2003 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 2003 Baltimore Orioles wordmark 1995 to 2008.png American League East Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore, Maryland 71–91 (.423) 4th Peter Angelos Jim Beattie/Mike Flanagan Mike Hargrove WJZ-TVWNUVComcast SportsNet(Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Buck Martinez) WBAL (AM)(Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter) The 2003 Baltimore Orioles season was the 103rd season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 50th in Baltimore, and the 12th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They improved on their y 67 95 record from the previous year with a 71–91 record, but missed the postseason for the 6th straight season.Yankees 1-1 Orioles (Sep 18, 2003) Game Recap https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/230918101 https://web.archive.org/web/20220201104404/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/230918101 dead February 1, 2022 2023-08-01 ESPN en Offseason December 2, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.Bill Pulsipher Stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pulsibi01.shtml 2025-04-14 Baseball-Reference.com en January 3, 2003: Omar Daal was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.Omar Daal Stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/daalom01.shtml 2025-04-14 Baseball-Reference.com en March 7, 2003: B. J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.B.J. Surhoff Stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/surhob.01.shtml 2025-04-14 Baseball-Reference.com en Steve Bechler On February 16, 2003, towards the beginning of Orioles' spring training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Steve Bechler collapsed while participating in conditioning drills. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, and died the next day.http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2008-02-17/sports/0802160233_1_steve-bechler-hailie-kiley https://web.archive.org/web/20140328011015/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2008-02-17/sports/0802160233_1_steve-bechler-hailie-kiley dead March 28, 2014 Steve Bechler Death | Steve Bechler's Death Five Years Later Baltimore Sun February 17, 2008 March 28, 2014 His body temperature had reached 108 F.February 17, 2004 One year later: Remembering Steve Bechler https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1736985 2025-04-14 ESPN.com Associated Press An autopsy performed by Dr. Joshua Perper, a toxicologist, concluded that his death was caused by "'abnormal liver function and mild hypertension', his weight problem (he weighed 230 pounds and was exercising hard,Kennedy Ben https://www.google.com/books/edition/Why_Is_America_So_Fat/1MUr8VP1qQ4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA54&printsec=frontcover Why Is America So Fat? March 2004 RLK Press Incorporated 978-0-9752656-0-4 54 en the fact that he was not used to south Florida's warm weather and the toxicity of ephedra.Gorman Robert M. https://books.google.com/books?id=5C9t6NlWEbYC&dq=%22Steve+Bechler%22&pg=PA64 Death at the Ballpark: A Comprehensive Study of Game-Related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Baseball, 1862-2007 Weeks David 2009-01-22 McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers 978-0-7864-5254-5 64 en He was using the supplement ephedra, against the advice of his trainer,Hanson Glen R. https://books.google.com/books?id=CYVnE2grkusC&dq=%22Steve+Bechler%22&pg=PA314 Drugs and Society Venturelli Peter J. Fleckenstein Annette E. 2006 Jones & Bartlett Learning 978-0-7637-3732-0 314 en and probably had not eaten in two daysQuinn T. J. 2003-02-23 Weight To Bear; Obsession with shedding pounds led Bechler to ephedra https://www.nydailynews.com/2003/02/23/weight-to-bear-obsession-with-shedding-pounds-led-bechler-to-ephedra/ 2025-04-14 New York Daily News en-US in an effort to lose weight. Regular season Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Transactions June 3, 2003: Nick Markakis was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.Nick Markakis Stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/markani01.shtml 2025-04-14 Baseball-Reference.com en July 25, 2003: Sean Spencer was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.Sean Spencer Stats https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spencse01.shtml 2025-04-14 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 2003 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 29 Kurt Ainsworth 30 Rick Bauer 58 Héctor Carrasco 14 Omar Daal 47 Sean Douglass 49 Travis Driskill 59 Eric DuBose 27 Buddy Groom 35 Rick Helling 41 Pat Hentgen 16 Jason Johnson 50 Jorge Julio 46 Kerry Ligtenberg 13 Rodrigo López 28 Damian Moss 36 John Parrish 43 Sidney Ponson 35,30 Matt Riley 37 Willis Roberts 52 B. J. Ryan Catchers 26 Brook Fordyce  9 Gerónimo Gil 72 Robert Machado Infielders 10 Tony Batista 18 Jeff Conine 11 Deivi Cruz 15 Jerry Hairston Jr. 31 José León 53 Carlos Méndez 12 José Morban  1 Brian Roberts 23 David Segui Outfielders  3 Larry Bigbie 40 Marty Cordova 39 Jack Cust 25 Jay Gibbons 32 Luis Matos 36,13 Gary Matthews Jr.  6 Melvin Mora 38 Tim Raines Jr. 17 B. J. Surhoff 57 Pedro Swann Manager 30 Mike Hargrove Coaches 48 Terry Crowley (Hitting) 24 Rick Dempsey (First base) 44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen)  2 Sam Perlozzo (Bench) 49 Tom Trebelhorn (Third base) 34 Mark Wiley (Pitching) 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 Brook Fordyce 108 348 95 .273 6 31 1B Jeff Conine 124 493 143 .290 15 80 2B Brian Roberts 112 460 124 .270 5 41 SS Deivi Cruz 152 548 137 .250 14 65 3B Tony Batista 161 631 148 .235 26 99 LF Larry Bigbie 83 287 87 .303 9 31 CF Luis Matos 109 439 133 .303 13 45 RF Jay Gibbons 160 625 173 .277 23 100 DH David Segui 67 224 59 .263 5 25 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 Melvin Mora 96 344 109 .317 15 48 B.J. Surhoff 93 319 94 .295 5 41 Jerry Hairston Jr. 58 218 59 .271 2 21 Gerónimo Gil 54 169 40 .237 3 16 Gary Matthews Jr. 41 162 33 .204 2 20 Jack Cust 27 73 19 .260 4 11 José Morban 61 71 10 .141 2 5 José León 21 54 13 .241 0 0 Robert Machado 18 49 13 .265 1 3 Carlos Méndez 26 45 10 .222 0 5 Tim Raines Jr. 20 43 6 .140 0 2 Marty Cordova 9 30 7 .233 1 4 Pedro Swann 8 14 3 .214 1 2 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 Jason Johnson 32 189.2 10 10 4.18 118 Pat Hentgen 28 160.2 7 8 4.09 100 Sidney Ponson 21 148.0 14 6 3.77 100 Rodrigo López 26 147.0 7 10 5.82 103 Rick Helling 24 138.2 7 8 5.71 86 Omar Daal 19 93.2 4 11 6.34 53 Damian Moss 10 50.2 1 5 6.22 22 Matt Riley 2 10.0 1 0 1.80 9 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 Eric DuBose 17 73.2 3 6 3.79 44 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 Jorge Julio 64 0 7 36 4.38 52 B.J. Ryan 76 4 1 0 3.40 63 Kerry Ligtenberg 68 4 2 1 3.34 47 Buddy Groom 60 1 3 1 5.36 34 Héctor Carrasco 40 2 6 1 4.93 27 Rick Bauer 35 0 0 0 4.55 43 Willis Roberts 26 3 1 0 5.72 26 Travis Driskill 20 3 5 1 6.00 33 John Parrish 14 0 1 0 1.90 8 Sean Douglass 3 0 0 0 13.50 3 Kurt Ainsworth 3 0 1 0 11.57 4 Farm system AAA Ottawa Lynx International League Gary Allenson AA Bowie Baysox Eastern League Dave Trembley A Frederick Keys Carolina League Tom Lawless A Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League Stan Hough A-Short Season Aberdeen IronBirds New York–Penn League Joe Almaraz Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Don Buford Rookie GCL Orioles Gulf Coast League Jesus AlfaroThe Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Baseball America 2007 978-1-93-239117-6 Johnson Lloyd 3rd Durham, North Carolina Wolff MilesBaseball America 2004 Directory. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2004 References External links baltimore-orioles BAL BAL TBAL02003 BAL Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles Season, 2003 Baltimore