The 2003

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season was the 114th for the franchise in

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, and their 46th season in

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. It was a turbulent season as

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(Fox) was seeking to sell the team. Nevertheless, the Dodgers fell just short of a Wild Card berth, winning 85 games while finishing second in the National League West. The Dodgers pitching staff led baseball in earned run average (3.16),

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became the first Dodger to earn the NL Cy Young Award since 1988 as he converted all 55 of his save opportunities.

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set a new Dodger single season record with 49 doubles and

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had a 25-game hitting streak.

Offseason

* December 4, 2002: Acquired

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and Chad Hermansen from the Chicago Cubs for

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and

Eric Karros Eric Peter Karros (born November 4, 1967) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Karros played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991 to 2004 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics. He was the Nati ...

. * December 16, 2002: Acquired Derek Thompson from the Chicago Cubs for cash. *January 25, 2003: Acquired

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from the Houston Astros for Ruddy Lugo. *January 27, 2003: Acquired

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from the Colorado Rockies for Luke Allen. *January 30, 2003:

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was signed as a free agent.

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

*July 14, 2003: Acquired

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from the

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fo
Jose S. Diaz
Victor Diaz an
Kole Strayhorn
*July 31, 2003: Acquired

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from the

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for

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and

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Roster

Starting Pitchers stats

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games''

Relief Pitchers stats

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves''

Batting Stats

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

2003 Awards

* 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game **

reserve **

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did not play due to injury *

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Cy Young Award **

* Rolaids Relief Man of the Year **

* TSN National League All-Star **

* TSN NL Pitcher of the Year **

* TSN NL Reliever of the Year Award **

*Players choice: NL Outstanding Pitcher **

* NL Pitcher of the Month **

(May 2003) * NL Player of the Week **

(Aug. 4–10)

Farm system

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, 12 of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The first round pick was right handed pitcher Chad Billingsley from

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. He was a 2009 All-Star and pitched eight seasons with the Dodgers with an 81–61 record and 3.65 ERA in 219 games (190 starts) before missing most of 2013 and all of 2014 with serious arm injuries. The sixth round pick, outfielder

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from

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would lead the National League in Home Runs and RBIs in 2011 as well as finishing second in the MVP vote that year. The draft class also included catcher A. J. Ellis (18th round), who would become the Dodgers starting catcher in 2012.

References

External links

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