2003 Pittsburgh Pirates season explained

Pittsburgh Pirates
Season:	2003
League:	National League
Division:	Central
Ballpark:	PNC Park
City:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1]
Record:	75–87 (.463)
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Kevin McClatchy
General Managers:	Dave Littlefield
Managers:	Lloyd McClendon
Television:	Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh
Radio:	KDKA-AM (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk)

The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 122nd season of the franchise; the 117th in the National League. This was their third season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 75–87 and missed the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season.

Offseason

November 25, 2002: Randall Simon was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors). The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.^[2]
January 28, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]
March 14, 2003: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

June 24, 2003 – Brad Wilkerson of the Montreal Expos hit for the cycle in a game against the Pirates.^[4]

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || March 31 || @ Reds || 10–1 || Benson (1–0) || Haynes || — || 42,343 || 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || April 2 || @ Reds || 7–4 || Torres (1–0) || Manzanillo || Williams (1) || 22,878 || 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || April 3 || @ Reds || 7–5 || Fogg (1–0) || Anderson || Williams (2) || 26,096 || 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || April 4 || @ Phillies || 9–1 || Suppan (1–0) || Roa || Torres (1) || 59,269 || 4–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5 || April 5 || @ Phillies || 1–16 || Silva || D'Amico (0–1) || — || 22,693 || 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || April 6 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Benson (2–0) || Myers || Williams (3) || 30,113 || 5–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 7 || April 8 || Brewers || 3–5 || Rusch || Wells (0–1) || DeJean || 36,003 || 5–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 8 || April 9 || Brewers || 2–3 || Ritchie || Fogg (1–1) || DeJean || 23,332 || 5–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || April 10 || Brewers || 3–1 || Suppan (2–0) || Sheets || Williams (4) || 10,384 || 6–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || April 11 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || D'Amico (1–1) || Zambrano || Williams (5) || 33,605 || 7–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 11 || April 12 || @ Cubs || 0–4 || Wood || Benson (2–1) || Borowski || 35,226 || 7–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 12 || April 13 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Farnsworth || Boehringer (0–1) || Borowski || 29,558 || 7–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 13 || April 15 || Mets || 1–3 || Glavine || Fogg (1–2) || Benitez || 14,728 || 7–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14 || April 16 || Mets || 6–3 || Suppan (3–0) || Cone || — || 12,609 || 8–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 15 || April 17 || Mets || 2–7 || Seo || D'Amico (1–2) || — || 11,299 || 8–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 16 || April 18 || Cubs || 2–7 || Clement || Benson (2–2) || — || 15,037 || 8–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 17 || April 19 || Cubs || 1–6 (10) || Prior || Sauerbeck (0–1) || — || 31,518 || 8–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18 || April 20 || Cubs || 8–2 || Torres (2–0) || Estes || — || 14,854 || 9–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19 || April 22 || Giants || 5–2 || Suppan (4–0) || Foppert || — || 10,650 || 10–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 20 || April 23 || Giants || 3–4 (13) || Brower || Tavarez (0–1) || — || 13,009 || 10–10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 21 || April 24 || Giants || 1–3 || Moss || Benson (2–3) || Worrell || 15,967 || 10–11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 22 || April 25 || Dodgers || 2–5 || Brohawn || Williams (0–1) || Gagne || 16,090 || 10–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 23 || April 26 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Nomo || Sauerbeck (0–2) || Gagne || 22,267 || 10–13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 