2003 Atlanta Braves season

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2003  Atlanta Braves
National League East Champions
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Turner Field
City Atlanta
Record101–61 (.623)
Divisional place1st
Owners AOL Time Warner
General managers John Schuerholz
Managers Bobby Cox
Television TBS Superstation
(Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren)
FSN South
(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
Radio WSB (AM)
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)
WWWE
(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The 2003 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 38th season in Atlanta and 133rd overall. The Braves won their ninth consecutive division title, finishing 10 games ahead of the second-place Florida Marlins. The Braves lost the NLDS to the Chicago Cubs, 3 games to 2. The Braves finished 2003 with their best offensive season up to that point in franchise history, hitting a franchise record 235 home runs. Atlanta also had one of the most noteworthy combined offensive outfield productions in league history.

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The Braves' starting rotation had new faces in 2003, but aged pitchers. Opposite of what they were traditionally known for in years earlier. Greg Maddux was joined by trade acquisitions Mike Hampton and Russ Ortiz, free agent Shane Reynolds and rookie Horacio Ramírez. Critics noted had Atlanta had a younger staff with this offense, they would've been more likely to win the World Series. Marcus Giles had an All-Star season as the Braves' second baseman and Gary Sheffield as the Braves' right fielder. Sheffield finished with a top 5 voting in NL MVP voting. 2003 also marked the last season for Maddux, ending his tenure in Atlanta after 11 seasons.

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

PositionName
Starting Pitcher Greg Maddux
Catcher Henry Blanco
First Baseman Robert Fick
Second Baseman Marcus Giles
Third Baseman Vinny Castilla
Shortstop Rafael Furcal
Left Fielder Chipper Jones
Center Fielder Andruw Jones
Right Fielder Gary Sheffield

Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 10161.623—55‍–‍2646‍–‍35
Florida Marlins 9171.5621053‍–‍2838‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 8676.5311549‍–‍3237‍–‍44
Montreal Expos 8379.5121852‍–‍2931‍–‍50
New York Mets 6695.41034½34‍–‍4632‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

2003 National League record

Source:
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULAMILMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Arizona —2–52–47–210–92–55–110–93–34–24–24–23–39–105–143–311–4
Atlanta 5–2—4–23–36–09–105–14–24–212–711–89–107–26–12–44–210–5
Chicago 4–22–4—10–73–34–29–72–410–63–35–11–510–84–24–28–99–9
Cincinnati 2–73–37–10—4–22–45–122–48–102–42–45–45–113–33–39–77-5
Colorado 9–100–63–32–4—4–22–47–125–13–42–52–43–612–77–124–29–6
Florida 5–210–92–44–22–4—1–52–57–213–612–713–62–45–11–53–39–6
Houston 1–51–57–912–54–25-1—4–29–83–32–42–410–63–32–411–711–7
Los Angeles 9–102–44–24–212–75–22–4—4–24–23–32–55–18–116–134–211–7
Milwaukee 3–32–46–1010–81–52–78–92–4—0–66–34–210–75–11–53–135–7
Montreal 2–47–123–34–24–36-133–32–46–0—14–58–113–34–27–01–59–9
New York 2–48–111–54–25–27–124–23–33–65–14—7–124–23–34–21–55–10
Philadelphia 2-410–95–14–54–26–134–25–22–411–812–7—2–44–33–34–28–7
Pittsburgh 3–32–78–1011–56–34–26–101–57–103–32–44–2—4–22–47–105–7
San Diego 10–91–62–43–37–121–53–311–81–52–43–33–42–4—5–142–48–10
San Francisco 14–54–22–43–312–75–14–213–65–10–72–43–34–214–5—5–110–8
St. Louis 3–32–49–87–92–43-37–112–413–35–15–12–410–74–21–5—10–8

