2003_San_Francisco_Giants_season
2003 San Francisco Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2003 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 121st season in Major League Baseball, their 46th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fourth season at Pacific Bell Park. The Giants entered the '03 season as defending National League champions, aiming to get back to the World Series and win it. They finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 100 wins and 61 losses. They lost the NLDS in four games to the Florida Marlins, marking the 2003 Giants from what many described a failed season.
| 2003 San Francisco Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League West Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Pacific Bell Park | |||
| City | San Francisco, California | |||
| Record | 100–61 (.621) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Peter Magowan | |||
| General managers | Brian Sabean | |||
| Managers | Felipe Alou | |||
| Television | KTVU (Mike Krukow, Joe Angel, Jon Miller) FSN Bay Area (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper) | |||
| Radio | KNBR (Mike Krukow, Dave Flemming, Duane Kuiper, Jon Miller, Joe Angel, Dave Raymond) KZSF (Erwin Higueros, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez) | |||
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- November 15, 2002: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was released by the San Francisco Giants.[1]
- December 7, 2002: Marquis Grissom signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.
- December 7, 2002: Ray Durham was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.[2]
- March 18, 2003: Clay Bellinger was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.[3]
The Giants only played 161 games. The Giants elected to not make up one game (at New York Mets) that was postponed due to the Northeast Blackout of 2003. Had the Giants made up the game and won, the Giants would've been assured home-field advantage in a potential NLCS meeting with the Atlanta Braves due to the Giants winning the season series if both teams held identical records of 101–61. No Division Series matchups would've been altered due to the Marlins and Braves being restricted from meeting in the Division Series as both teams are from the NL East.
Ray Durham and Benito Santiago became the first pair of Giants teammates to homer in each of the team's first two games of a season since at least 1901.[4]
On June 23 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Barry Bonds stole second in the 11th inning, the 500th steal of his career. He became the first major leaguer to collect 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases in a career.
Opening Day Starters
Season standings
National League West
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 100 | 61 | 0.621 | — | 57–24 | 43–37 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 15½ | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 16½ | 45–36 | 39–42 |
| Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 26½ | 49–32 | 25–56 |
| San Diego Padres | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 36½ | 35–46 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 3–3 | 11–4 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 10–5 |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–7 | 2–4 | 10–6 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–8 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 9–9 |
| Cincinnati | 2–7 | 3–3 | 7–10 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–11 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 7-5 |
| Colorado | 9–10 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| Florida | 5–2 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–5 | 7–2 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 9–6 |
| Houston | 1–5 | 1–5 | 7–9 | 12–5 | 4–2 | 5-1 | — | 4–2 | 9–8 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 10–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
| Los Angeles | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 8–11 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 2–4 | 6–10 | 10–8 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 8–9 | 2–4 | — | 0–6 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–13 | 5–7 |
| Montreal | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6-13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | — | 14–5 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 1–5 | 9–9 |
| New York | 2–4 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 5–14 | — | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 2-4 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–7 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 2–7 | 8–10 | 11–5 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 1–5 | 7–10 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 7–10 | 5–7 |
| San Diego | 10–9 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | — | 5–14 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| San Francisco | 14–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 5–1 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 14–5 | — | 5–1 | 10–8 |
| St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 7–9 | 2–4 | 3-3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 13–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 10–8 |
Roster
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Benito Santiago | 108 | 401 | 112 | .279 | 11 | 56 |
| 1B | J.T. Snow | 103 | 330 | 90 | .273 | 8 | 51 |
| 2B | Ray Durham | 110 | 410 | 117 | .285 | 8 | 33 |
| SS | Rich Aurilia | 129 | 505 | 140 | .277 | 13 | 58 |
| 3B | Edgardo Alfonzo | 142 | 514 | 133 | .259 | 13 | 81 |
| LF | Barry Bonds | 130 | 390 | 133 | .341 | 45 | 90 |
| CF | Marquis Grissom | 149 | 587 | 176 | .300 | 20 | 79 |
| RF | José Cruz Jr. | 158 | 539 | 135 | .250 | 20 | 68 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neifi Pérez | 120 | 328 | 84 | .256 | 1 | 31 |
| Andrés Galarraga | 110 | 272 | 82 | .301 | 12 | 42 |
| Pedro Feliz | 95 | 235 | 58 | .247 | 16 | 48 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 66 | 200 | 52 | .260 | 4 | 29 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 36 | 94 | 26 | .277 | 3 | 10 |
| Eric Young | 26 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 0 | 3 |
| Marvin Benard | 46 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 0 | 4 |
| Rubén Rivera | 31 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 2 | 4 |
| Todd Linden | 18 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 1 | 6 |
| Cody Ransom | 20 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Torcato | 14 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Alberto Castillo | 11 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 4 |
| Francisco Santos | 8 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Ellison | 7 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Valderrama | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Niekro | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Trey Lunsford | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Schmidt | 29 | 207.2 | 17 | 5 | 2.34 | 208 |
| Kirk Rueter | 27 | 147.0 | 10 | 5 | 4.53 | 41 |
| Jerome Williams | 21 | 131.0 | 7 | 5 | 3.30 | 88 |
| Damian Moss | 21 | 115.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.70 | 57 |
| Jesse Foppert | 23 | 111.0 | 8 | 9 | 5.03 | 101 |
| Sidney Ponson | 10 | 68.0 | 3 | 6 | 3.71 | 34 |
| Kurt Ainsworth | 11 | 66.0 | 5 | 4 | 3.82 | 48 |
| Brian Powell | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brower | 51 | 100.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.96 | 65 |
| Kevin Correia | 10 | 39.1 | 3 | 1 | 3.66 | 28 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 9 | 39.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 27 |
| Ryan Jensen | 6 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Worrell | 76 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 2.87 | 65 |
| Joe Nathan | 78 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2.96 | 83 |
| Scott Eyre | 74 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 35 |
| Félix Rodríguez | 68 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3.10 | 46 |
| Jason Christiansen | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 22 |
| Chad Zerbe | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 | 17 |
| Matt Herges | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 | 28 |
| Noah Lowry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Manny Aybar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
The Giants lost to the Florida Marlins in the NLDS.
- Game 1 – Florida 0, San Francisco 2
- Game 2 – Florida 9, San Francisco 5
- Game 3 – San Francisco 3, Florida 4
- Game 4 – San Francisco 6, Florida 7
This was the last playoff series that the Giants lost before winning 11 straight, a streak that ended in the 2016 Division Series against the Chicago Cubs.
- Barry Bonds, National League Most Valuable Player
- Marquis Grissom CF, Willie Mac Award
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory
- 2003 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 2003 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac