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2003 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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2003 Los Angeles Dodgers
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record85–77 (.525)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersFox Entertainment Group
PresidentBob Graziano
General managersDan Evans
ManagersJim Tracy
TelevisionFox Sports Net West 2; KCOP (13)
RadioKFWB
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
← 2002
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The 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 114th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 46th season in Los Angeles, California. It was a turbulent season as Fox Entertainment Group was seeking to sell the team. Nevertheless, the Dodgers fell just short of a Wild Card berth, winning 85 games while finishing second in the National League West. The Dodgers pitching staff led baseball in earned run average (3.16), Éric Gagné became the first Dodger to earn the NL Cy Young Award since 1988 as he converted all 55 of his save opportunities. Shawn Green set a new Dodgers single season record with 49 doubles and Paul Lo Duca had a 25-game hitting streak.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League West

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 100 61 .621 57‍–‍24 43‍–‍37
Los Angeles Dodgers 85 77 .525 15½ 46‍–‍35 39‍–‍42
Arizona Diamondbacks 84 78 .519 16½ 45‍–‍36 39‍–‍42
Colorado Rockies 74 88 .457 26½ 49‍–‍32 25‍–‍56
San Diego Padres 64 98 .395 36½ 35‍–‍46 29‍–‍52


Record vs. opponents

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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2003

Team AZ 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


Opening Day lineup

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Opening Day starters
Name Position
Dave Roberts Center fielder
Paul Lo Duca Catcher
Shawn Green Right fielder
Brian Jordan Left fielder
Fred McGriff First baseman
Adrián Beltré Third baseman
Jolbert Cabrera Second baseman
César Izturis Shortstop
Hideo Nomo Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

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Roster

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2003 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

