2003 Boston Red Sox

95-67 • .586 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 2003 Boston Red Sox went 95-67 (.586) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 961 runs, allowed 809, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Manny Ramirez (37 HR, 104 RBI) and Derek Lowe (17-7, 4.47 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

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
2nd Rank
961 R 809 RA
Diff +152

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961 Runs Scored
809 Runs Allowed
+152 Run Diff
2,724K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 AL Average

Batting Avg .288 8% above the 2003 league average (.267)
OBP .359 8% above the 2003 league average (.333)
SLG .490 15% above the 2003 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.48 1% better than the 2003 league average (4.53)
Runs Scored 961 22% above the 2003 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,724,165
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Avg per Game 33,631

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Bill Mueller 0.326 2 Manny Ramirez 0.325 3 Trot Nixon 0.306 4 Shea Hillenbrand 0.303 5 Nomar Garciaparra 0.301

Home Runs

1 Manny Ramirez 37 2 David Ortiz 31 3 Nomar Garciaparra 28 4 Trot Nixon 28 5 Kevin Millar 25

RBI

1 Nomar Garciaparra 105 2 Manny Ramirez 104 3 David Ortiz 101 4 Kevin Millar 96 5 Trot Nixon 87
2003 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nomar Garciaparra 156 658 120 198 37 13 28 105 39 61 19 0.301
Johnny Damon 145 608 103 166 32 6 12 67 68 74 30 0.273
Todd Walker 144 587 92 166 38 4 13 85 48 54 1 0.283
Manny Ramirez 154 569 117 185 36 1 37 104 97 94 3 0.325
Kevin Millar 148 544 83 150 30 1 25 96 60 108 3 0.276
Bill Mueller 146 524 85 171 45 5 19 85 59 77 1 0.326
Jason Varitek 142 451 63 123 31 1 25 85 51 106 3 0.273
David Ortiz 128 448 79 129 39 2 31 101 58 83 0 0.288
Trot Nixon 134 441 81 135 24 6 28 87 65 96 4 0.306
Shea Hillenbrand 49 185 20 56 17 0 3 38 7 26 1 0.303
Doug Mirabelli 62 163 23 42 13 0 6 18 11 36 0 0.258
Damian Jackson 109 161 34 42 7 0 1 13 8 28 16 0.261
Gabe Kapler 68 158 29 46 11 1 4 23 14 23 4 0.291
Jeremy Giambi 50 127 15 25 5 0 5 15 26 42 1 0.197
Freddy Sanchez 20 34 6 8 2 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.235
Lou Merloni 15 30 4 7 1 0 0 1 4 8 0 0.233
Dave McCarty 16 27 4 11 3 0 1 6 2 7 0 0.407
Andy Abad 9 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.118
Adrian Brown 9 15 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0.200
Byung-Hyun Kim 49 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Derek Lowe 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Haselman 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pedro Martinez 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Suppan 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Burkett 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Collier 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robert Person 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hector Almonte 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bronson Arroyo 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Chen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Embree 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Fossum 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Fox 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Howry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brandon Lyon 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramiro Mendoza 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Rupe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sauerbeck 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy Seanez 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Shiell 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Timlin 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Tolar 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Wakefield 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt White 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Williamson 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Woodard 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Pedro Martinez 2.22 2 Byung-Hyun Kim 3.18 3 Mike Timlin 3.55 4 Tim Wakefield 4.09 5 Brandon Lyon 4.12

Wins

1 Derek Lowe 17 2 Pedro Martinez 14 3 John Burkett 12 4 Tim Wakefield 11 5 Byung-Hyun Kim 8

Strikeouts

1 Pedro Martinez 206 2 Tim Wakefield 169 3 Derek Lowe 110 4 John Burkett 107 5 Byung-Hyun Kim 69
2003 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Derek Lowe 17 7 4.47 33 33 0 203.1 216 101 72 110
Tim Wakefield 11 7 4.09 35 33 1 202.1 193 92 71 169
Pedro Martinez 14 4 2.22 29 29 0 186.2 147 46 47 206
John Burkett 12 9 5.15 32 30 0 181.2 202 104 47 107
Mike Timlin 6 4 3.55 72 0 2 83.2 77 33 9 65
Byung-Hyun Kim 8 5 3.18 49 5 16 79.1 70 28 18 69
Casey Fossum 6 5 5.47 19 14 1 79.0 82 48 34 63
Ramiro Mendoza 3 5 6.75 37 5 0 66.2 98 50 20 36
Jeff Suppan 3 4 5.57 11 10 0 63.0 70 39 20 32
Brandon Lyon 4 6 4.12 49 0 9 59.0 73 27 19 50
Alan Embree 4 1 4.25 65 0 1 55.0 49 26 16 45
Todd Jones 2 1 5.52 26 0 0 29.1 32 18 13 31
Jason Shiell 2 0 4.63 17 0 1 23.1 23 12 17 23
Scott Williamson 0 1 6.20 24 0 0 20.1 20 14 9 21
Chad Fox 1 2 4.50 17 0 3 18.0 19 9 17 19
Steve Woodard 1 0 5.09 7 0 0 17.2 23 10 5 12
Bronson Arroyo 0 0 2.08 6 0 1 17.1 10 4 4 14
Scott Sauerbeck 0 1 6.48 26 0 0 16.2 17 12 18 18
Bruce Chen 0 1 5.11 5 2 0 12.1 12 7 2 12
Robert Person 0 0 7.71 7 0 1 11.2 11 10 8 10
Ryan Rupe 1 1 6.30 4 1 0 10.0 13 7 1 7
Rudy Seanez 0 1 6.23 9 0 0 8.2 11 6 6 9
Hector Almonte 0 1 8.22 7 0 0 7.2 9 7 7 6
Bob Howry 0 0 12.46 4 0 0 4.1 11 6 3 4
Kevin Tolar 0 0 9.00 6 0 0 4.0 5 4 2 3
Matt White 0 1 27.00 3 0 0 3.2 10 11 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to NYA 4-3
AL Division Series
BOS def. OAK 3-2

👥 Roster (47)

Andy Abad Hector Almonte Bronson Arroyo Adrian Brown John Burkett Bruce Chen Lou Collier Johnny Damon Alan Embree Casey Fossum Chad Fox Nomar Garciaparra +35 more

47 players

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The 2003 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 2003 Boston Red Sox reads 95 wins and 67 losses, good for 2nd in the AL East. In 2003 the franchise earned a wild-card berth. The run column shows 961 for and 809 against. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .288, 8% better than the league's .267. The staff ERA of 4.48 was 1% better than the league average of 4.53.

Fenway Park II was home in 2003, drawing a total attendance of 2,724,165. Manny Ramirez led the club in home runs with 37. Nomar Garciaparra led in RBI with 105. Derek Lowe was the top winner, with 17 victories. In the AL Championship Series, the Boston Red Sox lost to NYA 4-3. In the AL Division Series, the Boston Red Sox beat OAK 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 Boston Red Sox

What was the 2003 Boston Red Sox record?
The 2003 Boston Red Sox finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Who led the 2003 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Manny Ramirez led the 2003 Boston Red Sox with 37 home runs.
What was the 2003 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 2003 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.48.
Did the 2003 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 2003 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 Boston Red Sox play?
The 2003 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 2003 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Manny Ramirez (37 HR, 104 RBI) and Derek Lowe (17-7, 4.47 ERA).
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