The 1903 Washington Senators won 43 games, lost 94, and finished in eighth place in the American League. They were managed by Tom Loftus and played home games at the American League Park I.
Washington had finished in sixth place in each of the previous two seasons (the first two seasons of the American League's existence). However, they fell to eighth and last in 1903. Their only star player, Big Ed Delahanty, got drunk and fell off a bridge into Niagara Falls midway through the season.
The Senators' pitching had always been bad, and indeed, they would allow the most runs in the AL, but without Delahanty the offense sputtered to a halt. Their collective batting average was .231, bad even for the dead-ball era, and no one drove in more than 49 runs.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 13, 1903: The Senators traded Ducky Holmes to the Chicago White Stockings for a player to be named later. The White Stockings completed the deal by sending Davey Dunkle to the Senators on July 20.Davey Dunkle page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1903 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 60 192 41 .214 0 16 1B 126 465 111 .239 2 38 2B Barry McCormick 63 219 47 .215 0 23 3B 125 473 116 .245 1 31 SS 98 373 84 .225 1 24 OF 75 231 48 .208 0 13 OF 114 437 109 .249 7 46 OF 140 533 134 .251 3 49
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 Rabbit Robinson 103 373 79 .212 1 20 48 183 37 .202 0 23 42 156 52 .333 1 21 51 154 39 .253 0 23 35 119 27 .227 0 27 Jack Hendricks 32 112 20 .179 0 4 21 71 16 .225 1 8 Gene DeMontreville 12 44 12 .273 0 3 Champ Osteen 10 40 8 .200 0 4
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 36 300.0 11 22 3.60 133 36 279.2 10 22 4.34 88 30 242.1 7 18 3.31 56 22 166.2 8 12 3.08 70 14 108.1 5 9 4.24 51
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 20 126.2 2 11 4.76 54
Awards and honors
League top five finishers Al Orth AL leader in earned runs allowed (135) #2 in AL in losses (22) #2 in AL in hits allowed (326)
Casey Patten AL leader in home runs allowed (11) #2 in AL in losses (22) #3 in AL in earned runs allowed (120) #4 in AL in hits allowed (313) #4 in AL in walks allowed (80)
Notes
References 1903 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1903 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com