2003 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 2003 National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 85–77 (.525) 2nd Fox Entertainment Group Dan Evans Bob Graziano Jim Tracy Fox Sports Net West 2 KCOP (13) KFWB Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela The 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 114th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 46th season in Los Angeles, California. It was a turbulent season as Fox Entertainment Group was seeking to sell the team. Nevertheless, the Dodgers fell just short of a Wild Card berth, winning 85 games while finishing second in the National League West. The Dodgers pitching staff led baseball in earned run average (3.16), Éric Gagné became the first Dodger to earn the NL Cy Young Award since 1988 as he converted all 55 of his save opportunities. Shawn Green set a new Dodgers single season record with 49 doubles and Paul Lo Duca had a 25-game hitting streak. Offseason December 4, 2002: Acquired Todd Hundley and Chad Hermansen from the Chicago Cubs for Mark Grudzielanek and Eric Karros. December 16, 2002: Acquired Derek Thompson from the Chicago Cubs for cash. January 25, 2003: Acquired Daryle Ward from the Houston Astros for Ruddy Lugo. January 27, 2003: Acquired Jason Romano from the Colorado Rockies for Luke Allen. January 30, 2003: Ron Coomer was signed as a free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coomero01.shtml?redir Ron Coomer Stats Regular season Season standings National League West Los Angeles Dodgers Record vs. opponents LA Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Dave Roberts Center fielderPaul Lo DucaCatcherShawn Green Right fielderBrian Jordan Left fielderFred McGriff First basemanAdrián BeltréThird basemanJolbert Cabrera Second basemanCésar Izturis ShortstopHideo Nomo Starting pitcher Notable transactions July 14, 2003: Acquired Jeromy Burnitz from the New York Mets for Jose S. Diaz, Victor Diaz and Kole Strayhorn July 31, 2003: Acquired Robin Ventura from the New York Yankees for Bubba Crosby and Scott Proctor Roster 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 57 Víctor Alvarez 47 Wilson Álvarez 43 Andy Ashby 27 Kevin Brown 54 Troy Brohawn 50 Steve Colyer 37 Darren Dreifort 38 Éric Gagné 17 Kazuhisa Ishii 36 Edwin Jackson 60 Masao Kida 51 Tom Martin 59 Guillermo Mota 49 Scott Mullen 58 Rodney Myers 10 Hideo Nomo 45 Odalis Pérez 46 Paul Quantrill 44 Paul Shuey Catchers  9 Todd Hundley 16 Paul Lo Duca 40 David Ross Infielders 29 Adrián Beltré  8 Ron Coomer 13 Alex Cora 28 Fred McGriff  3 César Izturis 49 Joe Thurston 23 Robin Ventura Outfielders 21 Jeromy Burnitz  6 Jolbert Cabrera 49 Bubba Crosby 15 Shawn Green 25 Rickey Henderson 41 Chad Hermansen 33 Brian Jordan  7 Mike Kinkade 30 Dave Roberts  5 Jason Romano 26 Wilkin Ruan Other batters 14 Larry Barnes 52 Chin-Feng Chen 55 Koyie Hill 36 Daryle Ward Manager 12 Jim Tracy Coaches 22 Jack Clark (hitting) 48 Jim Colborn (pitching) 22 George Hendrick (hitting) 35 Glenn Hoffman (third base) 18 Jim Lett (bullpen) 11 Manny Mota 25 Jim Riggleman (bench) 31 John Shelby (1st base) Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldDodgers team member Los Angeles Dodgers 2003 regular season game log: 85–77 (Home: 46–35; Away: 39–42)2003 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAN/2003-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 17 May 2025 y Los Angeles Dodgers March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || March 31, 2003 || 2:05p.m. PST || @ Diamondbacks || W 8–0 || Nomo (1–0) || Johnson (0–1) || — || 2:51 || 47,356 || 1–0 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers April: 13–14 (Home: 7–5; Away: 6–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 1, 2003 || 5:35p.m. PST || @ Diamondbacks || L 4–5 (10) || Mantei (1–0) || Shuey (0–1) || — || 2:51 || 35,979 || 1–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 2, 2003 || 5:35p.m. PST || @ Diamondbacks || W 5–0 || Brown (1–0) || Dessens (0–1) || — || 2:33 || 30,374 || 2–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 3, 2003 || || @ Padres || L 1–6 || || || || || || 2–2 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 4, 2003 || || @ Padres || L 2–4 || || || || || || 2–3 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 5, 2003 || || @ Padres || L 0–3 || || || || || || 2–4 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 6, 2003 || || @ Padres || W 41–3 (10) || || || || || || 3–4 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 7, 2003 || 1:10p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || L 4–6 (12) || Mantei (2–0) || Ashby (0–1) || Service (1) || 3:54 || 53,819 || 3–5 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 8, 2003 || 7:10p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || W 5–3 || Shuey (1–1) || Batista (0–2) || Gagné (1) || 2:52 || 30,341 || 4–5 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 9, 2003 || 1:10p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || W 5–2 || Dreifort (1–1) || Kim (0–2) || Gagné (2) || 2:58 || 25,764 || 5–5 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 15, 2003 || || Padres || L 2–3 || || || || || || 5–9 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 16, 2003 || || Padres || W 3–0 || || || || || || 5–9 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 17, 2003 || || Padres || W 4–3 || || || || || || 5–9 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || April 25, 2003 || || @ Pirates || W 5–2 || || || || || || 10–13 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || April 26, 2003 || || @ Pirates || W 4–3 || || || || || || 11–13 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || April 27, 2003 || || @ Pirates || W 6–2 || || || || || || 12–13 || W3 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May: 17–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 2, 2003 || || Pirates || L 3–5 || || || || || || 15–16 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 3, 2003 || || Pirates || W 4–1 || || || || || || 15–16 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 4, 2003 || || Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 16–16 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 12, 2003 || || Braves || L 4–11 || || || || || || 20–19 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 13, 2003 || || Braves || L 1–3 || || || || || || 20–20 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 14, 2003 || || Braves || W 5–1 || || || || || || 21–20 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 16, 2003 || || Marlins || W 2–1 || || || || || || 22–20 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 17, 2003 || || Marlins || W 4–1 || || || || || || 22–20 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 18, 2003 || || Marlins || W 2–1 || || || || || || 24–20 || W4 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June: 14–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 3, 2003 || || Royals || W 4–3 || || || || || || 32–25 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 4, 2003 || || Royals || L 1–2 || || || || || || 32–26 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 5, 2003 || || Royals || W 5–2 || || || || || || 33–26 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 6, 2003 || || White Sox || W 2–1 || || || || || || 34–26 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 7, 2003 || || White Sox || L 1–4 || || || || || || 34–27 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 8, 2003 || || White Sox || L 3–10 || || || || || || 34–28 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 10, 2003 || || @ Tigers || W 3–1 (12) || || || || || || 35–28 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 11, 2003 || || @ Tigers || W 3–1 || || || || || || 36–28 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 12, 2003 || || @ Tigers || W 3–2 || || || || || || 37–28 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 20, 2003 || 7:10p.m. PDT || Angels || W 5–2 || Nomo (8–6) || Washburn (6–8) || Gagné (28) || 2:32 || 54,573 || 43–29 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 21, 2003 || 1:10p.m. PDT || Angels || W 4–2 || Ashby (2–4) || Lackey (4–7) || Gagné (29) || 2:31 || 51,874 || 44–29 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 22, 2003 || 1:10p.m. PDT || Angels || L 3–6 || Appier (5–4) || Brown (10–2) || Percival (12) || 3:10 || 54,631 || 44–30 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || June 27, 2003 || 7:05p.m. PDT || @ Angels || L 0–3 || Lackey (5–7) || Brown (10–3) || Percival (14) || 2:17 || 43,700 || 45–33 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 79 || June 28, 2003 || 7:05p.m. PDT || @ Angels || L 1–3 || Appier (6–4) || Ishii (7–3) || Percival (15) || 2:36 || 43,726 || 45–34 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 80 || June 29, 2003 || 1:05p.m. PDT || @ Angels || L 1–3 || Sele (4–6) || Pérez (4–7) || Percival (16) || 2:37 || 43,766 || 45–35 || L3 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July: 9–18 (Home: 5–9; Away: 4–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 1, 2003 || || Padres || L 1–7 || || || || || || 45–36 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 2, 2003 || || Padres || L 3–4 (10) || || || || || || 45–37 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 3, 2003 || || Padres || L 4–7 || || || || || || 45–38 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 4, 2003 || 6:10p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || L 1–3 (10) || Villarreal (6–4) || Martin (0–2) || Mantei (8) || 3:23 || 55,038 || 45–39 || L7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || July 5, 2003 || 1:10p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || W 2–0 || Pérez (5–7) || Dessens (5–5) || Gagné (30) || 2:21 || 38,956 || 46–39 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 6, 2003 || 5:10p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || L 1–2 || Good (4–2) || Nomo (9–8) || Mantei (9) || 2:48 || 41,769 || 46–40 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 7, 2003 || || @ Padres || L 1–7 || || || || || || 46–41 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 8, 2003 || || @ Padres || L 5–8 || || || || || || 46–42 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || July 9, 2003 || || @ Cardinals || W 6–5 || || || || || || 47–42 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 90 || July 10, 2003 || || @ Cardinals || W 9–4 || || || || || || 48–42 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 15, 2003 || 5:38p.m. PDT || 74th All-Star Game || colspan="8"| National League vs. American League (U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois) |-style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || July 17, 2003 || || Cardinals || W 6–3 || || || || || || 50–44 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 95 || July 18, 2003 || || Cardinals || W 8–5 || || || || || || 51–44 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 19, 2003 || || Cardinals || L 1–3 || || || || || || 51–45 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 20, 2003 || || Cardinals || L 7–10 || || || || || || 51–46 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 25, 2003 || 7:05p.m. PDT || @ Diamondbacks || L 1–2 (15) || Randolph (5–0) || Quantrill (1–3) || — || 4:10 || 41,382 || 53–49 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 26, 2003 || 1:05p.m. PDT || @ Diamondbacks || L 0–1 || Dessens (6–7) || Ashby (2–8) || Mantei (11) || 2:28 || 45,421 || 53–50 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 104 || July 27, 2003 || 1:35p.m. PDT || @ Diamondbacks || W 