The 1903 Cleveland Naps season was the third Major League Baseball season for the Cleveland American League team. After two seasons as the Bluebirds or Blues and also being called the Bronchos (or Broncos) in 1902, beginning with the 1903 season, the team was called the Naps in honor of star second baseman Nap Lajoie. The team finished third in the league with a record of 77–63, 15 games behind the Boston Americans.

Offseason February 1903: Ollie Pickering was purchased from the Naps by the Philadelphia Athletics.Ollie Pickering page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1903 Cleveland Naps 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 77 255 60 .235 1 25 1B 131 522 154 .295 12 97 2B 125 485 167 .344 7 93 SS 134 438 81 .185 0 48 3B 136 536 168 .313 6 68 OF 140 523 155 .296 2 51 OF 108 415 110 .265 0 43 OF 140 579 169 .292 1 35

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 92 314 82 .261 1 41 32 122 25 .205 1 9 21 64 18 .281 0 7 5 19 3 .158 0 1 4 11 0 .000 0 0 3 10 2 .200 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0

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 32 283.2 18 13 2.19 120 29 247.2 20 8 1.74 148 20 165.2 14 6 2.12 60 16 136.2 7 9 2.44 45 15 101.2 3 10 5.75 42 9 61.2 3 4 2.48 18 6 57.0 5 1 2.05 12 5 41.0 2 3 5.27 21 3 27.2 1 2 0.98 9 3 12.0 0 1 5.25 4

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 12 73.2 3 5 4.52 28 4 30.1 1 2 3.56 12

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 1 0 0 0 10.80 2

Notes

References 1903 Cleveland Naps season at Baseball Reference