1903 Season Recap

World Series Champions - St. Louis Cardinals (Pat Carr)

MVP -  Christy Mathewson (SLN)  28-11, 2.66 ERA, 268 K's

Cy Young Award -  Christy Mathewson (SLN)   28-11, 2.66 ERA, 268 K's

Manager of the Year -  Doug Miller (BOA)




A great year for Mathewson - MVP, Cy
Young, World Series Champion

This season was a two-horse race, with Boston and St. Louis leaving all competitors at least 13 games out of playoff contention. 

Some of the top performers of the season include..

-Charlie Hickman (CIN) explodes for 31 home runs! 
-Jimmy Sheckard (BRN) steals 111 bases!
-Rube Waddell (CHI) tops all hurlers with 332 K's
-Fred Clarke (SLN) takes the Batting Title with a .345 average
-Wahoo Sam Crawford (CHI) drives in 129 runs
-Addie Joss (DET) takes the ERA title at 2.42
 

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Rube Waddell's unique
delivery baffles batsmen in 1903,
to the tune of an amazing 332 strikeouts

Charlie "Piano Legs" Hickman
stunned the world with 31 homers,
a crazy total for the Dead Ball Era