1–0 || Nomo (12–8) || Schilling (5–6) || Gagné (35) || 2:39 || 42,067 || 54–50 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August: 17–11 (Home: 11–4; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 1, 2003 || || @ Braves || L 0–2 || || || || || || 54–54 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 2, 2003 || || @ Braves || L 4–6 || || || || || || 54–55 || L5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 3, 2003 || || @ Braves || W 8–4 || || || || || || 55–55 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 114 || August 8, 2003 || || Cubs || W 3–1 || || || || || || 59–55 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 115 || August 9, 2003 || || Cubs || W 6–1 || || || || || || 60–55 || W6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 10, 2003 || || Cubs || L 1–3 || || || || || || 60–56 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 117 || August 11, 2003 || || @ Marlins || W 9–3 || || || || || || 61–56 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || August 12, 2003 || || @ Marlins || L 4–5 (13) || || || || || || 61–57 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 13, 2003 || || @ Marlins || L 1–2 (11) || || || || || || 61–58 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || August 14, 2003 || || @ Marlins || W 6–4 || || || || || || 62–58 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 15, 2003 || || @ Cubs || L 1–2 || || || || || || 62–59 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || August 16, 2003 || || @ Cubs || W 10–5 || || || || || || 63–59 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 17, 2003 || || @ Cubs || W 3–0 || || || || || || 64–59 || W2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September: 14–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 142 || September 8, 2003 || 6:35p.m. PDT || @ Diamondbacks || W 10–3 || Mota (6–2) || Villarreal (7–7) || — || 2:57 || 25,937 || 76–66 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 9, 2003 || 6:35p.m. PDT || @ Diamondbacks || W 4–1 || Jackson (1–0) || Johnson (4–8) || Gagné (50) || 2:22 || 36,488 || 77–66 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 10, 2003 || 6:35p.m. PDT || @ Diamondbacks || L 4–5 || Villarreal (8–7) || Quantrill (1–5) || Mantei (22) || 2:43 || 28,985 || 77–67 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 11, 2003 || 6:35p.m. PDT || @ Diamondbacks || L 0–2 || Capuano (2–3) || Pérez (12–11) || Mantei (23) || 2:22 || 28,459 || 77–68 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 146 || September 12, 2003 || || Padres || W 6–0 || || || || || || 78–68 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 147 || September 13, 2003 || || Padres || W 4–0 || || || || || || 79–68 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 148 || September 14, 2003 || || Padres || W 5–2 || || || || || || 80–68 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 16, 2003 || 7:10p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || L 2–3 || Schilling (8–8) || Ishii (9–6) || Mantei (24) || 2:44 || 31,689 || 80–69 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 17, 2003 || 7:10p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || L 0–2 || Webb (10–7) || Jackson (1–1) || Mantei (25) || 2:33 || 35,162 || 80–70 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 151 || September 18, 2003 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Diamondbacks || W 2–0 || Álvarez (6–1) || Batista (10–9) || Gagné (52) || 2:24 || 36,523 || 81–70 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 22, 2003 || || @ Padres || L 5–9 || || || || || || 82–73 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || September 23, 2003 || || @ Padres || W 2–1 || || || || || || 83–73 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || September 24, 2003 || || @ Padres || W 2–1 (10) || || || || || || 84–73 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || September 25, 2003 || || @ Padres || L 1–6 || || || || || || 84–74 || L1 |- Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Atlanta Braves 1–2 1–2 2–4 2 4 22 27 Florida Marlins 4–0 1–2 5–2 5 2 28 17 5–2 1–4 7–6 7 6 50 44 NL Central Chicago Cubs 2–1 2–1 4–2 4 2 24 12 Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0 2–1 5–1 5 1 25 15 St. Louis Cardinals 2–2 2–0 4–2 8 2 37 30 7–3 6–2 13–5 13 5 86 57 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 4–5 5–5 9–10 9 10 59 40 Colorado Rockies 8–2 4–5 12–7 12 7 84 75 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Diego Padres 5–4 3–7 8–11 8 11 55 74 San Francisco Giants 17–11 12–15 29–26 29 26 198 189 American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL Central Chicago White Sox 1–2 0–0 1–2 1 2 6 15 Detroit Tigers 0–0 3–0 3–0 3 0 9 4 Kansas City Royals 2–1 0–0 2–1 2 1 10 7 3–3 3–0 6–3 6 3 25 26 AL West Anaheim Angels 2–1 0–3 2–4 2 4 14 19 2–1 0–3 2–4 2 4 14 19 Starting Pitchers stats Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG Hideo Nomo 33 33 218.1 16-13 3.09 98 177 2 Kevin Brown 32 32 211.0 14-9 2.39 56 1850 Odalis Pérez 30 30 185.1 12-12 4.52 461410 Kazuhisa Ishii 27 27 147.0 9-7 3.86 101 1400 Wilson Álvarez 21 12 95.0 6-2 2.37 23 82 1 Andy Ashby 21 12 73.0 3-10 5.18 17 41 0 Darren Dreifort 10 10 60.1 4-4 4.03 25 67 0 Edwin Jackson 4 3 22.0 2-1 2.45 11 190 Masao Kida 3 2 12.0 0-1 3.00 3 8 0 Relief Pitchers stats Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV Éric Gagné 77 0 82.1 2-3 1.20 20 137 55 Paul Quantrill 89 0 77.1 2-5 1.75 15 44 1 Tom Martin 80 0 51.0 1-2 3.53 24 51 0 Guillermo Mota 76 0 105.0 6-3 1.97 26 99 1 Paul Shuey 62 0 69.0 6-4 3.00 33 60 0 Steve Colyer 13 0 19.2 0-0 2.75 9 16 0 Troy Brohawn 12 0 11.2 2-0 3.86 4 13 0 Rodney Myers 4 0 9.0 0-0 6.00 4 50 Víctor Alvarez 5 0 5.2 0-1 12.71 6 3 0 Scott Mullen 1 0 3.0 0-0 9.00 5 10 Batting Stats Note: Pos = Position; G = Games; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB Paul Lo Duca C/1B 147 568 .273 64 155 7 52 0 David Ross C 40 124 .258 19 32 10 18 0 Todd Hundley C 21 33 .182 2 6 2 110 Koyie Hill C 3 3 .333 0 1 0 00 Fred McGriff 1B 86 297 .249 32 74 13 40 0 Alex Cora 2B/SS 148 477 .249 39 119 4 34 4 César Izturis SS 158 558 .251 47 140 1 40 10 Adrián Beltré 3B 158 559 .240 50 13423 80 2 Ron Coomer 1B/3B 69 125.240 11 30 4 15 0 Robin Ventura 1B/3B 49 109 .220 1124 5 13 0 Joe Thurston 2B 12 10 .200 2 2 0 00 Shawn Green RF 160 611 .280 84 171 19 85 6 Dave Roberts CF 107 388 .250 56 97 2 16 40 Jeromy BurnitzLF 61 230 .204 25 47 13 4 Jolbert Cabrera OF/IF 128 347 .282 43 98 6 37 6 Brian Jordan LF/CF/RF 66 224 .299 28 67 6 28 1 Mike Kinkade LF/RF/1B/3B 88 162 .216 25355 14 1 Daryle Ward LF/1B 52 109 .183 6 20 0 9 0 Rickey Henderson LF 30 72 .208 7 15 2 5 3 Wilkin Ruan CF 21 41 .220 2 9 0 2 1 Larry Barnes LF 30 38 .211 2 8 0 2 0 Jason Romano LF/RF/CF/2B 37 36 .083 3 3 0 0 2 Chad Hermansen LF 11 25 .160 2 4 0 2 0 Bubba Crosby LF 9 12 .083 0 1 0 1 0 Chin-Feng Chen OF 1 1 .000 0 0 0 00 2003 Awards 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Éric Gagné reserve Paul Lo Duca reserve Kevin Brown did not play due to injury National League Cy Young Award Éric Gagné Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Éric Gagné TSN National League All-Star Éric Gagné TSN NL Pitcher of the Year Éric Gagné TSN NL Reliever of the Year Award Éric Gagné Players choice: NL Outstanding Pitcher Éric Gagné NL Pitcher of the Month Kevin Brown (May 2003) NL Player of the Week Éric Gagné (Aug. 4–10) Farm system AAA Las Vegas 51s Pacific Coast League John Shoemaker AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Dino Ebel High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Scott Little A South Georgia Waves South Atlantic League Dann Bilardello Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Travis