2003 Cleveland Indians season
| 2003 Cleveland Indians | |
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| Owner(s) | Larry Dolan | 
| General manager(s) | Mark Shapiro | 
| Manager(s) | Eric Wedge | 
| Local television | FSN Ohio | 
| Local radio | WTAM | 
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Offseason
- December 6, 2002: Travis Hafner was traded by the Texas Rangers with Aaron Myette to the Cleveland Indians for Einar Díaz and Ryan Drese.[1]
 - December 19, 2002: Jason Bere was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[2]
 - December 23, 2002: AJ Hinch was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[3]
 - January 14, 2003: Shane Spencer signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[4]
 - March 29, 2003: AJ Hinch was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Cleveland Indians.[3]
 
Regular season
Season standings
| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | 
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| Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 48–33 | 42–39 | 
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 4 | 51–30 | 35–46 | 
| Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 7 | 40–40 | 43–39 | 
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 22 | 38–43 | 30–51 | 
| Detroit Tigers | 43 | 119 | 0.265 | 47 | 23–58 | 20–61 | 
Record vs. opponents
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| 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
- June 3, 2003: Kevin Kouzmanoff was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 2003.
 - July 18, 2003: Shane Spencer was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ricardo Rodríguez to the Texas Rangers for Ryan Ludwick.[4]
 
Roster
Game log
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March: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1) 
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April: 7–19 (Home: 3–9; Away: 4–10) 
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May: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7) 
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June: 13–15 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–7) 
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July: 11–16 (Home: 7–5; Away: 4–11) 
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August: 16–13 (Home: 10–9; Away: 6–4) 
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September: 14–13 (Home: 3–7; Away: 11–6) 
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB | 
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| C | Josh Bard | 91 | 303 | 25 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 36 | .244 | 0 | 
| 1B | Ben Broussard | 116 | 386 | 53 | 96 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 55 | .249 | 5 | 
| 2B | Brandon Phillips | 112 | 370 | 36 | 77 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 33 | .208 | 4 | 
| 3B | Casey Blake | 152 | 557 | 80 | 143 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 67 | .257 | 7 | 
| SS | Jhonny Peralta | 77 | 242 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 | .227 | 1 | 
| LF | Matt Lawton | 99 | 374 | 57 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 53 | .249 | 10 | 
| CF | Milton Bradley | 101 | 377 | 61 | 121 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 56 | .321 | 17 | 
| RF | Jody Gerut | 127 | 480 | 66 | 134 | 33 | 2 | 22 | 75 | .279 | 4 | 
| DH | Ellis Burks | 55 | 198 | 27 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 28 | .263 | 1 | 
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB | 
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| Coco Crisp | 99 | 414 | 55 | 110 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 27 | .266 | 15 | 
| Alex Escobar | 28 | 99 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .273 | 1 | 
| Karim García | 24 | 93 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .194 | 0 | 
| Ricky Gutiérrez | 16 | 50 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 | 0 | 
| Travis Hafner | 91 | 291 | 35 | 74 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 40 | .254 | 2 | 
| Greg LaRocca | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 
| Tim Laker | 52 | 162 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .241 | 2 | 
| Ryan Ludwick | 39 | 136 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | .265 | 2 | 
| Chris Magruder | 9 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .346 | 0 | 
| Víctor Martínez | 49 | 159 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .289 | 1 | 
| John McDonald | 82 | 214 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .215 | 3 | 
| Ángel Santos | 32 | 76 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .224 | 1 | 
| Bill Selby | 27 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .103 | 0 | 
| Zach Sorensen | 36 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .135 | 0 | 
| Shane Spencer | 64 | 210 | 23 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .271 | 2 | 
| Omar Vizquel | 64 | 250 | 43 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .244 | 8 | 
Note: Pitchers' hitting stats are not included above.
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | IP | BB | K | 
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| CC Sabathia | 13 | 9 | 3.60 | 30 | 30 | 197.2 | 66 | 141 | 
| Jason Davis | 8 | 11 | 4.68 | 27 | 27 | 165.1 | 47 | 85 | 
| Brian Anderson | 9 | 10 | 3.71 | 25 | 24 | 148.0 | 32 | 72 | 
| Ricardo Rodríguez | 3 | 9 | 5.73 | 15 | 15 | 81.2 | 28 | 41 | 
| Cliff Lee | 3 | 3 | 3.61 | 9 | 9 | 52.1 | 20 | 44 | 
| Jason Bere | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 2 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 
Other pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BB | K | 
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| Jake Westbrook | 7 | 10 | 4.33 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 133.0 | 56 | 58 | 
| Billy Traber | 6 | 9 | 5.24 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 111.2 | 40 | 88 | 
| Jason Stanford | 1 | 3 | 3.60 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 50.0 | 16 | 30 | 
| Brian Tallet | 0 | 2 | 4.74 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 8 | 9 | 
| Chad Durbin | 0 | 1 | 7.27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 3 | 8 | 
Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched;SV = Saves; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | SV | IP | BB | K | 
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| Danys Báez | 2 | 9 | 3.81 | 73 | 25 | 75.2 | 23 | 66 | 
| David Riske | 2 | 2 | 2.29 | 68 | 8 | 74.2 | 20 | 82 | 
| Jason Boyd | 3 | 1 | 4.30 | 44 | 0 | 52.1 | 26 | 31 | 
| Terry Mulholland | 3 | 4 | 4.91 | 45 | 0 | 99.0 | 37 | 42 | 
| Rafael Betancourt | 2 | 2 | 2.13 | 33 | 1 | 38.0 | 13 | 36 | 
| Jack Cressend | 2 | 1 | 2.51 | 33 | 0 | 43.0 | 9 | 28 | 
| José Santiago | 1 | 3 | 2.84 | 25 | 0 | 31.2 | 14 | 15 | 
| Dan Miceli | 1 | 1 | 1.20 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 
| Carl Sadler | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 18 | 0 | 9.2 | 5 | 10 | 
| Nick Bierbrodt | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 9 | 
| David Lee | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 8 | 0 | 7.2 | 6 | 7 | 
| Alex Herrera | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 10 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 
| Chad Paronto | 0 | 2 | 9.45 | 6 | 0 | 6.2 | 3 | 6 | 
| Jason Phillips | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 
| Jerrod Riggan | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 
| David Cortés | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Aaron Myette | 0 | 0 | 23.62 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 
| Dave Elder | 1 | 1 | 19.29 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 
Awards and honors
- C. C. Sabathia, Pitcher, Reserve
 
Minor league affiliates
Notes
References
- 2003 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
 - 2003 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac
 
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