24 || April 27 || Dodgers || 2–6 || Ishii || Suppan (4–1) || — || 19,679 || 10–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || April 29 || @ Padres || 7–2 || D'Amico (2–2) || Eaton || — || 15,556 || 11–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || April 30 || @ Padres || 8–5 || Benson (3–3) || Perez || Williams (6) || 13,845 || 12–14|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || May 1 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Wells (1–1) || Peavy || Williams (7) || 13,420 || 13–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || May 2 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Beimel (1–0) || Quantrill || Williams (8) || 53,820 || 14–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 29 || May 3 || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Dreifort || Suppan (4–2) || Gagne || 45,737 || 14–15|- style="background:#fbb;"| 30 || May 4 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Brown || D'Amico (2–3) || Gagne || 40,544 || 14–16|- style="background:#fbb;"| 31 || May 5 || @ Astros || 1–8 || Miller || Benson (3–4) || — || 22,765 || 14–17|- style="background:#fbb;"| 32 || May 6 || @ Astros || 9–10 || Bland || Sauerbeck (0–3) || Wagner || 27,023 || 14–18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 33 || May 7 || @ Astros || 4–13 || Dotel || Tavarez (0–2) || — || 22,706 || 14–19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 34 || May 8 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Stone || Suppan (4–3) || — || 28,836 || 14–20|- style="background:#fbb;"| 35 || May 9 || Diamondbacks || 0–5 || Schilling || D'Amico (2–4) || — || 18,080 || 14–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || May 10 || Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Benson (4–4) || Dessens || Williams (9) || 30,776 || 15–21|- style="background:#fbb;"| 37 || May 11 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Batista || Wells (1–2) || Mantei || 14,976 || 15–22|- style="background:#fbb;"| 38 || May 12 || Astros || 4–9 || Stone || Torres || — || 9,095 || 15–23|- style="background:#fbb;"| 39 || May 13 || Astros || 3–6 || Munro || Williams || Wagner || 10,535 || 15–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40 || May 14 || Astros || 3–2 || D'Amico || Miller || Williams (10) || 11,730 || 16–24|- style="background:#fbb;"| 41 || May 15 || Astros || 2–6 || Oswalt || Benson || — || 16,752 || 16–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || May 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–5 (12) || Boehringer || Mantei || Williams (11) || 31,578 || 17–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43 || May 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–5 || Torres || Capuano || Williams (12) || 42,858 || 18–25|- style="background:#fbb;"| 44 || May 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–8 || Webb || Suppan (4–4) || — || 34,669 || 18–26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45 || May 21 || Cubs || 5–2 || D'Amico || Wood || Williams (13) || 35,086 || 19–26|- style="background:#fbb;"| 46 || May 22 || Cubs || 2–3 || Remlinger || Sauerbeck || Borowski || 14,544 || 19–27|- style="background:#fbb;"| 47 || May 23 || Cardinals || 8–10 (10) || Eldred || Meadows || Fassero || 18,660 || 19–28|- style="background:#fbb;"| 48 || May 24 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Morris || Suppan (4–5) || — || 35,733 || 19–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || May 25 || Cardinals || 8–7 || Boehringer || Hermanson || Williams (14) || 25,983 || 20–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 10–0 || Fogg || Wood || — || 40,225 || 21–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 9–4 || Benson || Clement || — || 35,961 || 22–29|- style="background:#fbb;"| 52 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Prior || D'Amico || Borowski || 32,406 || 22–30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || May 30 || @ Cardinals || 7–3 || Suppan (5–5) || Stephenson || — || 30,599 || 23–30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || May 31 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Wells || Williams || Williams (15) || 43,789 || 24–30|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 55 || June 1 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Kline || Beimel || Fassero || 46,103 || 24–31|- style="background:#fbb;"| 56 || June 4 || Red Sox || 4–11 || Kim || Benson || — || — || 24–32|- style="background:#fbb;"| 57 || June 4 || Red Sox || 3–8 || Lowe || D'Amico || — || 27,769 || 24–33|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58 || June 5 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Boehringer || Mendoza || Williams (16) || 33,372 || 25–33|- style="background:#fbb;"| 59 || June 7 || @ Braves || 6–8 || Hernandez || Boehringer || Smoltz || 35,397 || 25–34|- style="background:#fbb;"| 60 || June 8 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Hodges || Fogg || Smoltz || 29,869 || 25–35|- style="background:#fbb;"| 61 || June 10 || @ Blue Jays || 8–13 || Lidle || Benson || — || 14,090 || 25–36|- style="background:#fbb;"| 62 || June 11 || @ Blue Jays || 5–8 || Halladay || D'Amico || — || 32,036 || 25–37|- style="background:#fbb;"| 63 || June 12 || @ Blue Jays || 4–5 || Hendrickson || Suppan (5–6) || Politte || 15,015 || 25–38|- style="background:#fbb;"| 64 || June 13 || @ Devil Rays || 1–7 || Zambrano || Wells || — || 9,487 || 25–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || June 14 || @ Devil Rays || 12–9 || Fogg || Bell || Williams (17) || 14,063 || 26–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66 || June 15 || @ Devil Rays || 9–5 || Sauerbeck || Levine || Williams (18)|| 13,943 || 27–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || June 18 || Expos || 7–3 || D'Amico || Hernandez || Williams (19) || — || 28–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68 || June 18 || Expos || 4–3 || Torres || Biddle || — || 22,557 || 29–39|- style="background:#fbb;"| 69 || June 19 || Expos || 2–5 || Ohka || Torres || Biddle || 16,050 || 29–40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || June 20 || Indians || 5–4 (15) || Torres || Baez || — || 26,305 || 30–40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71 || June 21 || Indians || 7–6 (15) || Sauerbeck || Miceli || — || 36,856 || 31–40|- style="background:#fbb;"| 72 || June 22 || Indians || 5–8 || Sabathia || Vogelsong || Baez || 37,803 || 31–41|- style="background:#fbb;"| 73 || June 23 || @ Expos || 0–3 || Vargas || Suppan (5–7) || Biddle || 5,641 || 31–42|- style="background:#fbb;"| 74 || June 24 || @ Expos || 4–6 || Ohka || D'Amico || Biddle || 5,872 || 31–43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || June 25 || @ Expos || 6–5 || Sauerbeck || Eischen || Williams (20) || 5,717 || 32–43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 || June 27 || Rockies || 5–3 || Fogg || Jennings || Williams (21) || 37,566 || 33–43|- style="background:#fbb;"| 77 || June 28 || Rockies || 4–5 || Neagle || Benson || Jimenez || 25,083 || 33–44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78 || June 29 || Rockies || 9–0 || Suppan (6–7) || Chacon || — || 20,475 || 34–44|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 79 || July 1 || Reds || 3–5 || Graves || Tavarez || Williamson || 17,803 || 34–45|- style="background:#fbb;"| 80 || July 2 || Reds || 3–4 || Heredia || Williams || Williamson || 15,322 || 34–46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81 || July 3 || Reds || 8–7 || Fogg || Dempster || Williams (22) || 19,947 || 35–46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82 || July 4 || Astros || 3–2 || Boehringer || Munro || Williams (23) || 30,082 || 36–46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 83 || July 5 || Astros || 4–3 || Suppan (7–7) || Saarloos || Williams (24) || 22,258 || 37–46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 84 || July 6 || Astros || 8–3 || D'Amico || Miller || — || 18,741 || 38–46|- style="background:#fbb;"| 85 || July 7 || @ Brewers || 2–9 || Franklin || Wells || — || 12,322 || 38–47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 86 || July 8 || @ Brewers || 8–7 (10) || Williams || DeJean || Torres (2) || 12,425 || 39–47|- style="background:#fbb;"| 87 || July 9 || @ Brewers || 1–2 (12) || Kieschnick || Beimel || — || 22,490 || 39–48|- style="background:#cfc;"| 88 || July 10 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Suppan (8–7) || Ford || — || 21,190 || 40–48|- style="background:#fbb;"| 89 || July 11 || @ Astros || 2–4 || Miller || D'Amico || Wagner || 31,474 || 40–49|- style="background:#cfc;"| 90 || July 12 || @ Astros || 5–2 || Wells || Oswalt || Williams (25) || 34,762 || 41–49|- style="background:#fbb;"| 91 || July 13 || @ Astros || 2–5 || Redding || Fogg || Wagner || 32,273 || 41–50|- style="background:#fbb;"| 92 || July 17 || Brewers || 5–7 || Franklin || Benson || Estrella || 32,304 || 41–51|- style="background:#cfc;"| 93 || July 18 || Brewers || 7–2 || Suppan (9–7) || Rusch || — || 31,697 || 42–51|- style="background:#fbb;"| 94 || July 19 || Brewers || 0–1 || Sheets || D'Amico || Kolb || 24,461 || 42–52|- style="background:#cfc;"| 95 || July 20 || Brewers || 6–3 || Wells || Ford || Lincoln (1) || 22,643 || 43–52|- style="background:#cfc;"| 96 || July 21 || Astros || 5–3 || Fogg || Redding || Lincoln (2) || 14,271 || 44–52|- style="background:#fbb;"| 97 || July 22 || Astros || 0–2 || Robertson || Torres || Wagner || 16,661 || 44–53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 98 || July 23 || @ Reds || 6–5 || Boehringer || Mercker || Lincoln (3) || 27,629 || 45–53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 99 || July 24 || @ Reds || 7–5 (11) || Lincoln || Reitsma || — || 35,504 || 46–53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 100 || July 25 || @ Cardinals || 10–5 || Meadows || Eldred || — || 45,296 || 47–53|- style="background:#fbb;"| 101 || July 26 || @ Cardinals || 8–13 || Williams || Fogg || Isringhausen || 44,249 || 47–54|- style="background:#fbb;"| 102 || July 27 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Eldred || Lincoln || — || 34,851 || 47–55|- style="background:#cfc;"| 103 || July 28 || @ Cardinals || 3–0 || Suppan (10–7) || Tomko || — || 33,977 || 48–55|- style="background:#fbb;"| 104 || July 29 || Padres || 7–8 || Roa || Lincoln || Beck || 15,201 || 48–56|- style="background:#cfc;"| 105 || July 30 || Padres || 7–2 || Wells || Lawrence || Meadows (1)|| 23,709 || 49–56|- style="background:#fbb;"| 106 || July 31 || Padres || 7–10 || Eaton || Fogg || Beck || 18,045 || 49–57|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 107 || August 1 || Rockies || 12–11 || Sanchez || Bernero || — || 22,413 || 50–57|- style="background:#cfc;"| 108 || August 2 || Rockies || 1–0 || Meadows || Jennings || Lincoln (4) || 37,820 || 51–57|- style="background:#fbb;"| 109 || August 3 || Rockies || 4–16 || Oliver || D'Amico || Jimenez || 16,839 || 51–58|- style="background:#fbb;"| 110 || August 5 || @ Giants || 0–3 || Schmidt || Wells || Worrell || 41,501 || 51–59|- style="background:#cfc;"| 111 || August 6 || @ Giants || 2–0 || Tavarez || Ponson || — || 41,662 || 52–59|- style="background:#fbb;"| 112 || August 7 || @ Giants || 5–7 || Eyre || Boehringer || Worrell || 42,334 || 52–60|- style="background:#fbb;"| 113 || August 8 || @ Rockies || 6–13 || Jimenez || Mahomes || — || 28,362 || 52–61|- style="background:#cfc;"| 114 || August 9 || @ Rockies || 10–4 || D'Amico || Oliver || — || 34,611 || 53–61|- style="background:#cfc;"| 115 || August 10 || @ Rockies || 5–3 || Figueroa || Chacon || Lincoln (5) || 26,904 || 54–61|- style="background:#fbb;"| 116 || August 11 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Haren || Wells || Isringhausen || 17,647 || 54–62|- style="background:#fbb;"| 117 || August 12 || Cardinals || 6–10 || Tomko || Fogg || Simontacchi || 21,013 || 54–63|- style="background:#cfc;"| 118 || August 13 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Tavarez || Borbon || — || 18,505 || 55–63|- style="background:#fbb;"| 119 || August 14 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Stephenson || D'Amico || Isringhausen || 16,157 || 55–64|- style="background:#cfc;"| 120 || August 15 || Brewers || 6–3 || Figueroa || Kinney || Tavarez (1) || 21,096 || 56–64|- style="background:#fbb;"| 121 || August 16 || Brewers || 4–6 || Vizcaino || Lincoln || Kolb || 28,143 || 56–65|- style="background:#cfc;"| 122 || August 17 || Brewers || 5–2 || Fogg || Franklin || Tavarez (2) || 24,092 || 57–65|- style="background:#fbb;"| 123 || August 19 || @ Cardinals || 5–13 || Eldred || Beimel || — || 28,869 || 57–66|- style="background:#cfc;"| 124 || August 20 || @ Cardinals || 14–0 || D'Amico || Stephenson || — || 25,741 || 58–66|- style="background:#fbb;"| 125 || August 21 || @ Cardinals || 3–6 || Eldred || Lincoln || — || 26,849 || 58–67|- style="background:#fbb;"| 126 || August 22 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Franklin || Wells || Kolb || 22,413 || 58–68|- style="background:#fbb;"| 127 || August 23 || @ Brewers || 6–7 || Estrella || Corey || — || 25,432 || 58–69|- style="background:#fbb;"| 128 || August 24 || @ Brewers || 9–10 || Kolb || Gonzalez || — || 36,238 || 58–70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 129 || August 26 || Marlins || 4–3 || Lincoln || Redman || Tavarez (3) || 12,219 || 59–70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 130 || August 27 || Marlins || 4–0 || Wells || Penny || — || 18,264 || 60–70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 131 || August 28 || Marlins || 5–0 || Fogg || Willis || — || 12,679 || 61–70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 132 || August 29 || Braves || 6–5 || Tavarez || Cunnane || — || 27,415 || 62–70|- style="background:#fbb;"| 133 || August 30 || Braves || 6–13 || Ramirez || Perez || — || 21,323 || 62–71|- style="background:#fbb;"| 134 || August 31 || Braves || 4–10 || Reynolds || D'Amico || — || 23,822 || 62–72|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 135 || September 2 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Wells || Willis || Tavarez (4) || 10,327 || 63–72|- style="background:#fbb;"| 136 || September 3 || @ Marlins || 0–3 || Beckett || Fogg || Urbina || 11,135 || 63–73|- style="background:#fbb;"| 137 || September 4 || @ Marlins || 1–5 || Tejera || Torres || — || 10,213 || 63–74|- style="background:#fbb;"| 138 || September 5 || @ Braves || 2–3 (10) || Cunnane || Corey || — || — || 63–75|- style="background:#cfc;"| 139 || September 5 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Corey || Reynolds || Tavarez (5) || 31,849 || 64–75|- style="background:#fbb;"| 140 || September 6 || @ Braves || 2–9 || Maddux || D'Amico || — || 36,932 || 64–76|- style="background:#fbb;"| 141 || September 7 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Hampton || Wells || Cunnane || 27,703 || 64–77|- style="background:#cfc;"| 142 || September 8 || @ Reds || 9–1 || Fogg || Bale || — || 19,073 || 65–77|- style="background:#fbb;"| 143 || September 9 || @ Reds || 6–10 || Belisle || Boehringer || — || 21,241 || 65–78|- style="background:#cfc;"| 144 || September 10 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Lincoln || Reitsma || Tavarez (6) || 20,560 || 66–78|- style="background:#fbb;"| 145 || September 11 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Randall || D'Amico || Reitsma || 20,479 || 66–79|- style="background:#cfc;"| 146 || September 12 || Phillies || 8–4 || Wells || Telemaco || — || 18,895 || 67–79|- style="background:#cfc;"| 147 || September 13 || Phillies || 5–3 || Fogg || Millwood || Tavarez (7) || 33,480 || 68–79|- style="background:#fbb;"| 148 || September 14 || Phillies || 7–10 || Wolf || Torres || Williams || 16,383 || 68–80|- style="background:#cfc;"| 149 || September 15 || Reds || 6–3 || Vogelsong || Van Poppel || Tavarez (8) || 8,565 || 69–80|- style="background:#fbb;"| 150 || September 16 || Reds || 4–12 || Harang || Perez || Reith || 11,995 || 69–81|- style="background:#cfc;"| 151 || September 17 || Reds || 8–5 || D'Amico || Etherton || Tavarez (9) || 10,625 || 70–81|- style="background:#cfc;"| 152 || September 18 || Reds || 7–0 || Wells || Randall || — || 10,390 || 71–81|- style="background:#fbb;"| 153 || September 19 || Cubs || 9–10 || Veres || Figueroa || Borowski || — || 71–82|- style="background:#cfc;"| 154 || September 19 || Cubs || 10–6 || Torres || Cruz || — || 16,248 || 72–82|- style="background:#cfc;"| 155 || September 20 || Cubs || 8–2 || Vogelsong || Clement || — || 32,869 || 73–82|- style="background:#fbb;"| 156 || September 21 || Cubs || 1–4 || Prior || Perez || Borowski || 21,497 || 73–83|- style="background:#fbb;"| 157 || September 23 || @ Mets || 0–1 || Leiter || Wells || — || 17,830 || 73–84|- style="background:#fbb;"| 158 || September 24 || @ Mets || 3–5 || Trachsel || D'Amico || Stanton || 22,134 || 73–85|- style="background:#cfc;"| 159 || September 25 || @ Mets || 3–1 || Torres || Roberts || Tavarez (10) || 25,081 || 74–85|- style="background:#fbb;"| 160 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Prior || Fogg || Borowski || — || 74–86|- style="background:#fbb;"| 161 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 2–7 || Clement || Vogelsong || — || 40,121 || 74–87|- style="background:#cfc;"| 162 || September 28 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Wells || Cruz || Tavarez (11) || 39,940 || 75–87|-|-| Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP
NL East
	2	7		37	59
	4	2		17	13
	3	3		23	25
	2	4		15	20
	4	2		32	34
Total	15	18		124	151
NL Central
	8	10		82	74
	11	5		96	72
	6	10		57	84
	7	10		74	75
	7	10		96	100
Total	39	45		405	405
NL West
	3	3		28	29
	6	3		56	55
	1	5		15	25
	4	2		41	29
	2	4		16	19
Total	16	17		156	157
American League
	1	2		12	23
	2	1		17	18
	2	1		22	21
	0	3		17	26
Total	5	7		68	88
Season Total	75	87		753	801

Month	Games	Won	Lost
March	1	1	0	10	1
April	25	11	14	91	104
May	28	12	16	126	144
June	24	10	14	124	140
July	28	15	13	135	127
August	28	13	15	147	163
September	28	13	15	120	122
Total	162	75	87	753	801

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	81	39	42		371	398
Away	81	36	45		382	403
Total	162	75	87		753	801

Roster

2003 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

(first base)
(bench)
(hitting)
(third base)
(bullpen)
(pitching)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position

	C



	RF
	2B
	SS
	SP

Awards and honors

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Mike Williams, P, reserve

Statistics

HittingNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season^[5]
Player
	1	1	1	1.000	0	0
	1	3	1	0.333	0	0
	56	230	76	0.330	3	19
	150	587	191	0.325	6	58
	105	388	116	0.299	16	70
	20	41	12	0.293	0	2
	121	305	89	0.292	20	57
	27	79	23	0.291	3	12
	130	453	129	0.285	31	87
	96	375	105	0.280	12	67
	84	339	94	0.277	9	26
	91	307	84	0.274	10	51
	77	174	47	0.270	6	19
	116	309	81	0.262	18	48
	150	558	143	0.256	9	62
	10	16	4	0.250	0	1
	9	4	1	0.250	0	0
	118	311	77	0.248	4	35
	93	261	63	0.241	3	25
	58	193	43	0.223	3	21
	78	95	21	0.221	3	10
	37	107	23	0.215	1	12
	51	63	13	0.206	1	8
	52	84	17	0.202	2	7
	19	35	7	0.200	1	4
	33	68	13	0.191	1	5
	25	42	8	0.190	0	1
	5	6	1	0.167	0	0
	28	48	6	0.125	1	3
	33	14	1	0.071	0	0
	40	32	2	0.063	0	1
	67	5	0	0.000	0	0
	17	30	0	0.000	0	0
	12	7	0	0.000	0	0
	5	6	0	0.000	0	0
	50	1	0	0.000	0	0
	63	4	0	0.000	0	0
	60	0	0	—	0	0
	22	0	0	—	0	0
	16	0	0	—	0	0
	5	0	0	—	0	0
	36	0	0	—	0	0
	2	0	0	—	0	0
	12	0	0	—	0	0
	6	0	0	—	0	0
	37	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	162	5,581	1,492	0.267	163	711

