# 1903 Brooklyn Superbas season

The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Superbas began their slide from contention in the National League by finishing in fifth place.

## Offseason

* January 30, 1903: Jack Doyle was purchased by the Superbas from the Washington Senators.
* February 17, 1903: Henry Thielman was purchased by the Superbas from the Cincinnati Reds.
* February 17, 1903: Rube Vickers was purchased by the Superbas from the Cincinnati Reds.

## 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

* September 5, 1903: Tom McCreery was purchased from the Superbas by the Boston Beaneaters.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | Lew Ritter | 78 | 259 | 26 | 61 | .236 | 0 | 37 | 9 |
| 1B | Jack Doyle | 139 | 524 | 84 | 164 | .313 | 0 | 91 | 34 |
| 2B | Tim Flood | 89 | 309 | 27 | 77 | .249 | 0 | 32 | 14 |
| 3B | Sammy Strang | 135 | 508 | 101 | 138 | .272 | 0 | 38 | 46 |
| SS | Bill Dahlen | 138 | 474 | 71 | 124 | .262 | 1 | 64 | 34 |
| OF | Jimmy Sheckard | 139 | 515 | 99 | 171 | .332 | 9 | 75 | 67 |
| OF | John Dobbs | 111 | 414 | 61 | 98 | .237 | 2 | 59 | 23 |
| OF | Walter McCredie | 56 | 213 | 40 | 69 | .324 | 0 | 20 | 10 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Dutch Jordan | 78 | 267 | 27 | 63 | .236 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| Fred Jacklitsch | 60 | 176 | 31 | 47 | .267 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| Doc Gessler | 49 | 154 | 20 | 38 | .247 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| Tom McCreery | 40 | 141 | 13 | 37 | .262 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| Hughie Hearne | 26 | 57 | 8 | 16 | .281 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ed Householder | 12 | 43 | 5 | 9 | .209 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Henry Thielman | 9 | 23 | 3 | 5 | .217 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hughie Jennings | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank McManus | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Broderick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hug | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Oscar Jones | 38 | 36 | 324.1 | 19 | 14 | 2.94 | 77 | 95 | 31 |
| Henry Schmidt | 40 | 36 | 301.0 | 22 | 13 | 3.83 | 120 | 96 | 29 |
| Ned Garvin | 38 | 34 | 298.0 | 15 | 18 | 3.08 | 84 | 154 | 30 |
| Roy Evans | 15 | 12 | 110.0 | 5 | 9 | 3.27 | 41 | 42 | 9 |
| Bill Reidy | 15 | 13 | 104.0 | 6 | 7 | 3.46 | 14 | 21 | 11 |
| Grant Thatcher | 4 | 4 | 28.0 | 3 | 1 | 2.89 | 7 | 9 | 4 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
| Henry Thielman | 4 | 3 | 29.0 | 0 | 3 | 4.66 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| Rube Vickers | 4 | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.93 | 9 | 5 | 1 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
| Jack Doscher | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 9 | 4 |
| Bill Pounds | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 2 |