| Baltimore Orioles | |
| Season: | 2003 |
| League: | American League |
| Division: | East |
| Ballpark: | Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| City: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Record: | 71–91-1 (.423) |
| Divisional Place: | 4th |
| Owners: | Peter Angelos |
| General Managers: | Jim Beattie/Mike Flanagan |
| Managers: | Mike Hargrove |
| Television: | WJZ-TV WNUV Comcast SportsNet (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Buck Martinez) |
| Radio: | WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter) |
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]
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 .[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.
| 2003 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches (Hitting) (First base) (Bullpen) (Bench) (Third base) (Pitching) | ||||||
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 | 108 | 348 | 95 | .273 | 6 | 31 | ||
| 1B | 124 | 493 | 143 | .290 | 15 | 80 | ||
| 2B | 112 | 460 | 124 | .270 | 5 | 41 | ||
| SS | 152 | 548 | 137 | .250 | 14 | 65 | ||
| 3B | 161 | 631 | 148 | .235 | 26 | 99 | ||
| LF | 83 | 287 | 87 | .303 | 9 | 31 | ||
| CF | 109 | 439 | 133 | .303 | 13 | 45 | ||
| RF | 160 | 625 | 173 | .277 | 23 | 100 | ||
| DH | 67 | 224 | 59 | .263 | 5 | 25 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 344 | 109 | .317 | 15 | 48 | ||
| 93 | 319 | 94 | .295 | 5 | 41 | ||
| 58 | 218 | 59 | .271 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 54 | 169 | 40 | .237 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 41 | 162 | 33 | .204 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 73 | 19 | .260 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 61 | 71 | 10 | .141 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 21 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 26 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 20 | 43 | 6 | .140 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 189.2 | 10 | 10 | 4.18 | 118 | ||
| 28 | 160.2 | 7 | 8 | 4.09 | 100 | ||
| 21 | 148.0 | 14 | 6 | 3.77 | 100 | ||
| 26 | 147.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.82 | 103 | ||
| 24 | 138.2 | 7 | 8 | 5.71 | 86 | ||
| 19 | 93.2 | 4 | 11 | 6.34 | 53 | ||
| 10 | 50.2 | 1 | 5 | 6.22 | 22 | ||
| 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 4.38 | 52 | ||
| 76 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 63 | ||
| 68 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.34 | 47 | ||
| 60 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.36 | 34 | ||
| 40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.93 | 27 | ||
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 | 43 | ||
| 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.72 | 26 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6.00 | 33 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.90 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 | 4 |