2003 New York Yankees season

2003 New York Yankees
2003 New York Yankees
AL Champions; AL East Champions
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969); ;
Location
	Yankee Stadium (since 1976); New York City (since 1903);
Results
Record	101–61 (.623)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
General manager(s)	Brian Cashman
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WCBS-TV; YES Network; (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer)
Local radio	WCBS (AM); (John Sterling, Charley Steiner)
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The New York Yankees' 2003 season was the 101st season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 101-61 finishing 6 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they defeated the Red Sox in 7 games in the ALCS, winning the pennant on Aaron Boone's dramatic 11th-inning home run. The Yankees advanced to the World Series, losing in a dramatic 6 game series to the Florida Marlins. It would be their second World Series loss in three years and last appearance in a World Series until 2009.

Offseason[]

December 6, 2002: Robin Ventura was re-signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[1]
December 19, 2002: Hideki Matsui was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[2]
December 19, 2002: Todd Zeile was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.^[3]
January 3, 2003: Brandon Knight was released by the New York Yankees.^[4]

Regular season[]

On June 11, 2003, six Astros pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter against the New York Yankees. The six pitchers were Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner.^[5] It was the first no-hitter against the Yankees in 45 years.

Opening Day starters[]

1B – Jason Giambi

2B – Alfonso Soriano

SS – Derek Jeter

3B – Robin Ventura

C – Jorge Posada

LF – Hideki Matsui

CF – Bernie Williams

RF – Raúl Mondesí

DH – Nick Johnson

P – Roger Clemens

Season standings[]

v t AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	101	61	0.623	—	50–32	51–29
Boston Red Sox	95	67	0.586	6	53–28	42–39
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	0.531	15	41–40	45–36
Baltimore Orioles	71	91	0.438	30	40–40	31–51
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	63	99	0.389	38	36–45	27–54

Record vs. opponents[]

2003 American League Records v t Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	1–8	3–6	3–4	6–3	6–1	6–3	5–4	3–6	8–12	8–11	6–3	9–10	2–7	11–7
Baltimore	8–1	—	9–10	2–4	3–3	3–3	3–4	3–4	6–13–1	2–7	4–5	8–11	7–2	8–11	5–13
Boston	6–3	10–9	—	5–4	4–2	8–1	5–1	2–4	9–10	3–4	5–2	12–7	5–4	10–9	11–7
Chicago	4–3	4–2	4–5	—	11–8	11–8	11–8	9–10	4–2	4–5	2–7	3–3	3–4	6–3	10–8
Cleveland	3–6	3–3	2–4	8–11	—	12–7	6–13	9–10	2–5	3–6	3–6	5–2	4–5	2–4	6–12
Detroit	1–6	3–3	1–8	8–11	7–12	—	5–14	4–15	1–5	3–6	1–8	2–4	1–6	2–7	4–14
Kansas City	3–6	4–3	1–5	8–11	13–6	14–5	—	11–8	2–4	2–7	4–5	4–3	7–2	1–5	9–9
Minnesota	4–5	4–3	4–2	10–9	10–9	15–4	8–11	—	0–7	8–1	3–6	6–0	5–4	3–3	10–8
New York	6–3	13–6–1	10–9	2–4	5–2	5–1	4–2	7–0	—	3–6	5–4	14–5	4–5	10–9	13–5
Oakland	12–8	7–2	4–3	5–4	6–3	6–3	7–2	1–8	6–3	—	7–12	6–3	15–4	5–2	9–9
Seattle	11–8	5–4	2–5	7–2	6–3	8–1	5–4	6–3	4–5	12–7	—	4–5	10–10	3–4	10–8
Tampa Bay	3–6	11–8	7–12	3–3	2–5	4–2	3–4	0–6	5–14	3–6	5–4	—	3–6	11–8	3–15
Texas	10–9	2–7	4–5	4–3	5–4	6–1	2–7	4–5	5–4	4–15	10–10	6–3	—	5–4	4–14
Toronto	7–2	11–8	9–10	3–6	4–2	7–2	5–1	3–3	9–10	2–5	4–3	8–11	4–5	—	10–8

Notable transactions[]

May 23, 2003: Curtis Pride was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Nashua (Atlantic).^[6]
July 22, 2003: Jesse Orosco was sent to the New York Yankees by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
July 29, 2003: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks for David Dellucci, Bret Prinz, and John Prowl (minors).^[7]
July 31, 2003: Robin Ventura was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bubba Crosby and Scott Proctor.^[1]
August 18, 2003: Todd Zeile was released by the New York Yankees.^[3]
August 31, 2003: Jesse Orosco was traded by the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Juan Padilla (September 2, 2003) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

Roster[]

2003 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

57 Juan Acevedo
45 Jason Anderson
45 Armando Benítez
38 Randy Choate
60 Brandon Claussen
22 Roger Clemens
52 José Contreras
41 Jorge De Paula
39 Chris Hammond
45 Félix Heredia
41 Sterling Hitchcock
40 Dan Miceli
35 Mike Mussina
43 Jeff Nelson
47 Jesse Orosco
13 Antonio Osuna
46 Andy Pettitte
38 Bret Prinz
47 Al Reyes
42 Mariano Rivera
18 Jeff Weaver
33 David Wells
40 Gabe White

Catchers

17 John Flaherty
57 Michel Hernández
20 Jorge Posada

Infielders

60,11 Erick Almonte
19 Aaron Boone
25 Jason Giambi
38 Drew Henson
2 Derek Jeter
36 Nick Johnson
48 Fernando Seguignol
12 Alfonso Soriano
19 Robin Ventura
14 Enrique Wilson
27 Todd Zeile

Outfielders

11 David Dellucci
28 Karim García
28 Charles Gipson
28 Chris Latham
55 Hideki Matsui
43 Raúl Mondesí
11 Curtis Pride
59 Juan Rivera
24 Rubén Sierra
29 Bubba Trammell
51 Bernie Williams

Other Players

27 Luis Sojo

Manager

6 Joe Torre

Coaches

56 Rick Down (Hitting)
53 Lee Mazzilli (First base)
52 Rich Monteleone (Bullpen)
30 Willie Randolph (Third base)
34 Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching)
54 Don Zimmer (Bench)

Player stats[]

= Indicates team leader

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
1B	Jason Giambi	156	535	134	.250	41	107
2B	Alfonso Soriano	156	682	198	.290	38	91
SS	Derek Jeter	119	482	156	.324	10	52
LF	Hideki Matsui	163	623	179	.287	16	106
CF	Bernie Williams	119	445	117	.263	15	64
C	Jorge Posada	142	481	135	.281	30	101
3B	Robin Ventura	89	283	71	.251	9	42
RF	Raul Mondesi	98	361	93	.258	16	49
DH	Nick Johnson	96	324	92	.284	14	47

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
Aaron Boone	54	189	48	.254	6	31
Todd Zeile	66	186	39	.210	6	23
Rubén Sierra	63	174	48	.276	6	31
Juan Rivera	57	173	46	.266	7	26
Karim Garcia	52	151	46	.305	6	21
Enrique Wilson	63	135	31	.230	3	15
John Flaherty	40	105	28	.267	4	14
Erick Almonte	31	100	26	.260	1	11
Bubba Trammell	22	55	11	.200	0	5
David Dellucci	21	51	9	.176	1	4
Curtis Pride	4	12	1	.083	1	1
Charles Gipson	18	10	2	.200	0	2
Fernando Seguignol	5	7	1	.143	0	0
Drew Henson	5	8	1	.125	0	0
Michel Hernández	5	4	1	.250	0	0
Luis Sojo	3	4	0	.000	0	0
Chris Latham	4	2	2	1.000	0	0

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

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

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Mussina	31	31	214.2	17	8	3.40	195
David Wells	31	30	213.0	15	7	4.14	101
Roger Clemens	33	33	211.2	17	9	3.91	190
Andy Pettitte	33	33	208.1	21	8	4.02	180
Jeff Weaver	32	24	159.1	7	9	5.99	93
Brandon Claussen	1	1	6.1	1	0	1.42	5

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
José Contreras	18	71	7	2	3.30	72
Jorge De Paula	4	11.1	0	0	0.79	7

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
Mariano Rivera	64	5	2	40	1.66	63
Chris Hammond	62	3	2	1	2.86	45
Antonio Osuna	48	2	5	0	3.73	47
Sterling Hitchcock	27	1	3	0	5.44	36
Juan Acevedo	25	0	3	6	7.71	19
Jeff Nelson	24	1	0	1	4.58	21
Jason Anderson	22	1	0	0	4.79	9
Jesse Orosco	15	0	0	0	10.38	4
Al Reyes	13	0	0	0	3.18	9
Félix Heredia	12	0	1	0	1.20	4
Gabe White	12	2	1	0	4.38	6
Armando Benítez	9	1	1	0	1.93	10
Dan Miceli	7	0	0	1	5.79	1
Randy Choate	5	0	0	0	7.36	0
Bret Prinz	2	0	0	0	18.00	2

Postseason[]

2003 ALDS[]

Game 1: Minnesota 3 – New York 1.

Game 2: New York 4 – Minnesota 1.

