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 2003 Colorado Rockies season was their 11th in Major League Baseball and 9th season at Coors Field. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They finished with a record of 74–88, fourth in the National League West, and missing the postseason for the 8th consecutive season.
Offseason
- 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
Season standings
National League West
| 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 |
| 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 | LAD | 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 |
| 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
- 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
- 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
Game log
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Player stats
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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 |
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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
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
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
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
References
- ^ "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
- 2003 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference
- 2003 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com