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 at their host field. The Mud Hens called Armory Park home until 1909 when the team moved to Swayne Field.
With 65 home runs during the 1903 season the Mud Hens claimed 23.4% of the league's total home run production of 278. Ranking second was the Kansas City Blues with 52. A master database was created using box scores from various sources, principally Sporting Life. The master was then organized by month and distilled into its most basic categories for ease of viewing.
A similar data base for each of the other seven American Association teams has been completed as well. For those interested in receiving a complete version of either of the eight documents, please contact me at pureout@msn.com.
For those interested in knowing the first name of each home run hitter, most may be found at baseball-reference.com. Otherwise please direct questions and comments to the above email address.
Please note: limitations of this website make it impossible to show the entire file except for in its miniature version which is impossible to read. Despite these impossibilities, you may access the file by requesting it be sent to you via email, using the email address above.
Please be sure to leave a comment after visiting this blog page.
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 at their host field. The Mud Hens called Armory Park home until 1909 when the team moved to Swayne Field.
With 65 home runs during the 1903 season the Mud Hens claimed 23.4% of the league's total home run production of 278. Ranking second was the Kansas City Blues with 52. A master database was created using box scores from various sources, principally Sporting Life. The master was then organized by month and distilled into its most basic categories for ease of viewing.
A similar data base for each of the other seven American Association teams has been completed as well. For those interested in receiving a complete version of either of the eight documents, please contact me at pureout@msn.com.
For those interested in knowing the first name of each home run hitter, most may be found at baseball-reference.com. Otherwise please direct questions and comments to the above email address.
Please note: limitations of this website make it impossible to show the entire file except for in its miniature version which is impossible to read. Despite these impossibilities, you may access the file by requesting it be sent to you via email, using the email address above.
Please be sure to leave a comment after visiting this blog page.
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