Notable transactions

Roster

2003 Atlanta Braves
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

2003 Game Log: 101–61 (Home: 55–26; Away: 46–35)
March/April: 17–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31 Expos 2–10 Armas (1–0) Maddux (0–1)—40,2580–1
2April 2 Expos 0–3 Day (1–0) Ramirez (0–1) Biddle (1)19,1160–2
3April 3 Expos 0–4 Vazquez (1–0) Ortiz (0–1)—19,5050–3
4April 4 Marlins 12–7 Hernandez (1–0) Nunez (0–1) Smoltz (1)20,6421–3
5April 5 Marlins 1–17 Beckett (1–1) Maddux (0–2)—23,0811–4
6April 6 Marlins 13–4 Ramirez (1–1) Penny (0–1)—21,2532–4
7April 7 Marlins 3–0 Ortiz (1–1) Pavano (0–2) Smoltz (2)19,3263–4
8April 8@ Phillies 3–4 (10) Mesa (1–0) Gryboski (0–1)—13,2833–5
9April 9@ Phillies 2–16 Padilla (1–1) Maddux (0–3)—14,7243–6
10April 10@ Phillies 6–2 Holmes (1–0) Roa (0–2)—14,8404–6
11April 11@ Marlins 4–7 Penny (1–1) Ramirez (1–2) Looper (1)12,0454–7
12April 12@ Marlins 5–12 Pavano (1–2) Ortiz (1–2)—25,2034–8
13April 13@ Marlins 7–1 Maddux (1–3) Redman (1–2) Smoltz (3)21,8345–8
14April 15@ Expos*2–1 (10) Bong (1–0) Smith (1–1) Smoltz (4)13,3996–8
15April 16@ Expos*3–2 Ramirez (2–2) Ohka (1–2) Smoltz (5)15,5717–8
16April 17@ Expos*14–8 (10) Bong (2–0) Biddle (1–1)—13,1708–8
17April 18 Phillies 5–4 Gryboski (1–1) Wolf (2–1) Smoltz (6)28,1009–8
18April 19 Phillies 0–4 Padilla (3–1) Hampton (0–1)—29,7779–9
19April 20 Phillies 8–1 Reynolds (1–0) Duckworth (0–1)—22,97810–9
20April 22 Cardinals 5–3 Ortiz (2–2) Stephenson (1–2) Smoltz (7)20,96911–9
21April 23 Cardinals 4–2 Maddux (2–3) Morris (1–2) Smoltz (8)21,33812–9
22April 24 Cardinals 4–3 King (1–0) Kline (0–2)—24,18413–9
23April 25 Brewers 5–12 Sheets (2–2) Reynolds (1–1)—21,93813–10
24April 26 Brewers 3–2 King (2–0) de los Santos (0–2) Smoltz (9)27,31314–10
25April 27 Brewers 7–1 Ortiz (3–2) Rusch (1–4)—26,34915–10
26April 29@ Astros 3–1 Maddux (3–3) Oswalt (2–3) Smoltz (10)28,46716–10
27April 30@ Astros 11–1 Hampton (1–1) Miller (0–3)—24,01817–10
*Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games.
May: 20–8 (Home: 9–3; Away: 11–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Astros 8–7 Hernandez (2–0) Wagner (1–2) Smoltz (11)24,67318–10
29May 2@ Diamondbacks 4–2 (11) Bong (3–0) Mantei (3–1)—38,28719–10
30May 3@ Diamondbacks 6–7 Villarreal (2–2) Gryboski (1–2) Mantei (5)44,39819–11
31May 4@ Diamondbacks 7–4 (11) Hodges (1–0) Capuano (0–1) Smoltz (12)38,85120–11
32May 6 Rockies 3–2 Hernandez (3–0) Jones (0–1) Smoltz (13)18,10821–11
–May 7 Rockies Postponed (rain); rescheduled for May 8
33May 8 (1) Rockies 12–6 Reynolds (2–1) Cruz (3–3) Smoltz (14)N/A22–11
34May 8 (2) Rockies 5–2 Ortiz (4–2) Chacon (4–2) Smoltz (15)22,82923–11
35May 9 Giants 2–9 Foppert (2–2) Maddux (3–4) Brower (2)32,04023–12
36May 10 Giants 6–3 Gryboski (2–2) Nathan (4–1)—39,35724–12
37May 11 Giants 7–3 Hampton (2–1) Schmidt (3–1)—28,32925–12
38May 12@ Dodgers 11–4 Bong (4–0) Gagne (0–1)—27,45826–12
39May 13@ Dodgers 3–1 Ortiz (5–2) Quantrill (0–2) Smoltz (16)31,02127–12
