| 2003 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 71–91 (.438) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Tom Hicks | |||
| General managers | John Hart | |||
| Managers | Buck Showalter | |||
| Television | KDFI FSN Southwest (Tom Grieve,Josh Lewin) | |||
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel,Vince Cotroneo) KESS-FM (Eleno Ornelas, Edgar Lopez) | |||
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The2003 Texas Rangers season was the 43rd of theTexas Rangers franchise overall, their 32nd inArlington as the Rangers, and their 10th season atThe Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers finished fourth in theAmerican League West with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 2003 Texas Rangers | |||||||||
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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 | Einar Diaz | 101 | 334 | 86 | .257 | 4 | 35 |
| 1B | Mark Teixeira | 146 | 529 | 137 | .259 | 26 | 84 |
| 2B | Michael Young | 160 | 666 | 204 | .306 | 14 | 72 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 161 | 607 | 181 | .298 | 47 | 118 |
| 3B | Hank Blalock | 143 | 567 | 170 | .300 | 29 | 90 |
| LF | Shane Spencer | 55 | 185 | 42 | .227 | 4 | 23 |
| CF | Ryan Christenson | 60 | 165 | 29 | .176 | 2 | 16 |
| RF | Juan González | 82 | 327 | 96 | .294 | 24 | 70 |
| DH | Rafael Palmeiro | 154 | 561 | 146 | .260 | 38 | 112 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Everett | 74 | 270 | 74 | .274 | 18 | 51 |
| Todd Greene | 62 | 205 | 47 | .229 | 10 | 20 |
| Doug Glanville | 52 | 195 | 53 | .272 | 4 | 14 |
| Laynce Nix | 53 | 184 | 47 | .255 | 8 | 30 |
| Rubén Sierra | 43 | 133 | 35 | .263 | 3 | 12 |
| Donnie Sadler | 77 | 131 | 26 | .198 | 1 | 5 |
| Kevin Mench | 38 | 125 | 40 | .320 | 2 | 11 |
| Jason Jones | 40 | 107 | 23 | .215 | 3 | 11 |
| Ramón Nivar | 28 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 7 |
| Marcus Thames | 30 | 73 | 15 | .205 | 1 | 4 |
| Jermaine Clark | 24 | 46 | 8 | .174 | 0 | 6 |
| Gerald Laird | 19 | 44 | 12 | .273 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Lamb | 28 | 38 | 5 | .132 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 8 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert Perry | 11 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Kreuter | 7 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomson | 35 | 217.0 | 13 | 14 | 4.85 | 136 |
| Colby Lewis | 26 | 127.0 | 10 | 9 | 7.30 | 88 |
| Ismael Valdéz | 22 | 115.0 | 8 | 8 | 6.10 | 47 |
| Tony Mounce | 11 | 50.2 | 1 | 5 | 7.11 | 30 |
| Chan Ho Park | 7 | 29.2 | 1 | 3 | 7.58 | 16 |
| Robert Ellis | 4 | 18.1 | 1 | 1 | 8.35 | 8 |
| Alan Benes | 4 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 11.40 | 11 |
| Mario Ramos | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.23 | 8 |
| Doug Davis | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.A. Dickey | 38 | 116.2 | 9 | 8 | 5.09 | 94 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 25 | 105.0 | 8 | 5 | 5.49 | 87 |
| Ryan Drese | 11 | 46.0 | 2 | 4 | 6.85 | 26 |
| Víctor Santos | 8 | 25.2 | 0 | 2 | 7.01 | 15 |
| Mickey Callaway | 6 | 22.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.45 | 19 |
| Juan Domínguez | 6 | 16.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.16 | 13 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 7 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 8.53 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugueth Urbina | 39 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 4.19 | 41 |
| Francisco Cordero | 73 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2.94 | 90 |
| Aaron Fultz | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.21 | 53 |
| Brian Shouse | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.10 | 40 |
| Jay Powell | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.82 | 40 |
| Rosman García | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.02 | 25 |
| Ron Mahay | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.18 | 38 |
| Erasmo Ramirez | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 28 |
| Reynaldo Garcia | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 15 |
| Esteban Yan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 25 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 5 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane