The 2003

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

season was the franchise's 27th season of

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. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the

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East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses. It was the team's final season with

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as one of the mascots, as she was removed at the end of the season, leaving

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as the sole mascot of the Blue Jays.

Offseason

*October 9, 2002:

Chris Carpenter Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award win ...

was released by the Toronto Blue Jays. *October 9, 2002: Brandon Lyon was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Toronto Blue Jays. *October 23, 2002: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. *December 15, 2002: Felipe López was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cincinnati Reds. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade. *December 20, 2002: Mike Bordick was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. *December 28, 2002: Frank Catalanotto was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. *January 27, 2003: John Ford Griffin was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Jason Perry (minors) (June 23, 2003) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

Regular season

Summary

The 2003 season was a surprise to both team management and baseball analysts. After a poor April, the team had its most successful month ever in May. The offense was mainly responsible for the stunning turnaround. Delgado took over the major league lead in runs batted in, followed closely by Wells. The middle infield positions remained a gametime decision – Bordick played shortstop and third base, Dave Berg second base and third base,

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shortstop and

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second base. Minor league call-up Howie Clark entered the mix as a utility player after Hinske underwent surgery to repair a broken

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in his right hand, which he had tried to play through for the first six weeks. Despite their hitting successes, poor pitching continued to plague the team.

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was spectacular in winning his first Cy Young Award, going 22–7, with a 3.25 ERA, but he didn't get much help from his fellow pitchers, although he had a poor start himself. Rookie Aquilino López was a pleasant surprise out of the bullpen.

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and former NBA player

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were inserted into the rotation with their places in the bullpen filled by waiver acquisitions Doug Davis and

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, who went 8–1 after being called up from Triple-A Syracuse. The closer role was a season-long revolving door, with nobody able to take hold of the reins. Trade speculation had focussed on the acquisitions of pitching at the expense of hitters, but in the end the team simply divested itself of impending free agent Shannon Stewart without getting a pitcher in return. Instead Bobby Kielty, another outfielder with a much lower batting average than Stewart's, was obtained from the Minnesota Twins and later traded in November 2003 to the Oakland Athletics for starter

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. The top four pitchers for the projected 2004 rotation would include Halladay, Lilly,

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, and the return of

Pat Hentgen Patrick George Hentgen (born November 13, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, and currently a special assistant with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Blue Jays, St. Louis C ...

. After the spectacular turnaround in May 2003, which helped the team move to just few games behind the wildcard leading

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, team performance slowly returned to reality, as predicted by team management. Carlos Delgado was second in the voting for the American League MVP Award, although the Jays were in third place in their division. The Jays also announced that a new logo, and new uniforms, would be used as of January 1, 2004.

Opening Day starters

*Frank Catalanotto *Carlos Delgado *Roy Halladay *Eric Hinske *Ken Huckaby *Orlando Hudson *Josh Phelps *Shannon Stewart *Vernon Wells *Chris Woodward

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*June 3, 2003: Aaron Hill was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2003. *June 16, 2003: Scott Service was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Arizona Diamondbacks.Scott Service Statistics
Baseball-Reference.com *July 16, 2003: Bobby Kielty was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later and Shannon Stewart. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Dave Gassner (December 15, 2003) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade. *August 10, 2003: Scott Service was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

2003 Draft picks

''Source'' The 2003 MLB draft was held on June 3–4.

Roster

Game log

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(5-5) , , , , 23,018 , , 38-30 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 69 , , June 14 , , Cubs , , 4 – 2 , , Prior (8-2) , , Davis (3-4) , , Borowski (13) , , 33,167 , , 38-31 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 70 , , June 15 , , Cubs , , 5 – 4 (10), ,

(1-1) , , Guthrie (0-3) , , , , 34,221 , , 39-31 , - align="center" bgcolor=#bbbbbb , -- , , June 17 , , @

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for July 3 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 71 , , June 18 , , @

, , 6 – 2 , , Halladay (10-2) , , Daal (4-8) , ,

(1) , , 28,828 , , 40-31 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 72 , , June 19 , , @

, , 6 – 1 , , Escobar (5-3) , , Helling (4-5) , , , , 24,218 , , 41-31 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 73 , , June 20 , , @

Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

, , 8 – 4 , , Lidle (10-4) , , Vázquez (6-5) , , , , 11,355 , , 42-31 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , June 21 , , @

, , 8 – 5 , , Ayala (6-2) , , Politte (1-5) , , Biddle (19) , , 11,483 , , 42-32 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 75 , , June 22 , , @

, , 4 – 2 , , Halladay (11-2) , ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish surname that became common around the 15th century. Originally a patronymic, it means son of Hernán, Hernando or Fernando—the Spanish version of Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is a very common variant of the n ...

(6-6) , , Politte (11) , , 15,508 , , 43-32 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 76 , , June 23 , ,

, , 13 – 4 , , Davis (4-4) , , Daal (4-9) , , , , 17,555 , , 44-32 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 77 , , June 24 , ,

, , 6 – 4 , , Helling (5-5) , , Escobar (5-4) , , Julio (16) , , 17,425 , , 44-33 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , June 25 , ,

, , 9 – 2 , , Ponson (10-4) , , Lidle (10-5) , , , , 37,248 , , 44-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 79 , , June 26 , ,

, , 13 – 8 , , Sturtze (6-4) , , Driskill (1-3) , ,

(2) , , 19,098 , , 45-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 80 , , June 27 , ,

, , 6 – 5 , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...

(1-0) , , Manon (0-1) , , , , 24,024 , , 46-34 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 81 , , June 28 , ,

, , 4 – 2 , , Vargas (5-3) , , Davis (4-5) , , Biddle (22) , , 33,334 , , 46-35 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , June 29 , ,

, , 10 – 2 , ,

Ohka The Yokosuka MXY-7 was a purpose-built, rocket-powered human-guided ''kamikaze'' attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War during World War II. Although extremely fast, the very short range of t ...

(7-7) , , Escobar (5-5) , , , , 37,354 , , 46-36 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 83 , , June 30 , , @

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

, , 6 – 2 , , Maroth (3-12) , , Lidle (10-6) , , , , 13,353 , , 46-37 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 1 , , @

, , 5 – 0 , ,

Roney Roney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Antoine Roney (born 1963), American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist * Blake Roney (born 1958), founder and chairman of Nu Skin Enterprises * Leonidas Roney, grandfather of late telev ...

(1-2) , , Hendrickson (5-6) , ,

(1) , , 15,448 , , 46-38 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 85 , , July 2 , , @

, , 8 – 2 , , Halladay (12-2) , , Bernero (1-12) , , , , 16,052 , , 47-38 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 86 , , July 3 , , @

, , 6 – 5 , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

(7-3) , , Davis (4-6) , , Julio (17) , , 27,022 , , 47-39 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 4 , , @

, , 8 – 5 , , Driskill (2-3) , ,

(1-2) , , Julio (18) , , 25,641 , , 47-40 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 5 , , @

, , 9 – 2 , , Ponson (11-5) , , Lidle (10-7) , , , , 29,859 , , 47-41 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 89 , , July 6 , , @

, , 5 – 3 (10), , Acevedo (1-3) , , Ligtenberg (0-1) , , , , 30,284 , , 48-41 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 90 , , July 8 , ,

, , 2 – 1 (12), , Jones (1-0) , , Tam (0-3) , ,

Kim Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ...

(2) , , 20,022 , , 48-42 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 9 , ,

, , 8 – 7 , ,

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

(4-5) , , Tam (0-4) , ,

(3) , , 23,551 , , 48-43 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 10 , ,

, , 7 – 1 , , Mendoza (3-3) , , Lidle (10-8) , , , , 20,113 , , 48-44 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 11 , ,

, , 8 – 5 , , Pettitte (11-6) , ,

(1-1) , ,

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

(16) , , 27,652 , , 48-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 94 , , July 12 , ,

, , 10 – 3 , , Halladay (13-2) , , Mussina (10-6) , , , , 37,119 , , 49-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 13 , ,

, , 6 – 2 , , Weaver (5-7) , , Escobar (5-6) , , , , 32,664 , , 49-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 96 , , July 17 , , @

, , 5 – 2 , , Halladay (14-2) , , Lowe (10-4) , , , , 34,521 , , 50-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 97 , , July 18 , , @

, , 4 – 1 , , Escobar (6-6) , ,

(6-5) , ,

(1) , , 34,136 , , 51-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 98 , , July 19 , , @

, , 5 – 4 (10), ,

(3-2) , ,

(1-3) , , , , 34,812 , , 51-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 99 , , July 20 , , @

, , 9 – 4 , , Martínez (7-2) , , Wasdin (0-1) , , , , 34,321 , , 51-48 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 100 , , July 21 , , @

, , 8 – 0 (8), , Hendrickson (6-6) , , Weaver (5-8) , , , , 51,958 , , 52-48 , - align="center" bgcolor=#bbbbbb , -- , , July 22 , , @

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 23 , ,

, , 7 – 6 , ,

(1-1) , , Acevedo (1-4) , , Marte (7) , , 20,320 , , 52-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 24 , ,

, , 4 – 3 (13), ,

Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

(5-5) , , Sturtze (6-5) , ,

(1) , , 18,438 , , 52-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 103 , , July 25 , ,

, , 5 – 3 , , Lidle (11-8) , ,

(8-5) , ,

(2) , , 17,095 , , 53-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , July 26 , ,

, , 7 – 2 , , Hentgen (3-5) , , Hendrickson (6-7) , , , , 23,168 , , 53-51 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , July 27 , ,

, , 10 – 1 , , Halladay (15-2) , ,

(3-6) , , , , 21,787 , , 54-51 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , July 29 , , Devil Rays , , 9 – 8 , ,

Levine Levine (French transliteration from Russian) / Levin (surname), Levin (English transliteration from Russian Левин) is a common Jewish language, Jewish (Ashkenazi Jewish) surname. Levinsky is a variation with the same meaning (see French version ...

(3-5) , ,

(1-2) , ,

(17) , , 21,007 , , 54-52 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107 , , July 30 , , Devil Rays , , 5 – 3 , , Zambrano (8-5) , , Lidle (11-9) , , Colomé (2) , , 21,068 , , 54-53 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , July 31 , , Devil Rays , , 7 – 6 , , Sosa (4-8) , , Hendrickson (6-8) , ,

(18) , , 29,544 , , 54-54 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 109 , , August 1 , , @

, , 5 – 0 , , Ortiz (13-8) , , Halladay (15-3) , , , , 42,635 , , 54-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 110 , , August 2 , , @

, , 6 – 1 , , Thurman (1-0) , ,

(8-11) , , , , 43,087 , , 55-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 3 , , @

, , 4 – 0 , , Escobar (7-6) , ,

(2-2) , , Politte (12) , , 42,198 , , 56-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 112 , , August 4 , , @ Devil Rays , , 10 – 1 , , Zambrano (9-5) , , Lidle (11-10) , , , , 8,193 , , 56-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 113 , , August 5 , , @ Devil Rays , , 5 – 4 (10), , Colomé (3-5) , , Acevedo (1-5) , , , , 9,566 , , 56-57 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 114 , , August 6 , , @ Devil Rays , , 7 – 3 , , Halladay (16-3) , , Kennedy (3-9) , , , , 9,430 , , 57-57 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 8 , , Rangers , , 5 – 3 , , Dickey (6-5) , , Thurman (1-1) , ,

(7) , , 24,392 , , 57-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 116 , , August 9 , , Rangers , , 5 – 3 , , Escobar (8-6) , , Fultz (1-3) , ,

(3) , , 24,644 , , 58-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 10 , , Rangers , , 5 – 4 , ,

(5-7) , ,

(1-1) , ,

(8) , , 25,401 , , 58-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 11 , , @ Mariners , , 5 – 3 , , Hendrickson (7-8) , , Piñeiro (13-7) , ,

(4) , , 44,922 , , 59-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 119 , , August 12 , , @ Mariners , , 3 – 1 , , García (10-12) , , Halladay (16-4) , , Hasegawa (11) , , 37,018 , , 59-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 13 , , @ Mariners , , 13 – 6 , , Mateo (3-0) , , Kershner (0-2) , , , , 37,066 , , 59-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 121 , , August 14 , , @ Mariners , , 5 – 2 , , Escobar (9-6) , , Meche (13-8) , ,

(5) , , 41,945 , , 60-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 122 , , August 15 , , @

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, , 8 – 5 , ,

(2-1) , , Harden (3-2) , ,

(3) , , 17,446 , , 61-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 123 , , August 16 , , @

, , 6 – 4 , , Hudson (12-4) , , Hendrickson (7-9) , , Foulke (30) , , 31,045 , , 61-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 17 , , @

, , 7 – 3 , , Zito (10-10) , , Halladay (16-5) , , Foulke (31) , , 32,488 , , 61-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 19 , , Mariners , , 9 – 1 , , Franklin (9-10) , , Escobar (9-7) , , , , 24,025 , , 61-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 126 , , August 20 , , Mariners , , 5 – 2 , ,

(3-1) , , Meche (13-9) , , , , 21,588 , , 62-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 127 , , August 21 , , Mariners , , 7 – 3 , , Hendrickson (8-9) , , Moyer (15-6) , , , , 20,111 , , 63-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 128 , , August 22 , ,

, , 6 – 3 , , Halladay (17-5) , , Zito (10-11) , ,

(6) , , 22,050 , , 64-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 23 , ,

, , 11 – 5 , ,

(1-0) , , Sturtze (6-6) , , , , 27,740 , , 64-65 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 24 , ,

, , 17 – 2 , , Hudson (13-4) , , Escobar (9-8) , , Neu (1) , , 32,979 , , 64-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 25 , ,

, , 8 – 6 , , Lilly (7-9) , , Lidle (11-11) , , Foulke (34) , , 22,111 , , 64-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132 , , August 26 , , @

, , 12 – 9 , ,

(4-1) , , Sauerbeck (0-1) , ,

(7) , , 33,731 , , 65-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 133 , , August 27 , , @

, , 6 – 3 , , Timlin (6-4) , , Halladay (17-6) , ,

(11) , , 34,206 , , 65-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 134 , , August 29 , , @ Indians , , 7 – 3 , , Escobar (10-8) , , Sabathia (12-8) , , , , 21,008 , , 66-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 135 , , August 30 , , @ Indians , , 9 – 3 , , Lidle (12-11) , , Westbrook (6-8) , ,

(1) , , 21,806 , , 67-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , August 31 , , @ Indians , , 5 – 4 , ,

Báez Báez is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Placetas, in Villa Clara Province. In 2011 it had a population of around 7,000. History The village was founded in 1804 with the name ''Hat ...

(1-7) , , Kershner (0-3) , , , , 20,866 , , 67-69 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 137 , , September 1 , ,

, , 8 – 1 , , Halladay (18-6) , , Wells (12-6) , , , , 26,869 , , 68-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 3 , ,

, , 4 – 3 , , Kershner (1-3) , ,

Osuna Osuna () is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. , it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School. Among famous people associ ...

(2-5) , ,

(8) , , 21,770 , , 69-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 4 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Contreras (5-2) , ,

(1-2) , ,

(32) , , 17,254 , , 69-70 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 140 , , September 5 , ,

, , 8 – 6 , , Sturtze (7-6) , , Maroth (6-20) , ,

(9) , , 14,455 , , 70-70 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 6 , ,

, , 1 – 0 (10), , Halladay (19-6) , , Rodney (0-2) , , , , 18,261 , , 71-70 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 142 , , September 7 , ,

, , 8 – 0 , ,

(5-1) , , Mears (0-2) , , , , 16,617 , , 72-70 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 8 , , @

, , 9 – 3 , , Mussina (16-7) , , Escobar (10-9) , , , , 8,848 , , 72-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 9 , , @ Devil Rays , , 11 – 6 , , Waechter (3-0) , , Lidle (12-12) , , Kennedy (1) , , 8,528 , , 72-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , September 10 , , @ Devil Rays , , 6 – 5 , , Hendrickson (9-9) , , Sosa (5-10) , ,

(10) , , 8,522 , , 73-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 146 , , September 11 , , @ Devil Rays , , 3 – 1 , , Halladay (20-6) , , González (6-9) , , , , 9,345 , , 74-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 147 , , September 12 , ,

, , 4 – 2 , ,

(6-1) , , DuBose (2-5) , ,

(11) , , 15,274 , , 75-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 148 , , September 13 , ,

, , 6 – 1 , , Escobar (11-9) , , Hentgen (6-8) , , , , 18,309 , , 76-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 14 , ,

, , 5 – 3 , , Riley (1-0) , , Lidle (12-13) , , Julio (33) , , 18,763 , , 76-73 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 16 , , @

, , 9 – 6 , , Kershner (2-3) , , Cornejo (6-16) , , , , 9,801 , , 77-73 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , September 17 , , @

, , 6 – 0 , , Halladay (21-6) , , Loux (0-1) , , , , 11,240 , , 78-73 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 152 , , September 18 , , @

, , 10 – 6 , ,

(7-1) , , Maroth (7-21) , , , , 9,951 , , 79-73 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 153 , , September 19 , , @

, , 5 – 2 , , Escobar (12-9) , , Carrasco (2-5) , ,

(12) , , 25,857 , , 80-73 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 20 , , @

, , 2 – 1 , , Ligtenberg (3-2) , , Lidle (12-14) , , Julio (35) , , 32,381 , , 80-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 155 , , September 21 , , @

, , 7 – 4 , ,

(2-2) , , Carrasco (2-6) , ,

(13) , , 27,502 , , 81-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 22 , , Devil Rays , , 5 – 2 , ,

Bell A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inte ...

(5-4) , , Halladay (21-7) , , , , 22,869 , , 81-75 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 23 , , Devil Rays , , 8 – 5 , , Kershner (3-3) , , Zambrano (11-10) , , , , 17,208 , , 82-75 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 158 , , September 24 , , Devil Rays , , 5 – 3 , , Escobar (13-9) , , Waechter (3-2) , ,

(14) , , 16,050 , , 83-75 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 25 , , Devil Rays , , 10 – 8 , ,

(2-2) , ,

(7-5) , , , , 13,408 , , 84-75 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 26 , , Indians , , 2 – 1 , , Stanford (1-3) , , Lidle (12-15) , , Riske (8) , , 13,861 , , 84-76 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , September 27 , , Indians , , 5 – 4 , , Halladay (22-7) , , Mulholland (3-4) , , , , 21,504 , , 85-76 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 162 , , September 28 , , Indians , , 6 – 2 , ,

(8-1) , , Lee (3-3) , , , , 22,014 , , 86-76 , -

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Award winners

Carlos Delgado Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández (born June 25, 1972) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball primarily as a first baseman, from 1993 to 2009, most prominently as a member of the Toronto ...

, 1B,

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. These voters co ...

Pitcher of the Month In Major League Baseball (MLB), the Pitcher of the Month Award is given monthly during the regular season to two outstanding pitchers, one each in the National League (NL) and American League (AL). The NL began awarding the honor in , and the A ...

Award, May *Roy Halladay,

Award, September * Roy Halladay, American League Cy Young Award * Roy Halladay, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award *

Vernon Wells Vernon Michael Wells III (born December 8, 1978) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the New York Yankees. Wells ...

, OF,

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or d ...

* Carlos Delgado, First Base * Roy Halladay, Pitcher * Vernon Wells, Outfield

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links

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