2003 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 2003 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 34th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 6th in the National League, and their 35th overall. The Brewers finished sixth in the National League Central with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Seattle Mariners.
November 5, 2002: Brooks Kieschnick was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
November 13, 2002: Scott Seabol was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
January 31, 2003: John Vander Wal was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
February 13, 2003: Tim Crabtree was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Regular season

On September 19, 2003, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson hit a home run off of Brewers pitcher Doug Davis, his only MLB home run.

Season standings

National League Central

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NL Central
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	88	74	.543	—	44‍–‍37	44‍–‍37
Houston Astros	87	75	.537	1	48‍–‍33	39‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals	85	77	.525	3	48‍–‍33	37‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	87	.463	13	39‍–‍42	36‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds	69	93	.426	19	35‍–‍46	34‍–‍47
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	.420	20	31‍–‍50	37‍–‍44

Record vs. opponents

2003 National League record v t e Source:
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LA	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–5	2–4	7–2	10–9	2–5	5–1	10–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	9–10	5–14	3–3	11–4
Atlanta	5–2	—	4–2	3–3	6–0	9–10	5–1	4–2	4–2	12–7	11–8	9–10	7–2	6–1	2–4	4–2	10–5
Chicago	4–2	2–4	—	10–7	3–3	4–2	9–7	2–4	10–6	3–3	5–1	1–5	10–8	4–2	4–2	8–9	9–9
Cincinnati	2–7	3–3	7–10	—	4–2	2–4	5–12	2–4	8–10	2–4	2–4	5–4	5–11	3–3	3–3	9–7	7–5
Colorado	9–10	0–6	3–3	2–4	—	4–2	2–4	7–12	5–1	3–4	2–5	2–4	3–6	12–7	7–12	4–2	9–6
Florida	5–2	10–9	2–4	4–2	2–4	—	1–5	2–5	7–2	13–6	12–7	13–6	2–4	5–1	1–5	3–3	9–6
Houston	1–5	1–5	7–9	12–5	4–2	5–1	—	4–2	9–8	3–3	2–4	2–4	10–6	3–3	2–4	11–7	11–7
Los Angeles	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	12–7	5–2	2–4	—	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–5	5–1	8–11	6–13	4–2	11–7
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	6–10	10–8	1–5	2–7	8–9	2–4	—	0–6	6–3	4–2	10–7	5–1	1–5	3–13	5–7
Montreal	2–4	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–3	6–13	3–3	2–4	6–0	—	14–5	8–11	3–3	4–2	7–0	1–5	9–9
New York	2–4	8–11	1–5	4–2	5–2	7–12	4–2	3–3	3–6	5–14	—	7–12	4–2	3–3	4–2	1–5	5–10
Philadelphia	2–4	10–9	5–1	4–5	4–2	6–13	4–2	5–2	2–4	11–8	12–7	—	2–4	4–3	3–3	4–2	8–7
Pittsburgh	3–3	2–7	8–10	11–5	6–3	4–2	6–10	1–5	7–10	3–3	2–4	4–2	—	4–2	2–4	7–10	5–7
San Diego	10–9	1–6	2–4	3–3	7–12	1–5	3–3	11–8	1–5	2–4	3–3	3–4	2–4	—	5–14	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	4–2	2–4	3–3	12–7	5–1	4–2	13–6	5–1	0–7	2–4	3–3	4–2	14–5	—	5–1	10–8
St. Louis	3–3	2–4	9–8	7–9	2–4	3–3	7–11	2–4	13–3	5–1	5–1	2–4	10–7	4–2	1–5	—	10–8

Transactions

May 15, 2003: Scott Seabol was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
June 3, 2003: Tony Gwynn, Jr. was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2003.

Roster

2003 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 43 Dave Burba 48 Mike Crudale 49 Doug Davis 28 Valerio de los Santos 48 Mike DeJean 56 Jayson Durocher 53 Leo Estrella 52 Matt Ford 40 John Foster 26 Wayne Franklin 55 Brooks Kieschnick 50 Matt Kinney 41 Dan Kolb 33 Curtis Leskanic 33 David Manning 31 Luis Martínez 47 Shane Nance 33 Wes Obermueller 37 Rubén Quevedo 48,46 Todd Ritchie 39 Glendon Rusch 15 Ben Sheets 51 Luis Vizcaíno		Catchers 21 Keith Osik 12 Eddie Pérez Infielders 10 Royce Clayton 9 Enrique Cruz 6 Keith Ginter 2 Bill Hall 18 Wes Helms 11 Richie Sexson 23 Rickie Weeks 7 Eric Young		Outfielders 27 Brady Clark 9,22 Jason Conti 41 Jeffrey Hammonds 5 Geoff Jenkins 20 Scott Podsednik 22 Alex Sánchez 24 John Vander Wal Other batters 29 Mark Smith 57 Pete Zoccolillo		Manager 3 Ned Yost Coaches 35 Bill Castro (Bullpen) 25 Rich Dauer (bench) 45 Rich Donnelly (third base) 36 Mike Maddux (pitching) 14 Dave Nelson (first base) 16 Butch Wynegar (hitting)

2003 Milwaukee Brewers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

21 Keith Osik
12 Eddie Pérez

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

29 Mark Smith
57 Pete Zoccolillo

Manager

3 Ned Yost

Coaches

35 Bill Castro (Bullpen)
25 Rich Dauer (bench)
45 Rich Donnelly (third base)
36 Mike Maddux (pitching)
14 Dave Nelson (first base)
16 Butch Wynegar (hitting)

Players 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	Eddie Pérez	107	350	95	.271	11	45
1B	Richie Sexson	162	606	165	.272	45	124
2B	Eric Young Sr.	109	404	105	.260	15	31
SS	Royce Clayton	146	483	110	.228	11	39
3B	Wes Helms	134	476	124	.261	23	67
LF	Geoff Jenkins	124	487	144	.296	28	95
CF	Scott Podsednik	154	558	175	.314	9	58
RF	John Vander Wal	117	327	84	.257	14	45

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
Keith Ginter	127	358	92	.257	14	44
Brady Clark	128	315	86	.273	6	40
Keith Osik	80	241	60	.249	2	21
Alex Sánchez	43	163	46	.282	0	10
Bill Hall	52	142	37	.261	5	20
Enrique Cruz	60	71	6	.085	0	2
Mark Smith	33	63	15	.238	3	10
Jason Conti	30	48	11	.229	2	7
Jeffrey Hammonds	10	38	6	.158	1	3
Peter Zoccolillo	20	37	4	.108	0	3
Rickie Weeks	7	12	2	.167	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
Ben Sheets	34	220.2	11	13	4.45	157
Wayne Franklin	36	194.2	10	13	5.50	116
Matt Kinney	33	190.2	10	13	5.19	152
Wes Obermueller	12	65.2	2	5	5.07	34
Doug Davis	8	52.1	3	2	2.58	35
Rubén Quevedo	9	42.2	1	4	6.75	19
Todd Ritchie	5	28.1	1	2	5.08	15
Luis Martínez	4	16.1	0	3	9.92	10
David Manning	2	6.2	0	2	16.20	2

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
Glendon Rusch	32	123.1	1	12	6.42	93
Dave Burba	17	43.1	1	1	3.53	35

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
Danny Kolb	37	1	2	21	1.96	39
Luis Vizcaíno	75	4	3	0	6.39	61
Leo Estrella	58	7	3	3	4.36	25
Mike DeJean	58	4	7	18	4.87	58
Valerio De Los Santos	45	3	3	1	4.13	35
Brooks Kieschnick	42	1	1	0	5.26	39
Curt Leskanic	26	4	0	0	2.70	28
Shane Nance	26	0	2	0	4.81	25
Matt Ford	25	0	3	0	4.33	26
John Foster	23	2	0	0	4.71	16
Mike Crudale	9	0	0	0	2.89	7
Jayson Durocher	6	2	0	0	11.05	7

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
Triple-A	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Cecil Cooper
Double-A	Huntsville Stars	Southern League	Frank Kremblas
Class A-Advanced	High Desert Mavericks	California League	Tim Blackwell
Class A	Beloit Snappers	Midwest League	Don Money
Rookie	Helena Brewers	Pioneer League	Ed Sedar
Rookie	AZL Brewers	Arizona League	Héctor Torres
Rookie	DSL Brewers	Dominican Summer League	—
Rookie	VSL Cagua	Venezuelan Summer League	—

References

"Scott Podsednik Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
"Brooks Kieschnick Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Scott Seabol Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
"John Vander Wal Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
"Tim Crabtree Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
"Randy Johnson Career Home Runs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
"Tony Gwynn Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
"2003 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
"2003 Venezuelan Summer League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

External links

2003 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto
AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota
AL West	Anaheim Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida New York Philadelphia Montréal
NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis
NL West	Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Milwaukee Brewers

Established in 1969
Formerly the Seattle Pilots
Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Franchise

Ballparks

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Chicago Cubs

Key personnel

Owner: Mark Attanasio
President of Baseball Operations: Matt Arnold
General Manager: Matt Arnold
Manager: Pat Murphy

League pennants

American League:
- 1982
National League:
- none

Division titles

AL East:
- 1981 (second half)
- 1982
NL Central:
- 2011
- 2018
- 2021
- 2023
- 2024

Wild Card berths

National League:
- 2008
- 2019
- 2020

Minor league affiliates

Broadcasting

Television	Bally Sports Wisconsin
Radio	WTMJ (AM) Radio Network
Broadcasters	Bob Uecker Jeff Levering Brian Anderson Bill Schroeder Sophia Minnaert Tim Dillard

Seasons (55)
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