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luckymann · 10-24-2020, 08:41 PM

Just a fantastic season filled with drama to the very end. The NL dominance continued, with the Senior Circuit now having won all three World Championships. Will the AL finally be able to snap their streak come season 1904? We’ll have to wait and see.

Plenty of individual highlights throughout the season. Solly Hemus and George Stone dominated AL pitchers. Rube Manning became the league’s first 25-game winner and Melido Perez was fantastic.

But the player I want to single out is Greg Gross, the Cubs’ second baseman. Greg won the NL batting title very quietly, hitting .358 and also led the league in SLG with .526, while posting the 4th best OBP with .408. He had a 4.7 WAR season and topped many of the advanced stats lists, such as OPS+ (169), wOBA (.426), wRC+ (157) and RC27 (8.3). All of this earned him 5th spot in the MVP voting and has now garnered him the 1903 Time to Shine Medal. Tempus effulgeo, Greg, be a beacon unto thyself.

To wind up a quick look at our Spotlight Players and where they’re at.

Dickey Kerr put together another solid season, finishing 15-13 / 3.32 for the low-flying Naps.
Ed Head also kept his form, but despite his 19-13 / 3.11 year he found himself sent down to Shreveport late in the year to give some prospects a bit of game time.
Dave Rozema was another one who enjoyed a fruitful 1903, finishing 15-7 / 3.86.
Raw Meat Bill Rogers was shipped from Brooklyn to the Cubs in mid-season for Richie Hebner), and had an OK year with limited usage, putting together a .320 / .371 / .421 combined slash.
Arnold Hauser spent 1903 at Wichita Falls, where he had an OK season (.253 / 4 HR / 39 RBI).
Curt Roberts, Arnold's teammate at the Spudders, hardly saw a pitch all year, going 2-for-3 with a ribbie.
Otto Hess was released by Newark mid-season and quickly picked up by Houston, although he wasn’t used much there.
And we lost another player to retirement, with Ray Starr calling it quits before the season even started.

10-24-2020, 08:41 PM	#314
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,262	It’s a Wrap: Some final thoughts Just a fantastic season filled with drama to the very end. The NL dominance continued, with the Senior Circuit now having won all three World Championships. Will the AL finally be able to snap their streak come season 1904? We’ll have to wait and see. Plenty of individual highlights throughout the season. Solly Hemus and George Stone dominated AL pitchers. Rube Manning became the league’s first 25-game winner and Melido Perez was fantastic. But the player I want to single out is Greg Gross, the Cubs’ second baseman. Greg won the NL batting title very quietly, hitting .358 and also led the league in SLG with .526, while posting the 4th best OBP with .408. He had a 4.7 WAR season and topped many of the advanced stats lists, such as OPS+ (169), wOBA (.426), wRC+ (157) and RC27 (8.3). All of this earned him 5th spot in the MVP voting and has now garnered him the 1903 Time to Shine Medal. Tempus effulgeo, Greg, be a beacon unto thyself. To wind up a quick look at our Spotlight Players and where they’re at. Dickey Kerr put together another solid season, finishing 15-13 / 3.32 for the low-flying Naps. Ed Head also kept his form, but despite his 19-13 / 3.11 year he found himself sent down to Shreveport late in the year to give some prospects a bit of game time. Dave Rozema was another one who enjoyed a fruitful 1903, finishing 15-7 / 3.86. Raw Meat Bill Rogers was shipped from Brooklyn to the Cubs in mid-season for Richie Hebner), and had an OK year with limited usage, putting together a .320 / .371 / .421 combined slash. Arnold Hauser spent 1903 at Wichita Falls, where he had an OK season (.253 / 4 HR / 39 RBI). Curt Roberts, Arnold's teammate at the Spudders, hardly saw a pitch all year, going 2-for-3 with a ribbie. Otto Hess was released by Newark mid-season and quickly picked up by Houston, although he wasn’t used much there. And we lost another player to retirement, with Ray Starr calling it quits before the season even started.