2003 Major League Baseball 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 (SFG) |
| League Postseason | |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
| NL champions | Florida Marlins |
| NL runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Florida Marlins |
| Runners-up | New York Yankees |
| Finals MVP | Josh Beckett (FLA) |
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 |
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
Major league baseball final standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
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- World Series MVP: Josh Beckett
- All-Star Game, July 15 at U.S. Cellular Field: American League, 7–6; Garret Anderson, MVP
Statistical leaders
| American League | National League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
| AVG | Bill Mueller BOS | .326 | Albert Pujols STL | .359 |
| HR | Alex Rodriguez TEX | 47 | Jim Thome PHI | 47 |
| RBI | Carlos Delgado TOR | 145 | Preston Wilson COL | 141 |
| Wins | Roy Halladay TOR | 22 | Russ Ortiz ATL | 21 |
| ERA | Pedro Martínez BOS | 2.22 | Jason Schmidt SF | 2.34 |
| SO | Esteban Loaiza CHW | 207 | Kerry Wood CHC | 266 |
| SV | Keith Foulke OAK | 43 | Éric Gagné LA | 55 |
| SB | Carl Crawford TB | 55 | Juan Pierre FLA | 65 |
Events
- 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
References
- Baseball-Reference.com, 2003 American League season
- Baseball-Reference.com, 2003 National League season
- ^ "Charlton's Baseball Chronology". BaseballLibrary.com. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.