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, 3–2. 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

  • 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

  • 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

PositionName
Starting PitcherGreg Maddux
CatcherHenry Blanco
First BasemanRobert Fick
Second BasemanMarcus Giles
Third BasemanVinny Castilla
ShortstopRafael Furcal
Left FielderChipper Jones
Center FielderAndruw Jones
Right FielderGary Sheffield

Season standings

National League East

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 10161 .623 — 55‍–‍26 46‍–‍35
Florida Marlins 9171 .562 10 53‍–‍28 38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 8676 .531 15 49‍–‍32 37‍–‍44
Montreal Expos 8379 .512 18 52‍–‍29 31‍–‍50
New York Mets 6695 .410 34½ 34‍–‍46 32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

2003 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2003

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona—2–52–47–210–92–55–110–93–34–24–24–23–39–105–143–311–4
Atlanta5–2—4–23–36–09–105–14–24–212–711–89–107–26–12–44–210–5
Chicago4–22–4—10–73–34–29–72–410–63–35–11–510–84–24–28–99–9
Cincinnati2–73–37–10—4–22–45–122–48–102–42–45–45–113–33–39–77–5
Colorado 9–100–63–32–4—4–22–47–125–13–42–52–43–612–77–124–29–6
Florida5–210–92–44–22–4—1–52–57–213–612–713–62–45–11–53–39–6
Houston1–51–57–912–54–25–1—4–29–83–32–42–410–63–32–411–711–7
Los Angeles 9–102–44–24–212–75–22–4—4–24–23–32–55–18–116–134–211–7
Milwaukee3–32–46–1010–81–52–78–92–4—0–66–34–210–75–11–53–135–7
Montreal2–47–123–34–24–36–133–32–46–0—14–58–113–34–27–01–59–9
New York2–48–111–54–25–27–124–23–33–65–14—7–124–23–34–21–55–10
Philadelphia2–410–95–14–54–26–134–25–22–411–812–7—2–44–33–34–28–7
Pittsburgh3–32–78–1011–56–34–26–101–57–103–32–44–2—4–22–47–105–7
San Diego10–91–62–43–37–121–53–311–81–52–43–33–42–4—5–142–48–10
San Francisco14–54–22–43–312–75–14–213–65–10–72–43–34–214–5—5–110–8
St. Louis3–32–49–87–92–43–37–112–413–35–15–12–410–74–21–5—10–8

Notable transactions

  • 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

2003 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Game log

2003 Game Log: 101–61 (Home: 55–26; Away: 46–35)
March/April: 17–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31Expos2–10Armas (1–0)Maddux (0–1)—40,2580–1
2April 2Expos0–3Day (1–0)Ramirez (0–1)Biddle (1)19,1160–2
3April 3Expos0–4Vazquez (1–0)Ortiz (0–1)—19,5050–3
4April 4Marlins12–7Hernandez (1–0)Nunez (0–1)Smoltz (1)20,6421–3
5April 5Marlins1–17Beckett (1–1)Maddux (0–2)—23,0811–4
6April 6Marlins13–4Ramirez (1–1)Penny (0–1)—21,2532–4
7April 7Marlins3–0Ortiz (1–1)Pavano (0–2)Smoltz (2)19,3263–4
8April 8@ Phillies3–4 (10)Mesa (1–0)Gryboski (0–1)—13,2833–5
9April 9@ Phillies2–16Padilla (1–1)Maddux (0–3)—14,7243–6
10April 10@ Phillies6–2Holmes (1–0)Roa (0–2)—14,8404–6
11April 11@ Marlins4–7Penny (1–1)Ramirez (1–2)Looper (1)12,0454–7
12April 12@ Marlins5–12Pavano (1–2)Ortiz (1–2)—25,2034–8
13April 13@ Marlins7–1Maddux (1–3)Redman (1–2)Smoltz (3)21,8345–8
14April 15@ Expos*2–1 (10)Bong (1–0)Smith (1–1)Smoltz (4)13,3996–8
15April 16@ Expos*3–2Ramirez (2–2)Ohka (1–2)Smoltz (5)15,5717–8
16April 17@ Expos*14–8 (10)Bong (2–0)Biddle (1–1)—13,1708–8
17April 18Phillies5–4Gryboski (1–1)Wolf (2–1)Smoltz (6)28,1009–8
18April 19Phillies0–4Padilla (3–1)Hampton (0–1)—29,7779–9
19April 20Phillies8–1Reynolds (1–0)Duckworth (0–1)—22,97810–9
20April 22Cardinals5–3Ortiz (2–2)Stephenson (1–2)Smoltz (7)20,96911–9
21April 23Cardinals4–2Maddux (2–3)Morris (1–2)Smoltz (8)21,33812–9
22April 24Cardinals4–3King (1–0)Kline (0–2)—24,18413–9
23April 25Brewers5–12Sheets (2–2)Reynolds (1–1)—21,93813–10
24April 26Brewers3–2King (2–0)de los Santos (0–2)Smoltz (9)27,31314–10
25April 27Brewers7–1Ortiz (3–2)Rusch (1–4)—26,34915–10
26April 29@ Astros3–1Maddux (3–3)Oswalt (2–3)Smoltz (10)28,46716–10
27April 30@ Astros11–1Hampton (1–1)Miller (0–3)—24,01817–10
*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)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Astros8–7Hernandez (2–0)Wagner (1–2)Smoltz (11)24,67318–10
29May 2@ Diamondbacks4–2 (11)Bong (3–0)Mantei (3–1)—38,28719–10
30May 3@ Diamondbacks6–7Villarreal (2–2)Gryboski (1–2)Mantei (5)44,39819–11
31May 4@ Diamondbacks7–4 (11)Hodges (1–0)Capuano (0–1)Smoltz (12)38,85120–11
32May 6Rockies3–2Hernandez (3–0)Jones (0–1)Smoltz (13)18,10821–11
–May 7RockiesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for May 8
33May 8 (1)Rockies12–6Reynolds (2–1)Cruz (3–3)Smoltz (14)N/A22–11
34May 8 (2)Rockies5–2Ortiz (4–2)Chacon (4–2)Smoltz (15)22,82923–11
35May 9Giants2–9Foppert (2–2)Maddux (3–4)Brower (2)32,04023–12
36May 10Giants6–3Gryboski (2–2)Nathan (4–1)—39,35724–12
37May 11Giants7–3Hampton (2–1)Schmidt (3–1)—28,32925–12
38May 12@ Dodgers11–4Bong (4–0)Gagne (0–1)—27,45826–12
39May 13@ Dodgers3–1Ortiz (5–2)Quantrill (0–2)Smoltz (16)31,02127–12
40May 14@ Dodgers1–5Brown (4–1)Maddux (3–5)—29,34327–13
41May 15@ Padres15–6Ramirez (3–2)Deago (0–1)—15,81828–13
42May 16@ Padres6–4Gryboski (3–2)Nagy (0–1)Smoltz (17)24,22929–13
43May 17@ Padres12–2Reynolds (3–1)Loewer (0–1)—28,55130–13
44May 18@ Padres6–3Ortiz (6–2)Lawrence (2–5)Smoltz (18)23,77631–13
45May 20@ Reds8–9Sullivan (5–0)Hernandez (3–1)Williamson (11)24,07631–14
46May 21@ Reds3–9Reitsma (3–1)Hampton (2–2)—33,35531–15
47May 22@ Reds9–4Reynolds (4–1)Dempster (1–4)—28,96232–15
48May 23Mets5–6Trachsel (3–2)Ortiz (6–3)Benitez (14)33,27032–16
49May 24Mets10–4Ramirez (4–2)Glavine (5–4)—40,91233–16
50May 25Mets3–1Hernandez (4–1)Weathers (1–4)Smoltz (19)41,43234–16
51May 26Reds6–7 (11)White (2–0)Hernandez (4–2)—33,45534–17
52May 27Reds3–2 (10)Hodges (2–0)Reitsma (3–2)—23,04135–17
53May 28Reds15–3Ortiz (7–3)Austin (2–3)Bong (1)25,71336–17
54May 30@ Mets5–2Maddux (4–5)Glavine (5–5)Smoltz (20)26,43937–17
55May 31@ Mets2–4Seo (2–2)Hampton (2–3)Benitez (16)33,37837–18
June: 14–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@ Mets4–10Leiter (6–2)Gryboski (3–3)—25,16237–19
57June 3Rangers6–5Gryboski (4–3)Urbina (0–2)Smoltz (21)30,44438–19
58June 4Rangers5–2Maddux (5–5)Thomson (3–7)Smoltz (22)30,83639–19
59June 5Rangers8–4Bong (5–0)Fultz (1–1)—35,94440–19
–June 6PiratesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 5
60June 7Pirates8–6Hernandez (5–2)Boehringer (3–2)Smoltz (23)35,39741–19
61June 8Pirates6–5Hodges (3–0)Fogg (2–3)Smoltz (24)29,86942–19
62June 10@ Athletics3–4 (12)Bradford (5–3)Bong (5–1)—22,08842–20
63June 11@ Athletics11–6Ramirez (5–2)Lilly (3–5)—35,61843–20
64June 12@ Athletics4–2Reynolds (5–1)Zito (7–5)Smoltz (25)21,17344–20
65June 13@ Mariners1–2Garcia (7–6)Ortiz (7–4)Nelson (4)45,79144–21
66June 14@ Mariners3–1Hampton (3–3)Moyer (10–3)Smoltz (26)45,97145–21
67June 15@ Mariners1–2Meche (9–3)Maddux (5–6)Nelson (5)45,73245–22
68June 17@ Phillies4–5Wendell (1–1)Holmes (1–1)—24,13345–23
69June 18@ Phillies6–1Ortiz (8–4)Millwood (8–5)—26,47546–23
70June 19@ Phillies2–3Mesa (2–4)Smoltz (0–1)—27,20746–24
71June 20Orioles6–3Maddux (6–6)Ponson (9–4)Smoltz (27)35,52647–24
72June 21Orioles10–2Ramirez (6–2)Lopez (1–4)—46,86048–24
73June 22Orioles3–9Johnson (6–3)Reynolds (5–2)Hentgen (1)34,90448–25
74June 24Phillies5–3Ortiz (9–4)Millwood (8–6)Smoltz (28)31,79649–25
75June 25Phillies1–8Padilla (6–7)Maddux (6–7)—31,72449–26
76June 26Phillies1–8Wolf (9–3)Hampton (3–4)—30,40549–27
77June 27@ Devil Rays8–2Ramirez (7–2)Gonzalez (3–4)—16,39850–27
78June 28@ Devil Rays7–9Zambrano (5–4)Reynolds (5–3)Carter (13)26,69650–28
79June 29@ Devil Rays2–0Ortiz (10–4)Sosa (1–6)Smoltz (29)22,67051–28
80June 30@ Marlins1–8Redman (6–3)Maddux (6–8)—11,25451–29
July: 20–8 (Home: 11–4; Away: 9–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Marlins1–20Beckett (3–3)Hampton (3–5)—13,07351–30
82July 2@ Marlins2–1 (13)Gryboski (5–3)Almanza (4–5)Smoltz (30)30,63452–30
83July 3Expos4–5Vargas (6–3)Reynolds (5–4)Manon (1)31,60752–31
84July 4Expos8–6Ortiz (11–4)Ohka (7–8)Smoltz (31)48,92353–31
85July 5Expos3–2Bong (6–1)Biddle (3–3)—34,45454–31
86July 6Expos7–5Hampton (4–5)Drew (0–1)Smoltz (32)27,72455–31
87July 7@ Mets7–3Ramirez (8–2)Seo (5–5)—32,39956–31
88July 8@ Mets5–3Reynolds (6–4)Roach (0–2)Smoltz (33)29,09657–31
89July 9@ Mets6–3Ortiz (12–4)Glavine (6–9)Smoltz (34)30,30858–31
90July 10@ Cubs13–3Maddux (7–8)Estes (6–8)—38,75659–31
91July 11@ Cubs9–5Hampton (5–5)Prior (8–5)—39,33460–31
92July 12@ Cubs3–7Clement (7–7)Ramirez (8–3)—39,98060–32
93July 13@ Cubs7–2Reynolds (7–4)Zambrano (6–8)—39,83261–32
74th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois
94July 17Mets3–2Maddux (8–8)Franco (0–2)—36,68862–32
95July 18Mets11–4Hampton (6–5)Seo (5–6)—44,81563–32
96July 19Mets7–4Ortiz (13–4)Glavine (6–10)Smoltz (35)45,75964–32
97July 20Mets11–8King (3–0)Stanton (2–4)Smoltz (36)36,02965–32
98July 21Cubs6–15Veres (1–1)Reynolds (7–5)—39,95065–33
99July 22Cubs8–4Maddux (9–8)Mitre (0–1)—39,22666–33
100July 23Marlins4–5 (12)Bump (3–0)Hodges (3–1)—27,13766–34
101July 24Marlins5–2Ortiz (14–4)Penny (8–8)Smoltz (37)33,71167–34
102July 25@ Expos8–9 (11)Ayala (7–2)Bong (6–2)—10,06967–35
103July 26@ Expos15–4Reynolds (8–5)Day (4–4)—14,13268–35
104July 27@ Expos10–13Manon (1–2)King (3–1)Biddle (25)16,07468–36
105July 28@ Expos10–8Hampton (7–5)Vazquez (8–7)Smoltz (38)9,75069–36
106July 29Astros6–3Ortiz (15–4)Stone (5–4)Smoltz (39)30,41570–36
107July 30Astros3–7Villone (3–1)Ramirez (8–4)—27,96070–37
108July 31Astros7–4Reynolds (9–5)Miller (7–10)Smoltz (40)30,04771–37
August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 1Dodgers2–0Maddux (10–8)Nomo (12–9)Smoltz (41)37,95172–37
110August 2Dodgers6–4Hampton (8–5)Ashby (2–9)Smoltz (42)47,50673–37
111August 3Dodgers4–8Mota (3–2)Ortiz (15–5)—34,93073–38
112August 5@ Brewers3–4DeJean (3–7)Holmes (1–2)Kolb (5)20,98673–39
113August 6@ Brewers10–2Maddux (11–8)Franklin (7–9)—30,01074–39
114August 7@ Brewers7–1Hampton (9–5)Obermueller (0–3)—31,09775–39
115August 8@ Cardinals7–2Ortiz (16–5)Fassero (1–6)—45,79676–39
116August 9@ Cardinals1–3Stephenson (6–11)Reynolds (9–6)Isringhausen (10)47,69276–40
117August 10@ Cardinals2–3Eldred (5–4)Smoltz (0–2)Isringhausen (11)39,32076–41
118August 12Padres4–14Eaton (7–8)Maddux (11–9)—25,42276–42
119August 13Padres7–1Hampton (10–5)Jarvis (4–5)—20,86277–42
120August 14Padres7–4Ortiz (17–5)Peavy (9–9)Smoltz (43)23,92378–42
121August 15Diamondbacks10–4Reynolds (10–6)Johnson (3–5)—34,54479–42
122August 16Diamondbacks10–6Gryboski (6–3)Oropesa (3–3)—49,12780–42
123August 17Diamondbacks0–2Schilling (7–6)Maddux (11–10)Mantei (18)37,60680–43
124August 18Diamondbacks6–1Hampton (11–5)Batista (7–7)—23,98681–43
125August 19@ Giants4–5 (10)Worrell (4–3)King (3–2)—42,30781–44
126August 20@ Giants1–2Nathan (8–3)Gryboski (6–4)—41,97481–45
127August 21@ Giants3–4 (10)Rodriguez (7–2)Hodges (3–2)—41,74581–46
128August 22@ Rockies9–3Maddux (12–10)Jennings (10–12)—35,57882–46
129August 23@ Rockies5–4Hampton (12–5)Tsao (2–2)Smoltz (44)42,30383–46
130August 24@ Rockies12–6Ortiz (18–5)Stark (2–2)—31,22784–46
131August 26Mets5–6Seo (8–8)Reynolds (10–7)Stanton (4)24,69484–47
132August 27Mets4–1Maddux (13–10)Heilman (2–6)Mercker (1)23,75585–47
133August 28Mets1–3Leiter (13–7)Hampton (12–6)Weathers (5)27,85685–48
134August 29@ Pirates5–6Tavárez (3–3)Cunnane (0–1)—27,41585–49
135August 30@ Pirates13–6Ramirez (9–4)Perez (4–8)—21,32386–49
136August 31@ Pirates10–4Reynolds (11–7)D'Amico (8–13)—23,82287–49
September: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1@ Mets2–3Wheeler (1–2)Hodges (3–3)Weathers (6)23,87787–50
138September 2@ Mets1–3Leiter (14–7)Hampton (12–7)Weathers (7)24,39087–51
139September 3@ Mets3–9Trachsel (14–8)Ortiz (18–6)—16,43987–52
140September 5 (1)Pirates3–2 (10)Cunnane (1–1)Corey (0–2)—N/A88–52
141September 5 (2)Pirates3–5Corey (1–2)Reynolds (11–8)Tavárez (5)31,84988–53
142September 6Pirates9–2Maddux (14–10)D'Amico (8–14)—36,93289–53
143September 7Pirates2–1Hampton (13–7)Wells (7–8)Cunnane (1)27,70390–53
144September 8Phillies6–4Ortiz (19–6)Millwood (14–10)Cunnane (2)17,54391–53
145September 9Phillies5–18Wolf (14–9)Reynolds (11–9)—21,25791–54
146September 10Phillies4–2Ramirez (10–4)Padilla (13–10)Cunnane (3)21,32192–54
147September 11Phillies3–8Myers (14–7)Maddux (14–11)—23,81192–55
148September 12@ Marlins4–5Looper (6–3)King (3–3)—25,62292–56
149September 13@ Marlins3–8Willis (13–6)Ortiz (19–7)—40,41492–57
150September 14@ Marlins8–4Cunnane (2–1)Looper (6–4)—18,72593–57
151September 15@ Expos10–6Ramirez (11–4)L. Hernandez (15–9)—9,69694–57
152September 16@ Expos4–5 (10)Biddle (5–8)R. Hernandez (5–3)—9,84394–58
153September 17@ Expos14–4Hampton (14–7)Tucker (1–3)—17,52695–58
154September 19Marlins1–0Ortiz (20–7)Beckett (8–8)—35,94296–58
155September 20Marlins5–6 (11)Helling (8–8)Cunnane (2–2)—42,49696–59
156September 21Marlins8–0Maddux (15–11)Pavano (11–13)—33,82797–59
157September 22Marlins3–6Redman (14–9)Hampton (14–8)Urbina (29)17,34597–60
158September 23Expos2–0Wright (2–5)Vazquez (13–12)Smoltz (45)22,53998–60
159September 24Expos9–1Ortiz (21–7)Day (9–8)—23,59499–60
160September 26@ Phillies6–0Ramirez (12–4)Padilla (14–12)—58,096100–60
161September 27@ Phillies6–7 (10)Cormier (8–0)King (3–4)—58,303100–61
162September 28@ Phillies5–2Maddux (16–11)Millwood (14–12)Marquis (1)58,554101–61
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Braves team member

Player stats

Batting

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
CJavy López129457150.32843109
1BRobert Fick126409110.2691180
2BMarcus Giles145551174.3162169
SSRafael Furcal156664194.2921561
3BVinny Castilla147542150.2772276
LFChipper Jones153555169.30527106
CFAndruw Jones156595165.27736116
RFGary Sheffield155576190.33039132

Other batters

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 DeRosa10326670.263622
Julio Franco10319758.294531
Darren Bragg10416239.24109
Henry Blanco5515130.199113
Matt Franco11213433.246315
Johnny Estrada163611.30602
Mike Hessman19216.28623
Ryan Langerhans16154.26700
Jesse Garcia13104.40002

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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 Maddux36218.116113.96124
Russ Ortiz34212.12173.81149
Mike Hampton31190.01483.84110
Horacio Ramírez29182.11244.00100
Shane Reynolds30167.11195.4394
Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
John Smoltz6202451.1273
Ray King803403.5143
Roberto Hernandez665304.3545
Kevin Gryboski646403.8632
Trey Hodges523304.6666
Darren Holmes481204.2946
Jung Bong446215.0547
Jason Marquis210015.5319
Will Cunnane202232.7020
Kent Mercker180011.067
Jaret Wright111002.009
Joey Dawley500018.008

Postseason

Game log

2003 Postseason Game Log
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1September 30Cubs2–4Wood (1–0)Ortiz (0–1)Borowski (1)52,0430–1
2October 1Cubs5–3Smoltz (1–0)Veres (0–1)—52,7431–1
3October 3@ Cubs1–3Prior (1–0)Maddux (0–1)—39,9821–2
4October 4@ Cubs6–4Ortiz (1–1)Clement (0–1)Smoltz (1)39,9832–2
5October 5Cubs1–5Wood (2–0)Hampton (0–1)—54,3572–3

Award winners

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

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

  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
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Atlanta_Braves_season