2003 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 93–69. They would not make the playoffs for the second straight year and despite that, this was their last winning season until 2007.

2003 Seattle Mariners
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Safeco Field
City	Seattle, Washington
Record	93–69 (.574)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managers	Pat Gillick
Managers	Bob Melvin
Television	KSTW 11 FSN Northwest
Radio	KOMO 1000 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)
← 2002 Seasons 2004 →

The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual.^[1] The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy Garcia, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer and Joel Piñeiro.

Offseason

• October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Seattle Mariners.^[2]
• November 15, 2002: Mariners named Bob Melvin, as the team's new manager, after Lou Piniella left to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• December 6, 2002: John Olerud was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[3]
• January 16, 2003: John Mabry was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[4]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Bret Boone
• Mike Cameron
• Jeff Cirillo
• Carlos Guillén
• Mark McLemore
• Jamie Moyer
• John Olerud
• Ichiro Suzuki
• Dan Wilson
• Randy Winn^[5]

Season standings

• v
• t
• e

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	96	66	.593	—	57‍–‍24	39‍–‍42
Seattle Mariners	93	69	.574	3	50‍–‍31	43‍–‍38
Anaheim Angels	77	85	.475	19	45‍–‍37	32‍–‍48
Texas Rangers	71	91	.438	25	43‍–‍38	28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

2003 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2003 v t e
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

Notable transactions

• July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.^[6]

Roster

2003 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 49 Armando Benítez 32 Giovanni Carrara 45 Ryan Franklin 34 Freddy García 17 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 46 Aaron Looper 40 Julio Mateo 55 Gil Meche 50 Jamie Moyer 43 Jeff Nelson 38 Joel Piñeiro 20 J. J. Putz 53 Arthur Rhodes 22 Kazuhiro Sasaki 39 Rafael Soriano 59 Brian Sweeney 54 Aaron Taylor 59 Matt White		Catchers 10 Pat Borders 13 Ben Davis  6 Dan Wilson Infielders 16 Willie Bloomquist 29 Bret Boone  7 Jeff Cirillo 28 Greg Colbrunn  8 Carlos Guillén  4 Mark McLemore  5 John Olerud  1 Rey Sánchez 23 Luis Ugueto		Outfielders 44 Mike Cameron 47 John Mabry 30 Chad Meyers 36 Jamal Strong 51 Ichiro Suzuki  2 Randy Winn Other batters 11 Edgar Martínez		Manager  3 Bob Melvin Coaches 49 Orlando Gómez (bullpen) 33 Lamar Johnson (hitting)  9 Rene Lachemann (bench) 12 John Moses (first base) 31 Dave Myers (third base) 35 Bryan Price (pitching)

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	Dan Wilson	96	316	76	.241	4	43
1B	John Olerud	152	539	145	.269	10	83
2B	Bret Boone	159	622	183	.294	35	117
SS	Carlos Guillén	109	388	107	.276	7	52
3B	Jeff Cirillo	87	258	53	.205	2	23
LF	Randy Winn	157	600	177	.295	11	75
CF	Mike Cameron	147	534	135	.253	18	76
RF	Ichiro Suzuki	159	679	212	.312	13	62
DH	Edgar Martínez	145	497	146	.294	24	98

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
Mark McLemore	99	309	72	.233	2	37
Ben Davis	80	246	58	.236	6	42
Willie Bloomquist	89	196	49	.250	1	14
Rey Sánchez	46	170	50	.294	0	11
John Mabry	64	104	22	.212	3	16
Greg Colbrunn	22	58	16	.276	3	7
Pat Borders	12	14	2	.143	0	1
Luis Ugueto	12	5	1	.200	0	1
Jamal Strong	12	2	0	.000	0	0
Chad Meyers	9	1	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
Jamie Moyer	33	215.0	21	7	3.27	129
Ryan Franklin	32	212.0	11	13	3.57	99
Joel Piñeiro	32	211.2	16	11	3.78	151
Freddy García	33	201.1	12	14	4.51	144
Gil Meche	32	186.1	15	13	4.59	130

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
Shigetoshi Hasegawa	63	2	4	16	1.48	32
Arthur Rhodes	67	3	3	3	4.17	48
Julio Mateo	50	4	0	1	3.15	71
Jeff Nelson	46	3	2	7	3.35	47
Rafael Soriano	40	3	0	1	1.53	68
Kazuhiro Sasaki	35	1	2	10	4.05	29
Giovanni Carrara	23	2	0	0	6.83	13
Armando Benítez	15	0	0	0	3.14	15
Aaron Taylor	10	0	0	0	8.53	9
Aaron Looper	6	0	0	0	5.14	6
Brian Sweeney	5	0	0	0	1.93	7
J.J. Putz	3	0	0	0	4.91	3
Matt White	3	0	0	0	13.50	0

Awards and honors

• Jamie Moyer, Pitcher, Roberto Clemente Award
• Jamie Moyer, Hutch Award^[7]

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Dan Rohn
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Dave Brundage
A	Inland Empire 66ers	California League	Steve Roadcap
A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	Daren Brown
A-Short Season	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	Pedro Grifol
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Scott Steinmann

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Antonio, Inland Empire^[8]

Major League Baseball draft

2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Adam Jones (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 2003.
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)	Pat Gillick
Manager(s)	Bob Melvin
First pick	Adam Jones
Draft positions	19th
Number of selections	53
Links
Results	Baseball-Reference
Official Site	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Years	2002 • 2003 • 2004

The following is a list of 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being shortstop Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30 pitchers, 8 outfielders, 6 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 first baseman.

Draft

Ryan Feierabend was selected in the third round by the Mariners.

Eric O'Flaherty was selected by the Mariners in the sixth round.

Scott Maine was selected with the 446th pick in the 2003 draft.

In the 31st round the Mariners selected Doug Mathis.

Key

Round (Pick)	Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
Position	Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Bold	Indicates the player signed with the Mariners
Italics	Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners
*	Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table

Round (Pick)	Name	Position	School	Source
1s (37)	Adam Jones	Shortstop	Morse High School	[9]
2 (56)	Jeff Flaig	Third baseman	El Dorado High School	[10]
3 (86)	Ryan Feierabend	Left-handed pitcher	Midview High School	[11]
4 (116)	Paul Fagan	Left-handed pitcher	Bartram Trail High School	[12]
5 (146)	Casey Abrams	Left-handed pitcher	Wright State University	[13]
6 (176)	Eric O'Flaherty	Left-handed pitcher	Walla Walla High School	[14]
7 (206)	Jeremy Dutton	Third baseman	North Carolina State University	[15]
8 (236)	Thomas Oldham	Third baseman	Creighton University	[16]
9 (266)	Justin Ruchti	Catcher	Rice University	[17]
10 (296)	Mike Cox	Third baseman	Florida Atlantic University	[18]
11 (326)	Joe Woerman	Right-handed pitcher	San Diego City College	[19]
12 (356)	Ruben Flores	Right-handed pitcher	El Paso Community College	[20]
13 (386)	Shawn Nottingham	Left-handed pitcher	Jackson High School	[21]
14 (416)	Tim Dorn	Right-handed pitcher	East Los Angeles College	[22]
15 (446)	Scott Maine	Left-handed pitcher	William T. Dwyer High School	[23]
16 (476)	Brian Schweiger	Catcher	California State University, San Bernardino	[24]
17 (506)	Jason Snyder	Right-handed pitcher	Dixie State College	[25]
18 (536)	James Hymon	Shortstop	Rust College	[26]
19 (566)	Aaron Jensen	Right-handed pitcher	Springville High School	[27]
20 (596)	Carroll Gaddis	Outfielder	Hoke County High School	[28]
21 (626)	Casey Craig	Outfielder	Granite Hills High School	[29]
22 (656)	Samuel Bradford	Outfielder	Gardner–Webb University	[30]
23 (686)	Daniel Santin	Catcher	Miami Brito High School	[31]
24 (716)	Kenny Falconer	Right-handed pitcher	University of Kansas	[32]
25 (746)	Jason Cable	Left-handed pitcher	Palmdale High School	[33]
26 (776)	Gordon Lynah	Outfielder	Spartanburg Methodist College	[34]
27 (806)	Richard Breshears	Right-handed pitcher	Hutchinson Community College	[35]
28 (836)	Daniel McDonald	Left-handed pitcher	Theodore High School	[36]
29 (866)	Christopher Garcia	Right-handed pitcher	None	[37]
30 (896)	Steve Santos	Right-handed pitcher	Los Medanos College	[38]
31 (926)	Doug Mathis	Right-handed pitcher	Central Arizona College	[39]
32 (956)	Adam Poole	Left-handed pitcher	Lincoln Trail College	[40]
33 (986)	Blake Rampy	Right-handed pitcher	Tomball High School	[41]
34 (1016)	Paul Keck	Catcher	Sacramento City College	[42]
35 (1046)	Andy Reichard	Right-handed pitcher	State College High School	[43]
36 (1076)	Alexander Baboulas	Left-handed pitcher	Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute	[44]
37 (1106)	Joel Allin	Left-handed pitcher	Stockbridge High School	[45]
38 (1136)	Yusuf Carter	Catcher	Canarsie High School	[46]
39 (1166)	Trevor Heid	Outfielder	Dixie State College	[47]
40 (1196)	Mark Tourangeau	Right-handed pitcher	Queen Elizabeth Park High School	[48]
41 (1226)	Dane Awana	Left-handed pitcher	Saddleback College	[49]
42 (1255)	Danny Santiesteban	Outfielder	Miami Brito High School	[50]
43 (1284)	Harold Williams	Right-handed pitcher	Cerritos College	[51]
44 (1312)	Edwin Totesault	Shortstop	Miami Brito High School	[52]
45 (1339)	McCay Green	Right-handed pitcher	Lake–Sumter Community College	[53]
46 (1366)	Mike Hofius	First baseman	California State University, San Bernardino	[54]
47 (1393)	Daniel Kapala	Right-handed pitcher	Shrine Catholic High School	[55]
48 (1420)	Markus Roberts	Shortstop	Deer Valley High School	[56]
49 (1446)	Jose Laffitte	Outfielder	Miami High School	[57]
50 (1472)	Timothy Turner	Outfielder	East Tennessee State University	[58]

Rule 5 draft

Key

Pick	Indicates the pick the player was drafted
Previous team	Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team

Table

Phase (Pick)	Name	Position	Previous team	Notes	Ref
Triple-A (16)	Darwin Soto	Infielder	San Diego Padres		[59]
Triple-A (36)	Omar Falcon	Catcher	San Diego Padres		[59]
Triple-A (47)	Chris Key	Left-handed pitcher	Florida Marlins		[59]