2003 Arizona Diamondbacks season

2003 Arizona Diamondbacks
2003 Arizona Diamondbacks
Division	Western Division
Ballpark	BankOne Ballpark
City	Phoenix, Arizona
Record	84–78 (.519)
Owners	Ken Kendrick; Jerry Colangelo
Managers	Bob Brenly
Television	FSN Arizona; KTVK (3TV); (Thom Brennaman, Steve Lyons, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Joe Garagiola)
Radio	KTAR (620 AM); (Greg Schulte, Jeff Munn, Victor Rojas)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference

The 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 98-64 record from 2002. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 84-78, good enough for third place in the division.

Offseason

December 15, 2002: Erubiel Durazo was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Oakland Athletics as part of a 4-team trade. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Diamondbacks. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe López to the Reds. The Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Blue Jays. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Jason Arnold (minors) to the Blue Jays on December 16.^[1]
January 30, 2003: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[2]
February 14, 2003: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[3]

Regular season

September 19, 2003: Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson hit a home run off of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Doug Davis.^[4]

Season standings

National League West

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

2003 National League record v t e Source: [1]
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LA	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–5	2–4	7–2	10–9	2–5	5–1	10–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	9–10	5–14	3–3	11–4
Atlanta	5–2	—	4–2	3–3	6–0	9–10	5–1	4–2	4–2	12–7	11–8	9–10	7–2	6–1	2–4	4–2	10–5
Chicago	4–2	2–4	—	10–7	3–3	4–2	9–7	2–4	10–6	3–3	5–1	1–5	10–8	4–2	4–2	8–9	9–9
Cincinnati	2–7	3–3	7–10	—	4–2	2–4	5–12	2–4	8–10	2–4	2–4	5–4	5–11	3–3	3–3	9–7	7-5
Colorado	9–10	0–6	3–3	2–4	—	4–2	2–4	7–12	5–1	3–4	2–5	2–4	3–6	12–7	7–12	4–2	9–6
Florida	5–2	10–9	2–4	4–2	2–4	—	1–5	2–5	7–2	13–6	12–7	13–6	2–4	5–1	1–5	3–3	9–6
Houston	1–5	1–5	7–9	12–5	4–2	5-1	—	4–2	9–8	3–3	2–4	2–4	10–6	3–3	2–4	11–7	11–7
Los Angeles	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	12–7	5–2	2–4	—	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–5	5–1	8–11	6–13	4–2	11–7
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	6–10	10–8	1–5	2–7	8–9	2–4	—	0–6	6–3	4–2	10–7	5–1	1–5	3–13	5–7
Montreal	2–4	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–3	6-13	3–3	2–4	6–0	—	14–5	8–11	3–3	4–2	7–0	1–5	9–9
New York	2–4	8–11	1–5	4–2	5–2	7–12	4–2	3–3	3–6	5–14	—	7–12	4–2	3–3	4–2	1–5	5–10
Philadelphia	2-4	10–9	5–1	4–5	4–2	6–13	4–2	5–2	2–4	11–8	12–7	—	2–4	4–3	3–3	4–2	8–7
Pittsburgh	3–3	2–7	8–10	11–5	6–3	4–2	6–10	1–5	7–10	3–3	2–4	4–2	—	4–2	2–4	7–10	5–7
San Diego	10–9	1–6	2–4	3–3	7–12	1–5	3–3	11–8	1–5	2–4	3–3	3–4	2–4	—	5–14	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	4–2	2–4	3–3	12–7	5–1	4–2	13–6	5–1	0–7	2–4	3–3	4–2	14–5	—	5–1	10–8
St. Louis	3–3	2–4	9–8	7–9	2–4	3-3	7–11	2–4	13–3	5–1	5–1	2–4	10–7	4–2	1–5	—	10–8

Notable transactions

June 3, 2003: 2003 Major League Baseball draft
- Conor Jackson was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 1st round (19th pick). Player signed June 16, 2003.^[5]
- Carlos Quentin was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 1st round (29th pick). Player signed July 2, 2003.^[6]
June 16, 2003: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Diamondbacks by the Toronto Blue Jays.^[3]
June 29, 2003: Matt Williams was released by the Diamondbacks.^[7]
July 29, 2003: David Dellucci, Bret Prinz, and John Prowl (minors) were traded by the Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees for Raúl Mondesí and cash.^[8]

Roster

2003 Arizona Diamondbacks

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

8 Félix José

Manager

15 Bob Brenly

Coaches

13 Mark Davis (bullpen)
50 Chuck Kniffin (pitching)
21 Dwayne Murphy (hitting)
14 Eddie Rodríguez (third base)
53 Glenn Sherlock (bench)
19 Robin Yount (first base)

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Dessens	34	175.2	8	8	5.07	113

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Sidewinders	Pacific Coast League	Al Pedrique
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Scott Coolbaugh
A	Lancaster JetHawks	California League	Mike Aldrete
A	South Bend Silver Hawks	Midwest League	Von Hayes
A-Short Season	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Bill Plummer
Rookie	Missoula Osprey	Pioneer League	Tony Perezchica

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References

^ Felipe López at Baseball Reference
^ Ricky Bottalico at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b Scott Service at Baseball Reference
^ Randy Johnson Home Run Log (Batting) – Baseball-Reference PI^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Conor Jackson at Baseball Reference
^ Carlos Quentin at Baseball Reference
^ Matt Williams at Baseball Reference
^ Raúl Mondesí at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

[1] Felipe López at Baseball Reference

[2] Ricky Bottalico at Baseball Reference

[service-3] Scott Service at Baseball Reference

[4] Randy Johnson Home Run Log (Batting) – Baseball-Reference PI^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] Conor Jackson at Baseball Reference

[6] Carlos Quentin at Baseball Reference

[7] Matt Williams at Baseball Reference

[8] Raúl Mondesí at Baseball Reference

[9] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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