5 | 10–10 | 15–5–1 |
| Philadelphia | 8–10–1 | 8–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–12–2 | 5–15 | — | 4–16–1 | 10–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 15–5 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 16–4 | 10–10 | 16–4–1 | — | 15–5 |
| St. Louis | 8–12 | 4–14–1 | 4–16 | 7–12 | 5–15–1 | 10–10 | 5–15 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 1903: Pop Williams was purchased from the Orphans by the Philadelphia Phillies.

### Roster
## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Johnny Kling | 132 | 491 | 146 | .297 | 3 | 68 |
| 1B | Frank Chance | 125 | 441 | 144 | .327 | 2 | 81 |
| 2B | Johnny Evers | 124 | 464 | 136 | .293 | 0 | 52 |
| SS | Joe Tinker | 124 | 460 | 134 | .291 | 2 | 70 |
| 3B | Doc Casey | 112 | 435 | 126 | .290 | 1 | 40 |
| OF | Jimmy Slagle | 139 | 543 | 162 | .298 | 0 | 44 |
| OF | Davy Jones | 130 | 497 | 140 | .282 | 1 | 62 |
| OF | Dick Harley | 104 | 386 | 89 | .231 | 0 | 33 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Otto Williams | 38 | 130 | 29 | .223 | 0 | 13 |
| Bobby Lowe | 32 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 0 | 15 |
| Jack McCarthy | 24 | 101 | 28 | .277 | 0 | 14 |
| Tommy Raub | 36 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 0 | 7 |
| John Dobbs | 16 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Cook | 8 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hanlon | 8 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 2 |
| George Moriarty | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry McLean | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jack Taylor | 37 | 312.1 | 21 | 14 | 2.45 | 83 |
| Jake Weimer | 35 | 282.0 | 20 | 8 | 2.30 | 128 |
| Bob Wicker | 32 | 247.0 | 20 | 9 | 3.02 | 110 |
| Carl Lundgren | 27 | 193.0 | 11 | 9 | 2.94 | 67 |
| Jock Menefee | 20 | 147.0 | 8 | 10 | 3.00 | 39 |
| Alex Hardy | 3 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.39 | 4 |
| Peaches Graham | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 4 |
| Pop Williams | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Jack Doscher | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 5 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Clarence Currie | 6 | 33.1 | 1 | 2 | 2.97 | 9 |