The Oakland Athletics' 2003 season ended with the A's finishing first in the American League West with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses.
Offseason December 15, 2002: Felipe López was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cincinnati Reds. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.Felipe Lopez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com December 16, 2002: Neal Cotts was sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier deal made on December 3, 2002. The Oakland Athletics sent players to be named later and Billy Koch to the Chicago White Sox for Keith Foulke, Mark L. Johnson, Joe Valentine, and cash. The Oakland Athletics sent Neal Cotts (December 16, 2002) and Daylon Holt (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. January 27, 2003: John-Ford Griffin was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Jason Perry (minors) (June 23, 2003) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.John-Ford Griffin Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions June 3, 2003: J.R. Towles was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign. July 30, 2003: Aaron Harang was traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jeff Bruksch (minors) and Joe Valentine to the Cincinnati Reds for Jose Guillen.
Roster 2003 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (hitting) (first base) (bench) (bullpen) (pitching) (third base)
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 PosPlayers G AB H Avg. HR RBICRamón Hernández140483132.27321781BScott Hatteberg147541137.25312612BMark Ellis154553137.248952SSMiguel Tejada162636177.278271063BEric Chavez154588166.28229101LFTerrence Long140486119.2451461CFChris Singleton12030675.245136RFJermaine Dye6522138.172420DHErubiel Durazo154537139.2592177
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 RBIEric Byrnes121414109.2631251José Guillén4517045.265823Billy McMillon6615341.268626Adam Piatt4710024.240415Frank Menechino438316.19329Adam Melhuse407723.299514Ron Gant17416.14614Mark Johnson13273.11103Dave McCarty8267.26902Bobby Crosby11120.00000Jason Grabowski880.00000Graham Koonce681.12500Mike Edwards441.25000Esteban Germán541.25001
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 SOTim Hudson34240.01672.70162Barry Zito35231.214123.30146Mark Mulder26186.21593.13128Ted Lilly32178.112104.34147Rich Harden1574.2544.4667
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 SOJohn Halama35108.2354.2251Aaron Harang730.1135.3416Justin Duchscherer416.1113.3115Mike Wood713.22110.5415
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOKeith Foulke7291432.0888Chad Bradford727423.0462Ricardo Rincón648403.2540Jim Mecir412315.5925Mike Neu320013.6420Chad Harville211015.8218Jeremy Fikac140104.509Steve Sparks90005.715Micah Bowie60107.564
Postseason
2003 ALDS
Game 1: Oakland 5 – Boston 4.
Game 2: Oakland 5 – Boston 1.
Game 3: Boston 3 – Oakland 1.
Game 4: Boston 5 – Oakland 4.
Game 5: Boston 4 – Oakland 3.
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento
References
2003 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 2003 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com