2003 Atlanta Braves season
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| 2003 Atlanta Braves 2003 NL East Champions |
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| Owner(s) | AOL Time Warner | |
| General manager(s) | John Schuerholz | |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Cox | |
| Local television | TBS Superstation (Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Turner South (Pete Van Wieren) FSN South (Bob Neal, Bob Rathbun) |
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| Local radio | WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray) WWWE (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores) |
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[edit] Offseason
- November 20, 2002: Donzell McDonald was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[1]
- December 18, 2002: Paul Byrd was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[2]
- December 19, 2002: Greg Maddux was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[3]
- January 8, 2003: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[4]
[edit] Regular season
- In 2003, John Smoltz set a Major League record (since tied) by having 34 saves before the All-Star Break.[5]
- On August 10, 2003, Rafael Furcal of the Braves had an unassisted triple play. He caught the liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner going back to first base.[6]
[edit] Opening Day starters
[edit] Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Atlanta Braves | 101 | 59 | .623 | -- |
| Florida Marlins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 |
| Montreal Expos | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 |
| New York Mets | 66 | 95 | .410 | 34½ |
[edit] Notable transactions
August 29, 2003: Jaret Wright was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.[7]
[edit] Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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 |
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[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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[edit] 2003 National League Division Series
[edit] Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs
Chicago wins the series, 3-2
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Chicago Cubs - 4, Atlanta Braves - 2 | September 30 | Turner Field | 52,043[8] |
| 2 | Chicago Cubs - 3, Atlanta Braves - 5 | October 1 | Turner Field | 52,743[9] |
| 3 | Atlanta Braves - 1, Chicago Cubs - 3 | October 3 | Wrigley Field | 39,982[10] |
| 4 | Atlanta Braves - 6, Chicago Cubs - 4 | October 4 | Wrigley Field | 39,983[11] |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs - 5, Atlanta Braves - 1 | October 5 | Turner Field | 54,357[12] |
[edit] Award winners
2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
[edit] Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rome, GCL Braves[13][14]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdondo01.shtml
- ^ Paul Byrd Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maddugr01.shtml
- ^ Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Sports Illustrated, Volume 109, No. 2, July 14–21, 2008, p.24, Published by Time Inc.
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml
- ^ Jaret Wright Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "2003 NLDS - Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 1". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B09300ATL2003.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "2003 NLDS - Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 2". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10010ATL2003.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "2003 NLDS - Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 3". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10030CHN2003.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "2003 NLDS - Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 4". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10040CHN2003.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "2003 NLDS - Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 5". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B10050ATL2003.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory
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| Preceded by Atlanta Braves 2002 |
NL East Championship Season 2003 |
Succeeded by Atlanta Braves 2004 |
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