2003 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 2003 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2003 in baseball.

2003 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	March 30 – October 25, 2003
Number of games	162
Number of teams	30
TV partner(s)	Fox, ESPN
Draft
Top draft pick	Delmon Young
Picked by	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Alex Rodriguez (TEX) NL: Barry Bonds (SF)
Postseason
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Boston Red Sox
NL champions	Florida Marlins
NL runners-up	Chicago Cubs
World Series
Champions	Florida Marlins
Runners-up	New York Yankees
World Series MVP	Josh Beckett (FLA)
MLB seasons
← 2002 2004 →

Angels

      Athletics

Mariners

Rangers

White Sox

Indians

Tigers       

Royals

Twins

Orioles

Red
Sox

Yankees

Devil Rays

Blue
Jays

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Locations of AL teams for the 2000–2004 MLB seasons
West   Central   East

Diamondbacks

Rockies

Dodgers

Padres

   Giants

Cubs

Reds

Astros

Brewers

Pirates   

Cardinals

Braves

Marlins

Expos

Mets

      Phillies

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Locations of NL teams for the 2003 MLB season
West   Central   East

The 2003 Major League Baseball season ended when the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in a six-game World Series. The Detroit Tigers set the American League record for losses in a season, with 119, and the Marlins became the first team to win the championship twice as a wild card.

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Anaheim Angels	Mike Scioscia
Baltimore Orioles	Mike Hargrove
Boston Red Sox	Grady Little
Chicago White Sox±	Jerry Manuel	Hosted the All-Star Game
Cleveland Indians	Eric Wedge
Detroit Tigers	Alan Trammell
Kansas City Royals	Tony Peña
Minnesota Twins	Ron Gardenhire
New York Yankees	Joe Torre	Won the AL pennant
Oakland Athletics	Ken Macha
Seattle Mariners	Bob Melvin
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Lou Piniella
Texas Rangers	Buck Showalter
Toronto Blue Jays	Carlos Tosca

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Arizona Diamondbacks	Bob Brenly
Atlanta Braves	Bobby Cox
Chicago Cubs	Dusty Baker
Cincinnati Reds	Bob Boone	Replaced during the season by Dave Miley
Colorado Rockies	Clint Hurdle
Florida Marlins	Jeff Torborg	Replaced during the season by Jack McKeon, won World Series
Houston Astros	Jimy Williams
Los Angeles Dodgers	Jim Tracy
Milwaukee Brewers	Ned Yost
Montreal Expos	Frank Robinson
New York Mets	Art Howe
Philadelphia Phillies	Larry Bowa
Pittsburgh Pirates	Lloyd McClendon
St. Louis Cardinals	Tony La Russa
San Diego Padres	Bruce Bochy
San Francisco Giants	Felipe Alou

±hosted the MLB All Star Game

Standings

American League

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AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(1)  New York Yankees	101	61	.623	—	50‍–‍32	51‍–‍29
(4)  Boston Red Sox	95	67	.586	6	53‍–‍28	42‍–‍39
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	.531	15	41‍–‍40	45‍–‍36
Baltimore Orioles	71	91	.438	30	40‍–‍40	31‍–‍51
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	63	99	.389	38	36‍–‍45	27‍–‍54

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AL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(3)  Minnesota Twins	90	72	.556	—	48‍–‍33	42‍–‍39
Chicago White Sox	86	76	.531	4	51‍–‍30	35‍–‍46
Kansas City Royals	83	79	.512	7	40‍–‍40	43‍–‍39
Cleveland Indians	68	94	.420	22	38‍–‍43	30‍–‍51
Detroit Tigers	43	119	.265	47	23‍–‍58	20‍–‍61

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(2)  Oakland Athletics	96	66	.593	—	57‍–‍24	39‍–‍42
Seattle Mariners	93	69	.574	3	50‍–‍31	43‍–‍38
Anaheim Angels	77	85	.475	19	45‍–‍37	32‍–‍48
Texas Rangers	71	91	.438	25	43‍–‍38	28‍–‍53

National League

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(1)  Atlanta Braves	101	61	.623	—	55‍–‍26	46‍–‍35
(4)  Florida Marlins	91	71	.562	10	53‍–‍28	38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	15	49‍–‍32	37‍–‍44
Montreal Expos	83	79	.512	18	52‍–‍29	31‍–‍50
New York Mets	66	95	.410	34½	34‍–‍46	32‍–‍49

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NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(3)  Chicago Cubs	88	74	.543	—	44‍–‍37	44‍–‍37
Houston Astros	87	75	.537	1	48‍–‍33	39‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals	85	77	.525	3	48‍–‍33	37‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	.463	13	39‍–‍42	36‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds	69	93	.426	19	35‍–‍46	34‍–‍47
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	.420	20	31‍–‍50	37‍–‍44

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(2)  San Francisco Giants	100	61	.621	—	57‍–‍24	43‍–‍37
Los Angeles Dodgers	85	77	.525	15½	46‍–‍35	39‍–‍42
Arizona Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16½	45‍–‍36	39‍–‍42
Colorado Rockies	74	88	.457	26½	49‍–‍32	25‍–‍56
San Diego Padres	64	98	.395	36½	35‍–‍46	29‍–‍52

Postseason

Main article: 2003 MLB Postseason

Bracket

	Division Series (ALDS, NLDS)					League Championship Series (NLCS, ALCS)					World Series
	1	NY Yankees	3
	3	Minnesota	1
						1	NY Yankees	4
	American League
						4	Boston	3
	2	Oakland	2
	4	Boston	3
											AL1	NY Yankees	2
											NL4	Florida	4
	1	Atlanta	2
	3	Chicago Cubs	3
						3	Chicago Cubs	3
	National League
						4	Florida	4
	2	San Francisco	1
	4	Florida	3

Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.

Statistical leaders

Statistic	American League		National League
AVG	Bill Mueller BOS	.326	Albert Pujols STL	.359
HR	Alex Rodriguez TEX	47	Jim Thome PHI	47
RBI	Carlos Delgado TOR	145	Preston Wilson COL	141
Wins	Roy Halladay TOR	22	Russ Ortiz ATL	21
ERA	Pedro Martínez BOS	2.22	Jason Schmidt SF	2.34
SO	Esteban Loaiza CWS	207	Kerry Wood CHC	266
SV	Keith Foulke OAK	43	Éric Gagné LA	55
SB	Carl Crawford TB	55	Juan Pierre FLA	65

Awards

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year	Dontrelle Willis (FLA)	Ángel Berroa (KC)
Cy Young Award	Éric Gagné (LAD)	Roy Halladay (TOR)
Manager of the Year	Jack McKeon (FLA)	Tony Peña (KC)
Most Valuable Player	Barry Bonds (SF)	Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Mike Hampton (ATL)	Mike Mussina (NYY)
Catcher	Mike Matheny (STL)	Bengie Molina (ANA)
1st Base	Derrek Lee (FLA)	John Olerud (SEA)
2nd Base	Luis Castillo (FLA)	Bret Boone (SEA)
3rd Base	Scott Rolen (STL)	Eric Chavez (OAK)
Shortstop	Édgar Rentería (STL)	Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
Outfield	José Cruz Jr. (SF) Jim Edmonds (STL) Andruw Jones (ATL)	Mike Cameron (SEA) Torii Hunter (MIN) Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
Silver Slugger Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher/Designated Hitter	Mike Hampton (ATL)	Edgar Martínez (SEA)
Catcher	Javy López (ATL)	Jorge Posada (NYY)
1st Base	Todd Helton (COL)	Carlos Delgado (TOR)
2nd Base	José Vidro (MTL)	Bret Boone (SEA)
3rd Base	Mike Lowell (FLA)	Bill Mueller (BOS)
Shortstop	Édgar Rentería (STL)	Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
Outfield	Barry Bonds (SF) Albert Pujols (STL) Gary Sheffield (ATL)	Garret Anderson (ANA) Manny Ramirez (BOS) Vernon Wells (TOR)

Other awards

• Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: David Ortiz (BOS)
• Hank Aaron Award: Alex Rodriguez (TEX), American); Albert Pujols (STL), National).
• Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Jamie Moyer (SEA).
• Rolaids Relief Man Award: Keith Foulke (OAK, American); Éric Gagné (LAD, National).
• Warren Spahn Award (Best left-handed pitcher): Andy Pettitte (NYY)

Player of the Month

Month	American League	National League
April	Alfonso Soriano	Todd Helton
May	Edgar Martínez	Albert Pujols
June	Jason Giambi	Albert Pujols
July	Magglio Ordóñez	Barry Bonds
August	Alex Rodriguez	Vladimir Guerrero
September	Alfonso Soriano	Jim Thome

Pitcher of the Month

Month	American League	National League
April	Esteban Loaiza	Shawn Chacón
May	Roy Halladay	Kevin Brown
June	Freddy García	Dontrelle Willis
July	José Lima	Liván Hernández
August	Johan Santana	Mark Prior
September	Roy Halladay	Mark Prior

Rookie of the Month

Month	American League	National League
April	Rocco Baldelli	Hee-seop Choi
May	Rocco Baldelli	Xavier Nady
June	Hideki Matsui	Dontrelle Willis
July	Ángel Berroa	Miguel Cabrera
August	Rafael Soriano	Scott Podsednik
September	Reed Johnson	Miguel Cabrera

Home field attendance and payroll

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game	Est. payroll	%±
New York Yankees [1]	101	−1.9%	3,465,600	0.0%	42,263	$152,749,814	21.3%
Seattle Mariners [2]	93	0.0%	3,268,509	−7.7%	40,352	$86,959,167	8.3%
San Francisco Giants [3]	100	5.3%	3,264,898	0.4%	40,307	$82,852,167	5.8%
Los Angeles Dodgers [4]	85	−7.6%	3,138,626	0.2%	38,748	$105,872,620	11.6%
Anaheim Angels [5]	77	−22.2%	3,061,094	32.8%	37,330	$79,031,667	28.0%
Chicago Cubs [6]	88	31.3%	2,962,630	10.0%	36,576	$79,868,333	5.5%
St. Louis Cardinals [7]	85	−12.4%	2,910,386	−3.4%	35,931	$83,786,666	12.2%
Arizona Diamondbacks [8]	84	−14.3%	2,805,542	−12.3%	34,636	$80,657,000	−21.6%
Boston Red Sox [9]	95	2.2%	2,724,165	2.8%	33,632	$99,946,500	−7.8%
Baltimore Orioles [10]	71	6.0%	2,454,523	−8.5%	30,303	$73,877,500	14.6%
Houston Astros [11]	87	3.6%	2,454,241	−2.5%	30,299	$71,040,000	12.0%
Atlanta Braves [12]	101	0.0%	2,401,084	−7.8%	29,643	$106,243,667	13.7%
Cincinnati Reds [13]	69	−11.5%	2,355,259	26.9%	29,077	$59,355,667	31.8%
Colorado Rockies [14]	74	1.4%	2,334,085	−14.7%	28,816	$67,179,667	18.2%
Philadelphia Phillies [15]	86	7.5%	2,259,948	39.6%	27,901	$70,780,000	22.1%
Oakland Athletics [16]	96	−6.8%	2,216,596	2.2%	27,365	$50,260,834	25.6%
New York Mets [17]	66	−12.0%	2,140,599	−23.7%	26,757	$117,176,429	23.8%
Texas Rangers [18]	71	−1.4%	2,094,394	−11.0%	25,857	$103,491,667	−2.1%
San Diego Padres [19]	64	−3.0%	2,030,084	−8.6%	25,063	$45,210,000	9.1%
Minnesota Twins [20]	90	−4.3%	1,946,011	1.1%	24,025	$55,505,000	37.3%
Chicago White Sox [21]	86	6.2%	1,939,524	15.7%	23,945	$51,010,000	−10.6%
Toronto Blue Jays [22]	86	10.3%	1,799,458	9.9%	22,216	$51,269,000	−33.3%
Kansas City Royals [23]	83	33.9%	1,779,895	34.5%	22,249	$40,518,000	−14.3%
Cleveland Indians [24]	68	−8.1%	1,730,002	−33.9%	21,358	$48,584,834	−38.4%
Milwaukee Brewers [25]	68	21.4%	1,700,354	−13.7%	20,992	$40,627,000	−19.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates [26]	75	4.2%	1,636,751	−8.3%	20,207	$54,812,429	29.5%
Detroit Tigers [27]	43	−21.8%	1,368,245	−9.0%	16,892	$49,168,000	−10.7%
Florida Marlins [28]	91	15.2%	1,303,215	60.3%	16,089	$49,450,000	17.8%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays [29]	63	14.5%	1,058,695	−0.7%	13,070	$19,630,000	−42.9%
Montreal Expos [30]	83	0.0%	1,025,639	26.3%	12,662	$51,948,500	34.3%

Television coverage

This was the third season that national TV coverage was split between ESPN and Fox Sports. ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected weeknight and Sunday night games, and selected Division Series playoff games. Fox televised Saturday baseball, the All-Star Game, selected Division Series games, both League Championship Series, and the World Series.

Events

• April 2 – The Detroit Tigers become the first team to have four pitchers make their Major League debut in the same game. Jeremy Bonderman, Wilfredo Ledezma, Chris Spurling and Matt Roney all played in the 8–1 loss to the Minnesota Twins. ^[31]
• May 23 – During the Atlanta Braves 15–3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Braves players Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs to start the game. ^[32]
• June 23 – Barry Bonds steals his 500th career base, becoming the only member of baseball's 500 home run/500 stolen base club

See also

• 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season

References

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External links

• 2003 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference