2003 Cleveland Indians season
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2003 Cleveland Indians season
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Offseason
December 6, 2002: Travis Hafner was traded by the Texas Rangers with Aaron Myette to the Cleveland Indians for Einar Díaz and Ryan Drese. 1
December 19, 2002: Jason Bere was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. 2
December 23, 2002: AJ Hinch was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. 3
January 14, 2003: Shane Spencer signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. 4
March 29, 2003: AJ Hinch was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Cleveland Indians. 3
Regular season
Season standings
Notable transactions
June 3, 2003: Kevin Kouzmanoff was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
July 18, 2003: Shane Spencer was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ricardo Rodríguez to the Texas Rangers for Ryan Ludwick. 4
Roster
2003 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Game log
2003 Game Log
March/April
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
March 31
@ Orioles
6 - 5 (13)
Ryan (1-0)
Westbrook (0-1)
46,257
0-1
2
April 2
@ Orioles
4 - 2
Rodríguez (1-0)
Daal (0-1)
Báez (1)
27,658
1-1
3
April 3
@ Orioles
3 - 0
Anderson (1-0)
Helling (0-1)
Báez (2)
18,470
2-1
4
April 4
@ Royals
5 - 1
George (1-0)
Davis (0-1)
15,241
2-2
5
April 5
@ Royals
3 - 1
Hernández (2-0)
Sabathia (0-1)
MacDougal (3)
19,912
2-3
--
April 6
@ Royals
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 30
6
April 8
White Sox
5 - 3 (10)
Koch (1-0)
Paronto (0-1)
42,301
2-4
7
April 9
White Sox
5 - 2
Anderson (2-0)
Garland (0-1)
Báez (3)
14,841
3-4
8
April 10
White Sox
7 - 2
Buehrle (2-1)
Davis (0-2)
15,916
3-5
9
April 11
Royals
1 - 0
Hernández (3-0)
Westbrook (0-2)
MacDougal (6)
17,931
3-6
10
April 12
Royals
5 - 2
George (2-0)
Sabathia (0-2)
Carrasco (1)
18,168
3-7
11
April 13
Royals
6 - 1
Rodríguez (2-0)
May (0-1)
19,335
4-7
12
April 14
Royals
12 - 4
Affeldt (2-0)
Anderson (2-1)
15,875
4-8
13
April 15
Orioles
8 - 3
Davis (1-2)
Daal (0-2)
17,015
5-8
14
April 16
Orioles
4 - 3
Groom (1-0)
Báez (0-1)
Julio (2)
15,674
5-9
15
April 17
Orioles
6 - 4 (12)
Roberts (1-1)
Paronto (0-2)
Julio (3)
17,368
5-10
16
April 18
@ White Sox
5 - 3
Colon (2-0)
Traber (0-1)
13,015
5-11
17
April 19
@ White Sox
12 - 3
Stewart (1-1)
Anderson (2-2)
18,907
5-12
18
April 20
@ White Sox
7 - 4
Davis (2-2)
Buehrle (2-2)
14,975
6-12
19
April 21
@ White Sox
9 - 2
Westbrook (1-2)
Garland (0-2)
15,424
7-12
20
April 22
@ Mariners
8 - 5
Carrara (1-0)
Báez (0-2)
25,231
7-13
21
April 23
@ Mariners
4 - 0
Meche (2-1)
Rodríguez (2-1)
26,036
7-14
22
April 24
@ Mariners
4 - 2
Moyer (3-1)
Traber (0-2)
Nelson (1)
26,263
7-15
23
April 25
@ Athletics
5 - 2
Lilly (2-0)
Davis (2-3)
Foulke (5)
11,178
7-16
24
April 26
@ Athletics
6 - 3
Bradford (2-2)
Mulholland (0-1)
Foulke (6)
36,346
7-17
25
April 27
@ Athletics
4 - 3
Rincón (2-1)
Báez (0-3)
26,414
7-18
26
April 29
Angels
10 - 1
Ortiz (4-2)
Rodríguez (2-2)
16,667
7-19
27
April 30
Angels
6 - 2
Washburn (2-3)
Anderson (2-3)
15,761
7-20
May
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
28
May 2
Rangers
6 - 5
Elder (1-0)
Cordero (1-3)
Báez (4)
19,823
8-20
29
May 3
Rangers
6 - 5
Powell (1-0)
Santiago (0-1)
Urbina (9)
23,030
8-21
30
May 4
Rangers
3 - 1
Sabathia (1-2)
Thomson (2-3)
Báez (5)
20,866
9-21
31
May 6
@ Angels
6 - 1
Washburn (3-3)
Rodríguez (2-3)
25,043
9-22
32
May 7
@ Angels
6 - 5
Shields (2-1)
Elder (1-1)
Percival (4)
24,063
9-23
33
May 8
@ Angels
7 - 1
Appier (2-2)
Davis (2-4)
27,957
9-24
34
May 9
@ Rangers
9 - 5
Westbrook (2-2)
Thomson (2-4)
25,106
10-24
35
May 10
@ Rangers
6 - 4
Sabathia (2-2)
Benes (0-1)
Báez (6)
43,484
11-24
36
May 11
@ Rangers
17 - 10
Benoit (1-0)
Rodríguez (2-4)
23,407
11-25
37
May 13
Mariners
8 - 3
Piñeiro (3-3)
Anderson (2-4)
16,721
11-26
38
May 14
Mariners
7 - 2
Davis (3-4)
García (3-5)
17,324
12-26
39
May 15
Mariners
9 - 1
Carrara (2-0)
Westbrook (2-3)
17,889
12-27
40
May 16
Athletics
3 - 2
Traber (1-2)
Mulder (6-2)
Báez (7)
22,357
13-27
41
May 17
Athletics
4 - 2
Mulholland (1-1)
Rincón (3-3)
Báez (8)
23,958
14-27
42
May 18
Athletics
8 - 5
Foulke (2-0)
Báez (0-4)
25,421
14-28
43
May 19
Tigers
10 - 9
Traber (2-2)
Walker (1-1)
Riske (1)
16,492
15-28
44
May 20
Tigers
6 - 4
Riske (1-0)
Roney (0-1)
15,499
16-28
45
May 21
Tigers
4 - 0
Sabathia (3-2)
Bonderman (2-7)
16,534
17-28
46
May 22
Tigers
3 - 2 (11)
Germán (2-2)
Phillips (0-1)
Sparks (2)
18,347
17-29
47
May 23
@ Red Sox
9 - 2
Lowe (4-3)
Rodríguez (2-5)
32,673
17-30
48
May 24
@ Red Sox
12 - 3
Burkett (3-2)
Anderson (2-5)
32,643
17-31
49
May 25
@ Red Sox
6 - 4
Davis (4-4)
Fossum (4-3)
Báez (9)
34,318
18-31
50
May 26
@ Tigers
6 - 5
Avery (2-0)
Boyd (0-1)
Germán (2)
17,619
18-32
51
May 27
@ Tigers
5 - 2
Miceli (1-0)
Walker (1-2)
Báez (10)
10,844
19-32
52
May 28
@ Tigers
8 - 2
Rodríguez (3-5)
Maroth (1-10)
17,388
20-32
53
May 30
White Sox
7 - 3
Sabathia (4-2)
Wright (0-3)
24,666
21-32
--
May 31
White Sox
Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 12
June
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
54
June 1
White Sox
5 - 4 (10)
Boyd (1-1)
Koch (1-2)
22,681
22-32
55
June 2
White Sox
5 - 2
Anderson (3-5)
Colon (5-5)
Báez (11)
20,892
23-32
56
June 3
@ Rockies
7 - 3
Elarton (2-1)
Rodríguez (3-6)
22,326
23-33
57
June 4
@ Rockies
2 - 1
Oliver (3-4)
Traber (2-3)
Jiménez (13)
22,222
23-34
58
June 5
@ Rockies
7 - 4
Jennings (4-5)
Sabathia (4-3)
Jiménez (14)
25,221
23-35
59
June 6
@ Diamondbacks
6 - 3
Davis (5-4)
González (1-1)
Báez (12)
32,430
24-35
60
June 7
@ Diamondbacks
5 - 3
Randolph (1-0)
Anderson (3-6)
Valverde (2)
36,619
24-36
61
June 8
@ Diamondbacks
13 - 3
Webb (3-1)
Rodríguez (3-7)
42,956
24-37
62
June 10
Padres
8 - 5
Westbrook (3-3)
Tollberg (0-2)
Báez (13)
19,949
25-37
63
June 11
Padres
3 - 2
Sabathia (5-3)
Eaton (2-5)
Báez (14)
17,427
26-37
64
June 12
Padres
9 - 4
Peavy (5-5)
Davis (5-5)
17,983
26-38
65
June 13
Dodgers
4 - 3 (10)
Quantrill (1-2)
Westbrook (3-4)
Gagne (25)
23,401
26-39
66
June 14
Dodgers
5 - 2
Ashby (1-4)
Tallet (0-1)
25,426
26-40
67
June 15
Dodgers
4 - 3
Nomo (7-6)
Traber (2-4)
Gagne (26)
26,786
26-41
68
June 17
@ Tigers
7 - 4
Sabathia (6-3)
Bernero (1-9)
Báez (15)
13,908
27-41
69
June 18
@ Tigers
4 - 1
Davis (6-5)
Bonderman (2-10)
16,278
28-41
70
June 19
@ Tigers
10 - 3
Anderson (4-6)
Cornejo (3-5)
19,098
29-41
71
June 20
@ Pirates
5 - 4 (15)
Torres (5-2)
Báez (0-5)
26,305
29-42
72
June 21
@ Pirates
7 - 6 (15)
Sauerbeck (2-4)
Miceli (1-1)
36,856
29-43
73
June 22
@ Pirates
8 - 5
Sabathia (7-3)
Vogelsong (0-1)
Báez (16)
37,803
30-43
74
June 24
Royals
3 - 1
George (9-4)
Davis (6-6)
MacDougal (17)
19,638
30-44
75
June 25
Royals
3 - 1 (10)
Gilfillan (2-0)
Riske (1-1)
MacDougal (18)
18,527
30-45
76
June 26
Royals
4 - 1
Lima (2-0)
Rodríguez (3-8)
MacDougal (19)
17,494
30-46
77
June 27
Reds
3 - 0
Traber (3-4)
Graves (3-7)
Báez (17)
29,233
31-46
78
June 28
Reds
5 - 4
Reitsma (7-2)
Báez (0-6)
Williamson (18)
31,924
31-47
79
June 29
Reds
3 - 1
Davis (7-6)
Haynes (1-7)
Báez (18)
28,433
32-47
80
June 30
@ Royals
10 - 5
Lee (1-0)
Voyles (0-1)
33-47
81
June 30
@ Royals
8 - 5
Anderson (5-6)
Walrond (0-2)
Báez (19)
14,645
34-47
July
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
82
July 1
@ Royals
6 - 3
Lima (3-0)
Rodríguez (3-9)
MacDougal (21)
12,831
34-48
83
July 2
@ Royals
8 - 2
May (2-4)
Traber (3-5)
12,918
34-49
84
July 3
@ Twins
4 - 1
Sabathia (8-3)
Rogers (7-4)
15,064
35-49
85
July 4
@ Twins
9 - 2
Reed (4-8)
Davis (7-7)
21,328
35-50
86
July 5
@ Twins
13 - 2
Anderson (6-6)
Mays (8-6)
20,273
36-50
87
July 6
@ Twins
5 - 3 (10)
Riske (2-1)
Guardado (1-4)
Báez (20)
20,549
37-50
88
July 8
Yankees
4 - 0
Traber (4-5)
Weaver (4-7)
26,540
38-50
89
July 9
Yankees
6 - 2
Wells (11-3)
Sabathia (8-4)
25,058
38-51
90
July 10
Yankees
3 - 2 (10)
Boyd (2-1)
Hitchcock (0-2)
30,167
39-51
91
July 11
White Sox
12 - 5
Anderson (7-6)
Wright (0-4)
27,712
40-51
92
July 12
White Sox
7 - 4 (10)
Marté (3-1)
Mulholland (1-2)
Gordon (2)
24,163
40-52
93
July 12
White Sox
4 - 2
Westbrook (4-4)
Porzio (0-1)
Báez (21)
27,165
41-52
94
July 13
White Sox
7 - 4
Marté (4-1)
Betancourt (0-1)
Gordon (3)
26,467
41-53
95
July 17
@ Yankees
5 - 4
Rivera (4-0)
Riske (2-2)
46,401
41-54
96
July 18
@ Yankees
10 - 4
Clemens (9-6)
Anderson (7-7)
47,341
41-55
97
July 19
@ Yankees
7 - 4
Wells (12-3)
Sabathia (8-5)
Rivera (17)
54,981
41-56
98
July 20
@ Yankees
7 - 4
Mussina (11-6)
Westbrook (4-5)
Rivera (18)
51,891
41-57
99
July 21
@ White Sox
4 - 3
Porzio (1-1)
Tallet (0-2)
Gordon (5)
31,776
41-58
100
July 22
@ White Sox
5 - 2
Colon (7-9)
Davis (7-8)
Marté (6)
20,667
41-59
