2003 Baltimore Orioles season

2003 Baltimore Orioles
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) East Division (since 1969)
Location
Oriole Park at Camden Yards (since 1992) Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
2003 information
Owner(s)	Peter Angelos
Manager(s)	Mike Hargrove
Local television	WJZ-TV WNUV Comcast SportsNet (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Buck Martinez)
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter)
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The 2003 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.

Offseason

• December 2, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
• January 3, 2003: Omar Daal was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
• March 7, 2003: B.J. Surhoff was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Yankees	101	61	--	.601
Boston Red Sox	95	67	6	.572
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	15	.528
Baltimore Orioles	71	91	30	.423
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	63	99	38	.384

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.
• July 25, 2003: Sean Spencer was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

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 71 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

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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
Short-Season A	Aberdeen IronBirds	New York-Penn League	Joe Almaraz
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Don Buford
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	Jesus Alfaro

References

• 2003 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 2003 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com