2003 Major League Baseball season

2003 MLB season
2003 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	March 30, 2003 – October 25, 2003
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Alex Rodriguez (TEX); NL: Barry Bonds (SF)
League Postseason
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Boston Red Sox
NL champions	Florida Marlins
NL runners-up	Chicago Cubs
MLB seasons
	← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Major League Baseball season ended when the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in a six-game 2003 World Series. The Detroit Tigers set the American League record for losses in a season, with 119, and the Marlins became the first team to win the championship twice as a wild card.

Managers

Team	Manager	Comments
Arizona Diamondbacks	Bob Brenly
Atlanta Braves	Bobby Cox
Chicago Cubs	Dusty Baker
Cincinnati Reds	Bob Boone	Replaced during the season by Dave Miley
Colorado Rockies	Clint Hurdle
Florida Marlins	Jeff Torborg	Replaced during the season by Jack McKeon, won World Series
Houston Astros	Jimy Williams
Los Angeles Dodgers	Jim Tracy
Milwaukee Brewers	Ned Yost
Montreal Expos	Frank Robinson
New York Mets	Art Howe
Philadelphia Phillies	Larry Bowa
Pittsburgh Pirates	Lloyd McClendon
St. Louis Cardinals	Tony La Russa
San Diego Padres	Bruce Bochy
San Francisco Giants	Felipe Alou

v t e AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽¹⁾ New York Yankees	101	61	0.623	—	50–32	51–29
⁽⁴⁾ Boston Red Sox	95	67	0.586	6	53–28	42–39
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	0.531	15	41–40	45–36
Baltimore Orioles	71	91	0.438	30	40–40	31–51
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	63	99	0.389	38	36–45	27–54

v t e AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽³⁾ Minnesota Twins	90	72	0.556	—	48–33	42–39
Chicago White Sox	86	76	0.531	4	51–30	35–46
Kansas City Royals	83	79	0.512	7	40–40	43–39
Cleveland Indians	68	94	0.420	22	38–43	30–51
Detroit Tigers	43	119	0.265	47	23–58	20–61

v t e AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽²⁾ Oakland Athletics	96	66	0.593	—	57–24	39–42
Seattle Mariners	93	69	0.574	3	50–31	43–38
Anaheim Angels	77	85	0.475	19	45–37	32–48
Texas Rangers	71	91	0.438	25	43–38	28–53

v t e NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽¹⁾ Atlanta Braves	101	61	0.623	—	55–26	46–35
⁽⁴⁾ Florida Marlins	91	71	0.562	10	53–28	38–43
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	0.531	15	49–32	37–44
Montreal Expos	83	79	0.512	18	52–29	31–50
New York Mets	66	95	0.410	34½	34–46	32–49

v t e NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽³⁾ Chicago Cubs	88	74	0.543	—	44–37	44–37
Houston Astros	87	75	0.537	1	48–33	39–42
St. Louis Cardinals	85	77	0.525	3	48–33	37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	13	39–42	36–45
Cincinnati Reds	69	93	0.426	19	35–46	34–47
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	0.420	20	31–50	37–44

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽²⁾ San Francisco Giants	100	61	0.621	—	57–24	43–37
Los Angeles Dodgers	85	77	0.525	15½	46–35	39–42
Arizona Diamondbacks	84	78	0.519	16½	45–36	39–42
Colorado Rockies	74	88	0.457	26½	49–32	25–56
San Diego Padres	64	98	0.395	36½	35–46	29–52

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.^[1]
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.^[2]
June 23 – Barry Bonds steals his 500th career base, becoming the only member of baseball's 500 home run/500 stolen base club

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^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.