2003 Major League Baseball season

February 2024 2003 2003 MLB season Major League Baseball Baseball March 30 – October 25, 2003 162 30 FoxESPN Draft 2003 Major League Baseball draft Delmon Young List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks Tampa Bay Devil Rays Regular Season AL: Alex Rodriguez (TEX)NL: Barry Bonds (SF) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award Postseason 2003 Major League Baseball postseason AL 2003 American League Championship Series New York Yankees Boston Red Sox NL 2003 National League Championship Series Florida Marlins Chicago Cubs World Series 2003 World Series Florida Marlins New York Yankees Josh Beckett (FLA) World Series Most Valuable Player Award List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 2002 Major League Baseball season 2002 2004 Major League Baseball season 2004 The 2003 Major League Baseball season ended when the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in a six-game World Series. The Detroit Tigers set the American League record for losses in a season, with 119, and the Marlins became the first franchise to win the World Series twice as a wild card team. Managers American League Team Manager CommentsAnaheim AngelsMike SciosciaBaltimore OriolesMike HargroveBoston Red SoxGrady LittleChicago White Sox±Jerry ManuelHosted the All-Star GameCleveland IndiansEric WedgeDetroit TigersAlan TrammellKansas City RoyalsTony PeñaMinnesota TwinsRon GardenhireNew York YankeesJoe TorreWon the AL pennantOakland AthleticsKen MachaSeattle MarinersBob MelvinTampa Bay Devil RaysLou PiniellaTexas RangersBuck ShowalterToronto Blue JaysCarlos Tosca National League Team Manager CommentsArizona DiamondbacksBob BrenlyAtlanta BravesBobby CoxChicago CubsDusty BakerCincinnati RedsBob BooneReplaced during the season by Dave MileyColorado RockiesClint HurdleFlorida MarlinsJeff TorborgReplaced during the season by Jack McKeon, won World SeriesHouston AstrosJimy WilliamsLos Angeles DodgersJim TracyMilwaukee BrewersNed YostMontreal ExposFrank RobinsonNew York MetsArt HowePhiladelphia PhilliesLarry BowaPittsburgh PiratesLloyd McClendonSt. Louis CardinalsTony La RussaSan Diego PadresBruce BochySan Francisco GiantsFelipe Alou ±hosted the MLB All Star Game Standings start American League New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1:New York Yankees, 4:Boston Red SoxMinnesota Twins 3:Minnesota TwinsOakland Athletics 2:Oakland Athletics break National League Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins 1:Atlanta Braves, 4:Florida MarlinsChicago Cubs 3:Chicago CubsSan Francisco Giants 2:San Francisco Giants end Postseason 2003 Major League Baseball postseason Bracket Division Series(ALDS, NLDS) League Championship Series(NLCS, ALCS) World Series American League National League 30 160 1 NY Yankees 3 3 Minnesota 1 2 Oakland 2 4 Boston 3 1 Atlanta 2 3 Chicago Cubs 3 2 San Francisco 1 4 Florida 3 1 NY Yankees 4 4 Boston 3 3 Chicago Cubs 3 4 Florida 4 AL1 NY Yankees 2 NL4 Florida 4 Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series. Statistical leaders Statistic American League National League AVG Bill Mueller BOS .326 Albert Pujols STL .359 HR Alex Rodriguez TEX 47 Jim Thome PHI 47 RBI Carlos Delgado TOR 145Preston Wilson COL 141 Wins Roy Halladay TOR 22 Russ Ortiz ATL 21 ERA Pedro Martínez BOS 2.22 Jason Schmidt SF 2.34 SO Esteban Loaiza CWS 207 Kerry Wood CHC 266 SV Keith Foulke OAK 43 Éric Gagné LAD 55 SB Carl Crawford TB 55 Juan Pierre FLA 65 Awards Baseball Writers' Association of America AwardsBBWAA AwardNational LeagueAmerican LeagueRookie of the YearDontrelle Willis (FLA)Ángel Berroa (KC)Cy Young AwardÉric Gagné (LAD)Roy Halladay (TOR)Manager of the YearJack McKeon (FLA)Tony Peña (KC)Most Valuable PlayerBarry Bonds (SF)Alex Rodriguez (TEX)Gold Glove AwardsPositionNational LeagueAmerican LeaguePitcherMike Hampton (ATL)Mike Mussina (NYY)CatcherMike Matheny (STL)Bengie Molina (ANA)1st BaseDerrek Lee (FLA)John Olerud (SEA)2nd BaseLuis Castillo (FLA)Bret Boone (SEA)3rd BaseScott Rolen (STL)Eric Chavez (OAK)ShortstopÉdgar Rentería (STL)Alex Rodriguez (TEX)OutfieldJosé Cruz Jr. (SF)Jim Edmonds (STL)Andruw Jones (ATL)Mike Cameron (SEA)Torii Hunter (MIN)Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)Silver Slugger AwardsPositionNational LeagueAmerican LeaguePitcher/Designated HitterMike Hampton (ATL) Edgar Martínez (SEA)CatcherJavy López (ATL)Jorge Posada (NYY)1st BaseTodd Helton (COL)Carlos Delgado (TOR)2nd BaseJosé Vidro (MON)Bret Boone (SEA)3rd BaseMike Lowell (FLA)Bill Mueller (BOS)ShortstopÉdgar Rentería (STL)Alex Rodriguez (TEX)OutfieldBarry Bonds (SGF)Albert Pujols (STL)Gary Sheffield (ATL)Garret Anderson (ANA)Manny Ramirez (BOS)Vernon Wells (TOR) Other awards Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: David Ortiz (BOS) Hank Aaron Award: Alex Rodriguez (TEX), American); Albert Pujols (STL), National). Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Jamie Moyer (SEA). Rolaids Relief Man Award: Keith Foulke (OAK, American); Éric Gagné (LAD, National). Warren Spahn Award (Best left-handed pitcher): Andy Pettitte (NYY) Player of the Month Month American League National League April Alfonso Soriano Todd Helton May Edgar Martínez Albert Pujols June Jason Giambi Albert Pujols July Magglio Ordóñez Barry Bonds August Alex Rodriguez Vladimir Guerrero September Alfonso Soriano Jim Thome Pitcher of the Month Month American League National League April Esteban Loaiza Shawn Chacón May Roy Halladay Kevin Brown June Freddy García Dontrelle Willis July José Lima Liván Hernández August Johan Santana Mark Prior September Roy Halladay Mark Prior Rookie of the Month Month American League National League April Rocco Baldelli Hee-seop Choi May Rocco Baldelli Xavier Nady June Hideki Matsui Dontrelle Willis July Ángel Berroa Miguel Cabrera August Rafael Soriano Scott Podsednik September Reed Johnson Miguel Cabrera Home field attendance and payroll Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameEst. payroll%± Percent changeNew York Yankeeshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com101 −1.9%3,465,6000.0%42,263$152,749,81421.3%Seattle Marinershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/attend.shtml Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com930.0%3,268,509 −7.7%40,352$86,959,1678.3%San Francisco Giantshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com1005.3%3,264,8980.4%40,307$82,852,1675.8%Los Angeles Dodgershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com85 −7.6%3,138,6260.2%38,748$105,872,62011.6%Anaheim Angelshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com77 −22.2%3,061,09432.8%37,330$79,031,66728.0%Chicago Cubshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8831.3%2,962,63010.0%36,576$79,868,3335.5%St. Louis Cardinalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com85 −12.4%2,910,386 −3.4%35,931$83,786,66612.2%Arizona Diamondbackshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/attend.shtml Arizona Diamondbacks Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com84 −14.3%2,805,542 −12.3%34,636$80,657,000 −21.6%Boston Red Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com952.2%2,724,1652.8%33,632$99,946,500 −7.8%Baltimore Orioleshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com716.0%2,454,523 −8.5%30,303$73,877,50014.6%Houston Astroshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/attend.shtml Houston Astros Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com873.6%2,454,241 −2.5%30,299$71,040,00012.0%Atlanta Braveshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com1010.0%2,401,084 −7.8%29,643$106,243,66713.7%Cincinnati Redshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com69 −11.5%2,355,25926.9%29,077$59,355,66731.8%Colorado Rockieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml Colorado Rockies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com741.4%2,334,085 −14.7%28,816$67,179,66718.2%Philadelphia Phillieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com867.5%2,259,94839.6%27,901$70,780,00022.1%Oakland Athleticshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com96 −6.8%2,216,5962.2%27,365$50,260,83425.6%New York Metshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com66 −12.0%2,140,599 −23.7%26,757$117,176,42923.8%Texas Rangershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/attend.shtml Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com71 −1.4%2,094,394 −11.0%25,857$103,491,667 −2.1%San Diego Padreshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/attend.shtml San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com64 −3.0%2,030,084 −8.6%25,063$45,210,0009.1%Minnesota Twinshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com90 −4.3%1,946,0111.1%24,025$55,505,00037.3%Chicago White Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com866.2%1,939,52415.7%23,945$51,010,000 −10.6%Toronto Blue Jayshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/attend.shtml Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8610.3%1,799,4589.9%22,216$51,269,000 −33.3%Kansas City Royalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/attend.shtml Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com8333.9%1,779,89534.5%22,249$40,518,000 −14.3%Cleveland Indianshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com68 −8.1%1,730,002 −33.9%21,358$48,584,834 −38.4%Milwaukee Brewershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/attend.shtml Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com6821.4%1,700,354 −13.7%20,992$40,627,000 −19.2%Pittsburgh Pirateshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com754.2%1,636,751 −8.3%20,207$54,812,42929.5%Detroit Tigershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com43 −21.8%1,368,245 −9.0%16,892$49,168,000 −10.7%Florida Marlinshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/attend.shtml Florida Marlins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com9115.2%1,303,21560.3%16,089$49,450,00017.8%Tampa Bay Devil Rayshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBD/attend.shtml Tampa Bay Rays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com6314.5%1,058,695 −0.7%13,070$19,630,000 −42.9%Montreal Exposhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors September 8, 2020 Baseball-Reference.com830.0%1,025,63926.3%12,662$51,948,50034.3% Television coverage This was the third season that national television coverage was split between ESPN and Fox Sports. ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected weeknight and Sunday night games, and selected Division Series playoff games. Fox televised Saturday baseball, the All-Star Game, selected Division Series games, both League Championship Series, and the World Series. Events April 2 – The Detroit Tigers become the first team to have four pitchers make their Major League debut in the same game. Jeremy Bonderman, Wilfredo Ledezma, Chris Spurling and Matt Roney all played in the 8–1 loss to the Minnesota Twins.Charlton's Baseball Chronology http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/thisday.php?month=4&day=2 BaseballLibrary.com December 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103105126/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/thisday.php?month=4&day=2 November 3, 2013 dead May 11 – Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers became the 19th player in Major League history to hit 500 home runs in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Indians.Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=palmera01&t=b 2026-04-27 Baseball-Reference.com en May 23 – During the Atlanta Braves 15–3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Braves players Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs to start the game.Mackin Bob The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records 2004 Greystone Books Canada 9781553650386 240 June 13 – Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees: Became the third member of the 4,000 strikeout club by striking out Édgar Rentería of the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning.STL@NYY: Clemens gets his 4,000th career strikeout 06/13/2003 https://www.mlb.com/video/clemens-4-000th-strikeout-c20053711 2026-04-27 MLB.com enSt. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Box Score: June 13, 2003 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200306130.shtml 2026-04-27 Baseball-Reference.com en Became the 21st member of the 300-win club, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 5–2.Randhawa Manny 300-game winners in MLB history https://www.mlb.com/news/300-win-pitchers-c271491170 2020-05-10 2026-03-09 MLB.com en June 23 – Barry Bonds steals his 500th career base, becoming the only member of baseball's 500 home run/500 stolen base club. See also 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season References External links 2003 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball seasons