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The 1903 schedule consisted of 140 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 20 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1901 season.
National League; Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; Pittsburgh Pirates: 91: 49 .650 — 46–24 45–25 New York Giants: 84: 55 .604 6½ 41–27 43–28 Chicago Cubs: 82: 56 .594 8 45–28 37–28 Cincinnati Reds: 74: 65 .532 16½ 41–35 33–30 Brooklyn Superbas: 70: 66 .515 19 40–33 30 ...
The National League at first refused to recognize the new league, but reality set in as talent and money was split between the two leagues, diluting the league and decreasing financial success. After two years of bitter contention, a new version of the National Agreement was signed in 1903.
The modern World Series began in 1903, when the National League recognized the upstart American League, founded in 1901. There was an earlier "World's Championship Series" played between the pennant winners of the NL and the American Association 1884–1890; from 1894 to 1897 the NL's first- and second-place teams played a postseason series for ...
Starting with three fights in the first nine seconds and ending with a celebration and a spot in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, the United States delivered exactly what Matthew Tkachuk hoped for by ...
The following is a list of United States Major League Baseball teams that played in the National League during the 19th century.None of these teams, other than Athletic and Mutual, had actual names during this period; sportswriters however often applied creative monickers which are still, mistakenly, used today as "team names" following a convention established in 1951.
The 1903 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 22nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 12th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 43–94 during the season and finished eighth in the National League.
October 1 – The first modern World Series pits the National League's Pittsburgh against Boston of the American League. November 2 Maggie L. Walker becomes the first African American woman to charter a bank. Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) opens, making it the oldest continuously operating legitimate theater in New York City.