| 2003 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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The2003Cincinnati Reds season was the 134th season for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their first season atGreat American Ball Park inCincinnati. They failed to improve on their 78–84 record from 2002.
The Reds finished in fifth place in their division, nineteen games behind the division winner, theChicago 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, theHouston Astros. They finished sixteen games behind the third place team, theSt. Louis Cardinals. They finished six games behind the fourth place team, thePittsburgh Pirates, and one game ahead of the sixth place team, theMilwaukee Brewers.
In the middle of the season, the Reds fired managerBob Boone and promotedLouisville Bats managerDave Miley to interim manager.
| 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 |
Source:MLB Standings Grid – 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | 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 |
| 2003 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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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 | Jason LaRue | 118 | 379 | 87 | .230 | 16 | 50 |
| 1B | Sean Casey | 147 | 573 | 167 | .291 | 14 | 80 |
| 2B | D'Angelo Jiménez | 73 | 290 | 84 | .290 | 7 | 31 |
| SS | Barry Larkin | 70 | 241 | 68 | .282 | 2 | 18 |
| 3B | Aaron Boone | 106 | 403 | 110 | .273 | 18 | 65 |
| LF | Adam Dunn | 116 | 381 | 82 | .215 | 27 | 57 |
| CF | Ken Griffey Jr. | 53 | 166 | 41 | .247 | 13 | 26 |
| RF | José Guillén | 91 | 315 | 106 | .337 | 23 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Castro | 113 | 320 | 81 | .253 | 9 | 33 |
| Austin Kearns | 82 | 292 | 77 | .264 | 15 | 58 |
| Ray Olmedo | 79 | 230 | 55 | .239 | 0 | 17 |
| Rubén Mateo | 74 | 207 | 50 | .242 | 3 | 18 |
| Felipe López | 59 | 197 | 42 | .213 | 2 | 13 |
| Kelly Stinnett | 60 | 179 | 41 | .229 | 3 | 19 |
| Russell Branyan | 74 | 176 | 38 | .216 | 9 | 26 |
| Wily Mo Peña | 80 | 165 | 36 | .218 | 5 | 16 |
| Ryan Freel | 43 | 137 | 39 | .285 | 4 | 12 |
| Reggie Taylor | 100 | 130 | 39 | .217 | 5 | 19 |
| Brandon Larson | 32 | 89 | 9 | .101 | 1 | 9 |
| Tim Hummel | 26 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 2 | 10 |
| Dernell Stenson | 37 | 81 | 20 | .247 | 3 | 13 |
| Stephen Smitherman | 21 | 44 | 7 | .159 | 1 | 6 |
| Eric Valent | 18 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
| Corky Miller | 14 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Budzinski | 4 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Sardinha | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Chamblee | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Graves | 30 | 169.0 | 4 | 15 | 5.33 | 60 |
| Paul Wilson | 28 | 166.2 | 8 | 10 | 4.64 | 93 |
| Ryan Dempster | 22 | 115.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.54 | 84 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 18 | 94.1 | 2 | 12 | 6.30 | 49 |
| John Bale | 10 | 46.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.47 | 37 |
| Aaron Harang | 9 | 46.0 | 4 | 3 | 5.28 | 26 |
| Jimmy Anderson | 8 | 38.2 | 1 | 5 | 8.84 | 13 |
| Seth Etherton | 7 | 30.0 | 2 | 4 | 6.90 | 17 |
| Jeff Austin | 7 | 28.1 | 2 | 3 | 8.58 | 22 |
| José Acevedo | 5 | 27.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 | 23 |
| Josh Hall | 6 | 24.2 | 0 | 2 | 6.57 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Van Poppel | 9 | 35.2 | 2 | 1 | 4.54 | 25 |
| Dan Serafini | 10 | 30.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Williamson | 42 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 3.19 | 53 |
| Chris Reitsma | 57 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4.29 | 53 |
| Félix Heredia | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 41 |
| John Riedling | 55 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.90 | 65 |
| Scott Sullivan | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 | 43 |
| Kent Mercker | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 | 41 |
| Brian Reith | 42 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.11 | 39 |
| Gabe White | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 | 23 |
| Ryan Wagner | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 | 25 |
| Phil Norton | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 7 |
| Scott Randall | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.51 | 25 |
| Juan Cerros | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 9 |
| Josías Manzanillo | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.66 | 7 |
| Matt Belisle | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.19 | 6 |
| Joey Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.66 | 7 |
| Joe Valentine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
| Mark Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
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