40May 14@ Dodgers 1–5 Brown (4–1) Maddux (3–5)—29,34327–13
41May 15@ Padres 15–6 Ramirez (3–2) Deago (0–1)—15,81828–13
42May 16@ Padres 6–4 Gryboski (3–2) Nagy (0–1) Smoltz (17)24,22929–13
43May 17@ Padres 12–2 Reynolds (3–1) Loewer (0–1)—28,55130–13
44May 18@ Padres 6–3 Ortiz (6–2) Lawrence (2–5) Smoltz (18)23,77631–13
45May 20@ Reds 8–9 Sullivan (5–0) Hernandez (3–1) Williamson (11)24,07631–14
46May 21@ Reds 3–9 Reitsma (3–1) Hampton (2–2)—33,35531–15
47May 22@ Reds 9–4 Reynolds (4–1) Dempster (1–4)—28,96232–15
48May 23 Mets 5–6 Trachsel (3–2) Ortiz (6–3) Benitez (14)33,27032–16
49May 24 Mets 10–4 Ramirez (4–2) Glavine (5–4)—40,91233–16
50May 25 Mets 3–1 Hernandez (4–1) Weathers (1–4) Smoltz (19)41,43234–16
51May 26 Reds 6–7 (11) White (2–0) Hernandez (4–2)—33,45534–17
52May 27 Reds 3–2 (10) Hodges (2–0) Reitsma (3–2)—23,04135–17
53May 28 Reds 15–3 Ortiz (7–3) Austin (2–3) Bong (1)25,71336–17
54May 30@ Mets 5–2 Maddux (4–5) Glavine (5–5) Smoltz (20)26,43937–17
55May 31@ Mets 2–4 Seo (2–2) Hampton (2–3) Benitez (16)33,37837–18
June: 14–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@ Mets 4–10 Leiter (6–2) Gryboski (3–3)—25,16237–19
57June 3 Rangers 6–5 Gryboski (4–3) Urbina (0–2) Smoltz (21)30,44438–19
58June 4 Rangers 5–2 Maddux (5–5) Thomson (3–7) Smoltz (22)30,83639–19
59June 5 Rangers 8–4 Bong (5–0) Fultz (1–1)—35,94440–19
–June 6 Pirates Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 5
60June 7 Pirates 8–6 Hernandez (5–2) Boehringer (3–2) Smoltz (23)35,39741–19
61June 8 Pirates 6–5 Hodges (3–0) Fogg (2–3) Smoltz (24)29,86942–19
62June 10@ Athletics 3–4 (12) Bradford (5–3) Bong (5–1)—22,08842–20
63June 11@ Athletics 11–6 Ramirez (5–2) Lilly (3–5)—35,61843–20
64June 12@ Athletics 4–2 Reynolds (5–1) Zito (7–5) Smoltz (25)21,17344–20
65June 13@ Mariners 1–2 Garcia (7–6) Ortiz (7–4) Nelson (4)45,79144–21
66June 14@ Mariners 3–1 Hampton (3–3) Moyer (10–3) Smoltz (26)45,97145–21
67June 15@ Mariners 1–2 Meche (9–3) Maddux (5–6) Nelson (5)45,73245–22
68June 17@ Phillies 4–5 Wendell (1–1) Holmes (1–1)—24,13345–23
69June 18@ Phillies 6–1 Ortiz (8–4) Millwood (8–5)—26,47546–23
70June 19@ Phillies 2–3 Mesa (2–4) Smoltz (0–1)—27,20746–24
71June 20 Orioles 6–3 Maddux (6–6) Ponson (9–4) Smoltz (27)35,52647–24
72June 21 Orioles 10–2 Ramirez (6–2) Lopez (1–4)—46,86048–24
73June 22 Orioles 3–9 Johnson (6–3) Reynolds (5–2) Hentgen (1)34,90448–25
74June 24 Phillies 5–3 Ortiz (9–4) Millwood (8–6) Smoltz (28)31,79649–25
75June 25 Phillies 1–8 Padilla (6–7) Maddux (6–7)—31,72449–26
76June 26 Phillies 1–8 Wolf (9–3) Hampton (3–4)—30,40549–27
77June 27@ Devil Rays 8–2 Ramirez (7–2) Gonzalez (3–4)—16,39850–27
78June 28@ Devil Rays 7–9 Zambrano (5–4) Reynolds (5–3) Carter (13)26,69650–28
79June 29@ Devil Rays 2–0 Ortiz (10–4) Sosa (1–6) Smoltz (29)22,67051–28
80June 30@ Marlins 1–8 Redman (6–3) Maddux (6–8)—11,25451–29