Barbary Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Luis Salazar Rookie DSL DodgersDSL Dodgers 2 Dominican Summer League Major League Baseball draft 2003 Major League Baseball draft 200px|right|thumb|Chad Billingsley The Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, 12 of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The first round pick was right handed pitcher Chad Billingsley from Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio. He was a 2009 All-Star and pitched eight seasons with the Dodgers with an 81–61 record and 3.65 ERA in 219 games (190 starts) before missing most of 2013 and all of 2014 with serious arm injuries. The sixth round pick, outfielder Matt Kemp from Midwest City High School would lead the National League in Home Runs and RBIs in 2011 as well as finishing second in the MVP vote that year. The draft class also included catcher A. J. Ellis (18th round), who would become the Dodgers starting catcher in 2012. 2003 draft picksRoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Chad BillingsleyRHPDefiance High SchoolYes2003–2015MLB2Chuck TiffanyLHPCharter Oak High SchoolYes2003–2011AA3Cory VanAllenLHP Clements High SchoolNoNationals-20062006–2015AAA4Xavier PaulOFSlidell High SchoolYes2003–2018 MLB5Jordan PrattRHPCentral High SchoolYes2003–2010AAA6Matt KempOFMidwest City High SchoolYes2003–2020MLB7Wesley WrightLHPGoshen High SchoolYes2003–2017MLB8Lucas May3BParkway West High SchoolYes2003–2014 MLB9Brett Dowdy2BUniversity of FloridaNoOrioles-20042003–2012AAA10Phil SobkowRHPUniversity of Central MissouriYes 2003–2009 A11Anthony HarperCOak Creek High SchoolYes2004–2007A+12Cody WhiteLHPPleasant Grove High SchoolYes2004–2012 AAA13Derik OlveyRHPPelham High SchoolNo 14David PfeifferLHP Lincoln Park AcademyYes 2004–2011 AAA15Russ MitchellSSCartersville High SchoolYes 2003–2013 MLB16James Peterson1BIndian Hills Community CollegeYes2004–2007 A17Steven SappOFWest High SchoolYes2003–2005A18A. J. EllisC Austin Peay State UniversityYes 2003–2018 MLB19Matt AntonelliSSSt. John's Preparatory SchoolNoPadres-2006 2006–2013 MLB20Chad Barben3BTaylorsville High SchoolNo 21Travis Denker2BBrea Olinda High SchoolYes 2003–2017 MLB22Douglas FrameLHPTomball High SchoolNo 23Taylor SlimakCCalifornia Lutheran UniversityYes 2003 Rookie24Ben SnyderLHP Bellevue High SchoolNoGiants-2006 2006–2012 AAA25Kevin SkogleyLHP Hermiston Senior High SchoolNo White Sox2007–2009 A26Thomas PiazzaC Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityYes 2003–2005 Rookie27Jesús CastilloRHP Tucson High SchoolYes 2004–2022 AAA28Adam MooreC Northeast Texas Community CollegeNoMariners-20062006–2019MLB29Adam ParliamentOF Penticton Secondary SchoolNoBraves-2005 2005–2007 A+30Mark MelanconRHP Golden High SchoolNo Yankees-2006 2006–2023 MLB31Garrett KohlerRHP Cimarron-Memorial High SchoolNo 32Kyle ReichertRHPPorterville CollegeNo 33Ryan ZaftRHP Yuba Community CollegeNo 34James Lawler1B A&M Consolidated High SchoolNo 35Antonio AndersonOF Greene County High SchoolNo 36Andrew JeffcoatLHP James W. Martin High SchoolNo 37Mike Ludwig1B St. Olaf CollegeYes 2003–2004 Rookie38Justin FerreiraOF Stoneman–Douglas High SchoolNo 39Andy LaRocheSS Grayson County CollegeYes 2003–2016 MLB40D. J. Lewis1B San Fernando High SchoolNoCubs-2005 2005–2007 A41Matthew Votaw3B Brea Olinda High SchoolNo 42Cory VanderhookC Golden West CollegeNo Cubs-2006 2006–2007 Rookie43Clayton Van HookSS Brenham High SchoolNo 44Travis CheckC Logan High SchoolNo 2007 Ind45Cass RhynesC Bluefield High SchoolNo 46Steven PaddockOF Milford High SchoolNo 47Matthew ChaseRHP Florin High SchoolNo 48Kyle RappOF Milford High SchoolNo 49Clarence FarmerOF University of ArizonaNo 50Curtis HudsonC Yuba Community CollegeNo 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft51. References External links 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers Category:2003 in sports in Los Angeles