2003 Major League Baseball season

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2003 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationMarch 30 – October 25, 2003
Number of games162
Number of teams30
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

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.

Contents

Managers

American League

TeamManagerComments
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

TeamManagerComments
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

Postseason

Bracket

Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS) 		League Championship Series
(NLCS, ALCS) 		World Series
         
1 NY Yankees 3
3 Minnesota 1
1 NY Yankees4
American League
4 Boston 3
2 Oakland 2
4 Boston 3
AL1 NY Yankees 2
NL4 Florida4
1 Atlanta 2
3 Chicago Cubs 3
3 Chicago Cubs 3
National League
4 Florida4
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 TEX47 Jim Thome PHI47
RBI Carlos Delgado TOR145 Preston Wilson COL141
Wins Roy Halladay TOR22 Russ Ortiz ATL21
ERA Pedro Martínez BOS2.22 Jason Schmidt SF2.34
SO Esteban Loaiza CWS207 Kerry Wood CHC266
SV Keith Foulke OAK43 Éric Gagné LA55
SB Carl Crawford TB55 Juan Pierre FLA65

Awards

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican 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
PositionNational LeagueAmerican 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
PositionNational LeagueAmerican 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

Player of the Month

MonthAmerican LeagueNational 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

MonthAmerican LeagueNational 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

MonthAmerican LeagueNational 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 nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per gameEst. payroll%±
New York Yankees [1] 101-1.9%3,465,6000.0%42,263$152,749,81421.3%
Seattle Mariners [2] 930.0%3,268,509-7.7%40,352$86,959,1678.3%
San Francisco Giants [3] 1005.3%3,264,8980.4%40,307$82,852,1675.8%
Los Angeles Dodgers [4] 85-7.6%3,138,6260.2%38,748$105,872,62011.6%
Anaheim Angels [5] 77-22.2%3,061,09432.8%37,330$79,031,66728.0%
Chicago Cubs [6] 8831.3%2,962,63010.0%36,576$79,868,3335.5%
St. Louis Cardinals [7] 85-12.4%2,910,386-3.4%35,931$83,786,66612.2%
Arizona Diamondbacks [8] 84-14.3%2,805,542-12.3%34,636$80,657,000-21.6%
Boston Red Sox [9] 952.2%2,724,1652.8%33,632$99,946,500-7.8%
Baltimore Orioles [10] 716.0%2,454,523-8.5%30,303$73,877,50014.6%
Houston Astros [11] 873.6%2,454,241-2.5%30,299$71,040,00012.0%
Atlanta Braves [12] 1010.0%2,401,084-7.8%29,643$106,243,66713.7%
Cincinnati Reds [13] 69-11.5%2,355,25926.9%29,077$59,355,66731.8%
Colorado Rockies [14] 741.4%2,334,085-14.7%28,816$67,179,66718.2%
Philadelphia Phillies [15] 867.5%2,259,94839.6%27,901$70,780,00022.1%
Oakland Athletics [16] 96-6.8%2,216,5962.2%27,365$50,260,83425.6%
New York Mets [17] 66-12.0%2,140,599-23.7%26,757$117,176,42923.8%
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$45,210,0009.1%
Minnesota Twins [20] 90-4.3%1,946,0111.1%24,025$55,505,00037.3%
Chicago White Sox [21] 866.2%1,939,52415.7%23,945$51,010,000-10.6%
Toronto Blue Jays [22] 8610.3%1,799,4589.9%22,216$51,269,000-33.3%
Kansas City Royals [23] 8333.9%1,779,89534.5%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] 6821.4%1,700,354-13.7%20,992$40,627,000-19.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates [26] 754.2%1,636,751-8.3%20,207$54,812,42929.5%
Detroit Tigers [27] 43-21.8%1,368,245-9.0%16,892$49,168,000-10.7%
Florida Marlins [28] 9115.2%1,303,21560.3%16,089$49,450,00017.8%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays [29] 6314.5%1,058,695-0.7%13,070$19,630,000-42.9%
Montreal Expos [30] 830.0%1,025,63926.3%12,662$51,948,50034.3%

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

See also

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