2003 Cincinnati Reds season

2003 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890) Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Great American Ball Park (since 2003) Cincinnati (since 1876)
Results
Record	69–93 (.426)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Carl Lindner
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Bob Boone, Ray Knight, Dave Miley
Local television	FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The 2003 Cincinnati Reds season was the 134th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their first season at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. They failed to improve on their 78–84 record from 2002 and missed the playoffs for the 9th consecutive season.

Offseason[]

• November 18, 2002: Ryan Freel was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[1]
• December 15, 2002: Elmer Dessens and cash were traded by the Reds to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a 4-team trade. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe López to the Reds. The Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. 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.^[2]
• January 22, 2003: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]

Regular season[]

Season summary[]

The Reds finished in fifth place in their division, nineteen games behind the division winner, the Chicago Cubs. They finished with a record of 69-93 and a winning percentage of .421. The Reds finished eighteen games behind the second place team, the Houston Astros. They finished sixteen games behind the third place team, the St. Louis Cardinals. They finished six games behind the fourth place team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and one game ahead of the sixth place team, the Milwaukee Brewers.

In the middle of the season, the Reds fired manager Bob Boone and promoted Louisville Bats manager Dave Miley to interim manager.

Season standings[]

National League Central[]

v t NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	88	74	0.543	—	44–37	44–37
Houston Astros	87	75	0.537	1	48–33	39–42
St. Louis Cardinals	85	77	0.525	3	48–33	37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	0.463	13	39–42	36–45
Cincinnati Reds	69	93	0.426	19	35–46	34–47
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	0.420	20	31–50	37–44

Record vs. opponents[]

2003 National League Records v t Source: [1]
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	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

Notable transactions[]

• July 30, 2003: José Guillén was traded by the Reds to the Oakland Athletics for Aaron Harang, Joe Valentine, and Jeff Bruksch (minors).^[4]
• August 24, 2003: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]

Roster[]

2003 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 29 José Acevedo 45 Jimmy Anderson 51 Jeff Austin 57 John Bale 70 Matt Belisle 71 Juan Cerros 34 Ryan Dempster 62 Seth Etherton 32 Danny Graves 58 Josh Hall 54 Joey Hamilton 39 Aaron Harang 43 Jimmy Haynes 49 Félix Heredia 39 Josías Manzanillo 50 Kent Mercker 66 Phil Norton 65 Scott Randall 52 Brian Reith 41 Chris Reitsma 46 John Riedling 50 Dan Serafini 56 Scott Sullivan 48 Joe Valentine 45 Todd Van Poppel 38 Ryan Wagner 61 Mark Watson 36 Gabe White 48 Scott Williamson 40 Paul Wilson		Catchers 23 Jason LaRue 22 Corky Miller 67 Dane Sardinha 31 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 17 Aaron Boone 33 Russell Branyan 21 Sean Casey  7 Juan Castro 64 Jim Chamblee 60 Tim Hummel  3 D'Angelo Jiménez 11 Barry Larkin 16 Brandon Larson 12,62 Felipe López  4 Ray Olmedo		Outfielders 44 Adam Dunn  6 Ryan Freel 30 Ken Griffey, Jr.  6 José Guillén 28 Austin Kearns 15 Rubén Mateo 26 Wily Mo Peña 37 Stephen Smitherman 63 Dernell Stenson 19 Reggie Taylor Other batters 53 Mark Budzinski 68 Eric Valent		Manager  9 Bob Boone 12 Dave Miley Coaches  2 José Cardenal (first base) 10 Tim Foli (third base) 35 Don Gullett (pitching) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen) 25 Ray Knight (bench) 57 Tom Robson (hitting)

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

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

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

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

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

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Bats	International League	Dave Miley and Rick Burleson
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Phillip Wellman
A	Potomac Cannons	Carolina League	Jayhawk Owens
A	Dayton Dragons	Midwest League	Donnie Scott
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Edgar Caceres
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Rick Burleson and

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings^[6]

References[]

External links[]

• Season standings: National League Central Standings on ESPN.com
• Batting statistics: Cincinnati Reds Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching statistics: Cincinnati Reds Pitching Stats on ESPN.com