Major League Baseball team season
The2003 Montreal Expos season was the 35thMajor League Baseball (MLB) season for theMontreal Expos , and the team's penultimate season inCanada . The team competed as members of theNational League East . The Expos played most of their home games atOlympic Stadium inMontreal , while also playing 22 home games atEstadio Hiram Bithorn inSan Juan, Puerto Rico .[ 1]
On August 28, 2003, the Expos were tied atop theWild Card race of theNational League , with several other teams all having a .526winning percentage .[ 2] games behind theAtlanta Braves in the National League East and 8 games behind theFlorida Marlins in the Wild Card race. The Expos' season record of 83–79 (.512) was identical to the one they finished withthe previous season . This was the Expos' last winning season in Montreal, and their last overall as a franchise until2012 . When rosters expanded on September 1, MLB refused to allow the league-owned team toadd any players .[ 3]
After holdingspring training atRoger Dean Stadium inJupiter ,Florida , from1998 through2002 , the Expos moved toSpace Coast Stadium inViera , Florida, for spring training in 2003. The move to Viera came about as the result of a deal in whichMajor League Baseball bought the Expos fromJeffrey Loria , who then purchased theFlorida Marlins ; as part of the deal, the Marlins traded spring training sites with the Expos, moving from Viera to Jupiter. The franchise, as the Expos in 2003 and2004 and then from2005 as theWashington Nationals , would hold spring training at Space Coast Stadium through2016 .
June 24, 2003 – Brad Wilkerson hit for the cycle in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[ 4] June 28, 2003 - Texas Rangers outfielderJuan Gonzalez rejected a trade to the Expos, exercising the no-trade clause in his contract after the teams agreed to a deal.[ 5] August 26, 2003 – The Expos rallied from being down 8-0 and 10–3 to claim a 14–10 win against thePhiladelphia Phillies and be within two games of the National League Wild Card. It was the second biggest comeback in Expos history.[ 6] September 14, 2003 – Vladimir Guerrero hits for the cycle against the New York Mets.[ 7] On August 30, 2002, MLB signed a collective bargaining agreement withtheplayers association , which prohibited contraction through the end of the agreement in 2006.[ 8]
Ultimately, the Expos finished 8 games behind the Wild Card (and World Series Champion)Florida Marlins .
Although their attendance increased from 7,935 per game in 2001[ 9] [ 10] Hiram Bithorn Stadium inSan Juan, Puerto Rico in 2003. Despite being a considerably smaller facility (seating approximately 19,000) than Montreal'sOlympic Stadium , attendance in San Juan'sHiram Bithorn Stadium averaged 14,222, compared with 12,081 in Montreal.[ 11] José Vidro ,Javier Vázquez andWil Cordero , and other Latin players likeVladimir Guerrero andLiván Hernández ) as their home team (as well as the Latin players from other teams), all the while hoping the team would make a permanent move to Puerto Rico. Thanks in part to the San Juan games, the Expos were able to draw over a million fans at home in 2003 for the first time since 1997.[ 11] Boricua Beisbol – Passion of Puerto Rico .
