2003 Seattle Mariners season

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The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 93–69. They would not make the playoffs for the second straight year and despite that, this was their last winning season until 2007.

LeagueAmerican League
BallparkSafeco Field
Record93–69 (.574)
OwnersHiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
Quick facts Seattle Mariners, League ...
2003 Seattle Mariners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkSafeco Field
CitySeattle, Washington
Record93–69 (.574)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersHiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managersPat Gillick
ManagersBob Melvin
TelevisionKSTW 11
FSN Northwest
RadioKOMO 1000 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
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The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual. The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy García, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer, and Joel Piñeiro.[1]

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

More information Team, W ...
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 9666 .593 — 57‍–‍24 39‍–‍42
Seattle Mariners 9369 .574 3 50‍–‍31 43‍–‍38
Anaheim Angels 7785 .475 19 45‍–‍37 32‍–‍48
Texas Rangers 7191 .438 25 43‍–‍38 28‍–‍53
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Record vs. opponents

More information Team, ANA ...
2003 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2003
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Anaheim —1–83–63–46–36–16–35–43–68–128–116–39–102–711–7
Baltimore 8–1—9–102–43–33–33–43–46–13–12–74–58–117–28–115–13
Boston 6–310–9—5–44–28–15–12–49–103–45–212–75–410–911–7
Chicago 4–34–24–5—11–811–811–89–104–24–52–73–33–46–310–8
Cleveland 3–63–32–48–11—12–76–139–102–53–63–65–24–52–46–12
Detroit 1–63–31–88–117–12—5–144–151–53–61–82–41–62–74–14
Kansas City 3–64–31–58–1113–614–5—11–82–42–74–54–37–21–59–9
Minnesota 4–54–34–210–910–915–48–11—0–78–13–66–05–43–310–8
New York 6–313–6–110–92–45–25–14–27–0—3–65–414–54–510–913–5
Oakland 12–87–24–35–46–36–37–21–86–3—7–126–315–45–29–9
Seattle 11–85–42–57–26–38–15–46–34–512–7—4–510–103–410–8
Tampa Bay 3–611–87–123–32–54–23–40–65–143–65–4—3–611–83–15
Texas 10–92–74–54–35–46–12–74–55–44–1510–106–3—5–44–14
Toronto 7–211–89–103–64–27–25–13–39–102–54–38–114–5—10–8
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Notable transactions

  • July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.[6]

Roster

2003 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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

More information Pos, Player ...
Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CDan Wilson9631676.241443
1BJohn Olerud152539145.2691083
2BBret Boone159622183.29435117
SSCarlos Guillén109388107.276752
3BJeff Cirillo8725853.205223
LFRandy Winn157600177.2951175
CFMike Cameron147534135.2531876
RFIchiro Suzuki159679212.3121362
DHEdgar Martínez145497146.2942498
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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

More information Player, G ...
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Mark McLemore9930972.233237
Ben Davis8024658.236642
Willie Bloomquist8919649.250114
Rey Sánchez4617050.294011
John Mabry6410422.212316
Greg Colbrunn225816.27637
Pat Borders12142.14301
Luis Ugueto1251.20001
Jamal Strong1220.00000
Chad Meyers910.00000
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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

More information Player, G ...
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jamie Moyer33215.02173.27129
Ryan Franklin32212.011133.5799
Joel Piñeiro32211.216113.78151
Freddy García33201.112144.51144
Gil Meche32186.115134.59130
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Relief pitchers

Note; G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

More information Player, G ...
Player G W L SV ERA SO
Shigetoshi Hasegawa6324161.4832
Arthur Rhodes673334.1748
Julio Mateo504013.1571
Jeff Nelson463273.3547
Rafael Soriano403011.5368
Kazuhiro Sasaki3512104.0529
Giovanni Carrara232006.8313
Armando Benítez150003.1415
Aaron Taylor100008.539
Aaron Looper60005.146
Brian Sweeney50001.937
J.J. Putz30004.913
Matt White300013.500
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Awards and honors

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dan Rohn
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Dave Brundage
A Inland Empire 66ers California League Steve Roadcap
A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Daren Brown
A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Pedro Grifol
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Scott Steinmann
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League champions: San Antonio, Inland Empire[9]

Major League Baseball draft

More information Information, Links ...
2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Adam Jones (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 2003.
Information
OwnerNintendo of America
General Manager(s)Pat Gillick
Manager(s)Bob Melvin
First pickAdam Jones
Draft positions19th
Number of selections53
Links
ResultsBaseball-Reference
Official SiteThe Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Years2002 • 2003 • 2004
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The following is a list of 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being shortstop Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30 pitchers, 8 outfielders, 6 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 first baseman.

Draft

Ryan Feierabend was selected in the third round by the Mariners.
Eric O'Flaherty was selected by the Mariners in the sixth round.
Scott Maine was selected with the 446th pick in the 2003 draft.
In the 31st round the Mariners selected Doug Mathis.

Key

Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners
Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners
* Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table

More information Round (Pick), Name ...
Round (Pick) Name Position School Source
1s (37) Adam Jones Shortstop Morse High School [10]
2 (56) Jeff Flaig Third baseman El Dorado High School [11]
3 (86) Ryan Feierabend Left-handed pitcher Midview High School [12]
4 (116) Paul Fagan Left-handed pitcher Bartram Trail High School [13]
5 (146) Casey Abrams Left-handed pitcher Wright State University [14]
6 (176) Eric O'Flaherty Left-handed pitcher Walla Walla High School [15]
7 (206) Jeremy Dutton Third baseman North Carolina State University [16]
8 (236) Thomas Oldham Third baseman Creighton University [17]
9 (266) Justin Ruchti Catcher Rice University [18]
10 (296) Mike Cox Third baseman Florida Atlantic University [19]
11 (326) Joe Woerman Right-handed pitcher San Diego City College [20]
12 (356) Ruben Flores Right-handed pitcher El Paso Community College [21]
13 (386) Shawn Nottingham Left-handed pitcher Jackson High School [22]
14 (416) Tim Dorn Right-handed pitcher East Los Angeles College [23]
15 (446) Scott Maine Left-handed pitcher William T. Dwyer High School [24]
16 (476) Brian Schweiger Catcher California State University, San Bernardino [25]
17 (506) Jason Snyder Right-handed pitcher Dixie State College [26]
18 (536) James Hymon Shortstop Rust College [27]
19 (566) Aaron Jensen Right-handed pitcher Springville High School [28]
20 (596) Carroll Gaddis Outfielder Hoke County High School [29]
21 (626) Casey Craig Outfielder Granite Hills High School [30]
22 (656) Samuel Bradford Outfielder Gardner–Webb University [31]
23 (686) Daniel Santin Catcher Miami Brito High School [32]
24 (716) Kenny Falconer Right-handed pitcher University of Kansas [33]
25 (746) Jason Cable Left-handed pitcher Palmdale High School [34]
26 (776) Gordon Lynah Outfielder Spartanburg Methodist College [35]
27 (806) Richard Breshears Right-handed pitcher Hutchinson Community College [36]
28 (836) Daniel McDonald Left-handed pitcher Theodore High School [37]
29 (866) Christopher Garcia Right-handed pitcher None [38]
30 (896) Steve Santos Right-handed pitcher Los Medanos College [39]
31 (926) Doug Mathis Right-handed pitcher Central Arizona College [40]
32 (956) Adam Poole Left-handed pitcher Lincoln Trail College [41]
33 (986) Blake Rampy Right-handed pitcher Tomball High School [42]
34 (1016) Paul Keck Catcher Sacramento City College [43]
35 (1046) Andy Reichard Right-handed pitcher State College High School [44]
36 (1076) Alexander Baboulas Left-handed pitcher Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute [45]
37 (1106) Joel Allin Left-handed pitcher Stockbridge High School [46]
38 (1136) Yusuf Carter Catcher Canarsie High School [47]
39 (1166) Trevor Heid Outfielder Dixie State College [48]
40 (1196) Mark Tourangeau Right-handed pitcher Queen Elizabeth Park High School [49]
41 (1226) Dane Awana Left-handed pitcher Saddleback College [50]
42 (1255) Danny Santiesteban Outfielder Miami Brito High School [51]
43 (1284) Harold Williams Right-handed pitcher Cerritos College [52]
44 (1312) Edwin Totesault Shortstop Miami Brito High School [53]
45 (1339) McCay Green Right-handed pitcher Lake–Sumter Community College [54]
46 (1366) Mike Hofius First baseman California State University, San Bernardino [55]
47 (1393) Daniel Kapala Right-handed pitcher Shrine Catholic High School [56]
48 (1420) Markus Roberts Shortstop Deer Valley High School [57]
49 (1446) Jose Laffitte Outfielder Miami High School [58]
50 (1472) Timothy Turner Outfielder East Tennessee State University [59]
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Rule 5 draft

Key

Pick Indicates the pick the player was drafted
Previous team Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team

Table

More information Phase (Pick), Name ...
Phase (Pick) Name Position Previous team Notes Ref
Triple-A (16) Darwin Soto Infielder San Diego Padres [60]
Triple-A (36) Omar Falcon Catcher San Diego Padres [60]
Triple-A (47) Chris Key Left-handed pitcher Florida Marlins [60]
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References

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