The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished second in the

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with a record of 93–69. They would not make the playoffs for the second straight year and despite that, this was their last winning season until 2007. The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual. The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy Garcia, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer and Joel Piñeiro.

Offseason

* October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Seattle Mariners. * November 15, 2002: Mariners named

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, as the team's new manager, after

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left to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. * December 6, 2002:

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was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners. *January 16, 2003: John Mabry was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

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* Dan Wilson *

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.

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''

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

, Pitcher,

Roberto Clemente Award The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) baseball positions, player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community#Psychology, community involvement and the individual's contribution to ...

* Jamie Moyer,

Hutch Award The Hutch Award is given annually to an active Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire" of Fred Hutchinson, by persevering through adversity. The award was created in 1965 in honor of Hu ...

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Farm system

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Major League Baseball draft

The following is a list of

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draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the

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. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being

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Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30

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catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc ...

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first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

Draft

Key

Table

Rule 5 draft

Key

Table

References

External links

2003 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference2003 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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