2003 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox American League Wild Card winners 2003 Image:2003-09-25 - Fenway Park 11.jpg The Red Sox celebrate their clinching of the 2003 AL Wild Card with a victory over the Baltimore Orioles. American League East Fenway Park 95–67 (.586) 2nd Boston John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures) Larry Lucchino Theo Epstein Grady Little WSBK-TV(Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy)NESN(Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy) WEEI(Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione)WROL(Luis Tiant, Uri Berenguer, Juan Pedro Villamán) bos BOS The 2003 Boston Red Sox season was the 103rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 95–67, six games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the AL championship. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card and defeated the American League West champion Oakland Athletics in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Yankees in the ALCS. The Red Sox led the major leagues in nearly all offensive categories, including runs scored (961), batting average (.289), on-base percentage (.360), and perhaps most impressively, a .491 team slugging percentage, which set a new record previously held by the 1927 Yankees. It would stand until the 2019 season when the Astros (.495) and Twins (.494) both surpassed them.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2003.shtml Baseball-Reference 2003 MLB Summary August 22, 2015 They also had 649 extra-base hits, the most ever by one team in a single season.http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040109&content_id=626676&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos https://web.archive.org/web/20170807022908/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040109&content_id=626676&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos dead August 7, 2017 Red Sox announce 2004 Major League coaching staff Boston Red Sox January 9, 2004 August 7, 2017http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Team+hitting&game_type=%27R%27&season=2003&season_type=ANY&league_code=%27MLB%27&sectionType=st&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1502059280350&sortColumn=xbh&sortOrder=%27desc%27&extended=1&timeframe=&playerType=QUALIFIER&sportCode=%27mlb%27&split=&team_id=&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days= MLB Team Hitting Statistics MLB.com August 7, 2017 In May 2003, the Red Sox settled a lawsuit in federal court filed by seven men who claimed to have been sexually abused as boys by Red Sox clubhouse attendant Donald James Fitzpatrick at the team's spring training site in Winter Haven, Florida between 1971 and 1991. The lawsuit requested $3.15 million in damages but the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.Rousos Rick Red Sox Settle $3.15 Million Sex Abuse Lawsuit https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20030528/News/608138999/LL 29 September 2021 The Ledger May 28, 2003 en https://web.archive.org/web/20210929180626/https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20030528/News/608138999/LL September 29, 2021 dead This was the first season with designated hitter David Ortiz, as he signed a contract for the Red Sox during the offseason. He would stay with the Red Sox until his retirement in 2016. The search for a new general manager Lucchino initially attempted to hire J. P. Ricciardi, the general manager of the Blue Jays, but Ricciardi rejected the offer and instead signed a long-term contract with the Blue Jays.Golenbock Peter Red Sox Century: The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox Triumph Books 2015 978-1-62937-050-7 4th Chicago, Illinois 457 On November 10, 2002, Oakland Athletics General Manager, Billy Beane, accepted an offer to become the new general manager of the Red Sox.Stout Glenn Red Sox Century: The Definitive History of Baseball's Most Storied Franchise Johnson Richard A. Houghton Mifflin 2004 2nd Boston 454 Beane had for several years publicly expressed his interest in joining the Red Sox, and his contract with Oakland included a stipulation that would allow Beane to consider an offer from the Red Sox. Beane had yet to sign the contract with the Red Sox, a contract in which he would be guaranteed $12.5 million over five years, the most anyone had been given to run a baseball team.Lewis Michael Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game W. W. Norton & Company 2003 New York, New York 278 The following day, however, Beane shocked the Red Sox when he declared that he would not accept their offer; the move to Boston would limit the amount of time that Beane would have to spend with his daughter. On November 25, 2002, Theo Epstein, 28, was hired as general manager of the Boston Red Sox.Shpigel Ben November 1, 2005 Red Sox General Manager Ends a Memorable Run The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/sports/baseball/01redsox.html April 21, 2010 Epstein's hiring made him the youngest general manager in major league history. Offseason October 9, 2002: Brandon Lyon was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Toronto Blue Jays.Brandon Lyon Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com November 6, 2002: Chris Coste signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.Chris Coste Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com December 6, 2002: Wayne Gomes was released by the Boston Red Sox.Wayne Gomes Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com December 12, 2002: The Red Sox acquired second baseman Todd Walker from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for two minor leaguers.Todd Walker Statistics and History - Baseball–Reference.com December 15, 2002: Jeremy Giambi was acquired by the Red Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for pitcher Josh Hancock.Jeremy Giambi Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com December 31, 2002: Ramiro Mendoza signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.Ramiro Mendoza Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com January 10, 2003: Bill Mueller was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.Bill Mueller Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com January 22, 2003: David Ortiz was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.Edes Gordon January 23, 2003 Sox officially bring in Ortiz The Boston Globe E3 February 15, 2003: Kevin Millar was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins.Kevin Millar Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com March 7, 2003: The Red Sox signed Shea Hillenbrand, Casey Fossum, Javier Lopez, Jorge de la Rosa, Brandon Lyon, Andy Shibilo, Anastacio Martínez, César Crespo, Earl Snyder, and Freddy Sanchez; released Juan Peña.March 8, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe F2 March 10, 2003: The Red Sox optioned Jorge de la Rosa, Anastacio Martínez, Ángel Santos, César Crespo, and Freddy Sanchez to Pawtucket; assigned Kevin Youkilis and Hansel Izquierdo to minor-league camp.March 11, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe D2 March 12, 2003: The Red Sox placed Benny Agbayani and Willie Banks on waivers.March 13, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe C2 March 14, 2003: The Red Sox optioned Andy Shibilo to Pawtucket; assigned Justin Kaye, Kris Foster, Tom Davey, Kevin Tolar, Brian Loyd and Andy Dominique to minor-league camp.March 15, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe F2 March 18, 2003: The Red Sox traded Javier López to Colorado for future considerations.March 19, 2025 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe F2 March 21, 2003: The Red Sox assigned Earl Snyder, Julio Zuleta, and Lou Collier to minor-league camp.March 22, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe F11 March 22, 2003: The Red Sox optioned Ryan Rupe to Pawtucket and returned Jeff Smith to minor-league camp for reassignment.March 23, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe E2 March 26, 2003: The Red Sox waived Frank Castillo and returned Adrian Brown to Tampa Bay.March 27, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe E2 March 28, 2003: The Red Sox claimed Dicky Gonzalez off of waivers from Montreal.March 29, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe F2 March 30, 2003: The Red Sox designated Dicky Gonzalez for assignment and purchased Steve Woodard for assignment.March 31, 2003 Sports Log: Transactions The Boston Globe C2 Regular season Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS +Red Sox vs. National LeagueTeamNL Central  CHCCINHOUMILPITSTLFLAPHIBoston——3–02–12–11–22–11–2 Notable transactions April 11, 2003: Bill Haselman signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.Bill Haselman Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com May 29, 2003: Byung-Hyun Kim was acquired by the Red Sox from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Shea Hillenbrand.Byung-Hyun Kim Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com June 28, 2003: Gabe Kapler was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Colorado Rockies.Gabe Kapler Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com July 22, 2003: Scott Sauerbeck and Mike Gonzalez were acquired by the Red Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martínez.Scott Sauerbeck Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com July 30, 2003: Chad Fox was released by the Red Sox.Chad Fox Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com Scott Williamson was acquired by the Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.Scott Williamson Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 2003: Freddy Sanchez and Mike Gonzalez were traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jeff Suppan. The Red Sox also re-acquired Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martínez.Freddy Sanchez Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com August 4, 2003: David McCarty was acquired off waivers by the Red Sox from the Oakland Athletics.Dave McCarty Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com August 28, 2003: Lou Merloni was acquired by the Red Sox from the San Diego Padres in exchange for minor league pitcher Rene Miniel.Lou Merloni Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com Opening Day lineup 18 Johnny Damon CF12 Todd Walker 2B  5 Nomar Garciaparra     SS24 Manny Ramírez LF15 Kevin Millar 1B29 Shea Hillenbrand 3B25 Jeremy Giambi DH  7 Trot Nixon RF33 Jason Varitek C 45 Pedro Martínez P Roster 2003 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 59 Héctor Almonte 61 Bronson Arroyo 19 John Burkett 52 Bruce Chen 43 Alan Embree 23 Casey Fossum 44 Chad Fox 46 Bob Howry 59 Todd Jones 51 Byung-hyun Kim 32 Derek Lowe 38 Brandon Lyon 45 Pedro Martínez 55,26 Ramiro Mendoza 31 Robert Person 30 Ryan Rupe 47 Scott Sauerbeck 17 Rudy Seánez 57 Jason Shiell 37 Jeff Suppan 50 Mike Timlin 51 Kevin Tolar 49 Tim Wakefield 59 Matt White 48 Scott Williamson 47 Steve Woodard Catchers 44 Bill Haselman 28 Doug Mirabelli 33 Jason Varitek Infielders 53 Andy Abad 16 Lou Collier  5 Nomar Garciaparra 29 Shea Hillenbrand  2 Damian Jackson 13 Lou Merloni 15 Kevin Millar 11 Bill Mueller 26 Freddy Sanchez 12 Todd Walker Outfielders 17 Adrian Brown 18 Johnny Damon 29 Gabe Kapler 10 David McCarty  7 Trot Nixon 24 Manny Ramirez Designated hitters 25 Jeremy Giambi 34 David Ortiz Manager  3 Grady Little Coaches 40 Tony Cloninger (Pitching) 39 Mike Cubbage (Third base) 35 Goose Gregson (Interim pitching)Nowlin Bill Silverman Matthew June 28, 2016 Red Sox by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Boston Red Sox by Uniform Number https://www.amazon.com/Red-Sox-Numbers-Complete-History-ebook/dp/B01GNC7FQA/ Sports Publishing B01GNC7FQA 22 Ron Jackson (Hitting) 60 Dana LeVangie (Bullpen catcher) 41 Jerry Narron (Bench) 54 Euclides Rojas (Bullpen) 17 Dave Wallace (Pitching) 20 Dallas Williams (First base) Game log #c60c30; border: 5px solid #024 white 2003 #024; border: 3px solid #c60c30 white y March (0–1) |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 1 || March 31 || @Devil Rays || 6–4 || McClung (1–0) || Fox (0–1) || — || 34,391 || 0–1 #024; border: 3px solid #c60c30 white y April (18–8) |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 2 || April 1 || @Devil Rays || 9–8 (16)|| Lyon (1–0) || Sosa (0–1) || — || 11,524 || 1–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 2 || @Devil Rays || 7–5 || Lowe (1–0) || Parque (0–1) || Fox (1) || 10,058 || 2–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 4 || April 3 || @Devil Rays || 14–5 || Fossum (1–0) || Bierbrodt (0–1) || — || 12,110 || 3–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 4 || @Orioles || 8–7 || Burkett (1–0) || Ponson (0–1) || — || 27,256 || 4–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 5 || @Orioles || 2–1 || Ryan (2–0) || Fox (0–2) || — || 41,821 || 4–2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 6 || @Orioles || 12–2 || Wakefield (1–0) || López (0–1) || — || 30,046 || 5–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 8 || April 8 || @Blue Jays || 8–4 || Hendrickson (1–1) || Lowe (1–1) || — || 13,147 || 5–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 9 || @Blue Jays || 10–5 || Sturtze (2–0) || Fossum (1–1) || — || 13,099 || 5–4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 10 || @Blue Jays || 8–7 || Timlin (1–0) || Politte (0–1) || — || 13,779 || 6–4 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || April 11 || Orioles || colspan=5|Postponed || 6–4 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || April 12 || Orioles || colspan=5|Postponed || 6–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 12 || Orioles || 13–6 || Johnson (1–0) || Martínez (1–1) ||—|| 32,029 || 6–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 13 || Orioles || 2–0 || Lowe (2–1) || López (0–2) || Wakefield (1) || 32,368 || 7–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 15 || Devil Rays || 6–5 || Timlin (2–0) || Levine (1–1) || — || 29,617 || 8–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 16 || Devil Rays || 6–4 || Fox (1–2) || Carter (3–1) || Lyon (1) || 26,688 || 9–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 17 || Devil Rays || 6–0 || Martínez (1–1) || Kennedy (0–1) || — || 30,909 || 10–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 16 || April 18 || Blue Jays || 7–3 || Wakefield (2–0) || Tam (0–1) || — || 19,545 || 11–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 19 || Blue Jays || 7–2 || Derek Lowe (3–1) || Sturtze (2–1) || — || 32,329 || 12–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 20 || Blue Jays || 6–5 || Timlin (3–0) || Politte (0–2) || — || 29,579 || 13–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 21 || Blue Jays || 11–6 || Lidle (3–2) || Burkett (1–1) || — || 34,370 || 13–6 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 22 || @Rangers || 5–4 || Martínez (2–1) || Park (1–3) || Fox (2) || 20,158 || 14–6 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 23 || @Rangers || 6–1 || Thomson (1–2) || Wakefield (2–1) || — || 20,042 || 14–7 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 24 || @Rangers || 16–5 || Dickey (1–1) || Lowe (3–2) || — || 21,063 || 14–8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 23 || April 25 || @Angels || 5–2 || Fossum (2–1) || Washburn (1–3) || Fox (3) || 37,203 || 15–8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 26 || @Angels || 3–1 || Shields (1–0) || Burkett (1–2) || Percival (3) || 43,514 || 15–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 25 || April 27 || @Angels || 6–4 (14) || Mendoza (1–0) || Callaway (1–3) || Shiell (1) || 43,690 || 16–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || April 29 || Royals || 7–2 || Wakefield (3–1) || George (3–2) || — || 40,348 || 17–9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 27 || April 30 || Royals || 5–4 || Embree (1–0) || MacDougal (1–2) || — || 31,334 || 18–9 #024; border: 3px solid #c60c30 white y May (13–14) |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||28||May 1||Royals||6–5||Shiell (1–0)||Grimsley (1–2)||Lyon (2)||31,950||19–9 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||29||May 2||Twins||11–7||Santana (1–0)||Mendoza (1–1)||—||31,317||19–10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||30||May 3||Twins||9–1||Martínez (3–1)||Fiore (1–1)||—||33,061||20–10 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||31||May 4||Twins||9–4||Rogers (4–1)||Timlin (3–1)||—||32,887||20–11 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||32||May 5||@ Royals||7–6||Lopez (4–0)||Lyon (1–1)||—||21,232||20–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||33||May 6||@ Royals||7–3||Fossum (3–1)||Affeldt (2–1)||—||15,848||21–12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||34||May 7||@ Royals||9–6||Woodard (1–0)||Lopez (4–1)||Lyon (3)||28,268||22–12 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||35||May 9||@ Twins||5–0||Santana (2–0)||Martínez (3–2)||—||28,436||22–13 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||36||May 10||@ Twins||6–5||Wakefield (4–1)||Rincón (1–1)||Lyon (4)||26,346||23–13 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||37||May 11||@ Twins||9–8||Radke (4–3)||Lowe (3–3)||Guardado (8)||15,641||23–14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||38||May 13||Rangers||5–4||Embree (2–0)||Cordero (1–4)||Lyon (5)||31,956||24–14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||39||May 14||Rangers||7–1||Fossum (4–1)||Benoit (1–1)||—||32,485||25–14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||40||May 15||Rangers||12–3||Martínez (4–2)||Benes (0–2)||—||33,801||26–14 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||41||May 16||Angels||6–5||Rodríguez (4–1)||Embree (2–1)||Percival (6)||33,170||26–15 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||42||May 17||Angels||6–2||Washburn (4–4)||Timlin (3–2)||Percival (7)||33,327||26–16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||43||May 18||Angels||5–3||Burkett (2–2)||Lackey (2–4)||Person (1)||33,347||27–16 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||44||May 19||Yankees||7–3||Wells (6–1)||Fossum (4–2)||—||35,099||27–17 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||45||May 20||Yankees||10–7||Embree (3–1)||Contreras (1–1)||Lyon (6)||35,007||28–17 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||46||May 21||Yankees||4–2||Clemens (6–2)||Wakefield (4–2)||Rivera (4)||35,003||28–18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||47||May 23||Indians||9–2||Lowe (4–3)||Rodríguez (2–5)||—||32,673||29–18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||48||May 24||Indians||12–3||Burkett (3–2)||Anderson (2–5)||—||32,643||30–18 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||49||May 25||Indians||6–4||Davis (4–4)||Fossum (4–3)||Báez (9)||34,318||30–19 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" ||50||May 26||@ Yankees||8–4||Wakefield (5–2)||Clemens (6–3)||—||55,093||31–19 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||51||May 27||@ Yankees||11–3||Pettitte (5–5)||Chen (0–1)||—||44,769||31–20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||52||May 28||@ Yankees||6–5||Rivera (1–0)||Lyon (1–2)||—||44,617||31–21 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||53||May 30||@ Blue Jays||13–2||Davis (3–3)||Burkett (3–3)||—||21,381||31–22 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" ||54||May 31||@ Blue Jays||10–7||Sturtze (5–4)||Fossum (4–4)||Politte (9)||28,809||31–23 #024; border: 3px solid #c60c30 white y June (16–10) |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |55||June 1||@ Blue Jays||11–8||Halladay (7–2) ||White (0–1) ||—||26,890||31–24 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" || – ||June 3||@ Pirates|| colspan=5|Postponed (makeup date: June 4 as part of a doubleheader)||31–24 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |56||June 4||@ Pirates||11–4||Kim (2–5) ||Benson (5–6) ||—||N/A||32–24 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |57||June 4||@ Pirates||8–3||Lowe (5–3) ||D'Amico (4–6) ||—||27,769||33–24 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |58||June 5||@ Pirates||5–4||Boehringer (3–1) ||Mendoza (1–2) ||Williams (16) ||33,372||33–25 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |59||June 6||@ Brewers||9–3||Durocher (2–0) ||Almonte (0–1) ||—||20,195||33–26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |60||June 7||@ Brewers||11–10||Lyon (2–2) ||DeJean (2–4) ||Timlin (1) ||34,242||34–26 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |61||June 8||@ Brewers||9–1||Lowe (6–3) ||Rusch (1–9) ||—||20,784||35–26 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |62||June 10||Cardinals||9–7||Kline (3–4) ||Lyon (2–3) ||Eldred (8) ||34,937||35–27 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |63||June 11||Cardinals||13–1||Burkett (4–3) ||Tomko (2–5) ||—||33,453||36–27 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |64||June 12||Cardinals||8–7 (13)||Yan (2–1) ||Mendoza (1–3) ||—||34,389||36–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |65||June 13||Astros||4–3||Rupe (1–0) ||Stone (4–2) ||Lyon (7) ||33,244||37–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |66||June 14||Astros||8–4||Lowe (7–3) ||Redding (4–5) ||—||34,562||38–28 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |67||June 15||Astros||3–2 (14)||Shiell (2–0) ||Bland (1–2) ||—||34,085||39–28 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |68||June 16||@ White Sox||4–2||Buehrle (3–10) ||Rupe (1–1) ||Gordon (1) ||30,779||39–29 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |69||June 17||@ White Sox||7–4||Burkett (5–3) ||Colón (6–7) ||Lyon (8) ||19,887||40–29 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |70||June 18||@ White Sox||3–1||Loaiza (10–2) ||Wakefield (5–3) ||Koch (9) ||18,708||40–30 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |71||June 19||@ White Sox||4–3 10||Lyon (3–3) ||Koch (2–3) ||—||17,225||41–30 |- style="background-color:#bbbbbb" ||-- ||June 20||@ Phillies|| colspan=5|Postponed (makeup date: September 1)||41–30 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |72||June 21||@ Phillies||6–5 (13)||Mesa (3–4) ||Seánez (0–1) ||—||35,512||41–31 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |73||June 22||@ Phillies||5–0||Myers (6–6) ||Kim (2–6) ||—||60,960||41–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |74||June 23||Tigers||3–1||Wakefield (6–3) ||Bonderman (2–11) ||Timlin (2) ||33,814||42–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |75||June 24||Tigers||10–1||Lowe (8–3) ||Cornejo (3–6) ||—||33,848||43–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |76||June 25||Tigers||11–2||Burkett (6–3) ||Maroth (2–12) ||—||33,587||44–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |77||June 26||Tigers||6–4||Martínez (5–2) ||Roney (0–2) ||Lyon (9) ||34,415||45–32 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |78||June 27||Marlins||25–8||Kim (3–6) ||Pavano (6–9) ||—||34,764||46–32 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |79||June 28||Marlins||10–9||Bump (1–0) ||Lyon (3–4) ||Looper (14) ||34,804||46–33 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |80||June 29||Marlins||11–7||Lowe (9–3) ||Penny (6–6) ||—||34,476||47–33 #024; border: 3px solid #c60c30 white y July (16–11) |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |81||July 1||@ Devil Rays||4–3 (11)||Carter (5–3) ||Lyon (3–5) ||—||12,122||47–34 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |82||July 2||@ Devil Rays||5–4||Martínez (6–2) ||Colomé (1–4) ||Kim (1) ||14,345||48–34 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |83||July 3||@ Devil Rays||6–5 (10)||Harper (1–4) ||Timlin (3–3) ||—||12,838||48–35 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |84||July 4||@ Yankees||10–3||Lowe (10–3) ||Wells (10–3) ||—||55,144||49–35 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |85||July 5||@ Yankees||10–2||Mendoza (2–3) ||Clemens (8–6) ||—||54,948||50–35 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |86||July 6||@ Yankees||7–1||Pettitte (10–6) ||Burkett (6–4) ||—||54,918||50–36 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |87||July 7||@ Yankees||2–1||Rivera (3–0) ||Kim (3–7) ||—||55,016||50–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |88||July 8||@ Blue Jays||2–1 (12)||Jones (2–4) ||Tam (0–3) ||Kim (2) ||20,022||51–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |89||July 9||@ Blue Jays||8–7||Lyon (4–5) ||Tam (0–4) ||Kim (3) ||23,551||52–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |90||July 10||@ Blue Jays||7–1||Mendoza (3–3) ||Lidle (10–8) ||—||20,113||53–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |91||July 11||@ Tigers||5–3||Burkett (7–4) ||Maroth (4–13) ||Kim (4) ||26,538||54–37 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |92||July 12||@ Tigers||4–2 (11)||Jones (3–4) ||Rodney (0–1) ||Kim (5) ||23,206||55–37 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |93||July 13||@ Tigers||3–0||Ledezma (3–2) ||Wakefield (6–4) ||Mears (4) ||23,829||55–38 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |94||July 17||Blue Jays||5–2||Halladay (14–2) ||Lowe (10–4) ||—||34,521||55–39 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |95||July 18||Blue Jays||4–1||Escobar (6–6) ||Wakefield (6–5) ||Miller (1) ||34,136||55–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |96||July 19||Blue Jays||5–4 (10)||Kim (4–7) ||López (1–3) ||—||34,812||56–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |97||July 20||Blue Jays||9–4||Martínez (7–2) ||Wasdin (0–1) ||—||34,321||57–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |98||July 21||Tigers||14–5||Burkett (8–4) ||Bonderman (3–14) ||Fossum (1) ||33,823||58–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |99||July 22||Tigers||7–4||Lowe (11–4) ||Maroth (5–14) ||—||33,570||59–40 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |100||July 23||Devil Rays||10–4||Wakefield (7–5) ||Harper (1–6) ||—||33,446||60–40 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |101||July 24||Devil Rays||15–9||Zambrano (7–5) ||Mendoza (3–4) ||—||33,521||60–41 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |102||July 25||Yankees||4–3||Rivera (5–0) ||Kim (4–8) ||—||34,873||60–42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |103||July 26||Yankees||5–4||Kim (5–8) ||Benítez (3–4) ||—||34,356||61–42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |104||July 27||Yankees||6–4||Fossum (5–4) ||Hammond (2–1) ||Kim (6) ||34,787||62–42 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |105||July 29||@ Rangers||14–7||Wakefield (8–5) ||García (1–1) ||—||24,632||63–42 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |106||July 30||@ Rangers||9–2||Ellis (1–1) ||Mendoza (3–5) ||—||25,354||63–43 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |107||July 31||@ Rangers||7–3 (11)||Ramirez (2–0) ||Jones (3–5) ||—||27,108||63–44 #024; border: 3px solid #c60c30 white y August (15–14) |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |108||August 1||@ Orioles||2–1||Hentgen (4–5) ||Burkett (8–5) ||Julio (25) ||41,188||63–45 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |109||August 2||@ Orioles||11–2||Lopez (4–6) ||Lowe (11–5) ||—||49,334||63–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |110||August 3||@ Orioles||7–5||Wakefield (9–5) ||Helling (6–8) ||Kim (7) ||42,085||64–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |111||August 5||Angels||10–9||Timlin (4–3) ||Donnelly (2–2) ||Kim (8) ||34,678||65–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |112||August 6||Angels||4–2||Martínez (8–2) ||Sele (6–9) ||—||35,040||66–46 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |113||August 7||Angels||9–3||Burkett (9–5) ||Ortiz (13–9) ||—||34,570||67–46 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |114||August 8||Orioles||10–4||Helling (7–8) ||Lowe (11–6) ||—||35,099||67–47 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |115||August 8||Orioles||4–2||DuBose (1–1) ||Fossum (5–5) ||Julio (28) ||34,595||67–48 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |116||August 9||Orioles||6–4||Embree (4–1) ||Driskill (3–5) ||Kim (9) ||34,883||68–48 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |117||August 10||Orioles||5–3||Johnson (10–5) ||Suppan (10–8) ||Julio (29) ||34,239||68–49 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |118||August 11||@ Athletics||4–0||Hudson (11–4) ||Martínez (8–3) ||—||33,504||68–50 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |119||August 12||@ Athletics||5–3||Zito (9–10) ||Burkett (9–6) ||Foulke (30) ||26,823||68–51 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |120||August 13||@ Athletics||7–3||Lowe (12–6) ||Mulder (15–9) ||—||44,868||69–51 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |121||August 14||@ Athletics||4–2 (10)||Kim (6–8) ||Mecir (2–2) ||—||37,293||70–51 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |122||August 15||@ Mariners||10–5||Mateo (4–0) ||Timlin (4–4) ||Hasegawa (12) ||46,171||70–52 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |123||August 16||@ Mariners||5–1||Martínez (9–3) ||Piñeiro (13–8) ||—||46,100||71–52 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |124||August 17||@ Mariners||3–1||García (11–12) ||Burkett (9–7) ||Hasegawa (13) ||46,105||71–53 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |125||August 19||Athletics||3–2||Rincón (7–4) ||Williamson (5–4) ||Foulke (33) ||34,879||71–54 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |126||August 20||Athletics||8–6||Bradford (7–3) ||Kim (6–9) ||Foulke (34) ||34,798||71–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |127||August 21||Athletics||14–5||Fossum (6–5) ||Harden (3–3) ||—||34,844||72–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |128||August 22||Mariners||6–4||Suppan (11–8) ||Piñeiro (13–9) ||Kim (10) ||34,379||73–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |129||August 23||Mariners||7–6 (10)||Timlin (5–4) ||Sasaki (1–2) ||—||34,488||74–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |130||August 24||Mariners||6–1||Lowe (13–6) ||Franklin (9–11) ||—||34,344||75–55 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |131||August 25||Mariners||8–1||Martínez (10–3) ||Meche (13–10) ||Arroyo (1) ||33,007||76–55 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |132||August 26||Blue Jays||12–9||Towers (4–1) ||Sauerbeck (3–5) ||López (7) ||33,731||76–56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |133||August 27||Blue Jays||6–3||Timlin (6–4) ||Halladay (17–6) ||Kim (11) ||34,206||77–56 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |134||August 29||Yankees||10–5||Lowe (14–6) ||Contreras (4–2) ||—||34,854||78–56 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |135||August 30||Yankees||10–7||Pettitte (17–7) ||Martínez (10–4) ||Rivera (30) ||34,350||78–57 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |136||August 31||Yankees||8–4||Clemens (13–8) ||Wakefield (9–6) ||Rivera (31) ||34,482||78–58 #024; border: 3px solid #c60c30 white y September (17–9) |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |137||September 1||@ Phillies||13–9||Kim (7–9) ||Mesa (5–7) ||—||61,068||79–58 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |138||September 2||@ White Sox||2–1||Burkett (10–7) ||Colón (12–12) ||Kim (12) ||23,943||80–58 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |139||September 3||@ White Sox||5–4 (10)||Kim (8–9) ||Gordon (6–6) ||—||20,082||81–58 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |140||September 5||@ Yankees||9–3||Martínez (11–4) ||Pettitte (17–8) ||—||55,261||82–58 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |141||September 6||@ Yankees||12–0||Wakefield (10–6) ||Clemens (13–9) ||—||55,237||83–58 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |142||September 7||@ Yankees||3–1||Wells (13–6) ||Suppan (11–9) ||Rivera (33) ||55,212||83–59 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |143||September 8||@ Orioles||13–10||Ligtenberg (2–2) ||Kim (8–10) ||—||23,276||83–60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |144||September 9||@ Orioles||9–2||Lowe (15–6) ||Moss (10–11) ||—||25,265||84–60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |145||September 10||@ Orioles||5–0||Martínez (12–4) ||Johnson (10–7) ||—||25,143||85–60 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |146||September 12||White Sox||7–4||Suppan (12–9) ||Wright (1–6) ||Kim (13) ||34,890||86–60 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |147||September 13||White Sox||3–1||Colón (14–12) ||Wakefield (10–7) ||—||34,414||86–61 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |148||September 14||White Sox||7–2||Buehrle (13–13) ||Burkett (10–8) ||Marte (11) ||34,174||86–62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |149||September 15||Devil Rays||8–2||Lowe (16–6) ||Sosa (5–11) ||—||33,389||87–62 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |150||September 16||Devil Rays||3–2||Martínez (13–4) ||Harper (4–8) ||—||33,618||88–62 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |151||September 17||Devil Rays||7–0||Zambrano (11–9) ||Suppan (12–10) ||—||33,806||88–63 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |152||September 18||Devil Rays||4–3||Wakefield (11–7) ||Bell (4–4) ||Kim (14) ||34,042||89–63 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |153||September 19||@ Indians||2–0||Burkett (11–8) ||Stanford (0–3) ||Embree (1) ||20,374||90–63 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |154||September 20||@ Indians||13–4||Dave Lee (1–0) ||Lowe (16–7) ||—||23,242||90–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |155||September 21||@ Indians||2–0||Martínez (14–4) ||Cliff Lee (3–2) ||Kim (15) ||27,655||91–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |156||September 22||Orioles||7–5||Suppan (13–10) ||Johnson (10–9) ||Kim (16) ||33,821||92–64 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |157||September 23||Orioles||6–5 (10)||Kim (9–10) ||Ainsworth (5–5) ||—||33,723||93–64 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |158||September 24||Orioles||7–3||Hentgen (7–8) ||Burkett (11–9) ||—||34,607||93–65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |159||September 25||Orioles||14–3||Lowe (17–7) ||Daal (4–11) ||—||34,526||94–65 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" |160||September 26||@ Devil Rays||7–2||Burkett (12–9) ||González (6–11) ||—||21,240||95–65 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |161||September 27||@ Devil Rays||5–4||Gaudin (2–0) ||Suppan (13–11) ||Carter (25) ||25,635||95–66 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" |162||September 28||@ Devil Rays||3–1||Zambrano (12–10) ||Lyon (4–6) ||Carter (26) ||24,138||95–67 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Jason Varitek 142 451 123 .273 25 85 1B Kevin Millar 148 544 150 .276 25 96 2B Todd Walker 144 587 166 .283 13 85 SS Nomar Garciaparra 156 658 198 .301 28 105 3B Bill Mueller 146 524 171 .326 19 85 LF Manny Ramirez 154 569 185 .325 37 104 CF Johnny Damon 145 608 166 .273 12 67 RF Trot Nixon 134 441 135 .306 28 87 DH David Ortiz 128 448 129 .288 31 101 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 Shea Hillenbrand 49 185 56 .303 3 38 Doug Mirabelli 62 163 42 .258 6 18 Damian Jackson 109 161 42 .261 1 13 Gabe Kapler 68 158 46 .291 4 23 Jeremy Giambi 50 127 25 .197 5 15 Freddy Sanchez 20 34 8 .235 0 2 Lou Merloni 15 30 7 .233 0 1 Dave McCarty 16 27 11 .407 1 6 Andy Abad 9 17 2 .118 0 0 Adrian Brown 9 15 3 .200 0 1 Bill Haselman 4 3 0 .000 0 0 Lou Collier 4 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 Derek Lowe 33 203.1 17 7 4.47 110 Tim Wakefield 35 202.1 11 5 4.09 169 Pedro Martinez 29 186.2 14 4 2.22 206 John Burkett 32 181.2 12 9 5.15 107 Casey Fossum 19 79.0 6 5 5.47 63 Jeff Suppan 11 63.0 3 4 5.57 32 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 Bruce Chen 5 12.1 0 1 5.11 12 Ryan Rupe 4 10.0 1 1 6.30 7 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 Byung-Hyun Kim 49 8 5 16 3.18 69 Mike Timlin 72 6 4 2 3.55 65 Alan Embree 65 4 1 1 4.25 45 Ramiro Mendoza 37 3 5 0 6.75 36 Brandon Lyon 37 4 6 9 4.12 50 Todd Jones 26 2 1 0 5.52 31 Scott Sauerbeck 26 0 1 0 6.48 18 Scott Williamson 24 0 1 0 6.20 21 Jason Shiell 17 2 0 1 4.63 23 Chad Fox 17 1 2 3 4.50 19 Rudy Seánez 9 0 1 0 6.23 9 Steve Woodard 7 1 0 0 5.09 12 Robert Person 7 0 0 1 7.71 10 Héctor Almonte 7 0 1 0 8.22 6 Bronson Arroyo 6 0 0 1 2.08 14 Kevin Tolar 6 0 0 0 9.00 3 Bob Howry 4 0 0 0 12.46 4 Matt White 3 0 1 0 27.00 0 Postseason ALDS vs. Oakland Athletics 2003 American League Division Series As the AL wild card, the Red Sox entered the first round of the playoffs against the Oakland Athletics. Despite losing the first two games in Oakland, Boston rebounded with two dramatic wins in the late innings at Fenway Park to even the series. When the series returned to Oakland, the Red Sox held off a late Oakland charge to win the series in five games. In doing so, they joined the 1995 Mariners and 1999 Red Sox in coming back from a two-game deficit to win a best-of-five ALDS. Boston wins the series, 3–2 GameVisitorScoreHomeScoreDateSeries1 (12 innings)Boston4Oakland5October 11–0 (OAK)2Boston1Oakland5October 22–0 (OAK)3 (11 innings)Oakland1Boston3October 42–1 (OAK)4Oakland4Boston5October 52–25Boston4Oakland3October 63–2 (BOS) ALCS vs. New York Yankees 2003 American League Championship Series The stage was set for a classic showdown with longtime division rival, the New York Yankees. The teams split the first two games in the Bronx before the real drama unfolded in Game 3 at Fenway Park. A highly anticipated matchup between Sox ace Pedro Martínez and former Sox' pitcher Roger Clemens turned ugly early on. Karim García was hit in the back by a Martínez fastball. Words were exchanged and Martínez threateningly gestured towards Yankee catcher Jorge Posada. When Garcia was forced out at second, he slid hard into Todd Walker. The following inning, Manny Ramírez took exception to a high Clemens pitch and charged the mound. Both benches cleared, but the resulting brawl turned surreal when 72-year-old Yankee bench coach Don Zimmer charged Martínez. Martínez sidestepped and threw Zimmer to the ground. After a thirteen-minute delay, Clemens struck out Ramírez and proceeded to pitch effectively as the Yankees took a 2–1 series lead. The Red Sox won Game 4, but the Yankees won Game 5 to take the series' lead back to New York. But Boston proved resilient, and their offense came alive for the first time in the series to the tune of nine runs on sixteen hits to force a seventh game. With a 4–0 lead early on and Martínez pitching, Boston appeared to be on the brink of winning the pennant. But when Martinez started to get tired in the end of the 6th inning, instead of taking him out as he always had in that situation, manager Grady Little not only left him in to finish the inning, but sent him out in the seventh and the eighth. despite allowing several baserunners. Predictably, the Yankees tied the game 5–5 with three eighth-inning runs off Martínez, sending the game on into the October night. Yankee closer Mariano Rivera pitched three scoreless innings, and in the bottom of the eleventh, Aaron Boone turned on the first offering from Tim Wakefield and sent it into the frenzied bleachers of Yankee Stadium, sending the Yankees on to the World Series for the fifth time in six years. This game further cemented the legend many believed was The Curse of the Bambino. New York wins the series, 4–3 GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Boston Red Sox – 5, New York Yankees – 2October 8Yankee Stadium56,281http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10080NYA2003.htm 2003 ALCS Game 1 – Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees July 1, 2008 Retrosheet2Boston Red Sox – 2, New York Yankees – 6October 9Yankee Stadium56,295http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10090NYA2003.htm 2003 ALCS Game 2 – Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees July 1, 2008 Retrosheet3New York Yankees – 4, Boston Red Sox – 3October 11Fenway Park34,209http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10110BOS2003.htm 2003 ALCS Game 3 – New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox July 1, 2008 Retrosheet4New York Yankees – 2, Boston Red Sox – 3October 13Fenway Park34,599http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10130BOS2003.htm 2003 ALCS Game 4 – New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox July 1, 2008 Retrosheet5New York Yankees – 4, Boston Red Sox – 2October 14Fenway Park34,619http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10140BOS2003.htm 2003 ALCS Game 5 – New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox July 1, 2008 Retrosheet6Boston Red Sox – 9, New York Yankees – 6October 15Yankee Stadium56,277http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10150NYA2003.htm 2003 ALCS Game 6 – Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees July 1, 2008 Retrosheet7Boston Red Sox – 5, New York Yankees – 6 (11 innings)October 16Yankee Stadium56,279http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10160NYA2003.htm 2003 ALCS Game 7 – Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees July 1, 2008 Retrosheet Awards and honors Bill Mueller, Silver Slugger Award (3B) Manny Ramirez, Silver Slugger Award (OF) All-Star Game Nomar Garciaparra, reserve SS Manny Ramirez, starting OF (did not attend) Jason Varitek, reserve C (fan vote selection) Farm system Minor League Baseball The Portland Sea Dogs replaced the Trenton Thunder as the Red Sox' Double-A affiliate. The Red Sox fielded two teams in the Dominican Summer League, while not participating in the Venezuelan Summer League, following the Venezuelan general strike of 2002–03.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36255030/red_sox_notebook/ Red Sox Notebook Gordon Edes The Boston Globe F3 April 16, 2003 September 22, 2019 newspapers.com AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Buddy Bailey AA Portland Sea Dogs Eastern League Ron Johnson A-Advanced Sarasota Red Sox Florida State League Tim Leiper A Augusta GreenJackets South Atlantic League Russ Morman A-Short Season Lowell Spinners New York–Penn League Jon Deeble and Lynn Jones Rookie GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast League Ralph Treuel Rookie DSL Red Sox 1 Dominican Summer League Nelson Paulino Rookie DSL Red Sox 2 Dominican Summer League   Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73180195/red-sox-minor-league-system-at-a-glance/ Red Sox minor league system at a glance The Boston Globe 42 February 2, 2003 March 11, 2021 newspapers.comhttps://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxmedi2003bost/page/390/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Media Guide 2003 390 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine References Season standings: American League East Standings on ESPN.com Game logs: Boston Red Sox Game Log on baseball-reference.com Batting Statistics: Boston Red Sox Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching Statistics: Boston Red Sox Pitching Stats on ESPN.com 2 Further reading http://news.soxprospects.com/2020/06/2003-draft-retrospective-picks.html live 2003 Draft Retrospective: The picks James Dunne SoxProspects June 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20241218044900/http://news.soxprospects.com/2020/06/2003-draft-retrospective-picks.html December 18, 2024 June 30, 2020 External links 2003 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 2003 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com 2003 Boston Red Sox Draft Selections 2003 Boston Red Sox Division Series Magazine Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Red Sox Category:American League Wild Card winner seasons