1903 Cleveland Naps season
The 1903 Cleveland Naps season was the third Major League Baseball season for the Cleveland American League team. After two seasons as the Bluebirds – unofficially known as the Blues in 1901 and the Bronchos in 1902 – the team was renamed for the 1903 season in honor of star second baseman Nap Lajoie. The team finished third in the league with a record of 77–63, 15 games behind the Boston Americans.Offseason
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
C | | 77 | 255 | 60 | .235 | 1 | 25 |
1B | | 131 | 522 | 154 | .295 | 12 | 97 |
2B | | 125 | 485 | 167 | .344 | 7 | 93 |
SS | | 134 | 438 | 81 | .185 | 0 | 48 |
3B | | 136 | 536 | 168 | .313 | 6 | 68 |
OF | | 140 | 523 | 155 | .296 | 2 | 51 |
OF | | 108 | 415 | 110 | .265 | 0 | 43 |
OF | | 140 | 579 | 169 | .292 | 1 | 35 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 92 | 314 | 82 | .261 | 1 | 41 |
| 32 | 122 | 25 | .205 | 1 | 9 |
| 21 | 64 | 18 | .281 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 32 | 283.2 | 18 | 13 | 2.19 | 120 |
| 29 | 247.2 | 20 | 8 | 1.74 | 148 |
| 20 | 165.2 | 14 | 6 | 2.12 | 60 |
| 16 | 136.2 | 7 | 9 | 2.44 | 45 |
| 15 | 101.2 | 3 | 10 | 5.75 | 42 |
| 9 | 61.2 | 3 | 4 | 2.48 | 18 |
| 6 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 2.05 | 12 |
| 5 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5.27 | 21 |
| 3 | 27.2 | 1 | 2 | 0.98 | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5.25 | 4 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 12 | 73.2 | 3 | 5 | 4.52 | 28 |
| 4 | 30.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.56 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |