The 2003 San Francisco Giants season was the

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' 121st season in

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, their 46th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 4th season at

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. The Giants entered the '03 season as defending National League champions, aiming to get back to the World Series and win it. They finished in first place in the

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with a record of 100 wins and 61 losses. They lost the

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in four games to the

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, marking the 2003 Giants a failed season.

Offseason

*November 15, 2002:

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was released by the San Francisco Giants. *December 7, 2002:

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signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. *December 7, 2002: Ray Durham was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. *March 18, 2003: Clay Bellinger was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.

Regular season

The Giants only played 161 games. One game (at

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) was postponed due to the Northeast Blackout of 2003 and was not rescheduled as it had no playoff implications. Ray Durham and

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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. On June 23 against the

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, 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.

Opening Day Starters

* J.T. Snow * Ray Durham *

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* Barry Bonds *

* Jose Cruz Jr. *

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Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

2003 National League Division Series

The Giants lost to the

in the NLDS. ;Game 1 – Florida 0, ''San Francisco 2'' ;Game 2 – ''Florida'' 9, San Francisco 5 ;Game 3 – San Francisco 3, ''Florida 4'' ;Game 4 – San Francisco 6, ''Florida 7'' 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.

Awards and honors

* Barry Bonds, National League Most Valuable Player *

CF, Willie Mac Award

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* Barry Bonds * Jason Schmidt

Farm system

''Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory''

References

External links

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