2003 Florida Marlins | ||
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World Series Champions National League Champions National League Wild Card Winners | ||
League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Pro Player Stadium | |
City | Miami Gardens, Florida | |
Record | 91–71 (.562) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Jeffrey Loria | |
General managers | Larry Beinfest | |
Managers | Jeff Torborg, Jack McKeon | |
Television | FSN Florida WPXM (Len Kasper, Tommy Hutton) | |
Radio | WQAM (Dave Van Horne, Jon Sciambi) WQBA (Spanish) (Felo Ramírez, Luis Quintana) | |
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The Florida Marlins' 2003 season was the 11th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. The Marlins were the National League Wild Card winners, the National League Champions, and the World Series Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series in six games to win their second World Series championship. The Marlins became the second team in baseball history to win a World Series championship despite being 10 or more games below .500 (as low as 19–29) at some point in the season; the other team was the 1914 Boston Braves.
This was the last Marlins team to make the postseason until 2020, and last Marlins team to make the posteason in a full season until 2023.
Offseason
[edit]The Marlins pulled off some blockbuster deals during the 2003 off season, the most impressive being that of 10-time Gold Glove winning catcher Iván Rodríguez. They also traded catcher Charles Johnson and outfielder Preston Wilson to the Colorado Rockies for lead-off man Juan Pierre.
- November 16, 2002: Charles Johnson was traded by the Florida Marlins with Vic Darensbourg, Pablo Ozuna, and Preston Wilson to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Pierre, Mike Hampton, and cash (shortly thereafter, Mike Hampton was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Tim Spooneybarger).[1]
- November 12, 2002: Matt Treanor signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.[2]
- January 8, 2003: Todd Hollandsworth signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.[3]
- January 28, 2003: Iván Rodríguez signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.[4]
- February 13, 2003: Al Martin signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.[5]
- February 15, 2003: Kevin Millar was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins.[6]
- March 28, 2003: Al Martin was released by the Florida Marlins.[5]
Regular season
[edit]Opening Day starters
[edit]- Josh Beckett – SP
- Luis Castillo – 2B
- Juan Encarnación – RF
- Álex González – SS
- Todd Hollandsworth – LF
- Derrek Lee – 1B
- Mike Lowell – 3B
- Juan Pierre – CF
- Iván Rodríguez – C [7]
Season standings
[edit]National League East
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 55–26 | 46–35 |
Florida Marlins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 10 | 53–28 | 38–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 | 49–32 | 37–44 |
Montreal Expos | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 | 52–29 | 31–50 |
New York Mets | 66 | 95 | .410 | 34½ | 34–46 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | 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 |
Game log
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- ^ a b c Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games.
Postseason Game Log
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World Series vs New York (4–2)
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Sluggish start
[edit]Jeff Torborg, the manager at the start of the season, led the team to a 16-22 start. Adding to that, their three top pitchers A. J. Burnett, Josh Beckett and Mark Redman, had each endured injuries that season, but Beckett and Redman were able to return to finish the rest of 2003. On May 11, Torborg was fired and replaced with Jack McKeon, a 72-year-old who began his major league managerial career in 1973 with the Kansas City Royals.
Midseason acquisitions
[edit]- Miguel Cabrera – 3B → called up from the AA Carolina Mudcats
- Jeff Conine – 1B → acquired from Baltimore in exchange for two minor league players.[8]
- Dontrelle Willis – LHP → called up from the Mudcats.
- Ugueth Urbina – RHP → acquired from Texas in exchange for Adrián González and two other minor league players.[9]
- Aaron Small (RHP) signed as a free agent.[10]
Roster
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Player stats
[edit]= Indicates team leader |
Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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C | Iván Rodríguez | 144 | 511 | 152 | .297 | 16 | 85 |
1B | Derrek Lee | 155 | 539 | 146 | .271 | 31 | 92 |
2B | Luis Castillo | 152 | 595 | 187 | .314 | 6 | 39 |
3B | Mike Lowell | 130 | 492 | 136 | .276 | 32 | 105 |
SS | Álex González | 150 | 528 | 135 | .256 | 18 | 77 |
LF | Todd Hollandsworth | 93 | 228 | 58 | .254 | 3 | 20 |
CF | Juan Pierre | 162 | 668 | 204 | .305 | 1 | 41 |
RF | Juan Encarnación | 156 | 601 | 162 | .270 | 19 | 94 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Miguel Cabrera | 87 | 314 | 84 | .268 | 12 | 62 |
Brian Banks | 92 | 149 | 35 | .235 | 4 | 23 |
Mike Redmond | 59 | 125 | 30 | .240 | 0 | 11 |
Andy Fox | 70 | 108 | 21 | .194 | 0 | 8 |
Mike Mordecai | 65 | 89 | 19 | .213 | 2 | 8 |
Jeff Conine | 25 | 84 | 20 | .238 | 5 | 15 |
Ramón Castro | 40 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 5 | 8 |
Gerald Williams | 27 | 31 | 4 | .129 | 0 | 3 |
Chad Allen | 12 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 0 |
Lenny Harris | 13 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Carl Pavano | 33 | 32 | 201.0 | 12 | 13 | 4.30 | 133 |
Brad Penny | 32 | 32 | 196.1 | 14 | 10 | 4.13 | 138 |
Mark Redman | 29 | 29 | 190.2 | 14 | 9 | 3.59 | 151 |
Dontrelle Willis | 27 | 27 | 160.2 | 14 | 6 | 3.30 | 142 |
Josh Beckett | 24 | 23 | 142.0 | 9 | 8 | 3.04 | 152 |
A. J. Burnett | 4 | 4 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.70 | 21 |
Justin Wayne | 2 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 11.81 | 1 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Michael Tejera | 50 | 81.0 | 3 | 4 | 4.67 | 58 |
Tommy Phelps | 27 | 63.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.00 | 43 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Braden Looper | 74 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 3.68 | 56 |
Armando Almanza | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6.08 | 49 |
Tim Spooneybarger | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.07 | 32 |
Ugueth Urbina | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.41 | 37 |
Nate Bump | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.71 | 17 |
Chad Fox | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 | 27 |
Allen Levrault | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 21 |
Blaine Neal | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.14 | 10 |
Vladimir Núñez | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.03 | 10 |
Rick Helling | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 12 |
Juan Alvarez | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 6 |
Kevin Olsen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.75 | 12 |
Toby Borland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 4 |
Postseason
[edit]With a 4–3 win over the New York Mets on September 26, the Marlins clinched their second wildcard in team history, and finishing with an overall record of 91–71.
National League Division Series
[edit]The Marlins won the Division Series over the heavily favored defending National League champion San Francisco Giants. The series ended with a play at the plate with catcher Iván Rodríguez prevailing over Giants first baseman J. T. Snow. Coupled with a perfect throw from Conine and an amazing catch from Rodríguez, Snow was attempting to score by using a football type bulldozing move, but Rodríguez held on and the Marlins won, marking the first time that a post-season series ended with the potential tying run being thrown out at home plate.
NLCS
[edit]The 2003 National League Championship Series is arguably one of the most famous (or infamous) post-season series in MLB history. On one side, the Florida Marlins, the miracle who, just a few months before, were at the cellar of the NL. On the other side, the Chicago Cubs, the "lovable losers", who, for the first time in a long time, were so close to victory. The Cubs jumped to a quick 3 games to 1 lead including 2 out of the 3 games in Miami, and were the sure favorites to take the series when it shifted back to Chicago. In Game Five, an absolutely stellar performance by Josh Beckett brought the series back to Chicago, back to Wrigley Field, where the home team has always had the advantage. With the Cubs needing to win only one game, and having studs Mark Prior and Kerry Wood on the hill those two games, most people thought the Marlins hope was over. In Game Six, the Cubs enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 lead with one out in the 8th Inning, when it all fell apart, and the Marlins went on to win the game, tying the series. This was the game of the Steve Bartman incident. In Game Seven, Brad Penny drove it home for the Fish, clinching their second pennant in 6 years.
2003 World Series
[edit]In the World Series, the underdog Marlins prevailed over the Yankees, 4 games to 2. This World Series marked the 100th anniversary of the annual event, although because there had not been a World Series played in what would have been its second year (1904), and the cancellation of all post-season play as a result of the strike in 1994, it was only the 99th World Series played. Josh Beckett was named the World Series MVP.
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[edit]Trying to win it all again. Posada, slow roller, right side. Beckett picks it up, tags Posada, and the Florida Marlins are World Champions. The Marlins have stunned the Yankees, shocked New York, and this improbable team, improbable ride, they end up on top, winning in 6 games over the Yankees.
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carolina[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charles Johnson". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on July 10, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
- ^ "Matt Treanor Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Todd Hollandsworth Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Iván Rodríguez". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
- ^ a b "Al Martin". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on July 7, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
- ^ "Kevin Millar Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "2003 Florida Marlins Roster by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
- ^ "The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Transactions: Florida Marlins Transactions". Retrieved December 6, 2006.
- ^ "The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Transactions: Major League Baseball Transactions". Retrieved December 6, 2006.
- ^ "Aaron Small Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b 2003 Florida Marlins Statistics and Roster Archived February 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007