101
July 23
Tigers
4 - 1
Anderson (8-7)
Roney (1-5)
Báez (22)
21,202
42-59
102
July 24
Tigers
7 - 4
Cornejo (5-8)
Sabathia (8-6)
Mears (3)
20,857
42-60
103
July 25
Twins
6 - 5
Hawkins (8-2)
Báez (0-7)
Guardado (24)
23,444
42-61
104
July 26
Twins
9 - 2
Traber (5-5)
Lohse (6-9)
25,077
43-61
105
July 27
Twins
3 - 2 (14)
Betancourt (1-1)
Rincón (2-4)
24,318
44-61
106
July 29
@ Athletics
6 - 2
Mulder (14-7)
Anderson (8-8)
Foulke (27)
19,260
44-62
107
July 30
@ Athletics
4 - 2
Sabathia (9-6)
Lilly (6-9)
Báez (23)
29,792
45-62
108
July 31
@ Athletics
3 - 1
Harden (2-0)
Westbrook (4-6)
Foulke (28)
25,011
45-63
August
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
109
August 1
@ Rangers
10 - 3
Thomson (9-10)
Traber (5-6)
24,143
45-64
110
August 2
@ Rangers
9 - 7
Ramirez (3-0)
Stanford (0-1)
Cordero (4)
49,290
45-65
111
August 3
@ Rangers
8 - 5
Dickey (5-5)
Anderson (8-9)
Cordero (5)
19,133
45-66
112
August 5
Mariners
2 - 1
Moyer (15-5)
Sabathia (9-7)
Hasegawa (8)
22,300
45-67
113
August 6
Mariners
10 - 6
Westbrook (5-6)
Piñeiro (13-6)
23,282
46-67
114
August 7
Mariners
3 - 0
Traber (6-6)
García (9-12)
Báez (24)
21,141
47-67
115
August 8
Angels
5 - 2
Washburn (9-11)
Davis (7-9)
26,175
47-68
116
August 9
Angels
3 - 2 (13)
Cressend (1-0)
Weber (2-1)
26,391
48-68
117
August 9
Angels
3 - 2
Boyd (3-1)
Shields (2-3)
Báez (25)
20,116
49-68
118
August 10
Angels
3 - 1
Sabathia (10-7)
Lackey (7-11)
Betancourt (1)
23,576
50-68
119
August 11
@ Twins
5 - 3
Lohse (9-9)
Westbrook (5-7)
Hawkins (1)
23,291
50-69
120
August 12
@ Twins
9 - 6
Betancourt (2-1)
Baldwin (0-1)
25,834
51-69
121
August 13
@ Twins
5 - 0 (14)
Mulholland (2-2)
Rincón (3-5)
30,082
52-69
122
August 14
@ Twins
8 - 3
Anderson (9-9)
Radke (8-10)
24,273
53-69
123
August 15
Devil Rays
1 - 0
Sabathia (11-7)
Harper (2-7)
19,679
54-69
124
August 16
Devil Rays
5 - 3
Malaska (2-1)
Lee (1-1)
Carter (21)
23,397
54-70
125
August 17
Devil Rays
5 - 4 (12)
Mulholland (3-2)
Colomé (3-6)
21,097
55-70
126
August 18
Devil Rays
7 - 4 (13)
Carter (7-3)
Mulholland (3-3)
18,685
55-71
127
August 19
Twins
8 - 2
Santana (7-3)
Davis (7-10)
21,239
55-72
128
August 20
Twins
4 - 3
Radke (9-10)
Anderson (9-10)
Guardado (28)
20,197
55-73
129
August 22
@ Devil Rays
8 - 3
Lee (2-1)
Kennedy (3-10)
11,979
56-73
130
August 23
@ Devil Rays
7 - 5
Sabathia (12-7)
Backe (1-1)
Riske (2)
18,805
57-73
131
August 24
@ Devil Rays
7 - 5
Westbrook (6-7)
González (6-6)
Riske (3)
14,507
58-73
132
August 26
Tigers
5 - 4
Cornejo (6-13)
Traber (6-7)
Walker (3)
16,972
58-74
133
August 27
Tigers
9 - 7
Cressend (2-0)
Spurling (1-3)
Riske (4)
16,457
59-74
134
August 28
Tigers
8 - 3
Lee (3-1)
Bonderman (6-18)
16,282
60-74
135
August 29
Blue Jays
7 - 3
Escobar (10-8)
Sabathia (12-8)
21,008
60-75
136
August 30
Blue Jays
9 - 3
Lidle (12-11)
Westbrook (6-8)
Towers (1)
21,806
60-76
137
August 31
Blue Jays
5 - 4
Báez (1-7)
Kershner (0-3)