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National League East [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 2003 National League record
Source:MLB Standings Grid – 2003
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
Expos vs. American League Team AL West ANA OAK SEA TEX TOR Montreal 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–3
Notable transactions [ edit ] 2003 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers Catchers Infielders
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2003 game log # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record 2 April 2 @Braves 3–0 Day Ramírez (0–1)Biddle 19,116 Turner Field 2–0 3 April 3 @Braves 4–0 Vázquez Ortiz (0–1)19,505 Turner Field 3–0 4 April 4 @Mets 0–4 Cone (1–0)Ohka 18,040 Shea Stadium 3–1 5 April 5 @Mets 1-3 Glavine (1-1)Armas Benítez (2)36,817 Shea Stadium 3–2 6 April 6 @Mets 8–5 Stewart Benítez (0–1)Biddle 35,093 Shea Stadium 4–2 – April 7 @Cubs Postponed (snow) Rescheduled for April 8 7 April 8 @Cubs 1–6 Clement (1-1)Day 29,138 Wrigley Field 4–3 8 April 9 @Cubs 0–3 Prior (2–0)Vázquez 29,966 Wrigley Field 4–4 9 April 10 @Cubs 7–1 Armas Estes (0–1)30,225 Wrigley Field 5–4 10 April 11 vs.Mets San Juan, PR [ note 1] 10–0 Ohka Cone (1-1)17,906 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 6–4 11 April 12 vs.Mets San Juan, PR [ note 1] 5–4 Hernández Seo (0–1)Biddle 18,264 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 7–4 12 April 13 vs.Mets San Juan, PR [ note 1] 2–1(10) Biddle Stanton (0–2)16,332 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 8–4 13 April 14 vs.Mets San Juan, PR [ note 1] 5–3 Smith Strickland (0–1)Biddle 13,155 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 9–4 14 April 15 vs.Braves San Juan, PR [ note 1] 1–2(10) Bong (1–0)Smith Smoltz (4)13,339 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 9–5 15 April 16 vs.Braves San Juan, PR [ note 1] 2–3 Ramírez (1–2)Okha Smoltz (5)15,571 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 9–6 16 April 17 vs.Braves San Juan, PR [ note 1] 8–14(10) Bong (2–0)Biddle 13,170 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 9–7 – April 18 vs.Reds San Juan, PR [ note 1] Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 19 as part of a doubleheader 17 April 19(1) vs.Reds San Juan, PR [ note 1] 8–7(10) Ayala Williamson (2–1)10,296 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 10–7 18 April 19(2) vs.Reds San Juan, PR [ note 1] 9–5 Vázquez Anderson (1–2)13,109 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 11–7 19 April 20 vs.Reds San Juan, PR [ note 1] 5–7 Sullivan (1–0)Ayala Williamson (3)11,619 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 11–8 20 April 22 Diamondbacks 4–0 Ohka Good (1-1)36,879 Olympic Stadium 12–8 21 April 23 Diamondbacks 2–6 Dessens (2-2)Hernández 6,380 Olympic Stadium 12–9 22 April 24 Diamondbacks 1–0 Vázquez Kim (1–4)Biddle 5,954 Olympic Stadium 13–9 23 April 25 Astros 10–2 Day Robertson (1–3)6,863 Olympic Stadium 14–9 24 April 26 Astros 3–2(10) Biddle Wagner (1–1)8,492 Olympic Stadium 15–9 25 April 27 Astros 3–6 Redding (2–2)Ohka Dotel (7)52,900 Olympic Stadium 15–10 26 April 29 @Brewers 3–2 Stewart DeJean (0–2)Biddle 10,044 Miller Park 16–10 27 April 30 @Brewers 10–4 Hernández Sheets (2–3)10,945 Miller Park 17–10
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record 28 May 1 @Brewers 5–0 Day Franklin (1–3)13,180 Miller Park 18–10 29 May 2 @Cardinals 1–8 Simontacchi (1–1)Ohka 41,810 Busch Memorial Stadium 18–11 30 May 3 @Cardinals 1–3 Stephenson (2–2)Vargas Calero (1)36,176 Busch Memorial Stadium 18–12 31 May 4 @Cardinals 2–6 Morris (3–2)Vázquez 39,605 Busch Memorial Stadium 18–13 32 May 6 Padres 4–2 Hernández Peavy (4–3)Biddle 5,841 Olympic Stadium 19–13 33 May 7 Padres 12-9(10) Biddle Orosco (0–1)5,111 Olympic Stadium 20–13 34 May 8 Padres 12-5 Ohka Lawrence (2–4)5,274 Olympic Stadium 21–13 35 May 9 Dodgers 5-9 Mota (2–1)Stewart 10,675 Olympic Stadium 21–14 36 May 10 Dodgers 6-5 Ayala Martin (0–1)Biddle 8,084 Olympic Stadium 22–14 37 May 11 Dodgers 4-3 Pérez (2-2)Hernández Gagné (12)14,488 Olympic Stadium 22–15 38 May 12 @Giants 4-3 Day Moss (5–1)Biddle 33,071 Pacific Bell Park 23–15 39 May 13 @Giants 6-4 Smith Ainsworth (3-3)Biddle 32,991 Pacific Bell Park 24–15 40 May 14 @Giants 6-3 Vargas Foppert (2–3)38,963 Pacific Bell Park 25–15 41 May 15 @Rockies 2-4 Jones (2–0)Tucker Jiménez (11)23,197 Coors Field 25–16 42 May 16 @Rockies 4-1 Ayala Cruz (3–4)Biddle 27,117 Coors Field 26–16 43 May 17 @Rockies 6-4(10) Ayala Jones (1–2)30,052 Coors Field 27–16 44 May 18 @Rockies 0-4 Chacón (5–2)Ohka 30,720 Coors Field 27–17 45 May 20 Marlins 6-4 Vázquez Willis (1-1)Biddle 5,435 Olympic Stadium 28–17 46 May 21 Marlins 7-2 Vargas Pavano (3–5)5,282 Olympic Stadium 29–17 47 May 22 Marlins 8–2 Hernández Tejera (0–3)6,249 Olympic Stadium 30–17 48 May 23 Phillies 2–4 Millwood (7–1)Day Mesa (13)9,511 Olympic Stadium 30–18 49 May 24 Phillies 3–2 Ayala Silva (3–1)33,236 Olympic Stadium 31–18 50 May 25 Phillies 5–3 Vázquez Myers (4–4)Biddle 17,023 Olympic Stadium 32–18 51 May 26 @Marlins 1–5 Pavano (4–5)Vargas 8,362 Pro Player Stadium 32–19 – May 27 @Marlins Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 28 as part of a doubleheader 52 May 28(1) @Marlins 3–4 Phelps (2–0)Hernández Looper (8)[ note 2] Pro Player Stadium 32–20 53 May 28(2) @Marlins 0–6 Tejera (1–3)Day 9,169[ note 2] Pro Player Stadium 32–21 54 May 29 @Marlins 3–2 Ohka Almanza (3–3)Biddle 9,052 Pro Player Stadium 33–21 55 May 30 @Phillies 5–12 Cormier (2–0)Vázquez 18,311 Veterans Stadium 33–22 – May 31 @Phillies Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 1 as part of a doubleheader
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 56 June 1(1) @Phillies 3–4 Wolf (6–3)Hernández Mesa (14)[ note 3] Veterans Stadium 33–23 57 June 1(2) @Phillies 1–4 Myers (5–4)Smith Mesa (15)36,685[ note 3] Veterans Stadium 33–24 58 June 3 vs.Angels San Juan, PR [ note 1] 4–15 Ortiz (5–5)Ohka 10,034 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 33–25 59 June 4 vs.Angels San Juan, PR [ note 1] 2–11 Washburn (6–5)Kim 10,501 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 33–26 60 June 5 vs.Angels San Juan, PR [ note 1] 8–7(14) Eischen Callaway (1–4)10,598 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 34–26 61 June 6 vs.Rangers San Juan, PR [ note 1] 13–10 Hernández Lewis (4–4)18,005 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 35–26 62 June 7 vs.Rangers San