July: 20–8 (Home: 11–4; Away: 9–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Marlins 1–20 Beckett (3–3) Hampton (3–5)—13,07351–30
82July 2@ Marlins 2–1 (13) Gryboski (5–3) Almanza (4–5) Smoltz (30)30,63452–30
83July 3 Expos 4–5 Vargas (6–3) Reynolds (5–4) Manon (1)31,60752–31
84July 4 Expos 8–6 Ortiz (11–4) Ohka (7–8) Smoltz (31)48,92353–31
85July 5 Expos 3–2 Bong (6–1) Biddle (3–3)—34,45454–31
86July 6 Expos 7–5 Hampton (4–5) Drew (0–1) Smoltz (32)27,72455–31
87July 7@ Mets 7–3 Ramirez (8–2) Seo (5–5)—32,39956–31
88July 8@ Mets 5–3 Reynolds (6–4) Roach (0–2) Smoltz (33)29,09657–31
89July 9@ Mets 6–3 Ortiz (12–4) Glavine (6–9) Smoltz (34)30,30858–31
90July 10@ Cubs 13–3 Maddux (7–8) Estes (6–8)—38,75659–31
91July 11@ Cubs 9–5 Hampton (5–5) Prior (8–5)—39,33460–31
92July 12@ Cubs 3–7 Clement (7–7) Ramirez (8–3)—39,98060–32
93July 13@ Cubs 7–2 Reynolds (7–4) Zambrano (6–8)—39,83261–32
74th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois
94July 17 Mets 3–2 Maddux (8–8) Franco (0–2)—36,68862–32
95July 18 Mets 11–4 Hampton (6–5) Seo (5–6)—44,81563–32
96July 19 Mets 7–4 Ortiz (13–4) Glavine (6–10) Smoltz (35)45,75964–32
97July 20 Mets 11–8 King (3–0) Stanton (2–4) Smoltz (36)36,02965–32
98July 21 Cubs 6–15 Veres (1–1) Reynolds (7–5)—39,95065–33
99July 22 Cubs 8–4 Maddux (9–8) Mitre (0–1)—39,22666–33
100July 23 Marlins 4–5 (12) Bump (3–0) Hodges (3–1)—27,13766–34
101July 24 Marlins 5–2 Ortiz (14–4) Penny (8–8) Smoltz (37)33,71167–34
102July 25@ Expos 8–9 (11) Ayala (7–2) Bong (6–2)—10,06967–35
103July 26@ Expos 15–4 Reynolds (8–5) Day (4–4)—14,13268–35
104July 27@ Expos 10–13 Manon (1–2) King (3–1) Biddle (25)16,07468–36
105July 28@ Expos 10–8 Hampton (7–5) Vazquez (8–7) Smoltz (38)9,75069–36
106July 29 Astros 6–3 Ortiz (15–4) Stone (5–4) Smoltz (39)30,41570–36
107July 30 Astros 3–7 Villone (3–1) Ramirez (8–4)—27,96070–37
108July 31 Astros 7–4 Reynolds (9–5) Miller (7–10) Smoltz (40)30,04771–37
August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 1 Dodgers 2–0 Maddux (10–8) Nomo (12–9) Smoltz (41)37,95172–37
110August 2 Dodgers 6–4 Hampton (8–5) Ashby (2–9) Smoltz (42)47,50673–37
111August 3 Dodgers 4–8 Mota (3–2) Ortiz (15–5)—34,93073–38
112August 5@ Brewers 3–4 DeJean (3–7) Holmes (1–2) Kolb (5)20,98673–39
113August 6@ Brewers 10–2 Maddux (11–8) Franklin (7–9)—30,01074–39
114August 7@ Brewers 7–1 Hampton (9–5) Obermueller (0–3)—31,09775–39
115August 8@ Cardinals 7–2 Ortiz (16–5) Fassero (1–6)—45,79676–39
116August 9@ Cardinals 1–3 Stephenson (6–11) Reynolds (9–6) Isringhausen (10)47,69276–40
117August 10@ Cardinals 2–3 Eldred (5–4) Smoltz (0–2) Isringhausen (11)39,32076–41
118August 12 Padres 4–14 Eaton (7–8) Maddux (11–9)—25,42276–42
119August 13 Padres 7–1 Hampton (10–5) Jarvis (4–5)—20,86277–42
120August 14 Padres 7–4 Ortiz (17–5) Peavy (9–9) Smoltz (43)23,92378–42
121August 15 Diamondbacks 10–4 Reynolds (10–6) Johnson (3–5)—34,54479–42
122August 16 Diamondbacks 10–6 Gryboski (6–3) Oropesa (3–3)—49,12780–42
123August 17 Diamondbacks 0–2 Schilling (7–6) Maddux (11–10) Mantei (18)37,60680–43
124August 18 Diamondbacks 6–1 Hampton (11–5) Batista (7–7)—23,98681–43
125August 19@ Giants 4–5 (10) Worrell (4–3) King (3–2)—42,30781–44
126August 20@ Giants 1–2 Nathan (8–3) Gryboski (6–4)—41,97481–45
127August 21@ Giants 3–4 (10) Rodriguez (7–2) Hodges (3–2)—41,74581–46
128August 22@ Rockies 9–3 Maddux (12–10) Jennings (10–12)—35,57882–46
129August 23@ Rockies 5–4 Hampton (12–5) Tsao (2–2) Smoltz (44)42,30383–46
130August 24@ Rockies 12–6 Ortiz (18–5) Stark (2–2)—31,22784–46
131August 26 Mets 5–6 Seo (8–8) Reynolds (10–7) Stanton (4)24,69484–47
132August 27 Mets 4–1 Maddux (13–10) Heilman (2–6) Mercker (1)23,75585–47
133August 28 Mets 1–3 Leiter (13–7) Hampton (12–6) Weathers (5)27,85685–48
134August 29@ Pirates 5–6 Tavárez (3–3) Cunnane (0–1)—27,41585–49
135August 30@ Pirates 13–6 Ramirez (9–4) Perez (4–8)—21,32386–49
136August 31@ Pirates 10–4 Reynolds (11–7) D'Amico (8–13)—23,82287–49
September: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1@ Mets 2–3 Wheeler (1–2) Hodges (3–3) Weathers (6)23,87787–50
138September 2@ Mets 1–3 Leiter (14–7) Hampton (12–7) Weathers (7)24,39087–51
139September 3@ Mets 3–9 Trachsel (14–8) Ortiz (18–6)—16,43987–52
140September 5 (1) Pirates 3–2 (10) Cunnane (1–1) Corey (0–2)—N/A88–52
141September 5 (2) Pirates 3–5 Corey (1–2) Reynolds (11–8) Tavárez (5)31,84988–53
142September 6 Pirates 9–2 Maddux (14–10) D'Amico (8–14)—36,93289–53
143September 7 Pirates 2–1 Hampton (13–7) Wells (7–8) Cunnane (1)27,70390–53
144September 8 Phillies 6–4 Ortiz (19–6) Millwood (14–10) Cunnane (2)17,54391–53
145September 9 Phillies 5–18 Wolf (14–9) Reynolds (11–9)—21,25791–54
146September 10 Phillies 4–2 Ramirez (10–4) Padilla (13–10) Cunnane (3)21,32192–54
147September 11 Phillies 3–8 Myers (14–7) Maddux (14–11)—23,81192–55
148September 12@ Marlins 4–5 Looper (6–3) King (3–3)—25,62292–56
149September 13@ Marlins 3–8 Willis (13–6) Ortiz (19–7)—40,41492–57
150September 14@ Marlins 8–4 Cunnane (2–1) Looper (6–4)—18,72593–57
151September 15@ Expos 10–6 Ramirez (11–4) L. Hernandez (15–9)—9,69694–57
152September 16@ Expos 4–5 (10) Biddle (5–8) R. Hernandez (5–3)—9,84394–58
153September 17@ Expos 14–4 Hampton (14–7) Tucker (1–3)—17,52695–58
154September 19 Marlins 1–0 Ortiz (20–7) Beckett (8–8)—35,94296–58
155September 20 Marlins 5–6 (11) Helling (8–8) Cunnane (2–2)—42,49696–59
156September 21 Marlins 8–0 Maddux (15–11) Pavano (11–13)—33,82797–59
157September 22 Marlins 3–6 Redman (14–9) Hampton (14–8) Urbina (29)17,34597–60
158September 23 Expos 2–0 Wright (2–5) Vazquez (13–12) Smoltz (45)22,53998–60
159September 24 Expos 9–1 Ortiz (21–7) Day (9–8)—23,59499–60
160September 26@ Phillies 6–0 Ramirez (12–4) Padilla (14–12)—58,096100–60
161September 27@ Phillies 6–7 (10) Cormier (8–0) King (3–4)—58,303100–61
162September 28@ Phillies 5–2 Maddux (16–11) Millwood (14–12) Marquis (1)58,554101–61
Legend:       = Win       = Loss
Bold = Braves team member

