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2003 Atlanta Braves
National League East Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkTurner Field
CityAtlanta
Record101–61 (.623)
Divisional place1st
OwnersAOL Time Warner
General managersJohn Schuerholz
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionTBS Superstation
(Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren)
FSN South
(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
RadioWSB (AM)
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)
WWWE
(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The 2003 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 38th season in Atlanta and 133rd overall. The Braves won their ninth consecutive division title, finishing 10 games ahead of the second-place Florida Marlins. The Braves lost the NLDS to the Chicago Cubs, 3 games to 2. The Braves finished 2003 with their best offensive season up to that point in franchise history, hitting a franchise record 235 home runs. Atlanta also had one of the most noteworthy combined offensive outfield productions in league history.

The Braves' starting rotation had new faces in 2003, but aged pitchers. Opposite of what they were traditionally known for in years earlier. Greg Maddux was joined by trade acquisitions Mike Hampton and Russ Ortiz, free agent Shane Reynolds and rookie Horacio Ramírez. Critics noted had Atlanta had a younger staff with this offense, they would've been more likely to win the World Series. Marcus Giles had an All-Star season as the Braves' second baseman and Gary Sheffield as the Braves' right fielder. Sheffield finished with a top 5 voting in NL MVP voting. 2003 also marked the last season for Maddux, ending his tenure in Atlanta after 11 seasons.

Offseason

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  • November 18, 2002: Mike Hampton was traded by the Florida Marlins with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Ryan Baker (minors) and Tim Spooneybarger. (Hampton had been traded to the Marlins from the Colorado Rockies on November 16, 2002)[1]
  • November 20, 2002: Donzell McDonald was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[2]
  • December 16, 2002: Ray King was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for John Foster and Wes Helms.[3]
  • December 17, 2002: Russ Ortiz was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Damian Moss and Merkin Valdez.[4]
  • December 18, 2002: Paul Byrd was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. (Byrd did not play for the Braves in 2003)[5]
  • December 19, 2002: Greg Maddux was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[6]
  • December 20, 2002: Johnny Estrada was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Kevin Millwood.[7]
  • January 6, 2003: Robert Fick signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[8]
  • January 8, 2003: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[9]
  • January 23, 2003: Roberto Hernandez signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[10]
  • April 10, 2003: Shane Reynolds signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[11]

Regular season

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  • In 2003, John Smoltz set a Major League record (since tied) by having 34 saves before the All-Star Break.[12]
  • May 23, 2003 – During the Atlanta Braves 15-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Braves players Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs to start the game.[13]
  • On August 10, 2003, Rafael Furcal of the Braves had an unassisted triple play. He caught the liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner going back to first base.[14]

Opening Day starters

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Position Name
Starting Pitcher Greg Maddux
Catcher Henry Blanco
First Baseman Robert Fick
Second Baseman Marcus Giles
Third Baseman Vinny Castilla
Shortstop Rafael Furcal
Left Fielder Chipper Jones
Center Fielder Andruw Jones
Right Fielder Gary Sheffield

Season standings

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National League East

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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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2003 National League record

Source: [1]
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


Notable transactions

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  • August 29, 2003: Jaret Wright was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.[15]
  • Notable draft signings in 2003 include Jarrod Saltalamacchia (36th overall) and Jonny Venters (30th round).[16]

Roster

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2003 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

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2003 Game Log: 101–61 (Home: 55–26; Away: 46–35)
March/April: 17–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 31 Expos 2–10 Armas (1–0) Maddux (0–1) — 40,258 0–1
2 April 2 Expos 0–3 Day (1–0) Ramirez (0–1) Biddle (1) 19,116 0–2
3 April 3 Expos 0–4 Vazquez (1–0) Ortiz (0–1) — 19,505 0–3
4 April 4 Marlins 12–7 Hernandez (1–0) Nunez (0–1) Smoltz (1) 20,642 1–3
5 April 5 Marlins 1–17 Beckett (1–1) Maddux (0–2) — 23,081 1–4
6 April 6 Marlins 13–4 Ramirez (1–1) Penny (0–1) — 21,253 2–4
7 April 7 Marlins 3–0 Ortiz (1–1) Pavano (0–2) Smoltz (2) 19,326 3–4
8 April 8 @ Phillies 3–4 (10) Mesa (1–0) Gryboski (0–1) — 13,283 3–5
9 April 9 @ Phillies 2–16 Padilla (1–1) Maddux (0–3) — 14,724 3–6
10 April 10 @ Phillies 6–2 Holmes (1–0) Roa (0–2) — 14,840 4–6
11 April 11 @ Marlins 4–7 Penny (1–1) Ramirez (1–2) Looper (1) 12,045 4–7
12 April 12 @ Marlins 5–12 Pavano (1–2) Ortiz (1–2) — 25,203 4–8
13 April 13 @ Marlins 7–1 Maddux (1–3) Redman (1–2) Smoltz (3) 21,834 5–8
14 April 15 @ Expos* 2–1 (10) Bong (1–0) Smith (1–1) Smoltz (4) 13,399 6–8
15 April 16 @ Expos* 3–2 Ramirez (2–2) Ohka (1–2) Smoltz (5) 15,571 7–8
16 April 17 @ Expos* 14–8 (10) Bong (2–0) Biddle (1–1) — 13,170 8–8
17 April 18 Phillies 5–4 Gryboski (1–1) Wolf (2–1) Smoltz (6) 28,100 9–8
18 April 19 Phillies 0–4 Padilla (3–1) Hampton (0–1) — 29,777 9–9
19 April 20 Phillies 8–1 Reynolds (1–0) Duckworth (0–1) — 22,978 10–9
20 April 22 Cardinals 5–3 Ortiz (2–2) Stephenson (1–2) Smoltz (7) 20,969 11–9
21 April 23 Cardinals 4–2 Maddux (2–3) Morris (1–2) Smoltz (8) 21,338 12–9
22 April 24 Cardinals 4–3 King (1–0) Kline (0–2) — 24,184 13–9
23 April 25 Brewers 5–12 Sheets (2–2) Reynolds (1–1) — 21,938 13–10
24 April 26 Brewers 3–2 King (2–0) de los Santos (0–2) Smoltz (9) 27,313 14–10
25 April 27 Brewers 7–1 Ortiz (3–2) Rusch (1–4) — 26,349 15–10
26 April 29 @ Astros 3–1 Maddux (3–3) Oswalt (2–3) Smoltz (10) 28,467 16–10
27 April 30 @ Astros 11–1 Hampton (1–1) Miller (0–3) — 24,018 17–10
*Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games.
May: 20–8 (Home: 9–3; Away: 11–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
28 May 1 @ Astros 8–7 Hernandez (2–0) Wagner (1–2) Smoltz (11) 24,673 18–10
29 May 2 @ Diamondbacks 4–2 (11) Bong (3–0) Mantei (3–1) — 38,287 19–10
30 May 3 @ Diamondbacks 6–7 Villarreal (2–2) Gryboski (1–2) Mantei (5) 44,398 19–11
31 May 4 @ Diamondbacks 7–4 (11) Hodges (1–0) Capuano (0–1) Smoltz (12) 38,851 20–11
32 May 6 Rockies 3–2 Hernandez (3–0) Jones (0–1) Smoltz (13) 18,108 21–11
– May 7 Rockies Postponed (rain); rescheduled for May 8
33 May 8 (1) Rockies 12–6 Reynolds (2–1) Cruz (3–3) Smoltz (14) N/A 22–11
34 May 8 (2) Rockies 5–2 Ortiz (4–2) Chacon (4–2) Smoltz (15) 22,829 23–11
35 May 9 Giants 2–9 Foppert (2–2) Maddux (3–4) Brower (2) 32,040 23–12
36 May 10 Giants 6–3 Gryboski (2–2) Nathan (4–1) — 39,357 24–12
37 May 11 Giants 7–3 Hampton (2–1) Schmidt (3–1) — 28,329 25–12
38 May 12 @ Dodgers 11–4 Bong (4–0) Gagne (0–1) — 27,458 26–12
39 May 13 @ Dodgers 3–1 Ortiz (5–2) Quantrill (0–2) Smoltz (16) 31,021 27–12
40 May 14 @ Dodgers 1–5 Brown (4–1) Maddux (3–5) — 29,343 27–13
41 May 15 @ Padres 15–6 Ramirez (3–2) Deago (0–1) — 15,818 28–13
42 May 16 @ Padres 6–4 Gryboski (3–2) Nagy (0–1) Smoltz (17) 24,229 29–13
43 May 17 @ Padres 12–2 Reynolds (3–1) Loewer (0–1) — 28,551 30–13
44 May 18 @ Padres 6–3 Ortiz (6–2) Lawrence (2–5) Smoltz (18) 23,776 31–13
45 May 20 @ Reds 8–9 Sullivan (5–0) Hernandez (3–1) Williamson (11) 24,076 31–14
46 May 21 @ Reds 3–9 Reitsma (3–1) Hampton (2–2) — 33,355 31–15
47 May 22 @ Reds 9–4 Reynolds (4–1) Dempster (1–4) — 28,962 32–15
48 May 23 Mets 5–6 Trachsel (3–2) Ortiz (6–3) Benitez (14) 33,270 32–16
49 May 24 Mets 10–4 Ramirez (4–2) Glavine (5–4) — 40,912 33–16
50 May 25 Mets 3–1 Hernandez (4–1) Weathers (1–4) Smoltz (19) 41,432 34–16
51 May 26 Reds 6–7 (11) White (2–0) Hernandez (4–2) — 33,455 34–17
52 May 27 Reds 3–2 (10) Hodges (2–0) Reitsma (3–2) — 23,041 35–17
53 May 28 Reds 15–3 Ortiz (7–3) Austin (2–3) Bong (1) 25,713 36–17
54 May 30 @ Mets 5–2 Maddux (4–5) Glavine (5–5) Smoltz (20) 26,439 37–17
55 May 31 @ Mets 2–4 Seo (2–2) Hampton (2–3) Benitez (16) 33,378 37–18
June: 14–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 6–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
56 June 1 @ Mets 4–10 Leiter (6–2) Gryboski (3–3) — 25,162 37–19
57 June 3 Rangers 6–5 Gryboski (4–3) Urbina (0–2) Smoltz (21) 30,444 38–19
58 June 4 Rangers 5–2 Maddux (5–5) Thomson (3–7) Smoltz (22) 30,836 39–19
59 June 5 Rangers 8–4 Bong (5–0) Fultz (1–1) — 35,944 40–19
– June 6 Pirates Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 5
60 June 7 Pirates 8–6 Hernandez (5–2) Boehringer (3–2) Smoltz (23) 35,397 41–19
61 June 8 Pirates 6–5 Hodges (3–0) Fogg (2–3) Smoltz (24) 29,869 42–19
62 June 10 @ Athletics 3–4 (12) Bradford (5–3) Bong (5–1) — 22,088 42–20
63 June 11 @ Athletics 11–6 Ramirez (5–2) Lilly (3–5) — 35,618 43–20
64 June 12 @ Athletics 4–2 Reynolds (5–1) Zito (7–5) Smoltz (25) 21,173 44–20
65 June 13 @ Mariners 1–2 Garcia (7–6) Ortiz (7–4) Nelson (4) 45,791 44–21
66 June 14 @ Mariners 3–1 Hampton (3–3) Moyer (10–3) Smoltz (26) 45,971 45–21
67 June 15 @ Mariners 1–2 Meche (9–3) Maddux (5–6) Nelson (5) 45,732 45–22
68 June 17 @ Phillies 4–5 Wendell (1–1) Holmes (1–1) — 24,133 45–23
69 June 18 @ Phillies 6–1 Ortiz (8–4) Millwood (8–5) — 26,475 46–23
70 June 19 @ Phillies 2–3 Mesa (2–4) Smoltz (0–1) — 27,207 46–24
71 June 20 Orioles 6–3 Maddux (6–6) Ponson (9–4) Smoltz (27) 35,526 47–24
72 June 21 Orioles 10–2 Ramirez (6–2) Lopez (1–4) — 46,860 48–24
73 June 22 Orioles 3–9 Johnson (6–3) Reynolds (5–2) Hentgen (1) 34,904 48–25
74 June 24 Phillies 5–3 Ortiz (9–4) Millwood (8–6) Smoltz (28) 31,796 49–25
75 June 25 Phillies 1–8 Padilla (6–7) Maddux (6–7) — 31,724 49–26
76 June 26 Phillies 1–8 Wolf (9–3) Hampton (3–4) — 30,405 49–27
77 June 27 @ Devil Rays 8–2 Ramirez (7–2) Gonzalez (3–4) — 16,398 50–27
78 June 28 @ Devil Rays 7–9 Zambrano (5–4) Reynolds (5–3) Carter (13) 26,696 50–28
79 June 29 @ Devil Rays 2–0 Ortiz (10–4) Sosa (1–6) Smoltz (29) 22,670 51–28
80 June 30 @ Marlins 1–8 Redman (6–3) Maddux (6–8) — 11,254 51–29
July: 20–8 (Home: 11–4; Away: 9–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81 July 1 @ Marlins 1–20 Beckett (3–3) Hampton (3–5) — 13,073 51–30
82 July 2 @ Marlins 2–1 (13) Gryboski (5–3) Almanza (4–5) Smoltz (30) 30,634 52–30
83 July 3 Expos 4–5 Vargas (6–3) Reynolds (5–4) Manon (1) 31,607 52–31
84 July 4 Expos 8–6 Ortiz (11–4) Ohka (7–8) Smoltz (31) 48,923 53–31
85 July 5 Expos 3–2 Bong (6–1) Biddle (3–3) — 34,454 54–31
86 July 6 Expos 7–5 Hampton (4–5) Drew (0–1) Smoltz (32) 27,724 55–31
87 July 7 @ Mets 7–3 Ramirez (8–2) Seo (5–5) — 32,399 56–31
88 July 8 @ Mets 5–3 Reynolds (6–4) Roach (0–2) Smoltz (33) 29,096 57–31
89 July 9 @ Mets 6–3 Ortiz (12–4) Glavine (6–9) Smoltz (34) 30,308 58–31
90 July 10 @ Cubs 13–3 Maddux (7–8) Estes (6–8) — 38,756 59–31
91 July 11 @ Cubs 9–5 Hampton (5–5) Prior (8–5) — 39,334 60–31
92 July 12 @ Cubs 3–7 Clement (7–7) Ramirez (8–3) — 39,980 60–32
93 July 13 @ Cubs 7–2 Reynolds (7–4) Zambrano (6–8) — 39,832 61–32
74th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois
94 July 17 Mets 3–2 Maddux (8–8) Franco (0–2) — 36,688 62–32
95 July 18 Mets 11–4 Hampton (6–5) Seo (5–6) — 44,815 63–32
96 July 19 Mets 7–4 Ortiz (13–4) Glavine (6–10) Smoltz (35) 45,759 64–32
97 July 20 Mets 11–8 King (3–0) Stanton (2–4) Smoltz (36) 36,029 65–32
98 July 21 Cubs 6–15 Veres (1–1) Reynolds (7–5) — 39,950 65–33
99 July 22 Cubs 8–4 Maddux (9–8) Mitre (0–1) — 39,226 66–33
100 July 23 Marlins 4–5 (12) Bump (3–0) Hodges (3–1) — 27,137 66–34
101 July 24 Marlins 5–2 Ortiz (14–4) Penny (8–8) Smoltz (37) 33,711 67–34
102 July 25 @ Expos 8–9 (11) Ayala (7–2) Bong (6–2) — 10,069 67–35
103 July 26 @ Expos 15–4 Reynolds (8–5) Day (4–4) — 14,132 68–35
104 July 27 @ Expos 10–13 Manon (1–2) King (3–1) Biddle (25) 16,074 68–36
105 July 28 @ Expos 10–8 Hampton (7–5) Vazquez (8–7) Smoltz (38) 9,750 69–36
106 July 29 Astros 6–3 Ortiz (15–4) Stone (5–4) Smoltz (39) 30,415 70–36
107 July 30 Astros 3–7 Villone (3–1) Ramirez (8–4) — 27,960 70–37
108 July 31 Astros 7–4 Reynolds (9–5) Miller (7–10) Smoltz (40) 30,047 71–37
August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
109 August 1 Dodgers 2–0 Maddux (10–8) Nomo (12–9) Smoltz (41) 37,951 72–37
110 August 2 Dodgers 6–4 Hampton (8–5) Ashby (2–9) Smoltz (42) 47,506 73–37
111 August 3 Dodgers 4–8 Mota (3–2) Ortiz (15–5) — 34,930 73–38
112 August 5 @ Brewers 3–4 DeJean (3–7) Holmes (1–2) Kolb (5) 20,986 73–39
113 August 6 @ Brewers 10–2 Maddux (11–8) Franklin (7–9) — 30,010 74–39
114 August 7 @ Brewers 7–1 Hampton (9–5) Obermueller (0–3) — 31,097 75–39
115 August 8 @ Cardinals 7–2 Ortiz (16–5) Fassero (1–6) — 45,796 76–39
116 August 9 @ Cardinals 1–3 Stephenson (6–11) Reynolds (9–6) Isringhausen (10) 47,692 76–40
117 August 10 @ Cardinals 2–3 Eldred (5–4) Smoltz (0–2) Isringhausen (11) 39,320 76–41
118 August 12 Padres 4–14 Eaton (7–8) Maddux (11–9) — 25,422 76–42
119 August 13 Padres 7–1 Hampton (10–5) Jarvis (4–5) — 20,862 77–42
120 August 14 Padres 7–4 Ortiz (17–5) Peavy (9–9) Smoltz (43) 23,923 78–42
121 August 15 Diamondbacks 10–4 Reynolds (10–6) Johnson (3–5) — 34,544 79–42
122 August 16 Diamondbacks 10–6 Gryboski (6–3) Oropesa (3–3) — 49,127 80–42
123 August 17 Diamondbacks 0–2 Schilling (7–6) Maddux (11–10) Mantei (18) 37,606 80–43
124 August 18 Diamondbacks 6–1 Hampton (11–5) Batista (7–7) — 23,986 81–43
125 August 19 @ Giants 4–5 (10) Worrell (4–3) King (3–2) — 42,307 81–44
126 August 20 @ Giants 1–2 Nathan (8–3) Gryboski (6–4) — 41,974 81–45
127 August 21 @ Giants 3–4 (10) Rodriguez (7–2) Hodges (3–2) — 41,745 81–46
128 August 22 @ Rockies 9–3 Maddux (12–10) Jennings (10–12) — 35,578 82–46
129 August 23 @ Rockies 5–4 Hampton (12–5) Tsao (2–2) Smoltz (44) 42,303 83–46
130 August 24 @ Rockies 12–6 Ortiz (18–5) Stark (2–2) — 31,227 84–46
131 August 26 Mets 5–6 Seo (8–8) Reynolds (10–7) Stanton (4) 24,694 84–47
132 August 27 Mets 4–1 Maddux (13–10) Heilman (2–6) Mercker (1) 23,755 85–47
133 August 28 Mets 1–3 Leiter (13–7) Hampton (12–6) Weathers (5) 27,856 85–48
134 August 29 @ Pirates 5–6 Tavárez (3–3) Cunnane (0–1) — 27,415 85–49
135 August 30 @ Pirates 13–6 Ramirez (9–4) Perez (4–8) — 21,323 86–49
136 August 31 @ Pirates 10–4 Reynolds (11–7) D'Amico (8–13) — 23,822 87–49
September: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
137 September 1 @ Mets 2–3 Wheeler (1–2) Hodges (3–3) Weathers (6) 23,877 87–50
138 September 2 @ Mets 1–3 Leiter (14–7) Hampton (12–7) Weathers (7) 24,390 87–51
139 September 3 @ Mets 3–9 Trachsel (14–8) Ortiz (18–6) — 16,439 87–52
140 September 5 (1) Pirates 3–2 (10) Cunnane (1–1) Corey (0–2) — N/A 88–52
141 September 5 (2) Pirates 3–5 Corey (1–2) Reynolds (11–8) Tavárez (5) 31,849 88–53
142 September 6 Pirates 9–2 Maddux (14–10) D'Amico (8–14) — 36,932 89–53
143 September 7 Pirates 2–1 Hampton (13–7) Wells (7–8) Cunnane (1) 27,703 90–53
144 September 8 Phillies 6–4 Ortiz (19–6) Millwood (14–10) Cunnane (2) 17,543 91–53
145 September 9 Phillies 5–18 Wolf (14–9) Reynolds (11–9) — 21,257 91–54
146 September 10 Phillies 4–2 Ramirez (10–4) Padilla (13–10) Cunnane (3) 21,321 92–54
147 September 11 Phillies 3–8 Myers (14–7) Maddux (14–11) — 23,811 92–55
148 September 12 @ Marlins 4–5 Looper (6–3) King (3–3) — 25,622 92–56
149 September 13 @ Marlins 3–8 Willis (13–6) Ortiz (19–7) — 40,414 92–57
150 September 14 @ Marlins 8–4 Cunnane (2–1) Looper (6–4) — 18,725 93–57
151 September 15 @ Expos 10–6 Ramirez (11–4) L. Hernandez (15–9) — 9,696 94–57
152 September 16 @ Expos 4–5 (10) Biddle (5–8) R. Hernandez (5–3) — 9,843 94–58
153 September 17 @ Expos 14–4 Hampton (14–7) Tucker (1–3) — 17,526 95–58
154 September 19 Marlins 1–0 Ortiz (20–7) Beckett (8–8) — 35,942 96–58
155 September 20 Marlins 5–6 (11) Helling (8–8) Cunnane (2–2) — 42,496 96–59
156 September 21 Marlins 8–0 Maddux (15–11) Pavano (11–13) — 33,827 97–59
157 September 22 Marlins 3–6 Redman (14–9) Hampton (14–8) Urbina (29) 17,345 97–60
158 September 23 Expos 2–0 Wright (2–5) Vazquez (13–12) Smoltz (45) 22,539 98–60
159 September 24 Expos 9–1 Ortiz (21–7) Day (9–8) — 23,594 99–60
160 September 26 @ Phillies 6–0 Ramirez (12–4) Padilla (14–12) — 58,096 100–60
161 September 27 @ Phillies 6–7 (10) Cormier (8–0) King (3–4) — 58,303 100–61
162 September 28 @ Phillies 5–2 Maddux (16–11) Millwood (14–12) Marquis (1) 58,554 101–61
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Braves team member

Player stats

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Batting

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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 Javy López 129 457 150 .328 43 109
1B Robert Fick 126 409 110 .269 11 80
2B Marcus Giles 145 551 174 .316 21 69
SS Rafael Furcal 156 664 194 .292 15 61
3B Vinny Castilla 147 542 150 .277 22 76
LF Chipper Jones 153 555 169 .305 27 106
CF Andruw Jones 156 595 165 .277 36 116
RF Gary Sheffield 155 576 190 .330 39 132

Other batters

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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
Mark DeRosa 103 266 70 .263 6 22
Julio Franco 103 197 58 .294 5 31
Darren Bragg 104 162 39 .241 0 9
Henry Blanco 55 151 30 .199 1 13
Matt Franco 112 134 33 .246 3 15
Johnny Estrada 16 36 11 .306 0 2
Mike Hessman 19 21 6 .286 2 3
Ryan Langerhans 16 15 4 .267 0 0
Jesse Garcia 13 10 4 .400 0 2

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Greg Maddux 36 218.1 16 11 3.96 124
Russ Ortiz 34 212.1 21 7 3.81 149
Mike Hampton 31 190.0 14 8 3.84 110
Horacio Ramírez 29 182.1 12 4 4.00 100
Shane Reynolds 30 167.1 11 9 5.43 94
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
John Smoltz 62 0 2 45 1.12 73
Ray King 80 3 4 0 3.51 43
Roberto Hernandez 66 5 3 0 4.35 45
Kevin Gryboski 64 6 4 0 3.86 32
Trey Hodges 52 3 3 0 4.66 66
Darren Holmes 48 1 2 0 4.29 46
Jung Bong 44 6 2 1 5.05 47
Jason Marquis 21 0 0 1 5.53 19
Will Cunnane 20 2 2 3 2.70 20
Kent Mercker 18 0 0 1 1.06 7
Jaret Wright 11 1 0 0 2.00 9
Joey Dawley 5 0 0 0 18.00 8

Postseason

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Game log

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2003 Postseason Game Log
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 September 30 Cubs 2–4 Wood (1–0) Ortiz (0–1) Borowski (1) 52,043 0–1
2 October 1 Cubs 5–3 Smoltz (1–0) Veres (0–1) — 52,743 1–1
3 October 3 @ Cubs 1–3 Prior (1–0) Maddux (0–1) — 39,982 1–2
4 October 4 @ Cubs 6–4 Ortiz (1–1) Clement (0–1) Smoltz (1) 39,983 2–2
5 October 5 Cubs 1–5 Wood (2–0) Hampton (0–1) — 54,357 2–3

Award winners

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2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Pat Kelly
AA Greenville Braves Southern League Brian Snitker
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Randy Ingle
A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Rocket Wheeler
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Kevin McMullan
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Ralph Henriquez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rome, GCL Braves[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Hampton Stats".
  2. ^ "Donzell McDonald Stats".
  3. ^ "Ray King Stats".
  4. ^ "Russ Ortiz Stats".
  5. ^ Paul Byrd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ "Greg Maddux Stats".
  7. ^ "Johnny Estrada Stats".
  8. ^ "Robert Fick Stats".
  9. ^ Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ "Roberto Hernandez Stats".
  11. ^ "Shane Reynolds Stats".
  12. ^ Sports Illustrated, Volume 109, No. 2, July 14–21, 2008, p.24, Published by Time Inc.
  13. ^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.
  14. ^ "Unassisted Triple Plays | Baseball Almanac".
  15. ^ Jaret Wright Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  16. ^ 2003 Major League Baseball draft
  17. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  18. ^ Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory
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