1903 in Baseball - Events

Events

  • May 6 - The Chicago White Stockings committed twelve errors, and the Detroit Tigers answered back with six of their own. The combined "18-E debacle" set a modern Major League record for the most errors (by two teams) in a single game.
  • May 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Fred Clarke hits for the cycle for the second time in his career. The Pirates lose to the Cincinnati Reds, however, 11-8.
  • June 21 - Boston Americans outfileder Buck Freeman hits for the cycle in a 12-7 Boston win over the Cleveland Blues.
  • June 25 - Wiley Piatt of the Boston Beaneaters became the only pitcher in the 20th century to lose two complete games in one day. Piatt allowed fourteen hits, while striking out twelve, en route to 1-0 and 5-3 St. Louis Cardinals victories.
  • June 29 - Patsy Dougherty, outfielder for the Boston Americans, hits for the cycle against the Chicago White Stockings leading Boston to a 7-2 win.
  • September 3 - Cleveland Blues rookie Jesse Stovall tosses an 11-inning shutout, 1-0, over the Detroit Tigers. The feat still remains as the longest shutout ever for a major league pitching debut.
  • September 18 - Chick Fraser pitches a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs. The Phillies win, 10-0.
  • September 24 - Cleveland Blues third baseman Bill Bradley hits for the cycle against the Washington Senators in a 12-2 Cleveland win.
  • October 1 - In Game 1 of the first modern World Series in Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jimmy Sebring becomes the first player to hit a home run in the World Series when he connects for a solo shot off of Boston's Cy Young in the seventh inning. The Pirates beat the Americans, 7-3.
  • October 2 - Boston Americans outfielder Patsy Dougherty becomes the first player to hit multiple home runs in a World Series game when he hits solo home runs in the first and sixth inning of Game 2 in Boston's 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • October 13 - The Boston Americans defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-0, in Game 8 of the first World Series. Boston wins the series, five games to three.

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