2003 Atlanta Braves season

2003 Atlanta Braves season
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2003 Atlanta Braves 2003 NL East Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876) Eastern Division (Since 1994)
Location
Turner Field (Since 1997) Atlanta, Georgia (Since 1966)
2003 Information
Owner(s)	AOL Time Warner
General Manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS Superstation (Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Turner South (Pete Van Wieren) FSN South (Bob Neal, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray) WWWE (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player Stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Other batters
- 3.2 Starting pitchers
  - 3.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
4 2003 National League Division Series
5 Award Winners
6 Farm system^[8]
7 References

Offseason

November 20, 2002: Donzell McDonald was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. ¹
December 18, 2002: Paul Byrd was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. ²
December 19, 2002: Greg Maddux was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. ³
January 8, 2003: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. ⁴

Regular season

In 2003, John Smoltz set a Major League record (since tied) by having 34 saves before the All-Star Break. ⁵

On August 10, 2003, Rafael Furcal of the Braves had an unassisted triple play. He caught the liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner going back to first base.⁶

Opening Day Starters

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	101	59	.623	--
Florida Marlins	91	71	.562	10
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	15
Montreal Expos	83	79	.512	18
New York Mets	66	95	.410	34½

Notable transactions

August 29, 2003: Jaret Wright was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres. ⁷

Roster

2003 Atlanta Braves roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Player Stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

2003 National League Division Series

Award Winners

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system⁸

Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Pat Kelly, manager)
Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Brian Snitker, manager)
Class A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Carolina League; Randy Ingle, manager)
Class A: Rome Braves (South Atlantic League; Rocket Wheeler, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
Rookie: Danville Braves (Appalachian League; Kevin McMullan, manager)
Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Ralph Henriquez, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION

References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdondo01.shtml
^ Paul Byrd Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maddugr01.shtml
^ Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Sports Illustrated, Volume 109, No. 2, July 14-21, 2008, p.24, Published by Time Inc.
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml
^ Jaret Wright Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory

2003 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference

2003 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto

AL Central	Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Atlanta • Florida • New York • Philadelphia • Montreal

NL Central	Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Milwaukee • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Arizona • Colorado • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

2003 All-Star Game • 2003 World Series

v • d • e Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	History • Records • Seasons • Managers • Opening Day starting pitchers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field

Culture	Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Braves TBS Baseball • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop • Continental League • The Slide

Rivalries	New York Mets • Philadelphia Phillies • Florida Marlins • Washington Nationals

Important Figures	Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • Johnny Sain • John Smoltz • Warren Spahn • Chipper Jones • Andruw Jones • Ted Turner • Skip Caray • Rabbit Maranville • Johnny Evers • Frank Selee • Kid Nichols • Hugh Duffy • Fred Tenney • Billy Hamilton • Julio Franco • Mark Wohlers • John Rocker • Jeff Blauser • Steve Avery • Terry Pendleton

Retired Numbers	3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44

Key Personnel	Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series Championships (3)	1914 • 1957 • 1995

National League Championships (17)	1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999

National Association Championships (4)	1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875

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Minor League Affiliates	AAA: Gwinnett Braves • AA: Mississippi Braves • A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans • Rome Braves • Rookie: Danville Braves • Gulf Coast Braves • DSL Braves

Other Assets	SportSouth • TBS

Preceded by Atlanta Braves 2002	NL East Championship Season 2003	Succeeded by Atlanta Braves 2004

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