2003 Major League Baseball season

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2003 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration March 30 – October 25, 2003
Number of games 162
Number of teams 30
TV partner(s) Fox, ESPN
Draft
Top draft pick Delmon Young
Picked by Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Regular Season
Season MVP AL: Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
NL: Barry Bonds (SF)
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
MLB seasons

The 2003 Major League Baseball season ended when the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in a six-game 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

American League

Team Manager Comments
Anaheim Angels Mike Scioscia
Baltimore Orioles Mike Hargrove
Boston Red Sox Grady Little
Chicago White Sox± Jerry Manuel Hosted the All-Star Game
Cleveland Indians Eric Wedge
Detroit Tigers Alan Trammell
Kansas City Royals Tony Peña
Minnesota Twins Ron Gardenhire
New York Yankees Joe Torre Won the AL pennant
Oakland Athletics Ken Macha
Seattle Mariners Bob Melvin
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lou Piniella
Texas Rangers Buck Showalter
Toronto Blue Jays Carlos Tosca

National League

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

Standings

Postseason

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Bracket

Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS)
League Championship Series
(NLCS, ALCS)
World Series
                 
1 NY Yankees 3
3 Minnesota 1
1 NY Yankees 4
4 Boston 3
2 Oakland 2
4 Boston 3
AL1 NY Yankees 2
NL4 Florida 4
1 Atlanta 2
3 Chicago Cubs 3
3 Chicago Cubs 3
4 Florida 4
2 San Francisco 1
4 Florida 3

Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.

Statistical leaders

Statistic American League National League
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

Awards

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Rookie of the Year Dontrelle Willis (FLA) Ángel Berroa (KC)
Cy Young Award Éric Gagné (LAD) Roy Halladay (TOR)
Manager of the Year Jack McKeon (FLA) Tony Peña (KC)
Most Valuable Player Barry Bonds (SF) Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
Gold Glove Awards
Position National League American League
Pitcher Mike Hampton (ATL) Mike Mussina (NYY)
Catcher Mike Matheny (STL) Bengie Molina (ANA)
1st Base Derrek Lee (FLA) John Olerud (SEA)
2nd Base Luis Castillo (FLA) Bret Boone (SEA)
3rd Base Scott Rolen (STL) Eric Chavez (OAK)
Shortstop Édgar Rentería (STL) Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
Outfield José Cruz Jr. (SF)
Jim Edmonds (STL)
Andruw Jones (ATL)
Mike Cameron (SEA)
Torii Hunter (MIN)
Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
Silver Slugger Awards
Position National League American League
Pitcher/Designated Hitter Mike Hampton (ATL) Edgar Martínez (SEA)
Catcher Javy López (ATL) Jorge Posada (NYY)
1st Base Todd Helton (COL) Carlos Delgado (TOR)
2nd Base José Vidro (MON) Bret Boone (SEA)
3rd Base Mike Lowell (FLA) Bill Mueller (BOS)
Shortstop Édgar Rentería (STL) Alex Rodriguez (TEX)
Outfield Barry Bonds (SF)
Albert Pujols (STL)
Gary Sheffield (ATL)
Garret Anderson (ANA)
Manny Ramirez (BOS)
Vernon Wells (TOR)

Other awards

Player of the Month

Month American League National League
April Alfonso Soriano Todd Helton
May Edgar Martínez Albert Pujols
June Jason Giambi Albert Pujols
July Magglio Ordóñez Barry Bonds
August Alex Rodriguez Vladimir Guerrero
September Alfonso Soriano Jim Thome

Pitcher of the Month

Month American League National League
April Esteban Loaiza Shawn Chacón
May Roy Halladay Kevin Brown
June Freddy García Dontrelle Willis
July José Lima Liván Hernández
August Johan Santana Mark Prior
September Roy Halladay Mark Prior

Rookie of the Month

Month American League National League
April Rocco Baldelli Hee-seop Choi
May Rocco Baldelli Xavier Nady
June Hideki Matsui Dontrelle Willis
July Ángel Berroa Miguel Cabrera
August Rafael Soriano Scott Podsednik
September Reed Johnson Miguel Cabrera

Home field attendance and payroll

Team name Wins Home attendance Per game Est. payroll
New York Yankees[1] 101 -1.9% 3,465,600 0.0% 42,263 $152,749,814 21.3%
Seattle Mariners[2] 93 0.0% 3,268,509 -7.7% 40,352 $86,959,167 8.3%
San Francisco Giants[3] 100 5.3% 3,264,898 0.4% 40,307 $82,852,167 5.8%
Los Angeles Dodgers[4] 85 -7.6% 3,138,626 0.2% 38,748 $105,872,620 11.6%
Anaheim Angels[5] 77 -22.2% 3,061,094 32.8% 37,330 $79,031,667 28.0%
Chicago Cubs[6] 88 31.3% 2,962,630 10.0% 36,576 $79,868,333 5.5%
St. Louis Cardinals[7] 85 -12.4% 2,910,386 -3.4% 35,931 $83,786,666 12.2%
Arizona Diamondbacks[8] 84 -14.3% 2,805,542 -12.3% 34,636 $80,657,000 -21.6%
Boston Red Sox[9] 95 2.2% 2,724,165 2.8% 33,632 $99,946,500 -7.8%
Baltimore Orioles[10] 71 6.0% 2,454,523 -8.5% 30,303 $73,877,500 14.6%
Houston Astros[11] 87 3.6% 2,454,241 -2.5% 30,299 $71,040,000 12.0%
Atlanta Braves[12] 101 0.0% 2,401,084 -7.8% 29,643 $106,243,667 13.7%
Cincinnati Reds[13] 69 -11.5% 2,355,259 26.9% 29,077 $59,355,667 31.8%
Colorado Rockies[14] 74 1.4% 2,334,085 -14.7% 28,816 $67,179,667 18.2%
Philadelphia Phillies[15] 86 7.5% 2,259,948 39.6% 27,901 $70,780,000 22.1%
Oakland Athletics[16] 96 -6.8% 2,216,596 2.2% 27,365 $50,260,834 25.6%
New York Mets[17] 66 -12.0% 2,140,599 -23.7% 26,757 $117,176,429 23.8%
Texas Rangers[18] 71 -1.4% 2,094,394 -11.0% 25,857 $103,491,667 -2.1%
San Diego Padres[19] 64 -3.0% 2,030,084 -8.6% 25,063 $45,210,000 9.1%
Minnesota Twins[20] 90 -4.3% 1,946,011 1.1% 24,025 $55,505,000 37.3%
Chicago White Sox[21] 86 6.2% 1,939,524 15.7% 23,945 $51,010,000 -10.6%
Toronto Blue Jays[22] 86 10.3% 1,799,458 9.9% 22,216 $51,269,000 -33.3%
Kansas City Royals[23] 83 33.9% 1,779,895 34.5% 22,249 $40,518,000 -14.3%
Cleveland Indians[24] 68 -8.1% 1,730,002 -33.9% 21,358 $48,584,834 -38.4%
Milwaukee Brewers[25] 68 21.4% 1,700,354 -13.7% 20,992 $40,627,000 -19.2%
Pittsburgh Pirates[26] 75 4.2% 1,636,751 -8.3% 20,207 $54,812,429 29.5%
Detroit Tigers[27] 43 -21.8% 1,368,245 -9.0% 16,892 $49,168,000 -10.7%
Florida Marlins[28] 91 15.2% 1,303,215 60.3% 16,089 $49,450,000 17.8%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays[29] 63 14.5% 1,058,695 -0.7% 13,070 $19,630,000 -42.9%
Montreal Expos[30] 83 0.0% 1,025,639 26.3% 12,662 $51,948,500 34.3%

Events

See also

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