Game 3: New York 3 – Minnesota 1.

Game 4: New York 8 – Minnesota 1.

New York's victory secured their place in the American League Championship Series.

2003 ALCS[]

Game 1[]

October 8, Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	5	13	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	0
W: Tim Wakefield (1-0) L: Mike Mussina (0-1) S: Scott Williamson (1)
HRs: BOS Manny Ramírez (1), Todd Walker (1), David Ortiz (1)

Game 2[]

October 9, Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	1
New York	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	X	6	8	0
W: Andy Pettitte (1-0) L: Derek Lowe (0-1)
HRs: BOS – Jason Varitek (1); NYY – Nick Johnson (1)

Game 3[]

October 11, Fenway Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	0
Boston	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	0
W: Roger Clemens (1-0) L: Pedro Martínez (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1)
HRs: NYY – Derek Jeter (1)

Game 4[]

October 13, Fenway Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6	1
Boston	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	X	3	6	0
W: Tim Wakefield (2-0) L: Mike Mussina (0-2) S: Scott Williamson (2)
HRs: NYY – Rubén Sierra (1); BOS – Todd Walker (2), Trot Nixon (1)

Game 5[]

October 14, Fenway Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	1
Boston	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	1
W: David Wells (2-0) L: Derek Lowe (0-2) S: Mariano Rivera (2)
HRs: BOS –, Manny Ramírez (1)

Game 6[]

October 15, Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	2	9	16	1
New York	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	12	2
W: Alan Embree (1-0) L: José Contreras (0-1) S: Scott Williamson (3)
HRs: BOS Jason Varitek (2), Trot Nixon (2); NYY – Jason Giambi (1), Jorge Posada (1)

Game 7[]

October 16, Yankee Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Boston	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	11	0
New York	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	6	11	1
W: Mariano Rivera (1-0) L: Tim Wakefield (2-1)
HRs: BOS Trot Nixon (3), Kevin Millar (1) David Ortiz (2); NYY – Jason Giambi 2 (3), Aaron Boone (1)

2003 World Series[]

Game 1[]

October 18, 2003 at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
New York	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	0
W: Brad Penny (1-0) L: David Wells (0-1) S: Ugueth Urbina (1)
HR: NYY – Bernie Williams (1)

Game 2[]

October 19, 2003 at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0
New York	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	x	6	10	2
W: Andy Pettitte (1-0) L: Mark Redman (0-1)
HR: NYY – Hideki Matsui (1), Alfonso Soriano (1)

Game 3[]

October 21, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	6	6	1
Florida	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
W: Mike Mussina (1-0) L: Josh Beckett (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1)
HR: NYY – Aaron Boone (1), Bernie Williams (2)

Game 4[]

October 22, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
New York	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	12	0
Florida	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	0
W: Braden Looper (1-0) L: Jeff Weaver (0-1)
HR: FLA – Miguel Cabrera (1), Álex González (1)

Game 5[]

October 23, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	12	1
Florida	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	x	6	9	1
W: Brad Penny (2-0) L: José Contreras (0-1)
HR: NYY – Jason Giambi (1)

Game 6[]

October 25, 2003 at Yankee Stadium in New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Florida	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	7	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
W: Josh Beckett (1-1) L: Andy Pettitte (1-1)

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Clippers	International League	Bucky Dent
AA	Trenton Thunder	Eastern League	Stump Merrill
A	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	Bill Masse
A	Battle Creek Yankees	Midwest League
A-Short Season	Staten Island Yankees	New York–Penn League	Andy Stankiewicz
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Dan Radison

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References[]

^ ^a ^b "Robin Ventura Stats".
^ Hideki Matsui Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b "Todd Zeile Stats".
^ "Brandon Knight Stats".
^ "Astros vs. Yankees - Game Recap - June 11, 2003 - ESPN".
^ "Curtis Pride Stats".
^ Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory

External links[]

[baseball-reference.com-1] "Robin Ventura Stats".

[2] Hideki Matsui Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[ReferenceA-3] "Todd Zeile Stats".

[4] "Brandon Knight Stats".

[5] "Astros vs. Yankees - Game Recap - June 11, 2003 - ESPN".

[6] "Curtis Pride Stats".

