2003 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	2003
League:	National League
Division:	Central
Ballpark:	Great American Ball Park
City:	Cincinnati
Record:	69–93 (.426)
Divisional Place:	5th
Owners:	Carl Lindner
General Managers:	Jim Bowden
Managers:	Bob Boone, Ray Knight, Dave Miley
Television:	FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Radio:	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

The 2003 Cincinnati Reds season was the 134th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their first season at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. They failed to improve on their 78–84 record from 2002.

Offseason

• November 18, 2002: Ryan Freel was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[1]
• December 15, 2002: Elmer Dessens and cash were traded by the Reds to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a 4-team trade. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe López to the Reds. The Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Blue Jays. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Jason Arnold (minors) to the Blue Jays on December 16.^[2]
• January 22, 2003: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]

Regular season

Season summary

The Reds finished in fifth place in their division, nineteen games behind the division winner, the Chicago Cubs. They finished with a record of 69-93 and a winning percentage of .421. The Reds finished eighteen games behind the second place team, the Houston Astros. They finished sixteen games behind the third place team, the St. Louis Cardinals. They finished six games behind the fourth place team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and one game ahead of the sixth place team, the Milwaukee Brewers.

In the middle of the season, the Reds fired manager Bob Boone and promoted Louisville Bats manager Dave Miley to interim manager.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• July 30, 2003: José Guillén was traded by the Reds to the Oakland Athletics for Aaron Harang, Joe Valentine, and Jeff Bruksch (minors).^[4]
• August 24, 2003: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]

Roster

2003 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches (first base) (third base) (pitching) (bullpen) (bench) (hitting)

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		118	379	87	.230	16	50
1B		147	573	167	.291	14	80
2B		73	290	84	.290	7	31
SS		70	241	68	.282	2	18
3B		106	403	110	.273	18	65
LF		116	381	82	.215	27	57
CF		53	166	41	.247	13	26
RF		91	315	106	.337	23	63

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
	113	320	81	.253	9	33
	82	292	77	.264	15	58
	79	230	55	.239	0	17
	74	207	50	.242	3	18
	59	197	42	.213	2	13
	60	179	41	.229	3	19
	74	176	38	.216	9	26
	80	165	36	.218	5	16
	43	137	39	.285	4	12
	100	130	39	.217	5	19
	32	89	9	.101	1	9
	26	84	19	.226	2	10
	37	81	20	.247	3	13
	21	44	7	.159	1	6
	18	42	9	.214	0	1
	14	30	8	.267	0	1
	4	7	0	.000	0	0
	1	2	0	.000	0	0
	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
	30	169.0	4	15	5.33	60
	28	166.2	8	10	4.64	93
	22	115.2	3	7	6.54	84
	18	94.1	2	12	6.30	49
	10	46.1	1	2	4.47	37
	9	46.0	4	3	5.28	26
	8	38.2	1	5	8.84	13
	7	30.0	2	4	6.90	17
	7	28.1	2	3	8.58	22
	5	27.0	2	0	2.67	23
	6	24.2	0	2	6.57	18

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
	9	35.2	2	1	4.54	25
	10	30.0	1	3	5.40	13

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
	42	5	3	21	3.19	53
	57	9	5	12	4.29	53
	57	5	2	1	3.00	41
	55	2	3	1	4.90	65
	50	6	0	0	3.62	43
	49	0	2	0	2.35	41
	42	2	3	1	4.11	39
	34	3	0	0	3.93	23
	17	2	0	0	1.66	25
	17	0	0	0	2.45	7
	15	2	5	0	6.51	25
	11	0	0	0	4.85	9
	9	0	2	0	12.66	7
	6	1	1	0	5.19	6
	3	0	0	0	12.66	7
	2	0	0	0	18.00	1
	2	0	0	0	4.50	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings^[6]

External links

• 2003 Cincinnati Reds at Baseball Reference
• Season standings: National League Central Standings on ESPN.com
• Batting statistics: Cincinnati Reds Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching statistics: Cincinnati Reds Pitching Stats on ESPN.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freelry01.shtml Ryan Freel
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lopezfe01.shtml Felipe López
3. Web site: Josías Manzanillo Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference.com . August 24, 2012.
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/haranaa01.shtml Aaron Harang
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/servisc01.shtml Scott Service
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007