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2003 Milwaukee Brewers season

The Milwaukee Brewers' 2003 season involved the Brewers' finishing sixth in the National League Central with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.

2003 Milwaukee Brewers
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkMiller Park
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
OwnersBud Selig
General managersDoug Melvin
ManagersNed Yost
TelevisionWCGV-TV
FSN Wisconsin
(Daron Sutton, Bill Schroeder)
RadioWTMJ (AM)
(Bob Uecker, Jim Powell)
← 2002 Seasons 2004 →

Offseason

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  • October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Seattle Mariners.[1]
  • November 5, 2002: Brooks Kieschnick was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[2]
  • November 13, 2002: Scott Seabol was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[3]
  • January 31, 2003: John Vander Wal was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[4]
  • February 13, 2003: Tim Crabtree was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[5]

Regular season

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  • On September 19, 2003, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson hit a home run off of Brewers pitcher Doug Davis, his only MLB home run.[6]

Season standings

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National League Central

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NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 88 74 .543 — 44‍–‍37 44‍–‍37
Houston Astros 87 75 .537 1 48‍–‍33 39‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals 85 77 .525 3 48‍–‍33 37‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates 75 87 .463 13 39‍–‍42 36‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds 69 93 .426 19 35‍–‍46 34‍–‍47
Milwaukee Brewers 68 94 .420 20 31‍–‍50 37‍–‍44


Record vs. opponents

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2003 National League record

Source: [1]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MIL MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 2–5 2–4 7–2 10–9 2–5 5–1 10–9 3–3 4–2 4–2 4–2 3–3 9–10 5–14 3–3 11–4
Atlanta 5–2 — 4–2 3–3 6–0 9–10 5–1 4–2 4–2 12–7 11–8 9–10 7–2 6–1 2–4 4–2 10–5
Chicago 4–2 2–4 — 10–7 3–3 4–2 9–7 2–4 10–6 3–3 5–1 1–5 10–8 4–2 4–2 8–9 9–9
Cincinnati 2–7 3–3 7–10 — 4–2 2–4 5–12 2–4 8–10 2–4 2–4 5–4 5–11 3–3 3–3 9–7 7–5
Colorado 9–10 0–6 3–3 2–4 — 4–2 2–4 7–12 5–1 3–4 2–5 2–4 3–6 12–7 7–12 4–2 9–6
Florida 5–2 10–9 2–4 4–2 2–4 — 1–5 2–5 7–2 13–6 12–7 13–6 2–4 5–1 1–5 3–3 9–6
Houston 1–5 1–5 7–9 12–5 4–2 5–1 — 4–2 9–8 3–3 2–4 2–4 10–6 3–3 2–4 11–7 11–7
Los Angeles 9–10 2–4 4–2 4–2 12–7 5–2 2–4 — 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–5 5–1 8–11 6–13 4–2 11–7
Milwaukee 3–3 2–4 6–10 10–8 1–5 2–7 8–9 2–4 — 0–6 6–3 4–2 10–7 5–1 1–5 3–13 5–7
Montreal 2–4 7–12 3–3 4–2 4–3 6–13 3–3 2–4 6–0 — 14–5 8–11 3–3 4–2 7–0 1–5 9–9
New York 2–4 8–11 1–5 4–2 5–2 7–12 4–2 3–3 3–6 5–14 — 7–12 4–2 3–3 4–2 1–5 5–10
Philadelphia 2–4 10–9 5–1 4–5 4–2 6–13 4–2 5–2 2–4 11–8 12–7 — 2–4 4–3 3–3 4–2 8–7
Pittsburgh 3–3 2–7 8–10 11–5 6–3 4–2 6–10 1–5 7–10 3–3 2–4 4–2 — 4–2 2–4 7–10 5–7
San Diego 10–9 1–6 2–4 3–3 7–12 1–5 3–3 11–8 1–5 2–4 3–3 3–4 2–4 — 5–14 2–4 8–10
San Francisco 14–5 4–2 2–4 3–3 12–7 5–1 4–2 13–6 5–1 0–7 2–4 3–3 4–2 14–5 — 5–1 10–8
St. Louis 3–3 2–4 9–8 7–9 2–4 3–3 7–11 2–4 13–3 5–1 5–1 2–4 10–7 4–2 1–5 — 10–8


Transactions

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  • May 15, 2003: Scott Seabol was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.[3]
  • June 3, 2003: Tony Gwynn, Jr. was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2003.[7]

Roster

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2003 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Players stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Eddie Pérez 107 350 95 .271 11 45
1B Richie Sexson 162 606 165 .272 45 124
2B Eric Young Sr. 109 404 105 .260 15 31
SS Royce Clayton 146 483 110 .228 11 39
3B Wes Helms 134 476 124 .261 23 67
LF Geoff Jenkins 124 487 144 .296 28 95
CF Scott Podsednik 154 558 175 .314 9 58
RF John Vander Wal 117 327 84 .257 14 45

Other batters

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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
Keith Ginter 127 358 92 .257 14 44
Brady Clark 128 315 86 .273 6 40
Keith Osik 80 241 60 .249 2 21
Alex Sánchez 43 163 46 .282 0 10
Bill Hall 52 142 37 .261 5 20
Enrique Cruz 60 71 6 .085 0 2
Mark Smith 33 63 15 .238 3 10
Jason Conti 30 48 11 .229 2 7
Jeffrey Hammonds 10 38 6 .158 1 3
Peter Zoccolillo 20 37 4 .108 0 3
Rickie Weeks 7 12 2 .167 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ben Sheets 34 220.2 11 13 4.45 157
Wayne Franklin 36 194.2 10 13 5.50 116
Matt Kinney 33 190.2 10 13 5.19 152
Wes Obermueller 12 65.2 2 5 5.07 34
Doug Davis 8 52.1 3 2 2.58 35
Rubén Quevedo 9 42.2 1 4 6.75 19
Todd Ritchie 5 28.1 1 2 5.08 15
Luis Martínez 4 16.1 0 3 9.92 10
David Manning 2 6.2 0 2 16.20 2

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Glendon Rusch 32 123.1 1 12 6.42 93
Dave Burba 17 43.1 1 1 3.53 35

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Danny Kolb 37 1 2 21 1.96 39
Luis Vizcaíno 75 4 3 0 6.39 61
Leo Estrella 58 7 3 3 4.36 25
Mike DeJean 58 4 7 18 4.87 58
Valerio De Los Santos 45 3 3 1 4.13 35
Brooks Kieschnick 42 1 1 0 5.26 39
Curt Leskanic 26 4 0 0 2.70 28
Shane Nance 26 0 2 0 4.81 25
Matt Ford 25 0 3 0 4.33 26
John Foster 23 2 0 0 4.71 16
Mike Crudale 9 0 0 0 2.89 7
Jayson Durocher 6 2 0 0 11.05 7

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2003.[8] The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Cincinnati Reds.[9]

Level Team League Manager
Triple-A Indianapolis Indians International League Cecil Cooper
Double-A Huntsville Stars Southern League Frank Kremblas
Class A-Advanced High Desert Mavericks California League Tim Blackwell
Class A Beloit Snappers Midwest League Don Money
Rookie Helena Brewers Pioneer League Ed Sedar
Rookie AZL Brewers Arizona League Héctor Torres
Rookie DSL Brewers Dominican Summer League
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Rookie VSL Cagua Venezuelan Summer League
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References

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  1. ^ "Scott Podsednik Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Brooks Kieschnick Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Scott Seabol Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "John Vander Wal Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Tim Crabtree Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Randy Johnson Career Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Tony Gwynn Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "2003 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "2003 Venezuelan Summer League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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