[7] Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[8] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

[9] Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory

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v t American League champions
1900s	1901: Chicago White Stockings 1902: Philadelphia Athletics 1903: Boston Americans 1904: Boston Americans 1905: Philadelphia Athletics 1906: Chicago White Sox 1907: Detroit Tigers 1908: Detroit Tigers 1909: Detroit Tigers
1910s	1910: Philadelphia Athletics 1911: Philadelphia Athletics 1912: Boston Red Sox 1913: Philaelphia Athletics 1914: Philadelphia Athletics 1915: Boston Red Sox 1916: Boston Red Sox 1917: Chicago White Sox 1918: Boston Red Sox 1919: Chicago White Sox
1920s	1920: Cleveland Indians 1921: New York Yankees 1922: New York Yankees 1923: New York Yankees 1924: Washington Senators 1925: Washington Senators 1926: New York Yankees 1927: New York Yankees 1928: New York Yankees 1929: Philadelphia Athletics
1930s	1930: Philadelphia Athletics 1931: Philadelphia Athletics 1932: New York Yankees 1933: Washington Senators 1934: Detroit Tigers 1935: Detroit Tigers 1936: New York Yankees 1937: New York Yankees 1938: New York Yankees 1939: New York Yankees
1940s	1940: Detroit Tigers 1941: New York Yankees 1942: New York Yankees 1943: New York Yankees 1944: St. Louis Browns 1945: Detroit Tigers 1946: Boston Red Sox 1947: New York Yankees 1948: Cleveland Indians 1949: New York Yankees
1950s	1950: New York Yankees 1951: New York Yankees 1952: New York Yankees 1953: New York Yankees 1954: Cleveland Indians 1955: New York Yankees 1956: New York Yankees 1957: New York Yankees 1958: New York Yankees 1959: Chicago White Sox
1960s	1960: New York Yankees 1961: New York Yankees 1962: New York Yankees 1963: New York Yankees 1964: New York Yankees 1965: Minnesota Twins 1966: Baltimore Orioles 1967: Boston Red Sox 1968: Detroit Tigers 1969: Baltimore Orioles
1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Baltimore Orioles 1972: Oakland Athletics 1973: Oakland Athletics 1974: Oakland Athletics 1975: Boston Red Sox 1976: New York Yankees 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Baltimore Orioles
1980s	1980: Kansas City Royals 1981: New York Yankees 1982: Milwaukee Brewers 1983: Baltimore Orioles 1984: Detroit Tigers 1985: Kansas City Royals 1986: Boston Red Sox 1987: Minnesota Twins 1988: Oakland Athletics 1989: Oakland Athletics
1990s	1990: Oakland Athletics 1991: Minnesota Twins 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No champion 1995: Cleveland Indians 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Cleveland Indians 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: New York Yankees 2002: Anaheim Angels 2003: New York Yankees 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Chicago White Sox 2006: Detroit Tigers 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Tampa Bay Rays 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: Texas Rangers 2011: Texas Rangers 2012: Detroit Tigers 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: Kansas City Royals 2015: Kansas City Royals 2016: Cleveland Indians 2017: Houston Astros 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: Houston Astros
2020s	2020: Tampa Bay Rays 2021: Houston Astros

v t American League East champions
1960s	1969: Baltimore Orioles
1970s	1970: Baltimore Orioles 1971: Baltimore Orioles 1972: Detroit Tigers 1973: Baltimore Orioles 1974: Baltimore Orioles 1975: Boston Red Sox 1976: New York Yankees 1977: New York Yankees 1978: New York Yankees 1979: Baltimore Orioles
1980s	1980: New York Yankees 1981: New York Yankees 1982: Milwaukee Brewers 1983: Baltimore Orioles 1984: Detroit Tigers 1985: Toronto Blue Jays 1986: Boston Red Sox 1987: Detroit Tigers 1988: Boston Red Sox 1989: Toronto Blue Jays
1990s	1990: Boston Red Sox 1991: Toronto Blue Jays 1992: Toronto Blue Jays 1993: Toronto Blue Jays 1994: No champion 1995: Boston Red Sox 1996: New York Yankees 1997: Baltimore Orioles 1998: New York Yankees 1999: New York Yankees
2000s	2000: New York Yankees 2001: New York Yankees 2002: New York Yankees 2003: New York Yankees 2004: New York Yankees 2005: New York Yankees 2006: New York Yankees 2007: Boston Red Sox 2008: Tampa Bay Rays 2009: New York Yankees
2010s	2010: Tampa Bay Rays 2011: New York Yankees 2012: New York Yankees 2013: Boston Red Sox 2014: Baltimore Orioles 2015: Toronto Blue Jays 2016: Boston Red Sox 2017: Boston Red Sox 2018: Boston Red Sox 2019: New York Yankees
2020s	2020: Tampa Bay Rays 2021: Tampa Bay Rays

2003 New York Yankees
AL Champions AL East Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1976) New York City (since 1903)
Results
Record	101–61 (.623)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
General manager(s)	Brian Cashman
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WCBS-TV YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer)
Local radio	WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Charley Steiner)
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