1903 Pittsburgh Pirates season

‎MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = Pittsburgh Pirates
season = 1903
misc =1903 National League Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1887
Uniform
ballpark = Exposition Park
y4 = 1891
city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1887
owners = Barney Dreyfuss
managers = Fred Clarke
television = none
radio = none|

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Roster

Starting pitchers

1903 World Series

Game 1

October 1, 1903 at Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston, Massachusetts

The Pirates started Game 1 strong, scoring six runs in the first four innings. They extended their lead to 7-0 on a solo home run by Jimmy Sebring in the 7th, the first home run in World Series history. Boston tried to mount a comeback in the last three innings, but it was too little, too late, as they ended up losing by a score of 7-3 in the first ever World Series game. Both Phillippe and Young threw complete games, with Phillippe striking out 10 and Young fanning 5, but Young also gave up twice as many hits and allowed 3 earned runs to Phillippe's 2.

Game 4

October 6, 1903 at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

After two days of rest, Deacon Phillippe was ready to pitch his second straight game. He threw his third complete game victory of the series against Bill Dinneen, who was pitching in his second start of the series. However, Phillippe's second straight victory was almost not to be, as the Americans, down 5-1 in the top of the ninth, staged a rally to bring the game within one. The comeback attempt failed, though, as Phillippe managed to put an end to it and give the Pirates a commanding 3-1 series lead.

Game 7

October 10, 1903 at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The fourth and final game in Pittsburgh saw Deacon Phillippe start his fourth game of the series for Pittsburgh. This time, however, he wouldn't fare as well as he did in his first three starts. Cy Young, pitching in his third start of the series, would face a much more favorable fate, holding the Pirates to only three runs.

Game 8

October 13, 1903 at Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston, Massachusetts

The final game of the inaugural World Series started out as an intense pitcher's duel, with no runs being scored until the fourth inning - when a Hobe Ferris single scored two runners. Deacon Phillippe started his fifth and final game of the series, while Bill Dinneen started his fourth game of the series. As he did in Game 2, Dinneen threw a complete game shutout while striking out seven, leading the Boston Americans to victory, while Phillippe, who also threw a respectable game, just couldn't pitch at Dinneen's level due to wearing out his arm in the series (as a result of playing so many games in such a short time span) and gave up three runs in the defeat. Honus Wagner struck out to end the Series.

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1903.shtml 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1903&t=PIT 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac]