| 2003 San Francisco Giants | ||||
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| National League West champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Pacific Bell Park | |||
| City | San Francisco, California | |||
| Record | 100–61 (.621) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Peter Magowan | |||
| General managers | Brian Sabean | |||
| Managers | Felipe Alou | |||
| Television | KTVU (Mike Krukow,Joe Angel,Jon Miller) FSN Bay Area (Mike Krukow,Duane Kuiper) | |||
| Radio | KNBR (Mike Krukow,Dave Flemming,Duane Kuiper,Jon Miller,Joe Angel,Dave Raymond) KZSF (Erwin Higueros, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez) | |||
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The2003 San Francisco Giants season was theGiants' 121st season inMajor League Baseball, their 46th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the1957 season, and their fourth season atPacific Bell Park. The Giants entered the 2003 season as defending National League champions, aiming to get back to the World Series and win it. They finished in first place in theNational League West with a record of 100 wins and 61 losses. They lost theNLDS in four games to theFlorida Marlins, marking the 2003 Giants from what many described a failed season. The Giants would not return to the postseason or win the National League West until2010.
The Giants only played 161 games. The Giants elected to not make up one game (atNew York Mets) that was postponed due to theNortheast blackout of 2003. Had the Giants made up the game and won, the Giants would've been assured home-field advantage in a potential NLCS meeting with the Atlanta Braves due to the Giants winning the season series if both teams held identical records of 101–61. No Division Series matchups would've been altered due to the Marlins and Braves being restricted from meeting in the Division Series as both teams are from theNL East.
Ray Durham andBenito Santiago became the first pair of Giants teammates to homer in each of the team's first two games of a season since at least 1901.[4]
On June 23 against theLos Angeles Dodgers,Barry Bonds stole second in the 11th inning, the 500th steal of his career. He became the first major leaguer to collect 500 home runs and 500 stolen bases in a career.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 100 | 61 | .621 | — | 57–24 | 43–37 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 15½ | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 84 | 78 | .519 | 16½ | 45–36 | 39–42 |
| Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26½ | 49–32 | 25–56 |
| San Diego Padres | 64 | 98 | .395 | 36½ | 35–46 | 29–52 |
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 San Francisco Giants | |||||||||
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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 | Benito Santiago | 108 | 401 | 112 | .279 | 11 | 56 |
| 1B | J.T. Snow | 103 | 330 | 90 | .273 | 8 | 51 |
| 2B | Ray Durham | 110 | 410 | 117 | .285 | 8 | 33 |
| SS | Rich Aurilia | 129 | 505 | 140 | .277 | 13 | 58 |
| 3B | Edgardo Alfonzo | 142 | 514 | 133 | .259 | 13 | 81 |
| LF | Barry Bonds | 130 | 390 | 133 | .341 | 45 | 90 |
| CF | Marquis Grissom | 149 | 587 | 176 | .300 | 20 | 79 |
| RF | José Cruz Jr. | 158 | 539 | 135 | .250 | 20 | 68 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neifi Pérez | 120 | 328 | 84 | .256 | 1 | 31 |
| Andrés Galarraga | 110 | 272 | 82 | .301 | 12 | 42 |
| Pedro Feliz | 95 | 235 | 58 | .247 | 16 | 48 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 66 | 200 | 52 | .260 | 4 | 29 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 36 | 94 | 26 | .277 | 3 | 10 |
| Eric Young | 26 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 0 | 3 |
| Marvin Benard | 46 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 0 | 4 |
| Rubén Rivera | 31 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 2 | 4 |
| Todd Linden | 18 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 1 | 6 |
| Cody Ransom | 20 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Torcato | 14 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Alberto Castillo | 11 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 4 |
| Francisco Santos | 8 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Ellison | 7 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Valderrama | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Niekro | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Trey Lunsford | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Schmidt | 29 | 207.2 | 17 | 5 | 2.34 | 208 |
| Kirk Rueter | 27 | 147.0 | 10 | 5 | 4.53 | 41 |
| Jerome Williams | 21 | 131.0 | 7 | 5 | 3.30 | 88 |
| Damian Moss | 21 | 115.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.70 | 57 |
| Jesse Foppert | 23 | 111.0 | 8 | 9 | 5.03 | 101 |
| Sidney Ponson | 10 | 68.0 | 3 | 6 | 3.71 | 34 |
| Kurt Ainsworth | 11 | 66.0 | 5 | 4 | 3.82 | 48 |
| Brian Powell | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brower | 51 | 100.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.96 | 65 |
| Kevin Correia | 10 | 39.1 | 3 | 1 | 3.66 | 28 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 9 | 39.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 27 |
| Ryan Jensen | 6 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Worrell | 76 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 2.87 | 65 |
| Joe Nathan | 78 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2.96 | 83 |
| Scott Eyre | 74 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 35 |
| Félix Rodríguez | 68 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3.10 | 46 |
| Jason Christiansen | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 22 |
| Chad Zerbe | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 | 17 |
| Matt Herges | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 | 28 |
| Noah Lowry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Manny Aybar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
The Giants lost to theFlorida Marlins in the NLDS.
This was the last playoff series that the Giants lost before winning 11 straight, a streak that ended in the 2016 Division Series against the Chicago Cubs.