2003 New York Yankees season














































2003 New York Yankees
2003 AL East Champions
2003 AL Champions
Major League affiliations

  • American League (since 1901)


  • Eastern Division (since 1969)

Location

  • Yankee Stadium (since 1976)

  • New York City (since 1903)

Results
Record 101–61 (.623)
Divisional place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
General manager(s) Brian Cashman
Manager(s) Joe Torre
Local television
WCBS-TV
YES Network
(Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer)
Local radio
WCBS (AM)
(John Sterling, Charley Steiner)
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The New York Yankees' 2003 season was the 101st season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 101-61 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 last appearance in a World Series until 2009.




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Opening Day starters


    • 2.2 Season standings


    • 2.3 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.4 Notable transactions


    • 2.5 Roster




  • 3 Player stats


    • 3.1 Batting


      • 3.1.1 Starters by position


      • 3.1.2 Other batters




    • 3.2 Pitching


      • 3.2.1 Starting pitchers


      • 3.2.2 Other pitchers


      • 3.2.3 Relief pitchers






  • 4 Postseason


    • 4.1 2003 ALDS


    • 4.2 2003 ALCS


      • 4.2.1 Game 1


      • 4.2.2 Game 2


      • 4.2.3 Game 3


      • 4.2.4 Game 4


      • 4.2.5 Game 5


      • 4.2.6 Game 6


      • 4.2.7 Game 7




    • 4.3 2003 World Series


      • 4.3.1 Game 1


      • 4.3.2 Game 2


      • 4.3.3 Game 3


      • 4.3.4 Game 4


      • 4.3.5 Game 5


      • 4.3.6 Game 6






  • 5 Farm system


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Offseason



  • December 6, 2002: Robin Ventura was re-signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[1]

  • December 19, 2002: Hideki Matsui was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[2]

  • December 19, 2002: Todd Zeile was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.[3]

  • January 3, 2003: Brandon Knight was released by the New York Yankees.[4]



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.[5] 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



























































  • v

  • t

  • e


AL East
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road

New York Yankees
 101 61
 0.623
 —
 50–32
 51–29

Boston Red Sox
 95 67
 0.586
 6
 53–28
 42–39

Toronto Blue Jays
 86 76
 0.531
 15
 41–40
 45–36

Baltimore Orioles
 71 91
 0.438
 30
 40–40
 31–51

Tampa Bay Devil Rays
 63 99
 0.389
 38
 36–45
 27–54




Record vs. opponents



















































































































































































































































































2003 American League Records

  • v

  • t

  • e




Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 (Atlantic).[6]

  • 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).[7]

  • July 31, 2003: Robin Ventura was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bubba Crosby and Scott Proctor.[1]

  • August 18, 2003: Todd Zeile was released by the New York Yankees.[3]

  • 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














2003 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers


  • 57 Juan Acevedo


  • 45 Jason Anderson


  • 45 Armando Benítez


  • 38 Randy Choate


  • 60 Brandon Claussen


  • 22 Roger Clemens


  • 52 José Contreras


  • 41 Jorge De Paula


  • 39 Chris Hammond


  • 45 Félix Heredia


  • 41 Sterling Hitchcock


  • 40 Dan Miceli


  • 35 Mike Mussina


  • 43 Jeff Nelson


  • 47 Jesse Orosco


  • 13 Antonio Osuna


  • 46 Andy Pettitte


  • 38 Bret Prinz


  • 47 Al Reyes


  • 42 Mariano Rivera


  • 18 Jeff Weaver


  • 33 David Wells


  • 40 Gabe White

Catchers


  • 17 John Flaherty


  • 57 Michel Hernández


  • 20 Jorge Posada


Infielders




  • 60,11 Erick Almonte


  • 19 Aaron Boone


  • 25 Jason Giambi


  • 38 Drew Henson


  •  2 Derek Jeter


  • 36 Nick Johnson


  • 48 Fernando Seguignol


  • 12 Alfonso Soriano


  • 19 Robin Ventura


  • 14 Enrique Wilson


  • 27 Todd Zeile

Outfielders


  • 11 David Dellucci


  • 28 Karim García


  • 28 Charles Gipson


  • 28 Chris Latham


  • 55 Hideki Matsui


  • 43 Raúl Mondesí


  • 11 Curtis Pride


  • 59 Juan Rivera


  • 24 Rubén Sierra


  • 29 Bubba Trammell


  • 51 Bernie Williams


Other Players



  • 27 Luis Sojo

Manager

  •  6 Joe Torre

Coaches




  • 56 Rick Down (hitting)


  • 53 Lee Mazzilli (first base)


  • 52 Rich Monteleone (bullpen)


  • 30 Willie Randolph (third base)


  • 34 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching)


  • 54 Don Zimmer (bench)


Player stats






 = Indicates team leader


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
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


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
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


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


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


Postseason



2003 ALDS


Main article: 2003 American League Division Series

Game 1: Minnesota 3 – New York 1.


Game 2: New York 4 – Minnesota 1.


Game 3: New York 3 – Minnesota 1.


Game 4: New York 8 – Minnesota 1.


New York's victory secured their place in the American League Championship Series.



2003 ALCS


Main article: 2003 American League Championship Series


Game 1


October 8, Yankee Stadium


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E

Boston
 0 0 0
 2 2 0
 1 0 0
 5 13
0
New York
 0 0 0
 0 0 0
 2 0 0
 2 3
0

W: Tim Wakefield (1-0)  L: Mike Mussina (0-1)  S: Scott Williamson (1)

HRs: BOS Manny Ramírez (1), Todd Walker (1), David Ortiz (1)


Game 2


October 9, Yankee Stadium


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E
Boston
 0 1 0
 0 0 1
 0 0 0
 2 10
1

New York
 0 2 1
 0 1 0
 2 0 X
 6 8
0

W: Andy Pettitte (1-0)  L: Derek Lowe (0-1)

HRs: BOS – Jason Varitek (1); NYY – Nick Johnson (1)


Game 3


October 11, Fenway Park


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E

New York
 0 1 1
 2 0 0
 0 0 0
 4 7
0
Boston
 2 0 0
 0 0 0
 1 0 0
 3 6
0

W: Roger Clemens (1-0)  L: Pedro Martínez (0-1)  S: Mariano Rivera (1)

HRs: NYY – Derek Jeter (1)


Game 4


October 13, Fenway Park


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E
New York
 0 0 0
 0 1 0
 0 0 1
 2 6
1

Boston
 0 0 0
 1 1 0
 1 0 X
 3 6
0

W: Tim Wakefield (2-0)  L: Mike Mussina (0-2)  S: Scott Williamson (2)

HRs: NYY – Rubén Sierra (1); BOS – Todd Walker (2), Trot Nixon (1)


Game 5


October 14, Fenway Park


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E

New York
 0 3 0
 0 0 0
 0 1 0
 4 7
1
Boston
 0 0 0
 1 0 0
 0 1 0
 2 6
1

W: David Wells (2-0)  L: Derek Lowe (0-2)  S: Mariano Rivera (2)

HRs: BOS –, Manny Ramírez (1)


Game 6


October 15, Yankee Stadium


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E

Boston
 0 0 4
 0 0 0
 3 0 2
 9 16
1
New York
 1 0 0
 4 1 0
 0 0 0
 6 12
2

W: Alan Embree (1-0)  L: José Contreras (0-1)  S: Scott Williamson (3)

HRs: BOS Jason Varitek (2), Trot Nixon (2); NYY – Jason Giambi (1), Jorge Posada (1)


Game 7


October 16, Yankee Stadium
























































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 R
 H
 E
Boston
 0 3 0
 1 0 0
 0 1 0
 0 0
 5 11
0

New York
 0 0 0
 0 1 0
 1 3 0
 0 1
 6 11
1

W: Mariano Rivera (1-0)  L: Tim Wakefield (2-1)

HRs: BOS Trot Nixon (3), Kevin Millar (1) David Ortiz (2); NYY – Jason Giambi 2 (3), Aaron Boone (1)


2003 World Series


Main article: 2003 World Series


Game 1


October 18, 2003 at Yankee Stadium in New York


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E

Florida
 1 0 0
 0 2 0
 0 0 0
 3 7
1
New York
 0 0 1
 0 0 1
 0 0 0
 2 9
0

W: Brad Penny (1-0)   L: David Wells (0-1)  S: Ugueth Urbina (1)

HR: NYY – Bernie Williams (1)  


Game 2


October 19, 2003 at Yankee Stadium in New York


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E
Florida
 0 0 0
 0 0 0
 0 0 1
 1 6
0

New York
 3 1 0
 2 0 0
 0 0 x
 6 10
2

W: Andy Pettitte (1-0)   L: Mark Redman (0-1)  

HR: NYY – Hideki Matsui (1), Alfonso Soriano (1)  


Game 3


October 21, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E

New York
 0 0 0
 1 0 0
 0 1 4
 6 6
1
Florida
 1 0 0
 0 0 0
 0 0 0
 1 8
0

W: Mike Mussina (1-0)   L: Josh Beckett (0-1)  S: Mariano Rivera (1)

HR: NYY – Aaron Boone (1), Bernie Williams (2)  


Game 4


October 22, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami



























































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 10
 11
 12
 R
 H
 E
New York
 0 1 0
 0 0 0
 0 0 2
 0 0 0
 3 12
0

Florida
 3 0 0
 0 0 0
 0 0 0
 0 0 1
 4 10
0

W: Braden Looper (1-0)   L: Jeff Weaver (0-1)  

HR: FLA – Miguel Cabrera (1), Álex González (1)  


Game 5


October 23, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida


















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E
New York
 1 0 0
 0 0 0
 1 0 2
 4 12
1

Florida
 0 3 0
 1 2 0
 0 0 x
 6 9
1

W: Brad Penny (2-0)   L: José Contreras (0-1)  

HR: NYY – Jason Giambi (1)  


Game 6


October 25, 2003 at Yankee Stadium in New York

















































Team
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 R
 H
 E

Florida
 0 0 0
 0 1 1
 0 0 0
 2 7
1
New York
 0 0 0
 0 0 0
 0 0 0
 0 5
1

W: Josh Beckett (1-1)   L: Andy Pettitte (1-1)  


Farm system


See also: Minor League Baseball












































Level
 Team
 League
 Manager

AAA
Columbus Clippers
International League
Bucky Dent

AA
Trenton Thunder
Eastern League
Stump Merrill

A
Tampa Yankees
Florida State League
Bill Masse

A
Battle Creek Yankees
Midwest League
Mitch Seoane

A-Short Season
Staten Island Yankees
New York–Penn League
Andy Stankiewicz

Rookie
GCL Yankees
Gulf Coast League
Dan Radison

[8][9]



References




  1. ^ ab https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/venturo01.shtml


  2. ^ Hideki Matsui Statistics Baseball-Reference.com


  3. ^ ab https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zeileto01.shtml


  4. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/knighbr01.shtml


  5. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=230611110


  6. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml


  7. ^ Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com


  8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007


  9. ^ Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory



External links



  • 2003 New York Yankees

  • 2003 World Series

  • 2003 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com












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