2003 Arizona Diamondbacks season explained

The 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 6th season in Major League Baseball and their 6th season at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West. They looked to improve on their 98–64 record from 2002. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West. They finished the season with a record of 84–78, good enough for third place in the division.

Offseason

• December 15, 2002: Erubiel Durazo was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Oakland Athletics as part of a 4-team trade. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Diamondbacks. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe López to the Reds. The Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Blue Jays. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Jason Arnold (minors) to the Blue Jays on December 16.^[1]
• January 30, 2003: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[2]
• February 14, 2003: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[3]

Regular season

• September 19, 2003: Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson hit a home run off of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Doug Davis, his only home run in his MLB career.^[4]

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 3, 2003: 2003 Major League Baseball draft
  • Conor Jackson was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 1st round (19th pick). Player signed June 16, 2003.^[5]
  • Carlos Quentin was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 1st round (29th pick). Player signed July 2, 2003.^[6]
• June 16, 2003: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Diamondbacks by the Toronto Blue Jays.
• June 29, 2003: Matt Williams was released by the Diamondbacks.^[7]
• July 29, 2003: David Dellucci, Bret Prinz, and John Prowl (minors) were traded by the Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees for Raúl Mondesí and cash.^[8]

Roster

2003 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters	ManagerCoaches (bullpen) (pitching) (hitting) (third base) (bench) (first base)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		78	239	64	.268	7	29
1B		86	254	70	.276	4	28
2B		106	365	93	.255	13	50
SS		117	448	142	.317	13	51
3B		89	303	71	.234	3	21
LF		156	579	176	.304	26	104
CF		147	516	148	.287	22	70
RF		88	284	78	.275	4	36

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
	85	330	88	.267	17	59
	78	288	74	.257	7	29
	80	220	48	.218	3	28
	61	219	52	.237	2	15
	105		207	71		.343	4	39
	115		203	46	.227	0	18
	65	195	55	.282	8	28
	70	165	40	.242	2	19
	45	162	49	.302	8	22
	66	135	27	.200	3	16
	44	134	33	.246	4	16
	18	18	6	.333	1	6
	5	4	1	.250	0	0

Pitching

Starting 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
	36	193.1	10	9	3.54	142
	29	180.2	10	9	2.84	172
	34	175.2	8	8	5.07	113
	24	168.0	8	9	2.95	194
	18	114.0	6	8	4.26	125
	7	43.0	1	5	3.56	33

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
	16	66.1	4	2	5.29	42
	16	55.0	1	4	6.05	43
	9	33.0	2	4	4.64	23
	9	18.1	2	1	4.91	14

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
	50	5	4	29	2.62	68
	86	10	7	0	2.57	80
	64	0	1	0	5.70	21
	54	2	1	10	2.15	71
	50	8	1	0	4.05	50
	47	3	3	0	5.82	39
	31	3	0	0	2.15	27
	18	0	2	1	4.91	18
	10	0	0	1	6.48	8
	3	0	0	0	11.57	5
	2	1	0	0	5.40	2
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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References

1. Web site: Felipe López . 2024-09-27 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
2. Web site: Ricky Bottalico . 2024-09-27 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
3. Web site: Scott Service . 2024-09-27 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
4. Web site: Randy Johnson Career Home Runs . 2024-09-27 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
5. Web site: Conor Jackson . 2024-09-27 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
6. Web site: Carlos Quentin . 2024-09-27 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
7. Web site: Matt Williams . 2024-09-27 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
8. Web site: Raúl Mondesi . 2024-09-27 . Baseball-Reference.com . en.
9. Book: Johnson, Lloyd . The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Wolff . Miles . . 2007 . 978-1-93-239117-6 . 3rd . Durham, North Carolina.

External links

• 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at Baseball Reference
• 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com