Home Runs Schedule of the 1903 Toledo Mud Hens
The spreadsheet above contains the database for each of the 65 home runs claimed by the 1903 Toledo Mud Hens, as well as for each of the 65 home runs hit against them. The 1903 season was selected as Toledo's most productive home run season from 1902 to 1920. This work was completed in preparation for a report on home runs during the deadball era in the American Association to be published on paper for the Spring of 2020. Subscriptions are available at $24/yr. or $42/2 yrs. Beginning with the 1902 season when the league was first formed, Toledo played at Armory Park. The field there had an unusually short right field which may have accounted for some of the home runs hit there. However, ground rules stipulated that a ball hit beyond the barrier in right field was to be designated a double, according to an article by John Husman found at https://sabr.org/bioproj/park/30843621 . This negates the claim that the short right field distance had a significant boon to home run hitting a...