2003 Baltimore Orioles season
2003 Baltimore Orioles | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | |
City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Record | 71–91-1 (.423) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Peter Angelos | |
General managers | Jim Beattie/Mike Flanagan | |
Managers | Mike Hargrove | |
Television | WJZ-TV WNUV Comcast SportsNet (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Buck Martinez) | |
Radio | WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter) | |
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The 2003 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 71 wins, 91 losses, and one tie.[1]
Offseason
[edit]- December 2, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
- January 3, 2003: Omar Daal was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[3]
- March 7, 2003: B. J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[4]
Steve Bechler
[edit]On February 16, 2003, towards the beginning of Orioles' spring training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Steve Bechler collapsed while participating in conditioning drills. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, and died the next day.[5] His body temperature had reached 108 °F (42 °C).[6] An autopsy performed by Dr. Joshua Perper, a toxicologist, concluded that his death was caused by "'abnormal liver function and mild hypertension', his weight problem (he weighed 230 pounds and was exercising hard,[7] the fact that he was not used to south Florida's warm weather and the toxicity of ephedra.[8] He was using the supplement ephedra, against the advice of his trainer,[9] and probably had not eaten in two days[10] in an effort to lose weight.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]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
[edit]Sources: [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 |
Transactions
[edit]- June 3, 2003: Nick Markakis was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.[11]
- July 25, 2003: Sean Spencer was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[12]
Roster
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
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| Manager Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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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C | Brook Fordyce | 108 | 348 | 95 | .273 | 6 | 31 |
1B | Jeff Conine | 124 | 493 | 143 | .290 | 15 | 80 |
2B | Brian Roberts | 112 | 460 | 124 | .270 | 5 | 41 |
SS | Deivi Cruz | 152 | 548 | 137 | .250 | 14 | 65 |
3B | Tony Batista | 161 | 631 | 148 | .235 | 26 | 99 |
LF | Larry Bigbie | 83 | 287 | 87 | .303 | 9 | 31 |
CF | Luis Matos | 109 | 439 | 133 | .303 | 13 | 45 |
RF | Jay Gibbons | 160 | 625 | 173 | .277 | 23 | 100 |
DH | David Segui | 67 | 224 | 59 | .263 | 5 | 25 |
Other batters
[edit]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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Melvin Mora | 96 | 344 | 109 | .317 | 15 | 48 |
B.J. Surhoff | 93 | 319 | 94 | .295 | 5 | 41 |
Jerry Hairston Jr. | 58 | 218 | 59 | .271 | 2 | 21 |
Gerónimo Gil | 54 | 169 | 40 | .237 | 3 | 16 |
Gary Matthews Jr. | 41 | 162 | 33 | .204 | 2 | 20 |
Jack Cust | 27 | 73 | 19 | .260 | 4 | 11 |
José Morban | 61 | 71 | 10 | .141 | 2 | 5 |
José León | 21 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Machado | 18 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 1 | 3 |
Carlos Méndez | 26 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 5 |
Tim Raines Jr. | 20 | 43 | 6 | .140 | 0 | 2 |
Marty Cordova | 9 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 1 | 4 |
Pedro Swann | 8 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 2 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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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Jason Johnson | 32 | 189.2 | 10 | 10 | 4.18 | 118 |
Pat Hentgen | 28 | 160.2 | 7 | 8 | 4.09 | 100 |
Sidney Ponson | 21 | 148.0 | 14 | 6 | 3.77 | 100 |
Rodrigo López | 26 | 147.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.82 | 103 |
Rick Helling | 24 | 138.2 | 7 | 8 | 5.71 | 86 |
Omar Daal | 19 | 93.2 | 4 | 11 | 6.34 | 53 |
Damian Moss | 10 | 50.2 | 1 | 5 | 6.22 | 22 |
Matt Riley | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 9 |
Other pitchers
[edit]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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Eric DuBose | 17 | 73.2 | 3 | 6 | 3.79 | 44 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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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Jorge Julio | 64 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 4.38 | 52 |
B.J. Ryan | 76 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 63 |
Kerry Ligtenberg | 68 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.34 | 47 |
Buddy Groom | 60 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.36 | 34 |
Héctor Carrasco | 40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.93 | 27 |
Rick Bauer | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 | 43 |
Willis Roberts | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.72 | 26 |
Travis Driskill | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6.00 | 33 |
John Parrish | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.90 | 8 |
Sean Douglass | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 |
Kurt Ainsworth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 | 4 |
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yankees 1-1 Orioles (Sep 18, 2003) Game Recap". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Bill Pulsipher Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Omar Daal Stats".
- ^ B. J. Surhoff Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Steve Bechler Death | Steve Bechler's Death Five Years Later". Baltimore Sun. February 17, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "One year later: Remembering Steve Bechler". February 17, 2004.
- ^ Why is America so Fat p54 by Ben Kennedy )
- ^ Death at the ballpark: a comprehensive study of game-related fatalities of ... by Robert M. Gorman, David Weeks. McFarland Press. p. 64.
- ^ Drugs and society by Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein p. 314.
- ^ WEIGHT TO BEAR Obsession with shedding pounds led Bechler to ephedra[permanent dead link] BY T.J. QUINN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER WITH CHRISTIAN RED AND ANTHONY MCCARRON. Sunday, February 23, 2003.
- ^ Nick Markakis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Sean Spencer Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2004 Directory. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2004