The 2003 Cleveland Indians season was the 103rd season for the franchise. The 2003 Major League Baseball season began on March 30, 2003. The team finished fourth in the American League Central behind the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals
2003 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Record | 68–94 (.420) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Larry Dolan | |
General managers | Mark Shapiro | |
Managers | Eric Wedge | |
Television | FSN Ohio John Sanders, Mike Hegan, Rick Manning | |
Radio | WTAM Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan | |
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AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 48–33 | 42–39 |
Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 4 | 51–30 | 35–46 |
Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 7 | 40–40 | 43–39 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 22 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
Detroit Tigers | 43 | 119 | 0.265 | 47 | 23–58 | 20–61 |
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–12 | 8–11 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–7 | 11–7 |
Baltimore | 8–1 | — | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–13–1 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 7–2 | 8–11 | 5–13 |
Boston | 6–3 | 10–9 | — | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 11–7 |
Chicago | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–5 | — | 11–8 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
Cleveland | 3–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–11 | — | 12–7 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6–12 |
Detroit | 1–6 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 8–11 | 7–12 | — | 5–14 | 4–15 | 1–5 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–7 | 4–14 |
Kansas City | 3–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 14–5 | — | 11–8 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 1–5 | 9–9 |
Minnesota | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 15–4 | 8–11 | — | 0–7 | 8–1 | 3–6 | 6–0 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 10–8 |
New York | 6–3 | 13–6–1 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 7–0 | — | 3–6 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 13–5 |
Oakland | 12–8 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–3 | — | 7–12 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–2 | 9–9 |
Seattle | 11–8 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 12–7 | — | 4–5 | 10–10 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
Tampa Bay | 3–6 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 5–14 | 3–6 | 5–4 | — | 3–6 | 11–8 | 3–15 |
Texas | 10–9 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–1 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 10–10 | 6–3 | — | 5–4 | 4–14 |
Toronto | 7–2 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | — | 10–8 |
2003 Game Log: 68–94 (Home: 38–43; Away: 30–51) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1)
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April: 7–19 (Home: 3–9; Away: 4–10)
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May: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7)
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June: 13–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–7)
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July: 11–16 (Home: 7–5; Away: 4–11)
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August: 16–13 (Home: 10–9; Away: 6–4)
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September: 7–18 (Home: 3–7; Away: 4–11)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Indians team member |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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C | Josh Bard | 91 | 303 | 25 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 36 | .244 | 0 |
1B | Ben Broussard | 116 | 386 | 53 | 96 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 55 | .249 | 5 |
2B | Brandon Phillips | 112 | 370 | 36 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 33 | .208 | 4 |
3B | Casey Blake | 152 | 557 | 80 | 143 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 67 | .257 | 7 |
SS | Jhonny Peralta | 77 | 242 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 | .227 | 1 |
LF | Matt Lawton | 99 | 374 | 57 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 53 | .249 | 10 |
CF | Milton Bradley | 101 | 377 | 61 | 121 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 56 | .321 | 17 |
RF | Jody Gerut | 127 | 480 | 66 | 134 | 33 | 2 | 22 | 75 | .279 | 4 |
DH | Ellis Burks | 55 | 198 | 27 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 28 | .263 | 1 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Coco Crisp | 99 | 414 | 55 | 110 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 27 | .266 | 15 |
Alex Escobar | 28 | 99 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .273 | 1 |
Karim García | 24 | 93 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .194 | 0 |
Ricky Gutiérrez | 16 | 50 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 | 0 |
Travis Hafner | 91 | 291 | 35 | 74 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 40 | .254 | 2 |
Greg LaRocca | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
Tim Laker | 52 | 162 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .241 | 2 |
Ryan Ludwick | 39 | 136 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | .265 | 2 |
Chris Magruder | 9 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .346 | 0 |
Víctor Martínez | 49 | 159 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .289 | 1 |
John McDonald | 82 | 214 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .215 | 3 |
Ángel Santos | 32 | 76 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .224 | 1 |
Bill Selby | 27 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .103 | 0 |
Zach Sorensen | 36 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .135 | 0 |
Shane Spencer | 64 | 210 | 23 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .271 | 2 |
Omar Vizquel | 64 | 250 | 43 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .244 | 8 |
Note: Pitchers' hitting stats are not included above.
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | IP | H | BB | K |
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CC Sabathia | 13 | 9 | 3.60 | 30 | 30 | 197.2 | 190 | 66 | 141 |
Jason Davis | 8 | 11 | 4.68 | 27 | 27 | 165.1 | 172 | 47 | 85 |
Brian Anderson | 9 | 10 | 3.71 | 25 | 24 | 148.0 | 162 | 32 | 72 |
Ricardo Rodríguez | 3 | 9 | 5.73 | 15 | 15 | 81.2 | 89 | 28 | 41 |
Cliff Lee | 3 | 3 | 3.61 | 9 | 9 | 52.1 | 41 | 20 | 44 |
Jason Bere | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 2 | 2 | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | BB | K |
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Jake Westbrook | 7 | 10 | 4.33 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 133.0 | 142 | 56 | 58 |
Billy Traber | 6 | 9 | 5.24 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 111.2 | 132 | 40 | 88 |
Jason Stanford | 1 | 3 | 3.60 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 50.0 | 48 | 16 | 30 |
Brian Tallet | 0 | 2 | 4.74 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 23 | 8 | 9 |
Chad Durbin | 0 | 1 | 7.27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 18 | 3 | 8 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | SV | IP | H | BB | K |
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Danys Báez | 2 | 9 | 3.81 | 73 | 25 | 75.2 | 65 | 23 | 66 |
David Riske | 2 | 2 | 2.29 | 68 | 8 | 74.2 | 52 | 20 | 82 |
Jason Boyd | 3 | 1 | 4.30 | 44 | 0 | 52.1 | 38 | 26 | 31 |
Terry Mulholland | 3 | 4 | 4.91 | 45 | 0 | 99.0 | 117 | 37 | 42 |
Rafael Betancourt | 2 | 2 | 2.13 | 33 | 1 | 38.0 | 27 | 13 | 36 |
Jack Cressend | 2 | 1 | 2.51 | 33 | 0 | 43.0 | 40 | 9 | 28 |
José Santiago | 1 | 3 | 2.84 | 25 | 0 | 31.2 | 37 | 14 | 15 |
Dan Miceli | 1 | 1 | 1.20 | 13 | 0 | 15.0 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
Carl Sadler | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 18 | 0 | 9.2 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
Nick Bierbrodt | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
David Lee | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 8 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Alex Herrera | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 10 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Chad Paronto | 0 | 2 | 9.45 | 6 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Jason Phillips | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Jerrod Riggan | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
David Cortés | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Aaron Myette | 0 | 0 | 23.62 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Dave Elder | 1 | 1 | 19.29 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
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