1903

1903 in baseball
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<< 1902 1904 >>

Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1903.

Club competitions

Professional

North America

• Major League Baseball
  • World Series: Boston Americans (AL) over the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL), 5 - 3 (Details)
    • American League: Boston Americans (Details)
    • National League: Pittsburgh Pirates (Details)

• Minor League Baseball
  • American Association: St. Paul Apostles
  • California State League: Stockton Poppies
  • Central League: Fort Wayne Railroaders
  • Connecticut State League: Holyoke Paperweights
  • Cotton States League: Baton Rouge Red Sticks
  • Eastern League: Jersey City Skeeters
  • Hudson River League: Kingston Colonials
  • Iowa-South Dakota League: Le Mars Blackbirds
  • Kitty League: Cairo Egyptians
  • Missouri Valley League: Sedalia Gold Bugs
  • New England League: Lowell Tigers
  • New York State League: Schenectady Frog Alleys
  • Northern League: Winnipeg Maroons
  • Pacific Coast League: Los Angeles Angels
  • Pacific National League: Butte Miners
  • South Texas League: San Antonia Mustangs]]
  • Southern League: Little Rock Travelers
  • Southwest Iowa League: Atlantic
  • Texas League: Dallas Giants
  • Three-I League: Bloomington Bloomers
  • Western League: Milwaukee Creams

Winter Leagues

• Cuban Winter League: Habana

Events

• October 1 - The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League defeat the Boston Americans of the American League, 7 - 3, in the first game in a modern World Series ever played.
• October 13 - In the decisive eighth game, the American League's Boston Americans win the first World Series over the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates.

Births

Further information: Births in 1903

Deaths

Further information: Deaths in 1903

Further Reading

• Tom Ruane: "A Retro-Review of the 1900s (the 1903 edition)", Retrosheet.org [1]