2003 Seattle Mariners season
The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 93–69.
2003 Seattle Mariners | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Safeco Field | |
City | Seattle, Washington | |
Record | 93–69 (.574) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by Howard Lincoln) | |
General managers | Pat Gillick | |
Managers | Bob Melvin | |
Television | KSTW 11 FSN Northwest | |
Radio | KOMO 1000 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson) | |
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The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual.[1] The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy Garcia, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer and Joel Piñeiro.
Offseason
edit- October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Seattle Mariners.[2]
- November 15, 2002: Mariners named Bob Melvin, as the team's new manager, after Lou Piniella left to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- December 6, 2002: John Olerud was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[3]
- January 16, 2003: John Mabry was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[4]
Regular season
editOpening Day starters
edit- Bret Boone
- Mike Cameron
- Jeff Cirillo
- Carlos Guillén
- Mark McLemore
- Jamie Moyer
- John Olerud
- Ichiro Suzuki
- Dan Wilson
- Randy Winn[5]
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 57–24 | 39–42 |
Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 3 | 50–31 | 43–38 |
Anaheim Angels | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 45–37 | 32–48 |
Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–12 | 8–11 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–7 | 11–7 |
Baltimore | 8–1 | — | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–13–1 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 7–2 | 8–11 | 5–13 |
Boston | 6–3 | 10–9 | — | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 11–7 |
Chicago | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–5 | — | 11–8 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
Cleveland | 3–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–11 | — | 12–7 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6–12 |
Detroit | 1–6 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 8–11 | 7–12 | — | 5–14 | 4–15 | 1–5 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–7 | 4–14 |
Kansas City | 3–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 14–5 | — | 11–8 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 1–5 | 9–9 |
Minnesota | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 15–4 | 8–11 | — | 0–7 | 8–1 | 3–6 | 6–0 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 10–8 |
New York | 6–3 | 13–6–1 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 7–0 | — | 3–6 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 13–5 |
Oakland | 12–8 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–3 | — | 7–12 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–2 | 9–9 |
Seattle | 11–8 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 12–7 | — | 4–5 | 10–10 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
Tampa Bay | 3–6 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 5–14 | 3–6 | 5–4 | — | 3–6 | 11–8 | 3–15 |
Texas | 10–9 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–1 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 10–10 | 6–3 | — | 5–4 | 4–14 |
Toronto | 7–2 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | — | 10–8 |
Notable transactions
edit- July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.[6]
Roster
edit2003 Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Dan Wilson | 96 | 316 | 76 | .241 | 4 | 43 |
1B | John Olerud | 152 | 539 | 145 | .269 | 10 | 83 |
2B | Bret Boone | 159 | 622 | 183 | .294 | 35 | 117 |
SS | Carlos Guillén | 109 | 388 | 107 | .276 | 7 | 52 |
3B | Jeff Cirillo | 87 | 258 | 53 | .205 | 2 | 23 |
LF | Randy Winn | 157 | 600 | 177 | .295 | 11 | 75 |
CF | Mike Cameron | 147 | 534 | 135 | .253 | 18 | 76 |
RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 159 | 679 | 212 | .312 | 13 | 62 |
DH | Edgar Martínez | 145 | 497 | 146 | .294 | 24 | 98 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Mark McLemore | 99 | 309 | 72 | .233 | 2 | 37 |
Ben Davis | 80 | 246 | 58 | .236 | 6 | 42 |
Willie Bloomquist | 89 | 196 | 49 | .250 | 1 | 14 |
Rey Sánchez | 46 | 170 | 50 | .294 | 0 | 11 |
John Mabry | 64 | 104 | 22 | .212 | 3 | 16 |
Greg Colbrunn | 22 | 58 | 16 | .276 | 3 | 7 |
Pat Borders | 12 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
Luis Ugueto | 12 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Jamal Strong | 12 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Chad Meyers | 9 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jamie Moyer | 33 | 215.0 | 21 | 7 | 3.27 | 129 |
Ryan Franklin | 32 | 212.0 | 11 | 13 | 3.57 | 99 |
Joel Piñeiro | 32 | 211.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.78 | 151 |
Freddy García | 33 | 201.1 | 12 | 14 | 4.51 | 144 |
Gil Meche | 32 | 186.1 | 15 | 13 | 4.59 | 130 |
Relief pitchers
editNote; G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 63 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1.48 | 32 |
Arthur Rhodes | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.17 | 48 |
Julio Mateo | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.15 | 71 |
Jeff Nelson | 46 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.35 | 47 |
Rafael Soriano | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.53 | 68 |
Kazuhiro Sasaki | 35 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4.05 | 29 |
Giovanni Carrara | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 13 |
Armando Benítez | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 15 |
Aaron Taylor | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 9 |
Aaron Looper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 6 |
Brian Sweeney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 7 |
J.J. Putz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3 |
Matt White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Awards and honors
edit- Jamie Moyer, Pitcher, Roberto Clemente Award
- Jamie Moyer, Hutch Award[7]
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Antonio, Inland Empire[8]
Major League Baseball Draft
edit2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks | |
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Adam Jones (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 2003. | |
Information | |
Owner | Nintendo of America |
General Manager(s) | Pat Gillick |
Manager(s) | Bob Melvin |
First pick | Adam Jones |
Draft positions | 19th |
Number of selections | 53 |
Links | |
Results | Baseball-Reference |
Official Site | The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine |
Years | 2002 • 2003 • 2004 |
The following is a list of 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being shortstop Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30 pitchers, 8 outfielders, 6 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 first baseman.
Draft
editKey
editRound (Pick) | Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted |
Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
Bold | Indicates the player signed with the Mariners |
Italics | Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners |
* | Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball |
Table
editRule 5 draft
editKey
editPick | Indicates the pick the player was drafted |
Previous team | Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team |
Table
editPhase (Pick) | Name | Position | Previous team | Notes | Ref |
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Triple-A (16) | Darwin Soto | Infielder | San Diego Padres | [59] | |
Triple-A (36) | Omar Falcon | Catcher | San Diego Padres | [59] | |
Triple-A (47) | Chris Key | Left-handed pitcher | Florida Marlins | [59] |
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- ^ Scott Podsednik Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Olerud Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Mabry Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ 2003 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Kenny Kelly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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- ^ "Jeff Flaig Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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