1903 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1903 throughout the world.
This article is currently under construction.
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Champions
Major League Baseball
- World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3), in the first modern World Series
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Boston Americans | 91 | 47 | .659 | -- |
| 2nd | Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 60 | .556 | 14.5 |
| 3rd | Cleveland Indians | 77 | 63 | .550 | 15.0 |
| 4th | New York Highlanders | 72 | 62 | .537 | 17.0 |
| 5th | Detroit Tigers | 65 | 71 | .478 | 25.0 |
| 6th | St. Louis Browns | 65 | 74 | .468 | 26.5 |
| 7th | Chicago White Sox | 60 | 77 | .438 | 30.5 |
| 8th | Washington Senators | 43 | 94 | .314 | 47.5
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National League final standings
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Events
Births
- February 12 - Chick Hafey
- February 21 - Tom Yawkey
- April 6 - Mickey Cochrane
- April 16 - Paul Waner
- May 11 - Charlie Gehringer
- May 17 - Cool Papa Bell
- June 19 - Lou Gehrig
- June 22 - Carl Hubbell
- October 9 - Walter O'Malley
- November 2 - Travis Jackson
- December 6 - Tony Lazzeri
Deaths
- July 2 - Ed Delahanty, 35, slugging first baseman since 1888, a 3-time .400 hitter who ranked second only to Cap Anson in career hits; died after falling from a railroad trestle crossing the Niagara River
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