Juan, PR [ note 1] 5–4 Vargas Shouse (0–1)Ayala 18,003 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 36–26 63 June 8 vs.Rangers San Juan, PR [ note 1] 3–2 Stewart Cordero (2–6)Biddle 18,001 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 37–26 64 June 10 @Mariners 7–3 Vázquez Meche (8–3)Ayala 34,811 Safeco Field 38–26 65 June 11 @Mariners 3–1 Hernández Piñeiro (5–5)Biddle 32,853 Safeco Field 39–26 66 June 12 @Mariners 0–1 Franklin (5–4)Vargas Rhodes (1)33,761 Safeco Field 39–27 67 June 13 @Athletics 4–8 Mulder (9–4)Ohka 14,186 Network Associates Coliseum 39–28 68 June 14 @Athletics 4–5 Rincón (3–3)Ayala Foulke (16)26,447 Network Associates Coliseum 39–29 69 June 15 @Athletics 1–9 Hudson (5–2)Vázquez 31,024 Network Associates Coliseum 39–30 – June 17 @Pirates Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 18 as part of a doubleheader 70 June 18(1) @Pirates 3–7 D'Amico (5–7)Hernández Williams (19)[ note 4] PNC Park 39–31 71 June 18(2) @Pirates 3–4 Torres (4–1)Biddle 22,557[ note 4] PNC Park 39–32 72 June 19 @Pirates 5–2 Ohka Torres (4–2)16,050 PNC Park 40–32 73 June 20 Blue Jays 4–8 Lidle (10–4)Vázquez 11,355 Olympic Stadium 40–33 74 June 21 Blue Jays 8–5 Ayala Politte (1–5)Biddle 11,483 Olympic Stadium 41–33 75 June 22 Blue Jays 2–4 Halladay (11–2)Hernández Politte (11)15,508 Olympic Stadium 41–34 76 June 23 Pirates 3–0 Vargas Suppan (5–7)Biddle 5,641 Olympic Stadium 42–34 77 June 24 Pirates 6–4 Ohka D'Amico (5–8)Biddle 5,872 Olympic Stadium 43–34 78 June 25 Pirates 5–6 Sauerbeck (3–4)Eischen Williams (20)5,717 Olympic Stadium 43–35 79 June 27 @Blue Jays 5–6 Miller (1–1)Mañón 24,024 SkyDome 43–36 80 June 28 @Blue Jays 4–2 Vargas Davis (4–5)Biddle 33,334 SkyDome 44–36 81 June 29 @Blue Jays 10–2 Ohka Escobar (5–5)37,354 SkyDome 45–36 82 June 30 @Mets 1–3 Trachsel (7–5)Vázquez Benítez (19)29,829 Shea Stadium 45–37
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record 83 July 1 @Mets 6–7 Benítez (2–3)Mañón 30,084 Shea Stadium 45–38 84 July 2 @Mets 11–4 Hernández Seo (5–4)35,547 Shea Stadium 46–38 85 July 3 @Braves 5–4 Vargas Reynolds (5–4)Mañón 31,607 Turner Field 47–38 86 July 4 @Braves 6–8 Ortiz (11–4)Ohka Smoltz (31)48,923 Turner Field 47–39 87 July 5 @Braves 2–3 Bong (1–3)Biddle 34,454 Turner Field 47–40 88 July 6 @Braves 5–7 Hampton (4–5)Drew Smoltz (32)27,724 Turner Field 47–41 89 July 7 Phillies 8–1 Hernández Duckworth (3–3)7,099 Olympic Stadium 48–41 90 July 8 Phillies 6–13 Myers (9–6)Vargas 8,225 Olympic Stadium 48–42 91 July 9 Phillies 0–2 Millwood (10–6)Ohka 7,005 Olympic Stadium 48–43 92 July 11 Marlins 4–5 Penny (8–6)Biddle Looper (17)7,251 Olympic Stadium 48–44 93 July 12 Marlins 7–1 Hernández Redman (7–4)28,170 Olympic Stadium 49–44 94 July 13 Marlins 4–11 Willis (9–1)Vargas 16,084 Olympic Stadium 49–45 All–Star Break (July 14–16)95 July 17 @Phillies 2–5(11) Plesac (2–0)Drew 23,874 Veterans Stadium 49–46 96 July 18 @Phillies 3–1 Vázquez Wolf (10–5)22,789 Veterans Stadium 50–46 97 July 19 @Phillies 3–4(11) Mesa (5–5)Almonte 28,794 Veterans Stadium 50–47 98 July 20 @Phillies 2–3 Myers (10–6)Vargas Mesa (19)37,552 Veterans Stadium 50–48 99 July 21 @Marlins 1–4 Beckett (4–4)Knott 10,769 Pro Player Stadium 50–49 100 July 22 @Marlins 1–9 Pavano (7–10)Ohka 10,512 Pro Player Stadium 50-50 101 July 23 Mets 5–2 Vázquez Seo (5–7)Biddle 8,853 Olympic Stadium 51–50 102 July 24 Mets 5–1 Hernández Glavine (6–11)Biddle 9,337 Olympic Stadium 52–50 103 July 25 Braves 9–8(11) Ayala Bong (6–2)10,069 Olympic Stadium 53–50 104 July 26 Braves 4–15 Reynolds (8–5)Day 14,132 Olympic Stadium 53–51 105 July 27 Braves 13–10 Mañón King (3–1)Biddle 16,074 Olympic Stadium 54–51 106 July 28 Braves 8–10 Hampton (7–5)Vázquez Smoltz (38)9,750 Olympic Stadium 54–52 107 July 29 Cardinals 1–2 Stephenson (5–10)Hernández 7,418 Olympic Stadium 54–53 108 July 30 Cardinals 1–11 Haren (2–2)Vargas 6,129 Olympic Stadium 54-54 109 July 31 Cardinals 3–2 Day Williams (14–4)Biddle 9,145 Olympic Stadium 55–54
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record 110 August 1 Brewers 8–4 Ohka Franklin (7–8)6,518 Olympic Stadium 56–54 111 August 2 Brewers 7–1 Vázquez Manning (0–1)22,180 Olympic Stadium 57–54 112 August 3 Brewers 4–2 Hernández Sheets (10–8)Biddle 17,953 Olympic Stadium 58–54 113 August 5 @Diamondbacks 5–8 Johnson (2–4)Vargas Mantei (13)37,959 Bank One Ballpark 58–55 114 August 6 @Diamondbacks 2–3 Oropesa (3–2)Ayala Mantei (14)28,328 Bank One Ballpark 58–56 115 August 7 @Diamondbacks 4–5(10) Valverde (2–0)Knott 28,852 Bank One Ballpark 58–57 116 August 8 @Astros 1–5 Miceli (5–6)Vázquez 30,037 Minute Maid Park 58-58 117 August 9 @Astros 3–1 Hernández Fernández (1–1)35,295 Minute Maid Park 59–58 118 August 10 @Astros 2–8 Villone (4–2)Downs 32,340 Minute Maid Park 59-59 119 August 11 Rockies 3–1 Day Jennings (10–10)Biddle 6,401 Olympic Stadium 60–59 120 August 12 Rockies 3–6(11) Fuentes (3–1)Biddle López (1)7,277 Olympic Stadium 60-60 121 August 13 Rockies 6–5 Vázquez Stark (1–1)Ayala 6,724 Olympic Stadium 61–60 122 August 15 Giants 4–1 Hernández Foppert (8–9)10,551 Olympic Stadium 62–60 123 August 16 Giants 4–1 Day Schmidt (12–5)Biddle 16,446 Olympic Stadium 63–60 124 August 17 Giants 4–2 Biddle Ponson (14–9)17,665 Olympic Stadium 64–60 125 August 18 Giants 4–0 Vázquez Hermanson (2–3)9,224 Olympic Stadium 65–60 126 August 19 @Dodgers 7–5 Ayala Quantrill (1–4)Biddle 30,107 Dodger Stadium 66–60 127 August 20 @Dodgers 1–4(10) Gagné (2–3)Biddle 31,427 Dodger Stadium 66–61 128 August 21 @Dodgers 1–2 Pérez (10–9)Day Gagné (42)33,319 Dodger Stadium 66–62 129 August 22 @Padres 3–5 Linebrink (3–2)Eischen Beck (18)17,590 Qualcomm Stadium 66–63 130 August 23 @Padres 0–1(10) Matthews (4–4)Biddle 29,450 Qualcomm Stadium 66–64 131 August 24 @Padres 8–4 Knott Jarvis (4–6)24,707 Qualcomm Stadium 67–64 132 August 25 Phillies 12–1 Hernández Wolf (12–9)30,501 Olympic Stadium 68–64 133 August 26 Phillies 14–10 Eischen Williams (1–6)Ayala 12,509 Olympic Stadium 69–64 134 August 27 Phillies 9–6 Almonte Plesac (2–1)Biddle 20,105 Olympic Stadium 70–64 135 August 28 Phillies 4–0 Vázquez Telemaco (1–2)20,030 Olympic Stadium 71–64 136 August 29 @Marlins 2–3 Looper (5–3)Biddle 12,231 Pro Player Stadium 71–65 137 August 30 @Marlins 3–4 Pavano (11–11)Hernández Looper (25)20,724 Pro Player Stadium 71–66 138 August 31 @Marlins 3–5 Redman (11–8)Day Urbina (27)11,105 Pro Player Stadium 71–67
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record 139 September 1 @Marlins 2–5 Penny (12–10)Ohka Looper (26)12,413 Pro Player Stadium 71–68 140 September 2 @Phillies 3–5 Cormier (5–0)Vázquez Plesac (2)26,719 Veterans Stadium 71–69 141 September 3 @Phillies 3–8 Millwood (14–9)Tucker 18,002 Veterans Stadium 71–70 142 September 5 vs.Marlins San Juan, PR [ note 1] 6–2 Hernández Redman (11–9)11,509 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 72–70 143 September 6 vs.Marlins San Juan, PR [ note 1] 4–14 Penny (13–10)Ohka 14,570 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 72–71 144 September 7 vs.Marlins San Juan, PR [ note 1] 1–3 Willis (12–6)Vázquez Looper (27)12,647 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 72-72 145 September 9 vs.Cubs San Juan, PR [ note 1] 3–4 Zambrano (13–9)Day Borowski (26)15,632 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 72–73 146 September 10 vs.Cubs San Juan, PR [ note 1] 8–4 Ayala Farnsworth (3–2)18,002 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 73-73 147 September 11 vs.Cubs San Juan, PR [ note 1] 3–2 Ohka Prior (15–6)Eischen (1)12,559 Hiram Bithorn Stadium 74–73 148 September 12 Mets 7–4 Tucker Leiter (14–8)Ayala 10,701 Olympic Stadium 75–73 149 September 13 Mets 4–5 Trachsel (15–9)Vázquez Roberts (1)15,086 Olympic Stadium 75–74 150 September 14 Mets 7–3 Day Glavine (9–13)21,417 Olympic Stadium 76–74 151 September 15 Braves 6–10 Ramírez (11–4)Hernández 9,696 Olympic Stadium 76–75 152 September 16 Braves 5–4(10) Biddle Hernández (5–3)9,843 Olympic Stadium 77–75 153 September 17 Braves 4–14 Hampton (14–7)Tucker 17,526 Olympic Stadium 77–76 154 September 18 @Mets 1–0 Vázquez Trachsel (15–10)Cordero 18,914 Shea Stadium 78–76 155 September 19 @Mets 7–1 Day Glavine (9–14)33,083 Shea Stadium 79–76 156 September 20 @Mets 4–3(10) Cordero Stanton (2–7)Biddle 37,294 Shea Stadium 80–76 157 September 21 @Mets 4–2 Ayala Roberts (0–2)Biddle 28,702 Shea Stadium 81–76 158 September 23 @Braves 0–2 Wright (2–5)Vázquez Smoltz (45)22,539 Turner Field 81–77 159 September 24 @Braves 1–9 Ortiz (21–7)Day 23,594 Turner Field 81–78 160 September 26 @Reds 5–1 Ohka Harang (5–6)28,870 Great American Ballpark 82–78 161 September 27 @Reds 2–4 Reith (2–3)Hernández 31,199 Great American Ballpark 82–79 162 September 28 @Reds 2–1 Tucker Randall (2–5)Biddle 32,322 Great American Ballpark 83–79
Including both games played in Montreal and "home" games played in San Juan, the Expos drew 1,025,639 fans during the 2003 season, and were 16th in attendance among the 16 National League teams. Their highest attendance for the season was a game in Montreal on April 22, which attracted 36,879 fans to see them play theArizona Diamondbacks , while their lowest was for a game in Montreal on May 7 against theSan Diego Padres , which drew only 5,111 fans. For games played in San Juan, the largest crowd was 18,264 for a game against theNew York Mets on April 12, and the smallest was a crowd of 10,034 that came to a game against theAnaheim Angels on June 3.
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Complete offensive statistics are availablehere .
Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Complete pitching statistics are availablehere.
2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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