2003 Seattle Mariners season

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2003  Seattle Mariners
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Safeco Field
City Seattle, Washington
Record93–69 (.574)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Hiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managers Pat Gillick
Managers Bob Melvin
Television KSTW 11
FSN Northwest
Radio KOMO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
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The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished 2nd in the American League West with a record of 93-69.

Contents

The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual. [1] The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy Garcia, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer and Joel Piñeiro.

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 96660.593—57–2439–42
Seattle Mariners 93690.574350–3143–38
Anaheim Angels 77850.4751945–3732–48
Texas Rangers 71910.4382543–3828–53

Record vs. opponents

2003 American League record

Sources:
TeamANABALBOSCWSCLEDETKCMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL 
Anaheim —1–83–63–46–36–16–35–43–68–128–116–39–102–711–7
Baltimore 8–1—9–102–43–33–33–43–46–13–12–74–58–117–28–115–13
Boston 6–310–9—5–44–28–15–12–49–103–45–212–75–410–911–7
Chicago 4–34–24–5—11–811–811–89–104–24–52–73–33–46–310–8
Cleveland 3–63–32–48–11—12–76–139–102–53–63–65–24–52–46–12
Detroit 1–63–31–88–117–12—5–144–151–53–61–82–41–62–74–14
Kansas City 3–64–31–58–1113–614–5—11–82–42–74–54–37–21–59–9
Minnesota 4–54–34–210–910–915–48–11—0–78–13–66–05–43–310–8
New York 6–313–6–110–92–45–25–14–27–0—3–65–414–54–510–913–5
Oakland 12–87–24–35–46–36–37–21–86–3—7–126–315–45–29–9
Seattle 11–85–42–57–26–38–15–46–34–512–7—4–510–103–410–8
Tampa Bay 3–611–87–123–32–54–23–40–65–143–65–4—3–611–83–15
Texas 10–92–74–54–35–46–12–74–55–44–1510–106–3—5–44–14
Toronto 7–211–89–103–64–27–25–13–39–102–54–38–114–5—10–8

Notable transactions

Roster

2003 Seattle Mariners
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Dan Wilson 9631676.241443
1B John Olerud 152539145.2691083
2B Bret Boone 159622183.29435117
SS Carlos Guillén 109388107.276752
3B Jeff Cirillo 8725853.205223
LF Randy Winn 157600177.2951175
CF Mike Cameron 147534135.2531876
RF Ichiro Suzuki 159679212.3121362
DH Edgar Martínez 145497146.2942498

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Mark McLemore 9930972.233237
Ben Davis 8024658.236642
Willie Bloomquist 8919649.250114
Rey Sánchez 4617050.294011
John Mabry 6410422.212316
Greg Colbrunn 225816.27637
Pat Borders 12142.14301
Luis Ugueto 1251.20001
Jamal Strong 1220.00000
Chad Meyers 910.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jamie Moyer 33215.02173.27129
Ryan Franklin 32212.011133.5799
Joel Piñeiro 32211.216113.78151
Freddy García 33201.112144.51144
Gil Meche 32186.115134.59130

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 6324161.4832
Arthur Rhodes 673334.1748
Julio Mateo 504013.1571
Jeff Nelson 463273.3547
Rafael Soriano 403011.5368
Kazuhiro Sasaki 3512104.0529
Giovanni Carrara 232006.8313
Armando Benítez 150003.1415
Aaron Taylor 100008.539
Aaron Looper 60005.146
Brian Sweeney 50001.937
J.J. Putz 30004.913
Matt White 300013.500

Awards and honors

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dan Rohn
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Dave Brundage
A Inland Empire 66ers California League Steve Roadcap
A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Daren Brown
A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Pedro Grifol
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Scott Steinmann

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Antonio, Inland Empire [8]

Major League Baseball Draft

2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Adam Jones (baseball player).jpg
Adam Jones (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 2003.
Information
Owner Nintendo of America
General Manager(s) Pat Gillick
Manager(s) Bob Melvin
First pick Adam Jones
Draft positions19th
Number of selections53
Links
Results Baseball-Reference
Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Years 2002 • 2003 • 2004

The following is a list of 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being shortstop Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30 pitchers, 8 outfielders, 6 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 first baseman.

Draft

Ryan Feierabend was selected in the third round by the Mariners. Ryan Feierabend.jpg
Ryan Feierabend was selected in the third round by the Mariners.
Eric O'Flaherty was selected by the Mariners in the sixth round. AAAA3478 Eric O'Flaherty.jpg
Eric O'Flaherty was selected by the Mariners in the sixth round.
Scott Maine was selected with the 446th pick in the 2003 draft. Scott Maine 09-05-2010.jpg
Scott Maine was selected with the 446th pick in the 2003 draft.
In the 31st round the Mariners selected Doug Mathis. Doug Mathis.JPG
In the 31st round the Mariners selected Doug Mathis.

