The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 93–69. They would not make the playoffs for the second straight year and despite that, this was their last winning season until 2007.
The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual. The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy García, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer, and Joel Piñeiro.
Offseason October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Mariners.Scott Podsednik Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 15: Mariners named Bob Melvin, as the team's new manager, after Lou Piniella left to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. December 6: John Olerud re-signed as a free agent with the Mariners.John Olerud Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 16, 2003: John Mabry signed as a free agent with Seattle.John Mabry Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season
Opening Day starters Bret Boone Mike Cameron Jeff Cirillo Carlos Guillén Mark McLemore Jamie Moyer John Olerud Ichiro Suzuki Dan Wilson Randy Winn
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
+Mariners vs. National LeagueTeamNL West NL EastSDPATLFLAMTLNYMPHISeattle2–42–1–1–22–13–0
Notable transactions July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.Kenny Kelly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Roster 2003 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (bullpen) (hitting) (bench) (first base) (third base) (pitching)
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 C Dan Wilson 96 316 76 .241 4 43 1B John Olerud 152 539 145 .269 10 83 2B Bret Boone 159 622 183 .294 35 117 SS Carlos Guillén 109 388 107 .276 7 52 3B Jeff Cirillo 87 258 53 .205 2 23 LF Randy Winn 157 600 177 .295 11 75 CF Mike Cameron 147 534 135 .253 18 76 RF Ichiro Suzuki 159 679 212 .312 13 62 DH Edgar Martínez 145 497 146 .294 24 98
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 Mark McLemore 99 309 72 .233 2 37 Ben Davis 80 246 58 .236 6 42 Willie Bloomquist 89 196 49 .250 1 14 Rey Sánchez 46 170 50 .294 0 11 John Mabry 64 104 22 .212 3 16 Greg Colbrunn 22 58 16 .276 3 7 Pat Borders 12 14 2 .143 0 1 Luis Ugueto 12 5 1 .200 0 1 Jamal Strong 12 2 0 .000 0 0 Chad Meyers 9 1 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 Jamie Moyer 33 215.0 21 7 3.27 129 Ryan Franklin 32 212.0 11 13 3.57 99 Joel Piñeiro 32 211.2 16 11 3.78 151 Freddy García 33 201.1 12 14 4.51 144 Gil Meche 32 186.1 15 13 4.59 130
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 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 63 2 4 16 1.48 32 Arthur Rhodes 67 3 3 3 4.17 48 Julio Mateo 50 4 0 1 3.15 71 Jeff Nelson 46 3 2 7 3.35 47 Rafael Soriano 40 3 0 1 1.53 68 Kazuhiro Sasaki 35 1 2 10 4.05 29 Giovanni Carrara 23 2 0 0 6.83 13 Armando Benítez 15 0 0 0 3.14 15 Aaron Taylor 10 0 0 0 8.53 9 Aaron Looper 6 0 0 0 5.14 6 Brian Sweeney 5 0 0 0 1.93 7 J.J. Putz 3 0 0 0 4.91 3 Matt White 3 0 0 0 13.50 0
Awards and honors Jamie Moyer, Roberto Clemente Award and Hutch Award MLB All-Stars: Moyer, Ichiro Suzuki, Edgar Martínez, Bret Boone, Shigetoshi Hasegawa Farm system
League champions: San Antonio, Inland EmpireJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Major League Baseball draft 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks Adam Jones (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in . Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Pat Gillick Manager(s) Bob Melvin First pick Adam Jones Draft positions 19th Number of selections 53 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Years 2002 • 2003 • 2004 The following is a list of 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being shortstop Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30 pitchers, 8 outfielders, 6 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 first baseman.
Draft
Key Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball
Table Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource1s (37)Adam JonesShortstopMorse High School2 (56)Jeff FlaigThird basemanEl Dorado High School3 (86)Ryan FeierabendLeft-handed pitcherMidview High School4 (116)Paul FaganLeft-handed pitcherBartram Trail High School5 (146)Casey AbramsLeft-handed pitcherWright State University6 (176)Eric O'FlahertyLeft-handed pitcherWalla Walla High School7 (206)Jeremy DuttonThird basemanNorth Carolina State University8 (236)Thomas OldhamThird basemanCreighton University9 (266)Justin RuchtiCatcherRice University10 (296)Mike CoxThird basemanFlorida Atlantic University11 (326)Joe WoermanRight-handed pitcherSan Diego City College12 (356)Ruben FloresRight-handed pitcherEl Paso Community College13 (386)Shawn NottinghamLeft-handed pitcherJackson High School14 (416)Tim DornRight-handed pitcherEast Los Angeles College15 (446)Scott MaineLeft-handed pitcherWilliam T. Dwyer High School16 (476)Brian SchweigerCatcherCalifornia State University, San Bernardino17 (506)Jason SnyderRight-handed pitcherDixie State College18 (536)James HymonShortstopRust College19 (566)Aaron JensenRight-handed pitcherSpringville High School20 (596)Carroll GaddisOutfielderHoke County High School21 (626)Casey CraigOutfielderGranite Hills High School22 (656)Samuel BradfordOutfielderGardner–Webb University23 (686)Daniel SantinCatcherMiami Brito High School24 (716)Kenny FalconerRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Kansas25 (746)Jason CableLeft-handed pitcherPalmdale High School26 (776)Gordon LynahOutfielderSpartanburg Methodist College27 (806)Richard BreshearsRight-handed pitcherHutchinson Community College28 (836)Daniel McDonaldLeft-handed pitcherTheodore High School29 (866)Christopher GarciaRight-handed pitcher None30 (896)Steve SantosRight-handed pitcherLos Medanos College31 (926)Doug MathisRight-handed pitcherCentral Arizona College32 (956)Adam PooleLeft-handed pitcherLincoln Trail College33 (986)Blake RampyRight-handed pitcherTomball High School34 (1016)Paul KeckCatcherSacramento City College35 (1046)Andy ReichardRight-handed pitcherState College High School36 (1076)Alexander BaboulasLeft-handed pitcherBirchmount Park Collegiate Institute37 (1106)Joel AllinLeft-handed pitcherStockbridge High School38 (1136)Yusuf CarterCatcherCanarsie High School39 (1166)Trevor HeidOutfielderDixie State College40 (1196)Mark TourangeauRight-handed pitcherQueen Elizabeth Park High School41 (1226)Dane AwanaLeft-handed pitcherSaddleback College42 (1255)Danny SantiestebanOutfielderMiami Brito High School43 (1284)Harold WilliamsRight-handed pitcherCerritos College44 (1312)Edwin TotesaultShortstopMiami Brito High School45 (1339)McCay GreenRight-handed pitcherLake–Sumter Community College46 (1366)Mike HofiusFirst basemanCalifornia State University, San Bernardino47 (1393)Daniel KapalaRight-handed pitcherShrine Catholic High School48 (1420)Markus RobertsShortstopDeer Valley High School49 (1446)Jose LaffitteOutfielderMiami High School50 (1472)Timothy TurnerOutfielderEast Tennessee State University
Rule 5 draft
Key Pick Indicates the pick the player was drafted Previous team Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team
Table Phase (Pick)NamePositionPrevious teamNotesRefTriple-A (16)Darwin SotoInfielderSan Diego PadresTriple-A (36)Omar FalconCatcherSan Diego PadresTriple-A (47)Chris KeyLeft-handed pitcherFlorida Marlins
References
External links 2003 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 2003 Seattle Mariners team page at Baseball Almanac