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 or Blues and also being called the Bronchos in 1902, beginning with the 1903 season, the team was called the Naps 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 season|Boston Americans].
Offseason
Player stats
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 | 57.0 | 5 | 1 | 2.05 | 12 |
| 5 | 41.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.27 | 21 |
| 3 | 27.2 | 1 | 2 | 0.98 | 9 |
| 3 | 12.0 | 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 |
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 |