The Cleveland Naps

Cleveland Indians

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 season was the third Major League Baseball

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 season for the Cleveland American League

American League

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 team. The team finished third in the league with a record of 77-63, 15 games behind the Boston Americans

1903 Boston Americans season

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After being known as the Blues and the Bronchos in their first two seasons respectively, the team was dubbed the Naps for the 1903 season in honor of star second baseman

Second baseman

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 Nap Lajoie

Nap Lajoie

Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie , also known as Larry Lajoie, was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island...

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Offseason

• February, 1903: Ollie Pickering
  Ollie Pickering
  Oliver Daniel Pickering , was a professional baseball player and is noted as the first batter in American League History while playing for the Cleveland Blues in 1901. He went on that season to hit .309 and scored 102 runs for Cleveland. He played outfielder, primarily in center field, in the...
  
   was purchased from the Naps by the Philadelphia Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
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Roster

1903 Cleveland Naps
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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
2B		125	485	167	.344	7	93

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

Starting 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
	20	165.2	14	6	2.12	60
	16	136.2	7	9	2.44	45

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

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