Key

Round (Pick)Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
PositionIndicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
BoldIndicates the player signed with the Mariners
ItalicsIndicates the player did not sign with the Mariners
*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table

Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource
1s (37) Adam Jones Shortstop Morse High School [9]
2 (56)Jeff Flaig Third baseman El Dorado High School [10]
3 (86) Ryan Feierabend Left-handed pitcher Midview High School [11]
4 (116)Paul Fagan Left-handed pitcher Bartram Trail High School [12]
5 (146)Casey Abrams Left-handed pitcher Wright State University [13]
6 (176) Eric O'Flaherty Left-handed pitcher Walla Walla High School [14]
7 (206)Jeremy Dutton Third baseman North Carolina State University [15]
8 (236)Thomas Oldham Third baseman Creighton University [16]
9 (266)Justin Ruchti Catcher Rice University [17]
10 (296)Mike Cox Third baseman Florida Atlantic University [18]
11 (326)Joe Woerman Right-handed pitcher San Diego City College [19]
12 (356)Ruben Flores Right-handed pitcher El Paso Community College [20]
13 (386)Shawn Nottingham Left-handed pitcher Jackson High School [21]
14 (416)Tim Dorn Right-handed pitcher East Los Angeles College [22]
15 (446) Scott Maine Left-handed pitcher William T. Dwyer High School [23]
16 (476)Brian Schweiger Catcher California State University, San Bernardino [24]
17 (506)Jason Snyder Right-handed pitcher Dixie State College [25]
18 (536)James Hymon Shortstop Rust College [26]
19 (566)Aaron Jensen Right-handed pitcher Springville High School [27]
20 (596)Carroll Gaddis Outfielder Hoke County High School [28]
21 (626)Casey Craig Outfielder Granite Hills High School [29]
22 (656)Samuel Bradford Outfielder Gardner–Webb University [30]
23 (686)Daniel Santin Catcher Miami Brito High School [31]
24 (716)Kenny Falconer Right-handed pitcher University of Kansas [32]
25 (746)Jason Cable Left-handed pitcher Palmdale High School [33]
26 (776)Gordon Lynah Outfielder Spartanburg Methodist College [34]
27 (806)Richard Breshears Right-handed pitcher Hutchinson Community College [35]
28 (836)Daniel McDonald Left-handed pitcher Theodore High School [36]
29 (866)Christopher Garcia Right-handed pitcher None [37]
30 (896)Steve Santos Right-handed pitcher Los Medanos College [38]
31 (926) Doug Mathis Right-handed pitcher Central Arizona College [39]
32 (956)Adam Poole Left-handed pitcher Lincoln Trail College [40]
33 (986)Blake Rampy Right-handed pitcher Tomball High School [41]
34 (1016)Paul Keck Catcher Sacramento City College [42]
35 (1046)Andy Reichard Right-handed pitcher State College High School [43]
36 (1076)Alexander Baboulas Left-handed pitcher Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute [44]
37 (1106)Joel Allin Left-handed pitcher Stockbridge High School [45]
38 (1136)Yusuf Carter Catcher Canarsie High School [46]
39 (1166)Trevor Heid Outfielder Dixie State College [47]
40 (1196)Mark Tourangeau Right-handed pitcher Queen Elizabeth Park High School [48]
41 (1226)Dane Awana Left-handed pitcher Saddleback College [49]
42 (1255)Danny Santiesteban Outfielder Miami Brito High School [50]
43 (1284)Harold Williams Right-handed pitcher Cerritos College [51]
44 (1312)Edwin Totesault Shortstop Miami Brito High School [52]
45 (1339)McCay Green Right-handed pitcher Lake–Sumter Community College [53]
46 (1366)Mike Hofius First baseman California State University, San Bernardino [54]
47 (1393)Daniel Kapala Right-handed pitcher Shrine Catholic High School [55]
48 (1420)Markus Roberts Shortstop Deer Valley High School [56]
49 (1446)Jose Laffitte Outfielder Miami High School [57]
50 (1472)Timothy Turner Outfielder East Tennessee State University [58]

Rule 5 draft

Key

PickIndicates the pick the player was drafted
Previous teamIndicates the previous organization, not Minor league team

Table

Phase (Pick)NamePositionPrevious teamNotesRef
Triple-A (16)Darwin Soto Infielder San Diego Padres [59]
Triple-A (36)Omar Falcon Catcher San Diego Padres [59]
Triple-A (47)Chris Key Left-handed pitcher Florida Marlins [59]

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