2003 New York Yankees season
2003 New York Yankees | ||
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American League Champions American League East Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York City | |
Record | 101–61 (.623) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | George Steinbrenner | |
General managers | Brian Cashman | |
Managers | Joe Torre | |
Television | WCBS-TV YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer) | |
Radio | WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Charley Steiner) | |
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The 2003 New York Yankees season was the 101st season for the team. The team finished with a record of 101–61[1] finishing 6 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they defeated the Red Sox in 7 games in the ALCS, winning the pennant on Aaron Boone's dramatic 11th-inning home run. The Yankees advanced to the World Series, losing in a dramatic 6 game series to the Florida Marlins. It would be their second World Series loss in three years and their last appearance in a World Series until 2009.
Offseason
- December 6, 2002: Robin Ventura was re-signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 19, 2002: Hideki Matsui was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[3]
- December 19, 2002: Todd Zeile was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[4]
- January 3, 2003: Brandon Knight was released by the New York Yankees.[5]
Regular season
On June 11, 2003, six Astros pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter against the New York Yankees. The six pitchers were Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner.[6] It was the first no-hitter against the Yankees in 45 years.
Opening Day starters
- 1B – Jason Giambi
- 2B – Alfonso Soriano
- SS – Derek Jeter
- 3B – Robin Ventura
- C – Jorge Posada
- LF – Hideki Matsui
- CF – Bernie Williams
- RF – Raúl Mondesí
- DH – Nick Johnson
- P – Roger Clemens
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 50–32 | 51–29 |
Boston Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 6 | 53–28 | 42–39 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 | 41–40 | 45–36 |
Baltimore Orioles | 71 | 91 | .438 | 30 | 40–40 | 31–51 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 38 | 36–45 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
- May 23, 2003: Curtis Pride was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Nashua Pride (Atlantic League).[7]
- July 22, 2003: Jesse Orosco was sent to the New York Yankees by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
- July 29, 2003: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks for David Dellucci, Bret Prinz, and John Prowl (minors).[8]
- July 31, 2003: Aaron Boone was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Yankees for Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning, and cash.[9]
- July 31, 2003: Robin Ventura was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bubba Crosby and Scott Proctor.[2]
- August 18, 2003: Todd Zeile was released by the New York Yankees.[4]
- August 31, 2003: Jesse Orosco was traded by the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Juan Padilla (September 2, 2003) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
Roster
Game log
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April (20–6) Home: 8–3 Away: 12–3
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May (11–17) Home: 5–12 Away: 6–5
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June (20–7) Home: 10–2 Away: 10–5
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July (14–10) Home: 7–4 Away: 7–6
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August (17–12) Home: 9–7 Away: 8–5
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September (18–9) Home: 11–4 Away: 7–5
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- ^ This game was the makeup of September 18 game in Baltimore that was called after five innings because of Hurricane Isabel.
Player stats
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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 |
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1B | Jason Giambi | 156 | 535 | 134 | .250 | 41 | 107 |
2B | Alfonso Soriano | 156 | 682 | 198 | .290 | 38 | 91 |
SS | Derek Jeter | 119 | 482 | 156 | .324 | 10 | 52 |
LF | Hideki Matsui | 163 | 623 | 179 | .287 | 16 | 106 |
CF | Bernie Williams | 119 | 445 | 117 | .263 | 15 | 64 |
C | Jorge Posada | 142 | 481 | 135 | .281 | 30 | 101 |
3B | Robin Ventura | 89 | 283 | 71 | .251 | 9 | 42 |
RF | Raul Mondesi | 98 | 361 | 93 | .258 | 16 | 49 |
DH | Nick Johnson | 96 | 324 | 92 | .284 | 14 | 47 |
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 |
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Aaron Boone | 54 | 189 | 48 | .254 | 6 | 31 |
Todd Zeile | 66 | 186 | 39 | .210 | 6 | 23 |
Rubén Sierra | 63 | 174 | 48 | .276 | 6 | 31 |
Juan Rivera | 57 | 173 | 46 | .266 | 7 | 26 |
Karim Garcia | 52 | 151 | 46 | .305 | 6 | 21 |
Enrique Wilson | 63 | 135 | 31 | .230 | 3 | 15 |
John Flaherty | 40 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 4 | 14 |
Erick Almonte | 31 | 100 | 26 | .260 | 1 | 11 |
Bubba Trammell | 22 | 55 | 11 | .200 | 0 | 5 |
David Dellucci | 21 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 1 | 4 |
Curtis Pride | 4 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 1 | 1 |
Charles Gipson | 18 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Drew Henson | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Fernando Seguignol | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Hernández | 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Sojo | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Latham | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Mussina | 31 | 31 | 214.2 | 17 | 8 | 3.40 | 195 |
David Wells | 31 | 30 | 213.0 | 15 | 7 | 4.14 | 101 |
Roger Clemens | 33 | 33 | 211.2 | 17 | 9 | 3.91 | 190 |
Andy Pettitte | 33 | 33 | 208.1 | 21 | 8 | 4.02 | 180 |
Jeff Weaver | 32 | 24 | 159.1 | 7 | 9 | 5.99 | 93 |
Brandon Claussen | 1 | 1 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 | 5 |
Other pitchers
Note: 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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José Contreras | 18 | 71.0 | 7 | 2 | 3.30 | 72 |
Jorge De Paula | 4 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: 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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Mariano Rivera | 64 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 1.66 | 63 |
Chris Hammond | 62 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.86 | 45 |
Antonio Osuna | 48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.73 | 47 |
Sterling Hitchcock | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.44 | 36 |
Juan Acevedo | 25 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7.71 | 19 |
Jeff Nelson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.58 | 21 |
Jason Anderson | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.79 | 9 |
Jesse Orosco | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | 4 |
Al Reyes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 9 |
Félix Heredia | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.20 | 4 |
Gabe White | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 6 |
Armando Benítez | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 | 10 |
Dan Miceli | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 1 |
Randy Choate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 0 |
Bret Prinz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 |
Postseason
Game log
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World Series vs Marlins (2–4)
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Farm system
References
- ^ "Yankees 1-1 Orioles (Sep 18, 2003) Game Recap". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Robin Ventura Stats".
- ^ Hideki Matsui Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "Todd Zeile Stats".
- ^ "Brandon Knight Stats".
- ^ "Astros vs. Yankees - Game Recap - June 11, 2003 - ESPN". Archived from the original on August 8, 2003.
- ^ "Curtis Pride Stats".
- ^ Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Yankees give up Claussen, cash for third baseman". ESPN.com. July 31, 2003.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory