Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Americans
October 1, 1903 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1903 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Americans and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"Today held the happiest hours of my baseball life. I saw the champions of my league show their superiority over their rival champions of the American League. No matter how the remaining games of the world's championship series terminate, Pittsburg's [sic] baseball team, the greatest in the country, cannot be deprived of the glory earned on the diamond here." - National League President Harry Pulliam in The Sporting News (October 17, 2004)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Americans 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Beaumont cf 5 1 0 0
Clarke lf 5 0 2 0
Leach 3b 5 1 4 1
Wagner ss 3 1 1 1
Bransfield 1b 5 2 1 0
Ritchey 2b 4 1 0 0
Sebring rf 5 1 3 4
Phelps c 4 0 1 0
Phillippe p 4 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 6
Boston Americans ab   r   h rbi
Dougherty lf 4 0 0 0
Collins 3b 4 0 0 0
Stahl cf 4 0 1 0
Freeman rf 4 2 2 0
Parent ss 4 1 2 1
LaChance 1b 2 0 0 2
Ferris 2b 3 0 1 0
Criger c 3 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph 1 0 0 0
Young p 3 0 0 0
  Farrell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 401 100 1007122
Boston 000 000 201364
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Phillippe  W (1-0) 9.0 6 3 2 0 10
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
0
10
  Boston Americans IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L (0-1) 9.0 12 7 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
12
7
3
3
5

  E–Leach (1), Wagner (1), Ferris 2 (2), Criger 2 (2).  3B–Pittsburgh Leach 2 (2,off Young 2); Bransfield (1,off Young), Boston Freeman (1,off Phillippe); Parent (1,off Phillippe).  HR–Pittsburgh Sebring (1,7th inning off Young 0 on, 1 out).  SF–LaChance 2 (2,off Phillippe 2).  HBP–Ferris (1,by Phillippe).  SB–Wagner (1,2nd base off Young/Criger); Bransfield (1,2nd base off Young/Criger); Ritchey (1,2nd base off Young/Criger).  CS–Leach (1,Home by Young/Criger).  HBP–Phillippe (1,Ferris).  U–Hank O'Day (NL), Tom Connolly (AL).  T–1:55.  A–16,242.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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