20,866
61-76
September
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
138
September 1
@ Tigers
7 - 4
Santiago (1-1)
Walker (3-3)
Riske (5)
10,986
62-76
139
September 2
@ Tigers
8 - 6
Schmack (1-0)
Durbin (0-1)
Rodney (1)
9,318
62-77
140
September 3
@ Tigers
6 - 5 (11)
Walker (4-3)
Santiago (1-2)
10,234
62-78
141
September 4
@ Tigers
2 - 1
Knotts (3-5)
Westbrook (6-9)
Patterson (3)
11,371
62-79
142
September 5
@ White Sox
5 - 3
Garland (11-10)
Traber (6-8)
Gordon (9)
27,196
62-80
143
September 6
@ White Sox
8 - 5
Loaiza (19-6)
Cressend (2-1)
Gordon (10)
24,796
62-81
144
September 7
@ White Sox
7 - 3
Schoeneweis (3-2)
Báez (1-8)
19,999
62-82
145
September 9
@ Royals
7 - 1
Davis (8-10)
Gobble (3-4)
12,389
63-82
146
September 10
@ Royals
9 - 7
Wilson (6-3)
Santiago (1-3)
Affeldt (4)
21,581
63-83
147
September 11
@ Royals
6 - 5
Báez (2-8)
Grimsley (2-6)
Riske (6)
13,188
64-83
148
September 12
Twins
4 - 3
Sabathia (13-8)
Rogers (11-8)
Riske (7)
20,679
65-83
149
September 13
Twins
2 - 0
Lohse (13-11)
Stanford (0-2)
Guardado (35)
20,440
65-84
150
September 14
Twins
5 - 3
Rincón (5-6)
Báez (2-9)
Guardado (36)
19,452
65-85
151
September 15
Twins
13 - 6
Santana (11-3)
Davis (8-11)
16,967
65-86
152
September 16
Royals
12 - 8
May (9-7)
Traber (6-9)
16,145
65-87
153
September 17
Royals
9 - 1
Westbrook (7-9)
Abbott (1-2)
16,363
66-87
154
September 18
Royals
3 - 2
Lima (8-1)
Sabathia (13-9)
Leskanic (2)
17,275
66-88
155
September 19
Red Sox
2 - 0
Burkett (11-8)
Stanford (0-3)
Embree (1)
20,374
66-89
156
September 20
Red Sox
13 - 4
Lee (1-0)
Lowe (16-7)
23,242
67-89
157
September 21
Red Sox
2 - 0
Martínez (14-4)
Lee (3-2)
Kim (15)
27,655
67-90
158
September 23
@ Twins
4 - 1
Rogers (13-8)
Westbrook (7-10)
Guardado (40)
33,650
67-91
159
September 24
@ Twins
3 - 2
Orosco (1-0)
Betancourt (2-2)
Guardado (41)
32,986
67-92
160
September 26
@ Blue Jays
2 - 1
Stanford (1-3)
Lidle (12-15)
Riske (8)
13,861
68-92
161
September 27
@ Blue Jays
5 - 4
Halladay (22-7)
Mulholland (3-4)
21,504
68-93
162
September 28
@ Blue Jays
6 - 2
Towers (8-1)
Lee (3-3)
22,014
68-94
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Note: Pitchers' hitting stats are not included above.
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched;SV = Saves; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
C. C. Sabathia, Pitcher, Reserve
Minor league affiliates
Notes
References
AL East
AL Central
AL West
NL East
NL Central
NL West
Formerly the Grand Rapids Rustlers , Cleveland Lake Shores , Cleveland Bluebirds , and Cleveland Naps
Based in Cleveland , Ohio
Franchise
Ballparks
Culture and lore
Rivalries
Key personnel
Postseason appearances (10)
Division championships (7)
American League pennants (5)
World Series championships (2)
Retired numbers
Hall of fame members
Minor league affiliations
Media
Seasons (112)
1900s–10s
1920s–30s
1940s–50s
1960s–70s
1980s–90s
2000s–10s