1903 Boston Americans season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = Boston Americans
season = 1903
misc = 1903 World Series champions
1903 American League Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform
ballpark = Huntington Avenue Grounds
y4 = 1901
city = Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1901
owners = Henry Killilea
managers = Jimmy Collins
television = none
radio = none|

The by|1903 Boston Americans season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Americans finishing 1st in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 47 losses. They won the 1903 World Series in 8 games over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

eason summary

The 1903 Boston Americans won the American League championship by finishing 14½ games up on the Philadelphia Athletics. The Americans were led by Buck Freeman, who hit 13 home runs and drove in 104 runs, his third straight 100 RBI campaign for the Boston club. Meanwhile, they won 10 straight games in early June to put themselves in the AL lead for good. They met the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series, an agreement between the AL and the NL as a post-season tournament. The Amerks won the series in 8 games, winning the 8th game at Huntington Avenue Grounds to clinch the first championship

Regular season

Opening Day Lineup

Other batters

World Series

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1903.shtml 1903 Boston Americans team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1903&t=BO1 1903 Boston Americans season at baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = American League Champions
Boston Americans
years = by|1903
before = Philadelphia Athletics
by|1902
after = Boston Americans
by|1904succession box
title = World Series Champions Champions
Boston Americans
years = by|1903
before = First World Series
after = New York Giants
by|1905