2003 Baltimore Orioles

71-91 • .438 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 2003 Baltimore Orioles went 71-91 (.438) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 743 runs, allowed 820, and played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Team leaders included Tony Batista (26 HR, 99 RBI) and Sidney Ponson (14-6, 3.77 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
4th Rank
743 R 820 RA
Diff -77

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743 Runs Scored
820 Runs Allowed
-77 Run Diff
2,454K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 equal to the 2003 league average (.267)
OBP .323 3% below the 2003 league average (.333)
SLG .405 5% below the 2003 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.76 5% worse than the 2003 league average (4.53)
Runs Scored 743 6% below the 2003 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOriole Park at Camden Yards
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,454,523
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Avg per Game 30,302

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Melvin Mora 0.317 2 Larry Bigbie 0.303 3 Luis Matos 0.303 4 B. J. Surhoff 0.295 5 Jeff Conine 0.290

Home Runs

1 Tony Batista 26 2 Jay Gibbons 23 3 Jeff Conine 15 4 Melvin Mora 15 5 Deivi Cruz 14

RBI

1 Jay Gibbons 100 2 Tony Batista 99 3 Jeff Conine 80 4 Deivi Cruz 65 5 Melvin Mora 48
2003 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Batista 161 631 76 148 20 1 26 99 28 102 4 0.235
Jay Gibbons 160 625 80 173 39 2 23 100 49 89 0 0.277
Deivi Cruz 152 548 61 137 24 2 14 65 13 49 1 0.250
Jeff Conine 124 493 75 143 33 3 15 80 37 60 5 0.290
Brian Roberts 112 460 65 124 22 4 5 41 46 58 23 0.270
Luis Matos 109 439 70 133 23 3 13 45 28 90 15 0.303
Brook Fordyce 108 348 28 95 12 2 6 31 19 44 2 0.273
Melvin Mora 96 344 68 109 17 1 15 48 49 71 6 0.317
B. J. Surhoff 93 319 32 94 20 0 5 41 29 29 2 0.295
Larry Bigbie 83 287 43 87 15 1 9 31 29 60 7 0.303
David Segui 67 224 26 59 10 1 5 25 26 47 1 0.263
Jerry Hairston 58 218 25 59 12 2 2 21 23 25 14 0.271
Geronimo Gil 54 169 22 40 4 0 3 16 12 34 0 0.237
Gary Matthews 41 162 21 33 12 1 2 20 9 29 0 0.204
Jack Cust 27 73 7 19 7 0 4 11 10 25 0 0.260
Jose Morban 61 71 14 10 0 0 2 5 3 21 8 0.141
Jose Leon 21 54 6 13 1 0 0 0 3 18 0 0.241
Robert Machado 18 49 8 13 1 0 1 3 6 12 0 0.265
Carlos Mendez 26 45 3 10 2 0 0 5 0 12 0 0.222
Tim Raines 20 43 4 6 1 1 0 2 2 12 0 0.140
Marty Cordova 9 30 5 7 1 0 1 4 8 5 1 0.233
Pedro Swann 8 14 3 3 1 0 1 2 1 4 0 0.214
Pat Hentgen 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Johnson 32 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Sidney Ponson 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rodrigo Lopez 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Travis Driskill 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Helling 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kurt Ainsworth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Bauer 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Carrasco 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Omar Daal 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Douglass 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric DuBose 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Groom 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jorge Julio 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kerry Ligtenberg 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Damian Moss 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Parrish 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Riley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willis Roberts 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
B. J. Ryan 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Kerry Ligtenberg 3.34 2 B. J. Ryan 3.40 3 Sidney Ponson 3.77 4 Eric DuBose 3.79 5 Pat Hentgen 4.09

Wins

1 Sidney Ponson 14 2 Jason Johnson 10 3 Rick Helling 7 4 Pat Hentgen 7 5 Rodrigo Lopez 7

Strikeouts

1 Jason Johnson 118 2 Rodrigo Lopez 103 3 Pat Hentgen 100 4 Sidney Ponson 100 5 Rick Helling 86
2003 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jason Johnson 10 10 4.18 32 32 0 189.2 216 88 80 118
Pat Hentgen 7 8 4.09 28 22 1 160.2 150 73 58 100
Sidney Ponson 14 6 3.77 21 21 0 148.0 147 62 43 100
Rodrigo Lopez 7 10 5.82 26 26 0 147.0 188 95 43 103
Rick Helling 7 8 5.71 24 24 0 138.2 156 88 40 86
Omar Daal 4 11 6.34 19 17 0 93.2 134 66 30 53
Eric DuBose 3 6 3.79 17 10 0 73.2 60 31 25 44
Jorge Julio 0 7 4.38 64 0 36 61.2 60 30 34 52
Rick Bauer 0 0 4.55 35 0 0 61.1 58 31 24 43
Kerry Ligtenberg 4 2 3.34 68 0 1 59.1 60 22 14 47
Damian Moss 1 5 6.22 10 9 0 50.2 63 35 29 22
B. J. Ryan 4 1 3.40 76 0 0 50.1 42 19 27 63
Travis Driskill 3 5 6.00 20 0 1 48.0 62 32 9 33
Buddy Groom 1 3 5.36 60 0 1 45.1 58 27 14 34
Willis Roberts 3 1 5.72 26 0 0 39.1 41 25 16 26
Hector Carrasco 2 6 4.93 40 0 1 38.1 40 21 20 27
John Parrish 0 1 1.90 14 0 0 23.2 17 5 8 15
Matt Riley 1 0 1.80 2 2 0 10.0 7 2 5 8
Sean Douglass 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 8.0 14 12 6 3
Kurt Ainsworth 0 1 11.57 3 0 0 2.1 6 3 1 4

👥 Roster (42)

Kurt Ainsworth Tony Batista Rick Bauer Larry Bigbie Hector Carrasco Jeff Conine Marty Cordova Deivi Cruz Jack Cust Omar Daal Sean Douglass Travis Driskill +30 more

42 players

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The 2003 Baltimore Orioles in brief

A 71-91 record (.438) put the 2003 Baltimore Orioles 4th in the AL East. With 743 runs scored and 820 given up, the 2003 differential was -77. The staff ERA of 4.76 was 5% worse than the league average of 4.53. Measured against the 788-run league average, the offense was 6% behind. Home games were played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, where 2,454,523 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Tony Batista, who hit 26. Jay Gibbons led in RBI with 100. Sidney Ponson was the top winner, with 14 victories. The strikeout leader was Jason Johnson with 118. The saves leader was Jorge Julio with 36. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 2003 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 2003 Baltimore Orioles finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 2003 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Tony Batista led the 2003 Baltimore Orioles with 26 home runs.
What was the 2003 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 2003 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.76.
Did the 2003 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 2003 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 2003 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Who led the 2003 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Batista (26 HR, 99 RBI) and Sidney Ponson (14-6, 3.77 ERA).
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