2003 Oakland Athletics season
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2003 Oakland Athletics season
| 2003 Oakland Athletics 2003 AL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann | |
| Manager(s) | Ken Macha | |
| Local television | KICU-TV FSN Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa) |
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| Local radio | KFRC (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 2003 season involved the A's finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses.
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Offseason
- December 15, 2002: Felipe López was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cincinnati Reds. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.[1]
- December 16, 2002: Neal Cotts was sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal made on December 3, 2002. The Oakland Athletics sent players to be named later and Billy Koch to the Chicago White Sox for Keith Foulke, Mark L. Johnson, Joe Valentine, and cash. The Oakland Athletics sent Neal Cotts (December 16, 2002) and Daylon Holt (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.[2]
- January 27, 2003: John Ford Griffin was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Jason Perry (minors) (June 23, 2003) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 | -- |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 3 |
| Anaheim Angels | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 |
| Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 |
Transactions
- June 3, 2003: J.R. Towles was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign.[4]
- July 30, 2003: Aaron Harang was traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jeff Bruksch (minors) and Joe Valentine to the Cincinnati Reds for Jose Guillen.[5]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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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 |
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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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Pitching
Starting 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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| Tim Hudson | 34 | 240 | 16 | 7 | 2.70 | 162 |
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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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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Postseason
2003 ALDS
Main article: 2003 American League Division Series
Game 1: Oakland 5 - Boston 4.
Game 2: Oakland 5 - Boston 1.
Game 3: Boston 3 - Oakland 1.
Game 4: Boston 5 - Oakland 4.
Game 5: Boston 4 - Oakland 3.
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Sacramento RiverCats | Pacific Coast League | Tony DeFrancesco |
| AA | Midland RockHounds | Texas League | Greg Sparks |
| A | Modesto A's | California League | Rick Rodriguez |
| A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Webster Garrison |
| Short-Season A | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Dennis Rogers |
| Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | Ruben Escalera |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento
References
- ^ Felipe Lopez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottsne01.shtml
- ^ John-Ford Griffin Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/towlejr01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/haranaa01.shtml
- 2003 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 2003 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
| Preceded by Oakland Athletics 2002 |
AL West Championship Season 2003 |
Succeeded by Anaheim Angels 2004 |
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