1903 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1903 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"If I had all the men I've ever handled and they were in their prime and there was one game I wanted to win above all others, Albert (Chief Bender) would be my man." - Connie Mack

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1903 Philadelphia Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Chief Bender 6-02 185 Right Right 1884-05-05
n/a Andy Coakley 6-00 165 Right Left 1882-11-20
n/a Jim Fairbank 5-09½ 175 Right Right 1881-03-17
n/a Weldon Henley 6-00 175 Right Right 1880-10-25
n/a Conny McGeehan Unknown Unknown Right Unknown 1882-08-25
n/a Ed Pinnance 6-01 180 Right Left 1880-10-22
n/a Eddie Plank 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1875-08-31
n/a Tad Quinn 6-01 210 Right Unknown 1881-09-25
n/a Rube Waddell 6-01½ 196 Left Right 1876-10-13
n/a John Callahan 6-00 165 Right Right 1878-09-30
n/a Doc Powers Unknown Unknown Right Right 1870-09-22
n/a Ossee Schreckengost 5-10 180 Right Right 1875-04-11
n/a Lave Cross 5-08½ 155 Right Right 1866-05-12
n/a Monte Cross 5-08½ 148 Right Right 1869-08-31
n/a Bert Daly 5-09 170 Right Right 1881-04-08
n/a Harry Davis 5-10 180 Right Right 1873-07-19
n/a Ed Hilley 5-10½ 170 Right Right 1879-06-17
n/a Danny Murphy 5-09 175 Right Right 1876-08-11
n/a Topsy Hartsel 5-05 155 Left Left 1874-06-26
n/a Danny Hoffman 5-09 175 Left Left 1880-03-02
n/a Ollie Pickering 5-10 175 Right Left 1870-04-09
n/a Socks Seybold 5-11 175 Right Right 1870-11-23


The 1903 Philadelphia Athletics played 135 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 60 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Columbia Park (Park Factors: 105/103) where 422,473 fans witnessed their 1903 Athletics finish the season with a .556 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1903 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1903 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Ossee Schreckengost (77)
1B Harry Davis (104)
2B Danny Murphy (133)
3B Lave Cross (136)
SS Monte Cross (137)
LF Topsy Hartsel (94)
CF Ollie Pickering (134)
RF Socks Seybold (119)
  
SP Chief Bender
SP Weldon Henley
SP Eddie Plank
SP Rube Waddell
  
CL Ed Pinnance


1903 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

Rube Waddell $3,000.00
Chief Bender $1,200.00


1903 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1903 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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