2003 California League season
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| 2003 California League season | |
|---|---|
| League | California League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 3 – September 1 |
| Games | 140 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Visalia Oaks |
| Season MVP | Josh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Inland Empire 66ers |
| Runners-up | Stockton Ports |
The 2003 California League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 3 and September 1. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, as three teams from each division qualified for the post-season, the winner of each half of the season plus playoff qualifiers.
The Inland Empire 66ers won the California League championship, as they defeated the Stockton Ports in the final round of the playoffs.
- The San Bernardino Stampede are renamed to the Inland Empire 66ers. The club remained affiliated with the Seattle Mariners.
- The Stockton Ports ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and began a new affiliation with the Texas Rangers.
- The Visalia Oaks ended their affiliation with the Oakland Athletics and began a new affiliation with the Colorado Rockies.
Teams
Map of teams
Regular season
Summary
- The Visalia Oaks finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1990.
Standings
| North Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Visalia Oaks | 79 | 61 | .564 | – |
| Stockton Ports | 77 | 63 | .550 | 2 |
| Modesto A's | 74 | 66 | .529 | 5 |
| Bakersfield Blaze | 70 | 70 | .500 | 9 |
| San Jose Giants | 58 | 82 | .414 | 21 |
| South Division | ||||
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Inland Empire 66ers | 78 | 62 | .557 | – |
| Lake Elsinore Storm | 75 | 65 | .536 | 3 |
| Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 74 | 66 | .529 | 4 |
| Lancaster JetHawks | 73 | 67 | .521 | 5 |
| High Desert Mavericks | 42 | 98 | .300 | 36 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
Pitching leaders
Playoffs
- The Inland Empire 66ers won their fourth California League championship, as they defeated the Stockton Ports in three games.
Playoff bracket
| Division semi-finals | Division finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Stockton | bye | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Stockton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Visalia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Visalia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Modesto | 0 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Stockton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Inland Empire | 3 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Rancho Cucamonga | bye | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Rancho Cucamonga | 1 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Inland Empire | 3 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Inland Empire | 2 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Lake Elsinore | 0 | ||||||||||||
Awards
| California League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Josh Barfield, Lake Elsinore Storm |