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Regular season

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Legend
  Dodgers win
  Dodgers loss
  Postponement
  Eliminated from playoff race
Bold Dodgers team member
2003 regular season game log: 85–77 (Home: 46–35; Away: 39–42)[2]
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
1 March 31 2:05 p.m. PST @ Diamondbacks W 8–0 Nomo (1–0) Johnson (0–1) 2:51 47,356 1–0 W1
April: 13–14 (Home: 7–5; Away: 6–9)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
2 April 1 5:35 p.m. PST @ Diamondbacks L 4–5 (10) Mantei (1–0) Shuey (0–1) 2:51 35,979 1–1 L1
3 April 2 5:35 p.m. PST @ Diamondbacks W 5–0 Brown (1–0) Dessens (0–1) 2:33 30,374 2–1 W1
4 April 3 @ Padres L 1–6 2–2 L1
5 April 4 @ Padres L 2–4 2–3 L2
6 April 5 @ Padres L 0–3 2–4 L3
7 April 6 @ Padres W 41–3 (10) 3–4 W1
8 April 7 1:10 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks L 4–6 (12) Mantei (2–0) Ashby (0–1) Service (1) 3:54 53,819 3–5 L1
9 April 8 7:10 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks W 5–3 Shuey (1–1) Batista (0–2) Gagné (1) 2:52 30,341 4–5 W1
10 April 9 1:10 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks W 5–2 Dreifort (1–1) Kim (0–2) Gagné (2) 2:58 25,764 5–5 W2
14 April 15 Padres L 2–3 5–9 L1
15 April 16 Padres W 3–0 5–9 W1
16 April 17 Padres W 4–3 5–9 W2
23 April 25 @ Pirates W 5–2 10–13 W1
24 April 26 @ Pirates W 4–3 11–13 W2
25 April 27 @ Pirates W 6–2 12–13 W3
May: 17–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–5)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
30 May 2 Pirates L 3–5 15–16 L2
31 May 3 Pirates W 4–1 15–16 W1
32 May 4 Pirates W 3–2 16–16 W2
39 May 12 Braves L 4–11 20–19 L1
40 May 13 Braves L 1–3 20–20 L2
41 May 14 Braves W 5–1 21–20 W1
42 May 16 Marlins W 2–1 22–20 W2
43 May 17 Marlins W 4–1 22–20 W3
44 May 18 Marlins W 2–1 24–20 W4
June: 14–11 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–5)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
57 June 3 Royals W 4–3 32–25 W1
58 June 4 Royals L 1–2 32–26 L1
59 June 5 Royals W 5–2 33–26 W1
60 June 6 White Sox W 2–1 34–26 W2
61 June 7 White Sox L 1–4 34–27 L1
62 June 8 White Sox L 3–10 34–28 L2
63 June 10 @ Tigers W 3–1 (12) 35–28 W1
64 June 11 @ Tigers W 3–1 36–28 W2
65 June 12 @ Tigers W 3–2 37–28 W3
72 June 20 7:10 p.m. PDT Angels W 5–2 Nomo (8–6) Washburn (6–8) Gagné (28) 2:32 54,573 43–29 W1
73 June 21 1:10 p.m. PDT Angels W 4–2 Ashby (2–4) Lackey (4–7) Gagné (29) 2:31 51,874 44–29 W2
74 June 22 1:10 p.m. PDT Angels L 3–6 Appier (5–4) Brown (10–2) Percival (12) 3:10 54,631 44–30 L1
78 June 27 7:05 p.m. PDT @ Angels L 0–3 Lackey (5–7) Brown (10–3) Percival (14) 2:17 43,700 45–33 L1
79 June 28 7:05 p.m. PDT @ Angels L 1–3 Appier (6–4) Ishii (7–3) Percival (15) 2:36 43,726 45–34 L2
80 June 29 1:05 p.m. PDT @ Angels L 1–3 Sele (4–6) Pérez (4–7) Percival (16) 2:37 43,766 45–35 L3
July: 9–18 (Home: 5–9; Away: 4–9)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
81 July 1 Padres L 1–7 45–36 L1
82 July 2 Padres L 3–4 (10) 45–37 L1
83 July 3 Padres L 4–7 45–38 L1
84 July 4 6:10 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks L 1–3 (10) Villarreal (6–4) Martin (0–2) Mantei (8) 3:23 55,038 45–39 L7
85 July 5 1:10 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks W 2–0 Pérez (5–7) Dessens (5–5) Gagné (30) 2:21 38,956 46–39 W1
86 July 6 5:10 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks L 1–2 Good (4–2) Nomo (9–8) Mantei (9) 2:48 41,769 46–40 L1
87 July 7 @ Padres L 1–7 46–41 L2
88 July 8 @ Padres L 5–8 46–42 L3
89 July 9 @ Cardinals W 6–5 47–42 W1
90 July 10 @ Cardinals W 9–4 48–42 W2
July 15 5:38 p.m. PDT 74th All-Star Game National League vs. American League (U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois)
94 July 17 Cardinals W 6–3 50–44 W2
95 July 18 Cardinals W 8–5 51–44 W3
96 July 19 Cardinals L 1–3 51–45 L1
97 July 20 Cardinals L 7–10 51–46 L2
102 July 25 7:05 p.m. PDT @ Diamondbacks L 1–2 (15) Randolph (5–0) Quantrill (1–3) 4:10 41,382 53–49 L1
103 July 26 1:05 p.m. PDT @ Diamondbacks L 0–1 Dessens (6–7) Ashby (2–8) Mantei (11) 2:28 45,421 53–50 L2
104 July 27 1:35 p.m. PDT @ Diamondbacks W 1–0 Nomo (12–8) Schilling (5–6) Gagné (35) 2:39 42,067 54–50 W1
August: 17–11 (Home: 11–4; Away: 6–7)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
108 August 1 @ Braves L 0–2 54–54 L4
109 August 2 @ Braves L 4–6 54–55 L5
110 August 3 @ Braves W 8–4 55–55 W1
114 August 8 Cubs W 3–1 59–55 W5
115 August 9 Cubs W 6–1 60–55 W6
116 August 10 Cubs L 1–3 60–56 L1
117 August 11 @ Marlins W 9–3 61–56 W1
118 August 12 @ Marlins L 4–5 (13) 61–57 L1
119 August 13 @ Marlins L 1–2 (11) 61–58 L2
120 August 14 @ Marlins W 6–4 62–58 W1
121 August 15 @ Cubs L 1–2 62–59 L1
122 August 16 @ Cubs W 10–5 63–59 W1
123 August 17 @ Cubs W 3–0 64–59 W2
September: 14–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–7)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
142 September 8 6:35 p.m. PDT @ Diamondbacks W 10–3 Mota (6–2) Villarreal (7–7) 2:57 25,937 76–66 W4
143 September 9 6:35 p.m. PDT @ Diamondbacks W 4–1 Jackson (1–0) Johnson (4–8) Gagné (50) 2:22 36,488 77–66 W5
144 September 10 6:35 p.m. PDT @ Diamondbacks L 4–5 Villarreal (8–7) Quantrill (1–5) Mantei (22) 2:43 28,985 77–67 L1
145 September 11 6:35 p.m. PDT @ Diamondbacks L 0–2 Capuano (2–3) Pérez (12–11) Mantei (23) 2:22 28,459 77–68 L2
146 September 12 Padres W 6–0 78–68 W1
147 September 13 Padres W 4–0 79–68 W2
148 September 14 Padres W 5–2 80–68 W3
149 September 16 7:10 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks L 2–3 Schilling (8–8) Ishii (9–6) Mantei (24) 2:44 31,689 80–69 L1
150 September 17 7:10 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks L 0–2 Webb (10–7) Jackson (1–1) Mantei (25) 2:33 35,162 80–70 L2
151 September 18 1:05 p.m. PDT Diamondbacks W 2–0 Álvarez (6–1) Batista (10–9) Gagné (52) 2:24 36,523 81–70 W1
155 September 22 @ Padres L 5–9 82–73 L1
4 September 23 @ Padres W 2–1 83–73 W1
4 September 24 @ Padres W 2–1 (10) 84–73 W2
4 September 25 @ Padres L 1–6 84–74 L1

