2003 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 2003 National League Central PNC Park Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 75–87 (.463) 4th Kevin McClatchy Dave Littlefield Lloyd McClendon Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh KDKA-AM(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk) The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 122nd season of the franchise; the 117th in the National League. This was their third season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 75–87 and missed the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season. Offseason November 25, 2002: Randall Simon was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors). The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 28, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/d'amije01.shtml Jeff d'Amico Stats March 14, 2003: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Regular season June 24, 2003 – Brad Wilkerson of the Montreal Expos hit for the cycle in a game against the Pirates.Hitting for the Cycle Records by Baseball Almanac Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 2003 Game Log (75–87) y Pittsburgh Pirates March (1–0) April (11–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || March 31 || @ Reds || 10–1 || Benson (1–0) || Haynes || — || 42,343 || 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 2 || @ Reds || 7–4 || Torres (1–0) || Manzanillo || Williams (1) || 22,878 || 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 3 || @ Reds || 7–5 || Fogg (1–0) || Anderson || Williams (2) || 26,096 || 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || April 4 || @ Phillies || 9–1 || Suppan (1–0) || Roa || Torres (1) || 59,269 || 4–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 5 || @ Phillies || 1–16 || Silva || D'Amico (0–1) || — || 22,693 || 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 6 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Benson (2–0) || Myers || Williams (3) || 30,113 || 5–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 8 || Brewers || 3–5 || Rusch || Wells (0–1) || DeJean || 36,003 || 5–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 9 || Brewers || 2–3 || Ritchie || Fogg (1–1) || DeJean || 23,332 || 5–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || April 10 || Brewers || 3–1 || Suppan (2–0) || Sheets || Williams (4) || 10,384 || 6–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 11 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || D'Amico (1–1) || Zambrano || Williams (5) || 33,605 || 7–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 12 || @ Cubs || 0–4 || Wood || Benson (2–1) || Borowski || 35,226 || 7–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 13 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Farnsworth || Boehringer (0–1) || Borowski || 29,558 || 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 15 || Mets || 1–3 || Glavine || Fogg (1–2) || Benitez || 14,728 || 7–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 16 || Mets || 6–3 || Suppan (3–0) || Cone || — || 12,609 || 8–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 17 || Mets || 2–7 || Seo || D'Amico (1–2) || — || 11,299 || 8–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 18 || Cubs || 2–7 || Clement || Benson (2–2) || — || 15,037 || 8–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 19 || Cubs || 1–6 (10) || Prior || Sauerbeck (0–1) || — || 31,518 || 8–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || April 20 || Cubs || 8–2 || Torres (2–0) || Estes || — || 14,854 || 9–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || April 22 || Giants || 5–2 || Suppan (4–0) || Foppert || — || 10,650 || 10–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 23 || Giants || 3–4 (13) || Brower || Tavarez (0–1) || — || 13,009 || 10–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 24 || Giants || 1–3 || Moss || Benson (2–3) || Worrell || 15,967 || 10–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 25 || Dodgers || 2–5 || Brohawn || Williams (0–1) || Gagne || 16,090 || 10–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 26 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Nomo || Sauerbeck (0–2) || Gagne || 22,267 || 10–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 27 || Dodgers || 2–6 || Ishii || Suppan (4–1) || — || 19,679 || 10–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || April 29 || @ Padres || 7–2 || D'Amico (2–2) || Eaton || — || 15,556 || 11–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || April 30 || @ Padres || 8–5 || Benson (3–3) || Perez || Williams (6) || 13,845 || 12–14 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May (12–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || May 1 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Wells (1–1) || Peavy || Williams (7) || 13,420 || 13–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 2 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Beimel (1–0) || Quantrill || Williams (8) || 53,820 || 14–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 3 || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Dreifort || Suppan (4–2) || Gagne || 45,737 || 14–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 4 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Brown || D'Amico (2–3) || Gagne || 40,544 || 14–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 5 || @ Astros || 1–8 || Miller || Benson (3–4) || — || 22,765 || 14–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 6 || @ Astros || 9–10 || Bland || Sauerbeck (0–3) || Wagner || 27,023 || 14–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 7 || @ Astros || 4–13 || Dotel || Tavarez (0–2) || — || 22,706 || 14–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 8 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Stone || Suppan (4–3) || — || 28,836 || 14–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 9 || Diamondbacks || 0–5 || Schilling || D'Amico (2–4) || — || 18,080 || 14–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || May 10 || Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Benson (4–4) || Dessens || Williams (9) || 30,776 || 15–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 11 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Batista || Wells (1–2) || Mantei || 14,976 || 15–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 12 || Astros || 4–9 || Stone || Torres || — || 9,095 || 15–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 13 || Astros || 3–6 || Munro || Williams || Wagner || 10,535 || 15–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 14 || Astros || 3–2 || D'Amico || Miller || Williams (10) || 11,730 || 16–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 15 || Astros || 2–6 || Oswalt || Benson || — || 16,752 || 16–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || May 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–5 (12) || Boehringer || Mantei || Williams (11) || 31,578 || 17–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || May 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–5 || Torres || Capuano || Williams (12) || 42,858 || 18–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–8 || Webb || Suppan (4–4) || — || 34,669 || 18–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || May 21 || Cubs || 5–2 || D'Amico || Wood || Williams (13) || 35,086 || 19–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 22 || Cubs || 2–3 || Remlinger || Sauerbeck || Borowski || 14,544 || 19–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 23 || Cardinals || 8–10 (10) || Eldred || Meadows || Fassero || 18,660 || 19–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 24 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Morris || Suppan (4–5) || — || 35,733 || 19–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 25 || Cardinals || 8–7 || Boehringer || Hermanson || Williams (14) || 25,983 || 20–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 10–0 || Fogg || Wood || — || 40,225 || 21–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 9–4 || Benson || Clement || — || 35,961 || 22–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Prior || D'Amico || Borowski || 32,406 || 22–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || May 30 || @ Cardinals || 7–3 || Suppan (5–5) || Stephenson || — || 30,599 || 23–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || May 31 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Wells || Williams || Williams (15) || 43,789 || 24–30 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June (10–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 1 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Kline || Beimel || Fassero || 46,103 || 24–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 4 || Red Sox || 4–11 || Kim || Benson || — || — || 24–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 4 || Red Sox || 3–8 || Lowe || D'Amico || — || 27,769 || 24–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || June 5 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Boehringer || Mendoza || Williams (16) || 33,372 || 25–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 7 || @ Braves || 6–8 || Hernandez || Boehringer || Smoltz || 35,397 || 25–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 8 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Hodges || Fogg || Smoltz || 29,869 || 