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Javy López 129457150.32843109
1B Robert Fick 126409110.2691180
2B Marcus Giles 145551174.3162169
SS Rafael Furcal 156664194.2921561
3B Vinny Castilla 147542150.2772276
LF Chipper Jones 153555169.30527106
CF Andruw Jones 156595165.27736116
RF Gary Sheffield 155576190.33039132

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Mark DeRosa 10326670.263622
Julio Franco 10319758.294531
Darren Bragg 10416239.24109
Henry Blanco 5515130.199113
Matt Franco 11213433.246315
Johnny Estrada 163611.30602
Mike Hessman 19216.28623
Ryan Langerhans 16154.26700
Jesse Garcia 13104.40002

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Greg Maddux 36218.116113.96124
Russ Ortiz 34212.12173.81149
Mike Hampton 31190.01483.84110
Horacio Ramírez 29182.11244.00100
Shane Reynolds 30167.11195.4394
Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
John Smoltz 6202451.1273
Ray King 803403.5143
Roberto Hernandez 665304.3545
Kevin Gryboski 646403.8632
Trey Hodges 523304.6666
Darren Holmes 481204.2946
Jung Bong 446215.0547
Jason Marquis 210015.5319
Will Cunnane 202232.7020
Kent Mercker 180011.067
Jaret Wright 111002.009
Joey Dawley 500018.008

Postseason

Game log

2003 Postseason Game Log
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1September 30 Cubs 2–4 Wood (1–0) Ortiz (0–1) Borowski (1)52,0430–1
2October 1 Cubs 5–3 Smoltz (1–0) Veres (0–1)—52,7431–1
3October 3@ Cubs 1–3 Prior (1–0) Maddux (0–1)—39,9821–2
4October 4@ Cubs 6–4 Ortiz (1–1) Clement (0–1) Smoltz (1)39,9832–2
5October 5 Cubs 1–5 Wood (2–0) Hampton (0–1)—54,3572–3

Award winners

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Pat Kelly
AA Greenville Braves Southern League Brian Snitker
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Randy Ingle
A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Rocket Wheeler
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Kevin McMullan
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Ralph Henriquez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rome, GCL Braves [17] [18]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 National League Division Series</span> American baseball games

The 2003 National League Division Series (NLDS), the first round of the 2003 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 30, and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:

The Florida Marlins' 2003 season was the 11th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. The Marlins were the National League Wild Card winners, the National League Champions, and the World Series Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series in six games to win their second World Series championship. The Marlins became the second team in baseball history to win a World Series championship despite being 10 or more games below .500 at some point in the season; the other team was the 1914 Boston Braves.

The 2002 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing fourth in the American League Central with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses, their first 100 loss season in franchise history.

The 1993 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 123rd in existence and their 28th since moving to Atlanta. The Braves were looking to improve on their 98–64 record from 1992 and win the National League pennant for a third consecutive year, and finally win a World Series in the 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1994 Atlanta Braves season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 1994 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 124th in existence and their 29th in Atlanta. After trading the two-sport athlete Deion Sanders, experts predicted that the Atlanta Braves were going to have their worst season since 1935. The Braves' records reflect just how successful that year was, although it was curtailed due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. The Braves played a total of 114 games; they won 68 and lost 46. The Braves finished their 1994 season with a winning percentage of .596, ranking the Braves third overall in MLB, although they were six games behind the Montreal Expos in the NL East.

The 1995 Atlanta Braves season was the 125th season in the history of the franchise and 30th season in the city of Atlanta. The team finished the strike-shortened season with a record of 90–54, the best in the National League, en route to winning the World Series. For the sixth straight season, the team was managed by Bobby Cox.

The 1996 Atlanta Braves season was the 126th season in the history of the franchise and 31st season in the city of Atlanta. They secured a regular season record of 96–66 and reached the World Series, where they lost to the underdog New York Yankees in six games, failing to defend its championship in 1995. Heavily favored and seen as one of the greatest Braves teams in history and despite taking a 2–0 lead, the Braves unexpectedly lost the next 4 games. This World Series appearance was their fourth appearance in the last 5 years as a franchise, excluding the strike shortened season. Atlanta won its seventh division title and its fifth in six years. In the previous round, Atlanta completed a miraculous comeback. After trailing in the NLCS to St. Louis three games to one, Atlanta outscored St. Louis 32–1 in games five through seven to complete the comeback. The collapse was remembered as one of the largest in North American sports history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2001 Atlanta Braves season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2001 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 36th season in Atlanta and 131st overall. The Braves won their seventh consecutive division title. The season saw the team finish first in the NL East Division with an 88-74 record – the worst among playoff teams in 2001, and also the worst record for the Braves since the 1994 strike-reduced season. Atlanta finished the season with just a 2 game division lead over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The 2000 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 35th season in Atlanta along with the 125th season in the National League and 130th overall, entering the season as defending National League champions. The Braves won their sixth consecutive division title, however, the 2000 season would mark the first time since 1990 that the Braves did not appear in the NLCS in a non-strike season. The Braves failed to defend its National League championship and go to their sixth World Series in ten years. One of the highlights of the season was that the All-Star Game was held at Turner Field in Atlanta.

The 1998 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 33rd season in Atlanta and 128th overall. The Braves entered the season as defending National League runner ups. They went on to win their fourth consecutive division title, taking the National League East title by 18 games over the second place New York Mets.

The 1995 Cleveland Indians season was the Major League Baseball season that led to the Indians returning to the World Series for the first time since 1954. In a season that started late by 18 games – giving it just 144 games – the Indians finished in first place in the American League Central Division with a record of 100 wins and 44 losses. This was the first team in the history of the American League ever to win 100 games in a season that had fewer than 154 games.

The 2003 San Diego Padres season was the 35th season in franchise history. The team was managed by Bruce Bochy, as the team played their final season of home games at Qualcomm Stadium before moving the club to Petco Park the following season.

The 1993 San Diego Padres season was the 25th season in franchise history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Chicago Cubs season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2004 Chicago Cubs season was the 133rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 129th in the National League and the 89th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs attempted to make a push for the National League pennant after their shocking end to 2003. The Cubs finished 89–73, good for third in the National League Central. Despite the strong record, the Cubs faltered down the stretch and did not make the playoffs. The season is largely viewed as one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history.

The 2003 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 121st season in Major League Baseball, their 46th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fourth season at Pacific Bell Park. The Giants entered the '03 season as defending National League champions, aiming to get back to the World Series and win it. They finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 100 wins and 61 losses. They lost the NLDS in four games to the Florida Marlins, marking the 2003 Giants from what many described a failed season.

The 1997 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 32nd season in Atlanta and 127th overall. The Braves entered the season as defending National League champions, having lost the 1996 World Series to the Yankees in 6 games. They won their seventh consecutive division title, taking the National League East by 9 games over the second place Florida Marlins. However, the Marlins would later defeat the Braves in the NLCS. 1997 was the first year that the Braves played their home games in Turner Field, a reconstruction of the former Centennial Olympic Stadium, which originally served as the main venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

The 2002 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 37th season in Atlanta and 132nd overall. The Braves won their eighth consecutive division title, finishing 19 games ahead of the second-place Montreal Expos. The Braves lost the 2002 Divisional Series to the eventual NL Champion San Francisco Giants, 3 games to 2. This would be the first of four consecutive NLDS losses in as many years, and the first of three consecutive years to do so by losing the deciding Game 5 at Turner Field.

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Hampton Stats".
  2. ↑ "Donzell McDonald Stats".
  3. ↑ "Ray King Stats".
  4. ↑ "Russ Ortiz Stats".
  5. ↑ Paul Byrd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ "Greg Maddux Stats".
  7. ↑ "Johnny Estrada Stats".
  8. ↑ "Robert Fick Stats".
  9. ↑ Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ↑ "Roberto Hernandez Stats".
  11. ↑ "Shane Reynolds Stats".
  12. ↑ Sports Illustrated, Volume 109, No. 2, July 14–21, 2008, p.24, Published by Time Inc.
  13. ↑ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN   9781553650386.
  14. ↑ "Unassisted Triple Plays | Baseball Almanac".
  15. ↑ Jaret Wright Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  16. ↑ 2003 Major League Baseball draft
  17. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  18. ↑ Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory
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