2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season

2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season
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2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1998) Eastern Division (Since 1998)
Location
Tropicana Field (Since 1998) St. Petersburg, Florida (Since 1998)
2003 Information
Owner(s)	Vince Naimoli
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
Local television	FSN Florida WXPX (Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats, Todd Kalas)
Local radio	WFLA (Paul Olden, Charlie Slowes) WAMA (AM) (Enrique Oliu)

The 2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their 6th since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the AL East division with a record of 63-99. Their manager was Lou Piniella who entered his 1st season with the Devil Rays.

1 Regular Season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Transactions
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 References

Regular Season

Season standings

East Division	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Yankees	101	61	--	.601
Boston Red Sox	95	67	6	.572
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	15	.528
Baltimore Orioles	71	91	30	.423
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	63	99	38	.384

Transactions

February 14, 2003: Wayne Gomes was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ¹
March 10, 2003: Wayne Gomes was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ²
March 29, 2003: Al Martin was signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ³
April 10, 2003: John Rocker signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ⁴
June 3, 2003: Delmon Young was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed September 8, 2003.⁵
June 27, 2003: John Rocker was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ⁴

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	Avg.

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	Avg.

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

References

2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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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 Tampa Bay Rays

Formerly the Tampa Bay Devil Rays • Based in St. Petersburg, Florida (Tampa Bay)

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters • Opening Day starters • All articles

Ballparks	Tropicana Field • Champion Stadium • Rays Ballpark (proposed) Spring training: Charlotte Sports Park • Progress Energy Park (former)

Culture	Raymond • The Rookie • The Happy Heckler • More Cowbell • 9=8

Rivalries	Citrus Series • Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees

Important Figures	Fred McGriff • Aubrey Huff • Carl Crawford • Scott Kazmir • Wade Boggs • Carlos Peña • Dioner Navarro • Akinori Iwamura • Evan Longoria • B.J. Upton • Matt Garza

Retired Numbers	12, 42

Key Personnel	Owner: Stuart Sternberg • President: Matthew Silverman General Manager (de facto): Andrew Friedman • Manager: Joe Maddon

AL Pennants (1)	2008

Division Titles (1)	2008

Seasons (12)	1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

Minor League Affiliates	Durham Bulls (AAA) • Montgomery Biscuits (AA) • Charlotte Stone Crabs (A) • Bowling Green Hot Rods (A) • Hudson Valley Renegades (A) • Princeton Devil Rays (Rookie)

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