2003 Major League Baseball season
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2003 Major League Baseball season
This article is about the 2003 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2003 in baseball.
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| 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 | |
| World Series champions | Florida Marlins |
| Runners-up | New York Yankees |
| World Series MVP | Josh Beckett (FLA) |
| MLB seasons | |
| ← 2002 | 2004 → |
The 2003 MLB season, ended when the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in a six game 2003 World Series. This season was notable when the Detroit Tigers set the American League record for losses in a season, with 119.
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Managers
American League
National League
| Team | Manager | Comments |
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| 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 LaRussa | |
| San Diego Padres | Bruce Bochy | |
| San Francisco Giants | Felipe Alou |
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
Postseason
| Division Series ESPN/Fox |
League Championship Series Fox |
World Series Fox |
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| East | New York Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| Cent. | Minnesota Twins | 1 | |||||||||||
| East | New York Yankees | 4 | |||||||||||
| WC | Boston Red Sox | 3 | |||||||||||
| West | Oakland Athletics | 2 | |||||||||||
| WC | Boston Red Sox | 3 | |||||||||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 2 | |||||||||||
| NL | Florida Marlins | 4 | |||||||||||
| West | San Francisco Giants | 1 | |||||||||||
| WC | Florida Marlins | 3 | |||||||||||
| WC | Florida Marlins | 4 | |||||||||||
| Cent. | Chicago Cubs | 3 | |||||||||||
| East | Atlanta Braves | 2 | |||||||||||
| Cent. | Chicago Cubs | 3 | |||||||||||
- World Series MVP: Josh Beckett
- All-Star Game, July 15 at U.S. Cellular Field: American League, 7-6; Garret Anderson, MVP
Major league baseball final standings
| American League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | New York Yankees | 101 | 61 | .623 | -- |
| 2nd | Boston Red Sox * | 95 | 67 | .586 | 6.0 |
| 3rd | Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15.0 |
| 4th | Baltimore Orioles | 71 | 91 | .438 | 30.0 |
| 5th | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 38.0 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- |
| 2nd | Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 4.0 |
| 3rd | Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7.0 |
| 4th | Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22.0 |
| 5th | Detroit Tigers | 43 | 119 | .265 | 47.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 | -- |
| 2nd | Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 3.0 |
| 3rd | Anaheim Angels | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19.0 |
| 4th | Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25.0 |
| National League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | -- |
| 2nd | Florida Marlins * | 91 | 71 | .562 | 10.0 |
| 3rd | Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15.0 |
| 4th | Montreal Expos | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18.0 |
| 5th | New York Mets | 66 | 95 | .410 | 34.5 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | Chicago Cubs | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- |
| 2nd | Houston Astros | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1.0 |
| 3rd | St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.0 |
| 4th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 87 | .463 | 13.0 |
| 5th | Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19.0 |
| 6th | Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 20.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | San Francisco Giants | 100 | 61 | .621 | -- |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 15.5 |
| 3rd | Arizona Diamondbacks | 84 | 78 | .519 | 16.5 |
| 4th | Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26.5 |
| 5th | San Diego Padres | 64 | 98 | .395 | 36.5 |
- The asterisk denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league.
Statistical leaders
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References
- Baseball-Reference.com, 2003 American League season
- Baseball-Reference.com, 2003 National League season
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