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

Regular Season^[6]
Player
	31	197	10	9	3.28	147
	12	35	2	1	3.31	23
	21	141	10	7	3.57	78
	5	5	0	0	3.60	9
	64	83	3	3	3.66	39
	53	40	3	4	4.05	32
	34	76	2	1	4.72	38
	41	121	7	5	4.76	84
	29	175	9	16	4.77	100
	9	22	0	1	4.84	13
	18	105	5	9	4.97	68
	69	62	1	3	5.05	42
	36	36	3	4	5.20	28
	26	142	10	9	5.26	71
	22	30	1	2	5.34	27
	62	62	5	4	5.49	47
	5	23	0	3	5.87	24
	40	37	1	3	6.27	20
	6	22	2	2	6.55	15
	16	8	0	1	7.56	6
	12	10	0	0	10.45	11
	2	1	0	0	10.80	1
	6	6	1	0	16.50	3
Team Totals	162	1,444	75	87	4.64	926

Transactions

July 22, 2003: Brandon Lyon was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Anastacio Martinez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Gonzalez and Scott Sauerbeck.^[7]
July 23, 2003: Kenny Lofton was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Aramis Ramírez and cash to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later, Jose Hernandez, and Matt Bruback (minors). The Chicago Cubs sent Bobby Hill (August 15, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
July 31, 2003: Freddy Sanchez was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mike Gonzalez and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brandon Lyon, Jeff Suppan, and Anastacio Martinez.^[8]
August 17, 2003: Randall Simon was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Sadler.
August 26, 2003: Jason Bay was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Óliver Pérez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Giles. The San Diego Padres sent Corey Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.^[9]

Draft picks

See main article: 2003 Major League Baseball draft.

2003 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks^[10]
Rd		Player	Pos	DOB and Age	School
1	8		LHP	June 3, 2003	Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, Mississippi)
2	45		LHP	June 3, 2003	University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)
3	75		C	June 3, 2003	Galena High School (Reno, Nevada)
4	105	Kyle Pearson	RHP	June 3, 2003	A. Crawford Mosley High School (Lynn Haven, Florida)
5	135		3B	June 3, 2003	Rice University (Houston, Texas)
6	165	C.J. Smith	1B	June 3, 2003	University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
7	195	Russ Johnson	RHP	June 3, 2003	Benjamin Russell High School (Alexander City, AL)
8	225	Sergio Silva	RHP	June 3, 2003	University of the Pacific (Stockton, California)
9	255	Kent Wulf	2B	June 3, 2003	Quartz Hill High School (Quartz Hill, California)
10	285	John Peabody	OF	June 3, 2003	Rancho Bernardo High School (San Diego, California)

Note

Age at time of draft.

Farm system

References

2003 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
2003 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 3rd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 2007. 978-1-932391-17-6.

Notes and References

From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simonra01.shtml Randall Simon Statistics
Web site: Jeff d'Amico Stats.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml Hitting for the Cycle Records by Baseball Almanac
Web site: Major League Baseball Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates. November 28, 2014. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2003&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344. dead.
Web site: Major League Baseball Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates. November 28, 2014. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2003&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0. dead.
Web site: Brandon Lyon Stats.
Web site: Freddy Sanchez Stats.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bayja01.shtml Jason Bay Statistics
Web site: 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.