1903 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1903 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1903 in baseball.
1903 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 20 – September 27, 1903 (AL)
  • April 16 – September 29, 1903 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 1–13, 1903
Number of games140
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant winners
AL championsBoston Americans
  AL runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
NL championsPittsburgh Pirates
  NL runners-upNew York Giants
World Series
ChampionsBoston Americans
  Runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1903 American League season
American League
Locations of teams for the 1903–1906 National League seasons
National League

The 1903 major league baseball season began on April 16, 1903. The regular season ended September 29, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans as regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the first modern World Series on October 1 and ended with Game 8 on October 13. The Americans defeated the Pirates, five games to three.[1]

The defunct Baltimore Orioles were replaced by a new franchise in New York City known as the New York Highlanders; it was the last change to the lineup of AL and NL franchises until 1953. The Chicago Orphans and Cleveland Bronchos were renamed as the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Naps, respectively.

  1. ^ "History of the World Series – 1903". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006.