2003 Arizona Diamondbacks season

2003 Arizona Diamondbacks
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1998)
Western Division (since 1998)
Location
BankOne Ballpark (since 1998)
Phoenix, Arizona (since 1998)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ken Kendrick Jerry Colangelo
General manager(s)	Joe Garagiola, Jr.
Manager(s)	Bob Brenly
Local television	FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Steve Lyons, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Joe Garagiola)
Local radio	KTAR (620 AM) (Greg Schulte, Jeff Munn, Victor Rojas)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 98-64 record from 2002. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 84-78, good enough for third place in the division.

Offseason

• December 15, 2002: Erubiel Durazo was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Oakland Athletics as part of a 4-team trade. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Diamondbacks. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe López to the Reds. 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.^[1]
• January 30, 2003: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[2]
• February 14, 2003: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Diamondbacks.^[3]

Regular season

• September 19, 2003: Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson hit a home run off of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Doug Davis.^[4]

Season standings

National League West

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	100	61	0.621	—	57–24	43–37
Los Angeles Dodgers	85	77	0.525	15½	46–35	39–42
Arizona Diamondbacks	84	78	0.519	16½	45–36	39–42
Colorado Rockies	74	88	0.457	26½	49–32	25–56
San Diego Padres	64	98	0.395	36½	35–46	29–52

Record vs. opponents

2003 National League Records Source:
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

• June 3, 2003: 2003 Major League Baseball draft
  • Conor Jackson was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 1st round (19th pick). Player signed June 16, 2003.^[5]
  • Carlos Quentin was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 1st round (29th pick). Player signed July 2, 2003.^[6]
• June 16, 2003: Scott Service was selected off waivers from the Diamondbacks by the Toronto Blue Jays.^[3]
• June 29, 2003: Matt Williams was released by the Diamondbacks.^[7]
• July 29, 2003: David Dellucci, Bret Prinz, and John Prowl (minors) were traded by the Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees for Raúl Mondesí and cash.^[8]

Roster

2003 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers 43,25 Miguel Batista 26 Ricky Bottalico 57 Chris Capuano 45 Elmer Dessens 49 Édgar González 52 Andrew Good 51 Randy Johnson 49 Byung-Hyun Kim 58 Mike Koplove 31 Matt Mantei 35 Mike Myers 54 Eddie Oropesa 24 John Patterson 41 Bret Prinz 36 Brady Raggio 34 Stephen Randolph 40 Dennys Reyes 38 Curt Schilling 36 Scott Service 47 José Valverde 56 Óscar Villarreal 55 Brandon Webb		Catchers 48 Rod Barajas  7 Robby Hammock 16 Chad Moeller Infielders  3 Carlos Baerga 10 Alex Cintrón  4 Craig Counsell 17 Mark Grace 28 Shea Hillenbrand 23 Lyle Overbay 37 Junior Spivey  9 Matt Williams  5 Tony Womack		Outfielders 29 Danny Bautista 25 David Dellucci 12 Steve Finley 20 Luis Gonzalez  6 Quinton McCracken 43 Raúl Mondesí 27 Luis Terrero Other batters  8 Félix José	Manager 15 Bob Brenly Coaches 13 Mark Davis (bullpen) 50 Chuck Kniffin (pitching) 21 Dwayne Murphy (hitting) 14 Eddie Rodríguez (third base) 53 Glenn Sherlock (bench) 19 Robin Yount (first base)

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Dessens	34	175.2	8	8	5.07	113

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Sidewinders	Pacific Coast League	Al Pedrique
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Scott Coolbaugh
A	Lancaster JetHawks	California League	Mike Aldrete
A	South Bend Silver Hawks	Midwest League	Von Hayes
A-Short Season	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Bill Plummer
Rookie	Missoula Osprey	Pioneer League	Tony Perezchica

^[9]

References

1. Felipe López at Baseball Reference
2. Ricky Bottalico at Baseball Reference
3. Scott Service at Baseball Reference
4. Randy Johnson Home Run Log (Batting) – Baseball-Reference PI
5. Conor Jackson at Baseball Reference
6. Carlos Quentin at Baseball Reference
7. Matt Williams at Baseball Reference
8. Raúl Mondesí at Baseball Reference
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• Arizona Diamondbacks official web site
• 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com