Detailed records

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Starting Pitchers stats

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Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG
Hideo Nomo 33 33 218.1 16-13 3.09 98 177 2
Kevin Brown 32 32 211.0 14-9 2.39 56 185 0
Odalis Pérez 30 30 185.1 12-12 4.52 46 141 0
Kazuhisa Ishii 27 27 147.0 9-7 3.86 101 140 0
Wilson Álvarez 21 12 95.0 6-2 2.37 23 82 1
Andy Ashby 21 12 73.0 3-10 5.18 17 41 0
Darren Dreifort 10 10 60.1 4-4 4.03 25 67 0
Edwin Jackson 4 3 22.0 2-1 2.45 11 19 0
Masao Kida 3 2 12.0 0-1 3.00 3 8 0

Relief Pitchers stats

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Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV
Éric Gagné 77 0 82.1 2-3 1.20 20 137 55
Paul Quantrill 89 0 77.1 2-5 1.75 15 44 1
Tom Martin 80 0 51.0 1-2 3.53 24 51 0
Guillermo Mota 76 0 105.0 6-3 1.97 26 99 1
Paul Shuey 62 0 69.0 6-4 3.00 33 60 0
Steve Colyer 13 0 19.2 0-0 2.75 9 16 0
Troy Brohawn 12 0 11.2 2-0 3.86 4 13 0
Rodney Myers 4 0 9.0 0-0 6.00 4 5 0
Víctor Alvarez 5 0 5.2 0-1 12.71 6 3 0
Scott Mullen 1 0 3.0 0-0 9.00 5 1 0

Batting Stats

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB
Paul Lo Duca C/1B 147 568 .273 64 155 7 52 0
David Ross C 40 124 .258 19 32 10 18 0
Todd Hundley C 21 33 .182 2 6 2 11 0
Koyie Hill C 3 3 .333 0 1 0 0 0
Fred McGriff 1B 86 297 .249 32 74 13 40 0
Alex Cora 2B/SS 148 477 .249 39 119 4 34 4
César Izturis SS 158 558 .251 47 140 1 40 10
Adrián Beltré 3B 158 559 .240 50 134 23 80 2
Ron Coomer 1B/3B 69 125 .240 11 30 4 15 0
Robin Ventura 1B/3B 49 109 .220 11 24 5 13 0
Joe Thurston 2B 12 10 .200 2 2 0 0 0
Shawn Green RF 160 611 .280 84 171 19 85 6
Dave Roberts CF 107 388 .250 56 97 2 16 40
Jeromy Burnitz LF 61 230 .204 25 47 13 4
Jolbert Cabrera OF/IF 128 347 .282 43 98 6 37 6
Brian Jordan LF/CF/RF 66 224 .299 28 67 6 28 1
Mike Kinkade LF/RF/1B/3B 88 162 .216 25 35 5 14 1
Daryle Ward LF/1B 52 109 .183 6 20 0 9 0
Rickey Henderson LF 30 72 .208 7 15 2 5 3
Wilkin Ruan CF 21 41 .220 2 9 0 2 1
Larry Barnes LF 30 38 .211 2 8 0 2 0
Jason Romano LF/RF/CF/2B 37 36 .083 3 3 0 0 2
Chad Hermansen LF 11 25 .160 2 4 0 2 0
Bubba Crosby LF 9 12 .083 0 1 0 1 0
Chin-Feng Chen OF 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0

2003 Awards

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Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Las Vegas 51s Pacific Coast League John Shoemaker
AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Dino Ebel
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Scott Little
A South Georgia Waves South Atlantic League Dann Bilardello
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Travis Barbary
Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Luis Salazar
Rookie DSL Dodgers
DSL Dodgers 2
Dominican Summer League

Major League Baseball draft

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Chad Billingsley

The Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, 12 of them would eventually play Major League baseball.

The first round pick was right handed pitcher Chad Billingsley from Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio. He was a 2009 All-Star and pitched eight seasons with the Dodgers with an 81–61 record and 3.65 ERA in 219 games (190 starts) before missing most of 2013 and all of 2014 with serious arm injuries.

The sixth round pick, outfielder Matt Kemp from Midwest City High School would lead the National League in Home Runs and RBIs in 2011 as well as finishing second in the MVP vote that year.

The draft class also included catcher A. J. Ellis (18th round), who would become the Dodgers starting catcher in 2012.

References

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  1. ^ "Ron Coomer Stats".
  2. ^ "2003 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  3. ^ 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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