2003 Colorado Rockies season
2003 Colorado Rockies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Coors Field | |
City | Denver, Colorado | |
Record | 74–88 (.457) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Jerry McMorris | |
General managers | Dan O'Dowd | |
Managers | Clint Hurdle | |
Television | KTVD Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (George Frazier, Drew Goodman) | |
Radio | KOA (AM) (Jack Corrigan, Jeff Kingery) | |
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The Colorado Rockies' 2003 season was the 11th for the Rockies attempting to win the National League West. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 74–88, fourth in the NL West.
Offseason
[edit]- November 16, 2002: Mike Hampton was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Juan Pierre and cash to the Florida Marlins for Charles Johnson, Preston Wilson, Pablo Ozuna, and Vic Darensbourg.[1]
- January 8, 2003: Chris Stynes was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
- January 23, 2003: Steve Reed was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[3]
- January 24, 2003: José Hernández and Mark Sweeney were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies.[4][5]
- February 3, 2003: Darren Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[6]
- March 21, 2003: Jack Cust was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Richard.[7]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]National League West
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | 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
[edit]- April 9, 2003: Greg Vaughn was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[8]
- June 3, 2003: Ian Stewart was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 2003.[9]
- June 20, 2003: José Hernández was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago Cubs for Mark Bellhorn.[10]
- June 28, 2003: Gabe Kapler was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Colorado Rockies.[11]
- July 13, 2003: Ben Petrick was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Detroit Tigers for Adam Bernero.[12]
- August 26, 2003: Gregg Zaun was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[13]
Major League debuts
[edit]- Batters:
- René Reyes (Jul 22)
- Garrett Atkins (Aug 3)
- Clint Barmes (Sep 5)
- Pitchers:
- Javier López (Apr 1)
- Jason Young (May 12)
- Matt Miller (Jun 27)
- Chin-hui Tsao (Jul 25) [14]
Roster
[edit]Game log
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September (9-14)
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Player stats
[edit]= Indicates team leader |
Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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C | Charles Johnson | 108 | 356 | 82 | .230 | 20 | 61 |
1B | Todd Helton | 160 | 583 | 209 | .358 | 33 | 117 |
2B | Ronnie Belliard | 116 | 447 | 124 | .277 | 8 | 50 |
SS | Juan Uribe | 87 | 316 | 80 | .253 | 10 | 33 |
3B | Chris Stynes | 138 | 443 | 113 | .335 | 11 | 73 |
LF | Jay Payton | 157 | 600 | 181 | .302 | 28 | 89 |
CF | Preston Wilson | 155 | 600 | 169 | .282 | 36 | 141 |
RF | Larry Walker | 143 | 454 | 129 | .284 | 16 | 79 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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José Hernández | 69 | 257 | 61 | .237 | 8 | 27 |
Greg Norton | 114 | 179 | 47 | .263 | 6 | 31 |
Bobby Estalella | 46 | 140 | 28 | .200 | 7 | 21 |
René Reyes | 53 | 116 | 30 | .259 | 2 | 7 |
Mark Bellhorn | 48 | 110 | 26 | .236 | 0 | 4 |
Mark Sweeney | 67 | 97 | 25 | .258 | 2 | 14 |
Brent Butler | 37 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 1 | 4 |
Tony Womack | 21 | 79 | 15 | .190 | 0 | 5 |
Garrett Atkins | 25 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 0 | 4 |
Gabe Kapler | 39 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 0 | 4 |
Gregg Zaun | 15 | 46 | 12 | .261 | 3 | 8 |
Pablo Ozuna | 17 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Greg Vaughn | 22 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 3 | 5 |
Chris Richard | 19 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 1 | 3 |
Clint Barmes | 12 | 25 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 2 |
Kit Pellow | 11 | 18 | 8 | .444 | 1 | 4 |
Mandy Romero | 3 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Petrick | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jason Jennings | 32 | 181.1 | 12 | 13 | 5.11 | 119 |
Darren Oliver | 33 | 180.1 | 13 | 11 | 5.04 | 88 |
Shawn Chacón | 23 | 137.0 | 11 | 8 | 4.60 | 93 |
Denny Stark | 17 | 78.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.83 | 30 |
Scott Elarton | 11 | 51.2 | 4 | 4 | 6.27 | 20 |
Chin-hui Tsao | 9 | 43.1 | 3 | 3 | 6.02 | 29 |
Denny Neagle | 7 | 35.1 | 2 | 4 | 7.90 | 21 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Aaron Cook | 43 | 124.0 | 4 | 6 | 6.02 | 43 |
Nelson Cruz | 20 | 53.2 | 3 | 5 | 7.21 | 38 |
Cory Vance | 9 | 27.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.60 | 12 |
Jason Young | 8 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.44 | 18 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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José Jiménez | 63 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5.22 | 45 |
Brian Fuentes | 75 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2.75 | 82 |
Javier López | 75 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.70 | 40 |
Justin Speier | 72 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4.05 | 66 |
Steve Reed | 67 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.27 | 39 |
Todd Jones | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.24 | 28 |
Adam Bernero | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.23 | 26 |
Dan Miceli | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.66 | 18 |
Jesús Sánchez | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
Joe Roa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 4 |
Matt Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 5 |
Vic Darensbourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Preston Wilson Stats".
- ^ "Chris Stynes Stats".
- ^ "Steve Reed Stats".
- ^ "Jose Hernandez Stats".
- ^ "Mark Sweeney Stats".
- ^ "Darren Oliver Stats".
- ^ "Chris Richard Stats".
- ^ "Greg Vaughn Stats".
- ^ "Ian Stewart Stats".
- ^ "Mark Bellhorn Stats".
- ^ Gabe Kapler Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Adam Bernero Stats".
- ^ Gregg Zaun Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "2003 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
[edit]- 2003 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference
- 2003 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com