2003 Oakland Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 2003 American League West champions American League West Network Associates Coliseum Oakland, California 96–66 (.593) 1st Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann Billy Beane Ken Macha KICU-TVFSN Bay Area(Ray Fosse, Greg Papa) KFRC(Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) The Oakland Athletics' 2003 season ended with the A's finishing first in the American League West with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses. Offseason December 15, 2002: Felipe López was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cincinnati Reds. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.Felipe Lopez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com December 16, 2002: Neal Cotts was sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal made on December 3, 2002. The Oakland Athletics sent players to be named later and Billy Koch to the Chicago White Sox for Keith Foulke, Mark L. Johnson, Joe Valentine, and cash. The Oakland Athletics sent Neal Cotts (December 16, 2002) and Daylon Holt (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottsne01.shtml Neal Cotts Stats January 27, 2003: John-Ford Griffin was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Jason Perry (minors) (June 23, 2003) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.John-Ford Griffin Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Transactions June 3, 2003: J.R. Towles was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign.https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/towlejr01.shtml J.R. Towles Stats July 30, 2003: Aaron Harang was traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jeff Bruksch (minors) and Joe Valentine to the Cincinnati Reds for Jose Guillen.https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/haranaa01.shtml Aaron Harang Stats Roster 2003 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 57 Micah Bowie 53 Chad Bradford 58 Justin Duchscherer 33 Jeremy Fikac 29 Keith Foulke 54 John Halama 56 Aaron Harang 16,40 Rich Harden 32 Chad Harville 15 Tim Hudson 31 Ted Lilly 45 Jim Mecir 20 Mark Mulder 49 Mike Neu 73 Ricardo Rincón 37 Steve Sparks 51 Mike Wood 75 Barry Zito Catchers 55 Ramón Hernández  7 Mark Johnson 17 Adam Melhuse Infielders  3 Eric Chavez 8,7 Bobby Crosby 44 Erubiel Durazo 14 Mark Ellis 50 Esteban Germán 10 Scott Hatteberg 18 Graham Koonce 11 Frank Menechino  4 Miguel Tejada Outfielders 22 Eric Byrnes 24 Jermaine Dye 21 Mike Edwards  5 Ron Gant 23 Jason Grabowski  6 José Guillén 12 Terrence Long  8 David McCarty 13 Billy McMillon  8 Adam Piatt  2 Chris Singleton Manager 39 Ken Macha Coaches 41 Thad Bosley (hitting) 35 Brad Fischer (first base) 47 Terry Francona (bench) 52 Bob Geren (bullpen) 46 Rick Peterson (pitching) 38 Ron Washington (third base) 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 PosPlayers G AB H Avg. HR RBICRamón Hernández140483132.27321781BScott Hatteberg147541137.25312612BMark Ellis154553137.248952SSMiguel Tejada162636177.278271063BEric Chavez154588166.28229101LFTerrence Long140486119.2451461CFChris Singleton12030675.245136RFJermaine Dye6522138.172420DHErubiel Durazo154537139.2592177 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 RBIEric Byrnes121414109.2631251José Guillén4517045.265823Billy McMillon6615341.268626Adam Piatt4710024.240415Frank Menechino438316.19329Adam Melhuse407723.299514Ron Gant17416.14614Mark Johnson13273.11103Dave McCarty8267.26902Bobby Crosby11120.00000Jason Grabowski880.00000Graham Koonce681.12500Mike Edwards441.25000Esteban Germán541.25001 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 SOTim Hudson34240.01672.70162Barry Zito35231.214123.30146Mark Mulder26186.21593.13128Ted Lilly32178.112104.34147Rich Harden1574.2544.4667 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 SOJohn Halama35108.2354.2251Aaron Harang730.1135.3416Justin Duchscherer416.1113.3115Mike Wood713.22110.5415 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOKeith Foulke7291432.0888Chad Bradford727423.0462Ricardo Rincón648403.2540Jim Mecir412315.5925Mike Neu320013.6420Chad Harville211015.8218Jeremy Fikac140104.509Steve Sparks90005.715Micah Bowie60107.564 Postseason 2003 ALDS 2003 American League Division Series Game 1: Oakland 5 – Boston 4. Game 2: Oakland 5 – Boston 1. Game 3: Boston 3 – Oakland 1. Game 4: Boston 5 – Oakland 4. Game 5: Boston 4 – Oakland 3. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Sacramento River Cats Pacific Coast League Tony DeFrancesco AA Midland RockHounds Texas League Greg Sparks A Modesto A's California League Rick Rodriguez A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Webster Garrison A-Short Season Vancouver Canadians Northwest League Dennis Rogers Rookie AZL Athletics Arizona League Ruben Escalera LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento References 2003 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 2003 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Oakland Athletics seasons Category:American League West champion seasons Oakland Athletics season Oakland Athletics Season Oakland Athletics