2003_Major_League_Baseball_season

2003 MLB season
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 →

2003 Major League Baseball season

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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)

2003_Major_League_Baseball_season

2003 Major League Baseball season

Managers

American League

National League

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

Statistical leaders

Awards

Other awards

Player of the Month

Pitcher of the Month

Rookie of the Month

Home field attendance and payroll

Television coverage

Events

See also

References

External links

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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

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

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

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%