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2003 Baltimore Orioles season

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2003 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkOriole Park at Camden Yards
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record71–91-1 (.423)
Divisional place4th
OwnersPeter Angelos
General managersJim Beattie/Mike Flanagan
ManagersMike Hargrove
TelevisionWJZ-TV
WNUV
Comcast SportsNet
(Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Buck Martinez)
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter)
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The 2003 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 71 wins, 91 losses, and one tie.[1]

Offseason

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  • December 2, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
  • January 3, 2003: Omar Daal was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[3]
  • March 7, 2003: B. J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[4]

Steve Bechler

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On February 16, 2003, towards the beginning of Orioles' spring training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Steve Bechler collapsed while participating in conditioning drills. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, and died the next day.[5] His body temperature had reached 108 °F (42 °C).[6] An autopsy performed by Dr. Joshua Perper, a toxicologist, concluded that his death was caused by "'abnormal liver function and mild hypertension', his weight problem (he weighed 230 pounds and was exercising hard,[7] the fact that he was not used to south Florida's warm weather and the toxicity of ephedra.[8] He was using the supplement ephedra, against the advice of his trainer,[9] and probably had not eaten in two days[10] in an effort to lose weight.

Regular season

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Season standings

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 101 61 .623 — 50‍–‍32 51‍–‍29
Boston Red Sox 95 67 .586 6 53‍–‍28 42‍–‍39
Toronto Blue Jays 86 76 .531 15 41‍–‍40 45‍–‍36
Baltimore Orioles 71 91 .438 30 40‍–‍40 31‍–‍51
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 63 99 .389 38 36‍–‍45 27‍–‍54


Record vs. opponents

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2003 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim — 1–8 3–6 3–4 6–3 6–1 6–3 5–4 3–6 8–12 8–11 6–3 9–10 2–7 11–7
Baltimore 8–1 — 9–10 2–4 3–3 3–3 3–4 3–4 6–13–1 2–7 4–5 8–11 7–2 8–11 5–13
Boston 6–3 10–9 — 5–4 4–2 8–1 5–1 2–4 9–10 3–4 5–2 12–7 5–4 10–9 11–7
Chicago 4–3 4–2 4–5 — 11–8 11–8 11–8 9–10 4–2 4–5 2–7 3–3 3–4 6–3 10–8
Cleveland 3–6 3–3 2–4 8–11 — 12–7 6–13 9–10 2–5 3–6 3–6 5–2 4–5 2–4 6–12
Detroit 1–6 3–3 1–8 8–11 7–12 — 5–14 4–15 1–5 3–6 1–8 2–4 1–6 2–7 4–14
Kansas City 3–6 4–3 1–5 8–11 13–6 14–5 — 11–8 2–4 2–7 4–5 4–3 7–2 1–5 9–9
Minnesota 4–5 4–3 4–2 10–9 10–9 15–4 8–11 — 0–7 8–1 3–6 6–0 5–4 3–3 10–8
New York 6–3 13–6–1 10–9 2–4 5–2 5–1 4–2 7–0 — 3–6 5–4 14–5 4–5 10–9 13–5
Oakland 12–8 7–2 4–3 5–4 6–3 6–3 7–2 1–8 6–3 — 7–12 6–3 15–4 5–2 9–9
Seattle 11–8 5–4 2–5 7–2 6–3 8–1 5–4 6–3 4–5 12–7 — 4–5 10–10 3–4 10–8
Tampa Bay 3–6 11–8 7–12 3–3 2–5 4–2 3–4 0–6 5–14 3–6 5–4 — 3–6 11–8 3–15
Texas 10–9 2–7 4–5 4–3 5–4 6–1 2–7 4–5 5–4 4–15 10–10 6–3 — 5–4 4–14
Toronto 7–2 11–8 9–10 3–6 4–2 7–2 5–1 3–3 9–10 2–5 4–3 8–11 4–5 — 10–8


Transactions

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Roster

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2003 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Brook Fordyce 108 348 95 .273 6 31
1B Jeff Conine 124 493 143 .290 15 80
2B Brian Roberts 112 460 124 .270 5 41
SS Deivi Cruz 152 548 137 .250 14 65
3B Tony Batista 161 631 148 .235 26 99
LF Larry Bigbie 83 287 87 .303 9 31
CF Luis Matos 109 439 133 .303 13 45
RF Jay Gibbons 160 625 173 .277 23 100
DH David Segui 67 224 59 .263 5 25

Other batters

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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
Melvin Mora 96 344 109 .317 15 48
B.J. Surhoff 93 319 94 .295 5 41
Jerry Hairston Jr. 58 218 59 .271 2 21
Gerónimo Gil 54 169 40 .237 3 16
Gary Matthews Jr. 41 162 33 .204 2 20
Jack Cust 27 73 19 .260 4 11
José Morban 61 71 10 .141 2 5
José León 21 54 13 .241 0 0
Robert Machado 18 49 13 .265 1 3
Carlos Méndez 26 45 10 .222 0 5
Tim Raines Jr. 20 43 6 .140 0 2
Marty Cordova 9 30 7 .233 1 4
Pedro Swann 8 14 3 .214 1 2

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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 Johnson 32 189.2 10 10 4.18 118
Pat Hentgen 28 160.2 7 8 4.09 100
Sidney Ponson 21 148.0 14 6 3.77 100
Rodrigo López 26 147.0 7 10 5.82 103
Rick Helling 24 138.2 7 8 5.71 86
Omar Daal 19 93.2 4 11 6.34 53
Damian Moss 10 50.2 1 5 6.22 22
Matt Riley 2 10.0 1 0 1.80 9

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Eric DuBose 17 73.2 3 6 3.79 44
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jorge Julio 64 0 7 36 4.38 52
B.J. Ryan 76 4 1 0 3.40 63
Kerry Ligtenberg 68 4 2 1 3.34 47
Buddy Groom 60 1 3 1 5.36 34
Héctor Carrasco 40 2 6 1 4.93 27
Rick Bauer 35 0 0 0 4.55 43
Willis Roberts 26 3 1 0 5.72 26
Travis Driskill 20 3 5 1 6.00 33
John Parrish 14 0 1 0 1.90 8
Sean Douglass 3 0 0 0 13.50 3
Kurt Ainsworth 3 0 1 0 11.57 4

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Ottawa Lynx International League Gary Allenson
AA Bowie Baysox Eastern League Dave Trembley
A Frederick Keys Carolina League Tom Lawless
A Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League Stan Hough
A-Short Season Aberdeen IronBirds New York–Penn League Joe Almaraz
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Don Buford
Rookie GCL Orioles Gulf Coast League Jesus Alfaro

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References

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  1. ^ "Yankees 1-1 Orioles (Sep 18, 2003) Game Recap". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Bill Pulsipher Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ "Omar Daal Stats".
  4. ^ B. J. Surhoff Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ "Steve Bechler Death | Steve Bechler's Death Five Years Later". Baltimore Sun. February 17, 2008. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "One year later: Remembering Steve Bechler". February 17, 2004.
  7. ^ Why is America so Fat p54 by Ben Kennedy )
  8. ^ Death at the ballpark: a comprehensive study of game-related fatalities of ... by Robert M. Gorman, David Weeks. McFarland Press. p. 64.
  9. ^ Drugs and society by Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein p. 314.
  10. ^ WEIGHT TO BEAR Obsession with shedding pounds led Bechler to ephedra[permanent dead link‍] BY T.J. QUINN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER WITH CHRISTIAN RED AND ANTHONY MCCARRON. Sunday, February 23, 2003.
  11. ^ Nick Markakis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ^ "Sean Spencer Stats".
  13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  14. ^ Baseball America 2004 Directory. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2004
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