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2003 Texas Rangers season
Major League Baseball team season
The Texas Rangers 2003 season involved the Rangers finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.
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| 2003 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 71–91 (.438) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Tom Hicks | |||
| General managers | John Hart | |||
| Managers | Buck Showalter | |||
| Television | KDFI FSN Southwest (Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin) | |||
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo) KESS-FM (Eleno Ornelas, Edgar Lopez) | |||
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- October 3, 2002: John Rocker was released by the Rangers.[1]
- December 6, 2002: Travis Hafner and Aaron Myette were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Einar Díaz and Ryan Drese.[2]
- December 23, 2002: Ugueth Urbina was signed as a free agent with the Rangers.[3]
Opening Day starters
- Einar Díaz, C
- Rafael Palmeiro, 1B
- Michael Young, 2B
- Hank Blalock, 3B
- Alex Rodriguez, SS
- Carl Everett, LF
- Doug Glanville, CF
- Juan González, RF
- Rubén Sierra, DH
- Ismael Valdez, RHP
Season standings
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| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 57–24 | 39–42 |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 3 | 50–31 | 43–38 |
| Anaheim Angels | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 45–37 | 32–48 |
| Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 25 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–12 | 8–11 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–7 | 11–7 |
| Baltimore | 8–1 | — | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–13–1 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 7–2 | 8–11 | 5–13 |
| Boston | 6–3 | 10–9 | — | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–5 | — | 11–8 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
| Cleveland | 3–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–11 | — | 12–7 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6–12 |
| Detroit | 1–6 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 8–11 | 7–12 | — | 5–14 | 4–15 | 1–5 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–7 | 4–14 |
| Kansas City | 3–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 14–5 | — | 11–8 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 1–5 | 9–9 |
| Minnesota | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 15–4 | 8–11 | — | 0–7 | 8–1 | 3–6 | 6–0 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 10–8 |
| New York | 6–3 | 13–6–1 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 7–0 | — | 3–6 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 13–5 |
| Oakland | 12–8 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–3 | — | 7–12 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–2 | 9–9 |
| Seattle | 11–8 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 12–7 | — | 4–5 | 10–10 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 3–6 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 5–14 | 3–6 | 5–4 | — | 3–6 | 11–8 | 3–15 |
| Texas | 10–9 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–1 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 10–10 | 6–3 | — | 5–4 | 4–14 |
| Toronto | 7–2 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | — | 10–8 |
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Transactions
- May 9, 2003: Alan Benes was sent to the Texas Rangers by the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.[4]
- June 3, 2003: Ian Kinsler was drafted by the Rangers in the 17th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2003.[5]
- July 11, 2003: Ugueth Urbina was traded by the Rangers to the Florida Marlins for Adrián González, Ryan Snare, and Will Smith (minors).[3]
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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Einar Diaz | 101 | 334 | 86 | .257 | 4 | 35 |
| 1B | Mark Teixeira | 146 | 529 | 137 | .259 | 26 | 84 |
| 2B | Michael Young | 160 | 666 | 204 | .306 | 14 | 72 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 161 | 607 | 181 | .298 | 47 | 118 |
| 3B | Hank Blalock | 143 | 567 | 170 | .300 | 29 | 90 |
| LF | Shane Spencer | 55 | 185 | 42 | .227 | 4 | 23 |
| CF | Ryan Christenson | 60 | 165 | 29 | .176 | 2 | 16 |
| RF | Juan González | 82 | 327 | 96 | .294 | 24 | 70 |
| DH | Rafael Palmeiro | 154 | 561 | 146 | .260 | 38 | 112 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Carl Everett | 74 | 270 | 74 | .274 | 18 | 51 |
| Todd Greene | 62 | 205 | 47 | .229 | 10 | 20 |
| Doug Glanville | 52 | 195 | 53 | .272 | 4 | 14 |
| Laynce Nix | 53 | 184 | 47 | .255 | 8 | 30 |
| Rubén Sierra | 43 | 133 | 35 | .263 | 3 | 12 |
| Donnie Sadler | 77 | 131 | 26 | .198 | 1 | 5 |
| Kevin Mench | 38 | 125 | 40 | .320 | 2 | 11 |
| Jason Jones | 40 | 107 | 23 | .215 | 3 | 11 |
| Ramón Nivar | 28 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 7 |
| Marcus Thames | 30 | 73 | 15 | .205 | 1 | 4 |
| Jermaine Clark | 24 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 0 | 6 |
| Gerald Laird | 19 | 44 | 12 | .273 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Lamb | 28 | 38 | 5 | .132 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 8 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert Perry | 11 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Kreuter | 7 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| John Thomson | 35 | 217.0 | 13 | 14 | 4.85 | 136 |
| Colby Lewis | 26 | 127.0 | 10 | 9 | 7.30 | 88 |
| Ismael Valdéz | 22 | 115.0 | 8 | 8 | 6.10 | 47 |
| Tony Mounce | 11 | 50.2 | 1 | 5 | 7.11 | 30 |
| Chan Ho Park | 7 | 29.2 | 1 | 3 | 7.58 | 16 |
| Robert Ellis | 4 | 18.1 | 1 | 1 | 8.35 | 8 |
| Alan Benes | 4 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 11.40 | 11 |
| Mario Ramos | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.23 | 8 |
| Doug Davis | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| R.A. Dickey | 38 | 116.2 | 9 | 8 | 5.09 | 94 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 25 | 105.0 | 8 | 5 | 5.49 | 87 |
| Ryan Drese | 11 | 46.0 | 2 | 4 | 6.85 | 26 |
| Víctor Santos | 8 | 25.2 | 0 | 2 | 7.01 | 15 |
| Mickey Callaway | 6 | 22.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.45 | 19 |
| Juan Domínguez | 6 | 16.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.16 | 13 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 7 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 8.53 | 9 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ugueth Urbina | 39 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 4.19 | 41 |
| Francisco Cordero | 73 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2.94 | 90 |
| Aaron Fultz | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.21 | 53 |
| Brian Shouse | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.10 | 40 |
| Jay Powell | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.82 | 40 |
| Rosman García | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.02 | 25 |
| Ron Mahay | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.18 | 38 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 28 |
| Reynaldo Garcia | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 15 |
| Esteban Yan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 25 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 5 |
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- Alex Rodriguez, American League Most Valuable Player Award
- Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron Award
- Alex Rodriguez, A.L. Home Run Champ
- Alex Rodriguez, SS, AL Gold Glove
- Alex Rodriguez, Silver Slugger Award
See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane
- 2003 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 2003 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.