25–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 10 || @ Blue Jays || 8–13 || Lidle || Benson || — || 14,090 || 25–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 11 || @ Blue Jays || 5–8 || Halladay || D'Amico || — || 32,036 || 25–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 12 || @ Blue Jays || 4–5 || Hendrickson || Suppan (5–6) || Politte || 15,015 || 25–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 13 || @ Devil Rays || 1–7 || Zambrano || Wells || — || 9,487 || 25–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 14 || @ Devil Rays || 12–9 || Fogg || Bell || Williams (17) || 14,063 || 26–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || June 15 || @ Devil Rays || 9–5 || Sauerbeck || Levine || Williams (18)|| 13,943 || 27–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || June 18 || Expos || 7–3 || D'Amico || Hernandez || Williams (19) || — || 28–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 18 || Expos || 4–3 || Torres || Biddle || — || 22,557 || 29–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 19 || Expos || 2–5 || Ohka || Torres || Biddle || 16,050 || 29–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || June 20 || Indians || 5–4 (15) || Torres || Baez || — || 26,305 || 30–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || June 21 || Indians || 7–6 (15) || Sauerbeck || Miceli || — || 36,856 || 31–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 22 || Indians || 5–8 || Sabathia || Vogelsong || Baez || 37,803 || 31–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 23 || @ Expos || 0–3 || Vargas || Suppan (5–7) || Biddle || 5,641 || 31–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 24 || @ Expos || 4–6 || Ohka || D'Amico || Biddle || 5,872 || 31–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 25 || @ Expos || 6–5 || Sauerbeck || Eischen || Williams (20) || 5,717 || 32–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 27 || Rockies || 5–3 || Fogg || Jennings || Williams (21) || 37,566 || 33–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 28 || Rockies || 4–5 || Neagle || Benson || Jimenez || 25,083 || 33–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || June 29 || Rockies || 9–0 || Suppan (6–7) || Chacon || — || 20,475 || 34–44 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 1 || Reds || 3–5 || Graves || Tavarez || Williamson || 17,803 || 34–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 2 || Reds || 3–4 || Heredia || Williams || Williamson || 15,322 || 34–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || July 3 || Reds || 8–7 || Fogg || Dempster || Williams (22) || 19,947 || 35–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 4 || Astros || 3–2 || Boehringer || Munro || Williams (23) || 30,082 || 36–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || July 5 || Astros || 4–3 || Suppan (7–7) || Saarloos || Williams (24) || 22,258 || 37–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 6 || Astros || 8–3 || D'Amico || Miller || — || 18,741 || 38–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 7 || @ Brewers || 2–9 || Franklin || Wells || — || 12,322 || 38–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 86 || July 8 || @ Brewers || 8–7 (10) || Williams || DeJean || Torres (2) || 12,425 || 39–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 9 || @ Brewers || 1–2 (12) || Kieschnick || Beimel || — || 22,490 || 39–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 10 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Suppan (8–7) || Ford || — || 21,190 || 40–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 11 || @ Astros || 2–4 || Miller || D'Amico || Wagner || 31,474 || 40–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 90 || July 12 || @ Astros || 5–2 || Wells || Oswalt || Williams (25) || 34,762 || 41–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 13 || @ Astros || 2–5 || Redding || Fogg || Wagner || 32,273 || 41–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 17 || Brewers || 5–7 || Franklin || Benson || Estrella || 32,304 || 41–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 93 || July 18 || Brewers || 7–2 || Suppan (9–7) || Rusch || — || 31,697 || 42–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || July 19 || Brewers || 0–1 || Sheets || D'Amico || Kolb || 24,461 || 42–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 20 || Brewers || 6–3 || Wells || Ford || Lincoln (1) || 22,643 || 43–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 21 || Astros || 5–3 || Fogg || Redding || Lincoln (2) || 14,271 || 44–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 22 || Astros || 0–2 || Robertson || Torres || Wagner || 16,661 || 44–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 98 || July 23 || @ Reds || 6–5 || Boehringer || Mercker || Lincoln (3) || 27,629 || 45–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 99 || July 24 || @ Reds || 7–5 (11) || Lincoln || Reitsma || — || 35,504 || 46–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 100 || July 25 || @ Cardinals || 10–5 || Meadows || Eldred || — || 45,296 || 47–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || July 26 || @ Cardinals || 8–13 || Williams || Fogg || Isringhausen || 44,249 || 47–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 27 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Eldred || Lincoln || — || 34,851 || 47–55 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 103 || July 28 || @ Cardinals || 3–0 || Suppan (10–7) || Tomko || — || 33,977 || 48–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 29 || Padres || 7–8 || Roa || Lincoln || Beck || 15,201 || 48–56 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 105 || July 30 || Padres || 7–2 || Wells || Lawrence || Meadows (1)|| 23,709 || 49–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || July 31 || Padres || 7–10 || Eaton || Fogg || Beck || 18,045 || 49–57 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August (13–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 107 || August 1 || Rockies || 12–11 || Sanchez || Bernero || — || 22,413 || 50–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 108 || August 2 || Rockies || 1–0 || Meadows || Jennings || Lincoln (4) || 37,820 || 51–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 3 || Rockies || 4–16 || Oliver || D'Amico || Jimenez || 16,839 || 51–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 5 || @ Giants || 0–3 || Schmidt || Wells || Worrell || 41,501 || 51–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 111 || August 6 || @ Giants || 2–0 || Tavarez || Ponson || — || 41,662 || 52–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || August 7 || @ Giants || 5–7 || Eyre || Boehringer || Worrell || 42,334 || 52–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 8 || @ Rockies || 6–13 || Jimenez || Mahomes || — || 28,362 || 52–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 114 || August 9 || @ Rockies || 10–4 || D'Amico || Oliver || — || 34,611 || 53–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || August 10 || @ Rockies || 5–3 || Figueroa || Chacon || Lincoln (5) || 26,904 || 54–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 11 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Haren || Wells || Isringhausen || 17,647 || 54–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 12 || Cardinals || 6–10 || Tomko || Fogg || Simontacchi || 21,013 || 54–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 118 || August 13 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Tavarez || Borbon || — || 18,505 || 55–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 14 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Stephenson || D'Amico || Isringhausen || 16,157 || 55–64 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 120 || August 15 || Brewers || 6–3 || Figueroa || Kinney || Tavarez (1) || 21,096 || 56–64 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 16 || Brewers || 4–6 || Vizcaino || Lincoln || Kolb || 28,143 || 56–65 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 122 || August 17 || Brewers || 5–2 || Fogg || Franklin || Tavarez (2) || 24,092 || 57–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || August 19 || @ Cardinals || 5–13 || Eldred || Beimel || — || 28,869 || 57–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 124 || August 20 || @ Cardinals || 14–0 || D'Amico || Stephenson || — || 25,741 || 58–66 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 21 || @ Cardinals || 3–6 || Eldred || Lincoln || — || 26,849 || 58–67 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 22 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Franklin || Wells || Kolb || 22,413 || 58–68 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 23 || @ Brewers || 6–7 || Estrella || Corey || — || 25,432 || 58–69 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 24 || @ Brewers || 9–10 || Kolb || Gonzalez || — || 36,238 || 58–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 129 || August 26 || Marlins || 4–3 || Lincoln || Redman || Tavarez (3) || 12,219 || 59–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || August 27 || Marlins || 4–0 || Wells || Penny || — || 18,264 || 60–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 131 || August 28 || Marlins || 5–0 || Fogg || Willis || — || 12,679 || 61–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 132 || August 29 || Braves || 6–5 || Tavarez || Cunnane || — || 27,415 || 62–70 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || August 30 || Braves || 6–13 || Ramirez || Perez || — || 21,323 || 62–71 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 134 || August 31 || Braves || 4–10 || Reynolds || D'Amico || — || 23,822 || 62–72 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September (13–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 135 || September 2 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Wells || Willis || Tavarez (4) || 10,327 || 63–72 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || September 3 || @ Marlins || 0–3 || Beckett || Fogg || Urbina || 11,135 || 63–73 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 4 || @ Marlins || 1–5 || Tejera || Torres || — || 10,213 || 63–74 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 5 || @ Braves || 2–3 (10) || Cunnane || Corey || — || — || 63–75 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || September 5 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Corey || Reynolds || Tavarez (5) || 31,849 || 64–75 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 6 || @ Braves || 2–9 || Maddux || D'Amico || — || 36,932 || 64–76 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 141 || September 7 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Hampton || Wells || Cunnane || 27,703 || 64–77 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 142 || September 8 || @ Reds || 9–1 || Fogg || Bale || — || 19,073 || 65–77 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 9 || @ Reds || 6–10 || Belisle || Boehringer || — || 21,241 || 65–78 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 144 || September 10 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Lincoln || Reitsma || Tavarez (6) || 20,560 || 66–78 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 11 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Randall || D'Amico || Reitsma || 20,479 || 66–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 146 || September 12 || Phillies || 8–4 || Wells || Telemaco || — || 18,895 || 67–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 147 || September 13 || Phillies || 5–3 || Fogg || Millwood || Tavarez (7) || 33,480 || 68–79 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 14 || Phillies || 7–10 || Wolf || Torres || Williams || 16,383 || 68–80 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 149 || September 15 || Reds || 6–3 || Vogelsong || Van Poppel || Tavarez (8) || 8,565 || 69–80 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 16 || Reds || 4–12 || Harang || Perez || Reith || 11,995 || 69–81 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 151 || September 17 || Reds || 8–5 || D'Amico || Etherton || Tavarez (9) || 10,625 || 70–81 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 152 || September 18 || Reds || 7–0 || Wells || Randall || — || 10,390 || 71–81 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 19 || Cubs || 9–10 || Veres || Figueroa || Borowski || — || 71–82 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 154 || September 19 || Cubs || 10–6 || Torres || Cruz || — || 16,248 || 72–82 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 155 || September 20 || Cubs || 8–2 || Vogelsong || Clement || — || 32,869 || 73–82 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 21 || Cubs || 1–4 || Prior || Perez || Borowski || 21,497 || 73–83 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 157 || September 23 || @ Mets || 0–1 || Leiter || Wells || — || 17,830 || 73–84 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 158 || September 24 || @ Mets || 3–5 || Trachsel || D'Amico || Stanton || 22,134 || 73–85 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 159 || September 25 || @ Mets || 3–1 || Torres || Roberts || Tavarez (10) || 25,081 || 74–85 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 160 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Prior || Fogg || Borowski || — || 74–86 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 161 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 2–7 || Clement || Vogelsong || — || 40,121 || 74–87 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 162 || September 28 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Wells || Cruz || Tavarez (11) || 39,940 || 75–87 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = LossBold = Pirates team member Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 2 7 2 7 y 37 59 Florida Marlins 4 2 4 2 y 17 13 Montreal Expos 3 3 3 3 y 23 25 New York Mets 2 4 2 4 y 15 20 Philadelphia Phillies 4 2 4 2 y 32 34 Total 15 18 15 18 y 124 151 NL Central Chicago Cubs 8 10 8 10 y 82 74 Cincinnati Reds 11 5 11 5 y 96 72 Houston Astros 6 10 6 10 y 57 84 Milwaukee Brewers 7 10 7 10 y 74 75 St. Louis Cardinals 7 10 7 10 y 96 100 Total 39 45 39 45 y 405 405 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 3 3 3 3 y 28 29 Colorado Rockies 6 3 6 3 y 56 55 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 1 5 y 15 25 San Diego Padres 4 2 4 2 y 41 29 San Francisco Giants 2 4 2 4 y 16 19 Total 16 17 16 17 y 156 157 American League Boston Red Sox 1 2 1 2 y 12 23 Cleveland Indians 2 1 2 1 y 17 18 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 1 2 1 y 22 21 Toronto Blue Jays 0 3 0 3 y 17 26 Total 5 7 5 7 y 68 88 Season Total 75 87 75 87 y 753 801 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against March 1 1 0 1 0 y 10 1 April 25 11 14 11 14 y 91 104 May 28 12 16 12 16 y 126 144 June 24 10 14 10 14 y 124 140 July 28 15 13 15 13 y 135 127 August 28 13 15 13 15 y 147 163 September 28 13 15 13 15 y 120 122 Total 162 75 87 75 87 y 753 801 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 39 42 39 42 y 371 398 Away 81 36 45 36 45 y 382 403 Total 162 75 87 75 87 y 753 801 Roster 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 53 Joe Beimel 34 Kris Benson 71 Brian Boehringer 44 Mark Corey 41 Jeff D'Amico 37 Nelson Figueroa 27 Josh Fogg 51 Mike Gonzalez 39 John Grabow 57 Mike Lincoln 39 Pat Mahomes 48 Jim Mann 46 Brian Meadows 48 Óliver Pérez 44 Dennys Reyes 45 Duaner Sánchez 47 Scott Sauerbeck 37 Jeff Suppan 50 Julián Tavárez 31 Salomón Torres 22 Ryan Vogelsong 32 Kip Wells 43 Mike Williams Catchers 11 Humberto Cota 30 J. R. House 18 Jason Kendall Infielders 16 José Hernández 17 Bobby Hill  6 Abraham Núñez 16 Aramis Ramírez 49 Jeff Reboulet  3 Pokey Reese 55 Carlos Rivera 35 Randall Simon  2 Jack Wilson 29 Kevin Young Outfielders 38 Jason Bay 26 J. J. Davis 24 Brian Giles 38 Adam Hyzdu  7 Kenny Lofton 59 Rob Mackowiak  5 Tike Redman 19 Reggie Sanders 12 Matt Stairs 36 Craig Wilson Manager 23 Lloyd McClendon Coaches 48,15 Rusty Kuntz (first base) 25 Pete Mackanin (bench) 28 Gerald Perry (hitting) 37 John Russell (third base) 52 Bruce Tanner (bullpen) 54 Spin Williams (pitching) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters Name Position Kenny Lofton CF Jason Kendall C Brian Giles LF Aramis Ramírez 3B Randall Simon 1B Reggie Sanders RF Pokey Reese 2B Jack Wilson SS Kris Benson SP Awards and honors 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Mike Williams, P, reserve Statistics Hitting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2003&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344 Pittsburgh Pirates November 28, 2014 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2003&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344 dead Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in J.R. House J. R. House 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 B. Hill Bobby Hill (baseball) 1 3 1 0.333 0 0 T. Redman Tike Redman 56 230 76 0.330 3 19 J. Kendall Jason Kendall 150 587 191 0.325 6 58 B. Giles Brian Giles 105 388 116 0.299 16 70 J. Suppan Jeff Suppan 20 41 12 0.293 0 2 M. Stairs Matt Stairs 121 305 89 0.292 20 57 J. Bay Jason Bay 27 79 23 0.291 3 12 R. Sanders Reggie Sanders 130 453 129 0.285 31 87 A. Ramírez Aramis Ramírez 96 375 105 0.280 12 67 K. Lofton Kenny Lofton 84 339 94 0.277 9 26 R. Simon Randall Simon 91 307 84 0.274 10 51 R. Mackowiak Rob Mackowiak 77 174 47 0.270 6 19 C. Wilson Craig Wilson (first baseman) 116 309 81 0.262 18 48 J. Wilson Jack Wilson (shortstop) 150 558 143 0.256 9 62 H. Cota Humberto Cota 10 16 4 0.250 0 1 P. Mahomes Pat Mahomes 9 4 1 0.250 0 0 A. Núñez Abraham Núñez (infielder) 118 311 77 0.248 4 35 J. Reboulet Jeff Reboulet 93 261 63 0.241 3 25 J. Hernández José Hernández (infielder) 58 193 43 0.223 3 21 C. Rivera Carlos Rivera (baseball) 78 95 21 0.221 3 10 P. Reese Pokey Reese 37 107 23 0.215 1 12 A. Hyzdu Adam Hyzdu 51 63 13 0.206 1 8 K. Young Kevin Young (baseball) 52 84 17 0.202 2 7 J. Davis J. J. Davis 19 35 7 0.200 1 4 K. Wells Kip Wells 33 68 13 0.191 1 5 J. Fogg Josh Fogg 25 42 8 0.190 0 1 R. Vogelsong Ryan Vogelsong 5 6 1 0.167 0 0 J. D'Amico Jeff D'Amico 28 48 6 0.125 1 3 B. Meadows Brian Meadows 33 14 1 0.071 0 0 S. Torres Salomón Torres 40 32 2 0.063 0 1 J. Beimel Joe Beimel 67 5 0 0.000 0 0 K. Benson Kris Benson 17 30 0 0.000 0 0 N. Figueroa Nelson Figueroa 12 7 0 0.000 0 0 Ó. Pérez Óliver Pérez 5 6 0 0.000 0 0 S. Sauerbeck Scott Sauerbeck 50 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Tavárez Julián Tavárez 63 4 0 0.000 0 0 B. Boehringer Brian Boehringer 60 0 0 — 0 0 M. Corey Mark Corey 22 0 0 — 0 0 M. Gonzalez Mike Gonzalez (pitcher) 16 0 0 — 0 0 J. Grabow John Grabow 5 0 0 — 0 0 M. Lincoln Mike Lincoln 36 0 0 — 0 0 J. Mann Jim Mann (baseball) 2 0 0 — 0 0 D. Reyes Dennys Reyes 12 0 0 — 0 0 D. Sánchez Duaner Sánchez 6 0 0 — 0 0 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 37 0 0 — 0 0Team totals1625,5811,4920.267163711 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2003&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates November 28, 2014 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2003&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0 dead Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts K. Wells Kip Wells 31 1971 3 10 9 3.28 147 N. Figueroa Nelson Figueroa 12 351 3 2 1 3.31 23 J. Suppan Jeff Suppan 21 141 10 7 3.57 78 J. Grabow John Grabow 5 5 0 0 3.60 9 J. Tavárez Julián Tavárez 64 832 3 3 3 3.66 39 S. Sauerbeck Scott Sauerbeck 53 40 3 4 4.05 32 B. Meadows Brian Meadows 34 761 3 2 1 4.72 38 S. Torres Salomón Torres 41 121 7 5 4.76 84 J. D'Amico Jeff D'Amico 29 1751 3 9 16 4.77 100 P. Mahomes Pat Mahomes 9 221 3 0 1 4.84 13 K. Benson Kris Benson 18 105 5 9 4.97 68 J. Beimel Joe Beimel 69 621 3 1 3 5.05 42 M. Lincoln Mike Lincoln 36 361 3 3 4 5.20 28 J. Fogg Josh Fogg 26 142 10 9 5.26 71 M. Corey Mark Corey 22 301 3 1 2 5.34 27 B. Boehringer Brian Boehringer 62 621 3 5 4 5.49 47 Ó. Pérez Óliver Pérez 5 23 0 3 5.87 24 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 40 371 3 1 3 6.27 20 R. Vogelsong Ryan Vogelsong 6 22 2 2 6.55 15 M. Gonzalez Mike Gonzalez (pitcher) 16 81 3 0 1 7.56 6 D. Reyes Dennys Reyes 12 101 3 0 0 10.45 11 J. Mann Jim Mann (baseball) 2 12 3 0 0 10.80 1 D. Sánchez Duaner Sánchez 6 6 1 0 16.50 3Team totals1621,4441 375874.64926 Transactions July 22, 2003: Brandon Lyon was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Anastacio Martinez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Gonzalez and Scott Sauerbeck.https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lyonbr01.shtml Brandon Lyon Stats July 23, 2003: Kenny Lofton was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Aramis Ramírez and cash to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later, Jose Hernandez, and Matt Bruback (minors). The Chicago Cubs sent Bobby Hill (August 15, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. July 31, 2003: Freddy Sanchez was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mike Gonzalez and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brandon Lyon, Jeff Suppan, and Anastacio Martinez.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sanchfr01.shtml Freddy Sanchez Stats August 17, 2003: Randall Simon was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Sadler. August 26, 2003: Jason Bay was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Óliver Pérez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Giles. The San Diego Padres sent Corey Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.Jason Bay Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Draft picks 2003 Major League Baseball draft 2003 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks2003 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=PIT&year_ID=2003&draft_type=junreg& Baseball-Reference Rd#PlayerPosDOB and AgeSchool 1 8 Paul Maholm LHP 2003 6 3 1982 6 25 Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, Mississippi) 2 45 Tom Gorzelanny LHP 2003 6 3 1982 7 12 University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) 3 75 Steven Lerud C 2003 6 3 1984 10 13 Galena High School (Reno, Nevada) 4 105 Kyle Pearson RHP 2003 6 3 1984 10 8 A. Crawford Mosley High School (Lynn Haven, Florida) 5 135 Craig Stansberry 3B 2003 6 3 1982 3 8 Rice University (Houston, Texas) 6 165 C.J. Smith 1B 2003 6 3 1982 2 22 University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) 7 195 Russ Johnson RHP 2003 6 3 1973 1 6 Benjamin Russell High School (Alexander City, AL) 8 225 Sergio Silva RHP 2003 6 3 1981 12 22 University of the Pacific (Stockton, California) 9 255 Kent Wulf 2B 2003 6 3 1985 4 26 Quartz Hill High School (Quartz Hill, California) 10 285 John Peabody OF 2003 6 3 1985 8 24 Rancho Bernardo High School (San Diego, California) Note Age at time of draft. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Trent Jewett AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Dale Sveum A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Dave Clark A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Tony Beasley A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Andy Stewart Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke Rookie DSL Pirates Dominican Summer League Ramon Zapata LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Williamsport, DSL Pirates References 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 100% Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates