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1903 MLB Season Overview

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The 1903 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 through October 13, 1903. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Americans then defeated the Pirates in the first modern World Series, five games to three. The original Baltimore Orioles relocated to New York City and became the New York Highlanders. The Chicago Orphans were renamed as the Chicago Cubs.

Other baseball leagues in 1903:
Negro

1903 Boston Americans

1903 MLB Season
Boston Americans

16 teams competed during the regular season

Boston Americans defeated Pittsburg Pirates for the championship

League Note
The first World Series was played as an arrangement between the owners of Boston and Pittsburgh clubs rather than a formal arrangement between the two leagues.

League Chairman

August Herrmann

NL President

Harry Pulliam

AL President

Ban Johnson