1903 Brooklyn Superbas season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Superbas 1903 National League Washington Park Brooklyn, New York 1903 Brooklyn Superbas.jpg 250px 70 66 y 5th Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Harry Von der Horst, Ned Hanlon Charles Ebbets Ned Hanlon The 1903 Brooklyn Superbas season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Superbas began their slide from contention in the National League by finishing in fifth place. Offseason January 30, 1903: Jack Doyle was purchased by the Superbas from the Washington Senators.Jack Doyle page at Baseball Reference February 17, 1903: Henry Thielman was purchased by the Superbas from the Cincinnati Reds.Henry Thielman page at Baseball Reference February 17, 1903: Rube Vickers was purchased by the Superbas from the Cincinnati Reds.Rube Vickers page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Superbas Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions September 5, 1903: Tom McCreery was purchased from the Superbas by the Boston Beaneaters.Tom McCreery page at Baseball Reference Roster 1903 Brooklyn Superbas Roster Pitchers Jack Doscher Roy Evans Ned Garvin Oscar Jones Bill Pounds Bill Reidy Henry Schmidt Grant Thatcher Rube Vickers Catchers Hughie Hearne Ed Hug Fred Jacklitsch Frank McManus Lew Ritter Infielders Matt Broderick Bill Dahlen Tim Flood Jack Doyle Dutch Jordan Sammy Strang Outfielders John Dobbs Doc Gessler Ed Householder Hughie Jennings Walter McCredie Tom McCreery Jimmy Sheckard Henry Thielman Manager Ned Hanlon Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Lew Ritter 78 259 26 61 .236 0 37 9 1B Jack Doyle Jack Doyle (baseball) 139 524 84 164 .313 0 91 34 2B Tim Flood Tim Flood (baseball) 89 309 27 77 .249 0 32 14 3B Sammy Strang 135 508 101 138 .272 0 38 46 SS Bill Dahlen 138 474 71 124 .262 1 64 34 OF Jimmy Sheckard 139 515 99 171 .332 9 75 67 OF John Dobbs 111 414 61 98 .237 2 59 23 OF Walter McCredie 56 213 40 69 .324 0 20 10 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Dutch Jordan 78 267 27 63 .236 0 21 9 Fred Jacklitsch 60 176 31 47 .267 1 21 4 Doc Gessler 49 154 20 38 .247 0 18 9 Tom McCreery 40 141 13 37 .262 0 20 5 Hughie Hearne 26 57 8 16 .281 0 4 2 Ed Householder 12 43 5 9 .209 0 9 3 Henry Thielman 9 23 3 5 .217 1 2 0 Hughie Jennings 6 17 2 4 .235 0 1 1 Frank McManus Frank McManus (baseball) 2 7 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Matt Broderick 2 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Ed Hug 1 0 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games Player G GS IP W L ERA BB SO CG Oscar Jones 38 36 324.1 19 14 2.94 77 95 31 Henry Schmidt Henry Schmidt (baseball) 40 36 301.0 22 13 3.83 120 96 29 Ned Garvin 38 34 298.0 15 18 3.08 84 154 30 Roy Evans Roy Evans (baseball) 15 12 110.0 5 9 3.27 41 42 9 Bill Reidy 15 13 104.0 6 7 3.46 14 21 11 Grant Thatcher 4 4 28.0 3 1 2.89 7 9 4 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games Player G GS IP W L ERA BB SO CG Henry Thielman 4 3 29.0 0 3 4.66 14 10 3 Rube Vickers 4 1 14.0 0 1 10.93 9 5 1 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO Jack Doscher 3 7.0 0 0 0 7.71 9 4 Bill Pounds 1 6.0 0 0 0 6.00 2 2 Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1903 Brooklyn Superbas uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Superbas Brooklyn Superbas Category:1900s in Brooklyn Category:Park Slope