⭐ Division Winner

2003 Chicago Cubs

88-74 • .543 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 2003 Chicago Cubs went 88-74 (.543) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 683, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Sammy Sosa (40 HR, 103 RBI) and Mark Prior (18-6, 2.43 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
1st Rank
724 R 683 RA
Diff +41

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⚡ Quick Stats

724 Runs Scored
683 Runs Allowed
+41 Run Diff
2,962K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% below the 2003 league average (.261)
OBP .323 3% below the 2003 league average (.331)
SLG .416 equal to the 2003 league average (.417)
Team ERA 3.83 11% better than the 2003 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 724 3% below the 2003 league average (747 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,962,630
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Avg per Game 36,575

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Kenny Lofton 0.327 2 Mark Grudzielanek 0.314 3 Corey Patterson 0.298 4 Tom Goodwin 0.287 5 Eric Karros 0.286

Home Runs

1 Sammy Sosa 40 2 Moises Alou 22 3 Alex Gonzalez 20 4 Aramis Ramirez 15 5 Corey Patterson 13

RBI

1 Sammy Sosa 103 2 Moises Alou 91 3 Alex Gonzalez 59 4 Corey Patterson 55 5 Eric Karros 40
2003 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Moises Alou 151 565 83 158 35 1 22 91 63 67 3 0.280
Alex Gonzalez 152 536 71 122 37 0 20 59 47 123 3 0.228
Sammy Sosa 137 517 99 144 22 0 40 103 62 143 0 0.279
Mark Grudzielanek 121 481 73 151 38 1 3 38 30 64 6 0.314
Damian Miller 114 352 34 82 19 1 9 36 39 91 1 0.233
Eric Karros 114 336 37 96 16 1 12 40 28 46 1 0.286
Corey Patterson 83 329 49 98 17 7 13 55 15 77 16 0.298
Ramon Martinez 108 293 30 83 16 1 3 34 24 50 0 0.283
Aramis Ramirez 63 232 31 60 7 1 15 39 17 31 1 0.259
Kenny Lofton 56 208 39 68 13 4 3 20 18 22 12 0.327
Hee-Seop Choi 80 202 31 44 17 0 8 28 37 71 1 0.218
Paul Bako 70 188 19 43 13 3 0 17 22 47 0 0.229
Troy O'Leary 93 174 18 38 9 0 5 28 14 31 3 0.218
Tom Goodwin 87 171 26 49 10 0 1 12 11 33 19 0.287
Mark Bellhorn 51 139 15 29 7 1 2 22 29 46 3 0.209
Lenny Harris 75 131 11 24 3 0 1 7 13 20 1 0.183
Randall Simon 33 103 13 29 3 0 6 21 4 7 0 0.282
Carlos Zambrano 32 75 9 18 5 0 2 6 1 26 0 0.240
Mark Prior 32 72 6 18 4 0 1 6 2 27 0 0.250
Jose Hernandez 23 69 6 13 3 1 2 9 3 26 0 0.188
Matt Clement 32 62 3 9 2 0 0 3 0 26 0 0.145
Kerry Wood 32 61 4 10 1 0 2 6 1 26 0 0.164
Doug Glanville 28 51 2 12 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0.235
Tony Womack 21 51 4 12 2 1 0 2 1 11 2 0.235
Shawn Estes 30 39 4 7 1 0 1 3 2 17 0 0.179
Augie Ojeda 12 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.120
Trent Hubbard 10 16 2 4 1 0 0 2 4 3 1 0.250
Juan Cruz 25 12 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.250
David Kelton 10 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.167
Josh Paul 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bobby Hill 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Sergio Mitre 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Alan Benes 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle Farnsworth 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Guthrie 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Remlinger 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Todd Wellemeyer 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Antonio Alfonseca 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Borowski 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Norton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Felix Sanchez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Veres 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Mark Prior 2.43 2 Joe Borowski 2.63 3 Mark Guthrie 2.74 4 Carlos Zambrano 3.11 5 Kerry Wood 3.20

Wins

1 Mark Prior 18 2 Matt Clement 14 3 Kerry Wood 14 4 Carlos Zambrano 13 5 Shawn Estes 8

Strikeouts

1 Kerry Wood 266 2 Mark Prior 245 3 Matt Clement 171 4 Carlos Zambrano 168 5 Shawn Estes 103
2003 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carlos Zambrano 13 11 3.11 32 32 0 214.0 188 74 94 168
Mark Prior 18 6 2.43 30 30 0 211.1 183 57 50 245
Kerry Wood 14 11 3.20 32 32 0 211.0 152 75 100 266
Matt Clement 14 12 4.11 32 32 0 201.2 169 92 79 171
Shawn Estes 8 11 5.73 29 28 0 152.1 182 97 83 103
Kyle Farnsworth 3 2 3.30 77 0 0 76.1 53 28 36 92
Mike Remlinger 6 5 3.65 73 0 0 69.0 54 28 39 83
Joe Borowski 2 2 2.63 68 0 33 68.1 53 20 19 66
Antonio Alfonseca 3 1 5.83 60 0 0 66.1 76 43 27 51
Juan Cruz 2 7 6.05 25 6 0 61.0 66 41 28 65
Mark Guthrie 2 3 2.74 65 0 0 42.2 40 13 22 24
Dave Veres 2 1 4.68 31 0 1 32.2 36 17 5 26
Todd Wellemeyer 1 1 6.51 15 0 1 27.2 25 20 19 30
Sergio Mitre 0 1 8.31 3 2 0 8.2 15 8 4 3
Alan Benes 0 0 2.16 3 0 1 8.1 8 2 6 9
Phil Norton 0 0 5.40 4 0 0 3.1 2 2 3 0
Felix Sanchez 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 1.2 2 2 3 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to FLO 4-3
NL Division Series
CHN def. ATL 3-2

👥 Roster (42)

Antonio Alfonseca Moises Alou Paul Bako Mark Bellhorn Alan Benes Joe Borowski Hee-Seop Choi Matt Clement Juan Cruz Shawn Estes Kyle Farnsworth Doug Glanville +30 more

42 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 Chicago Cubs

What was the 2003 Chicago Cubs record?
The 2003 Chicago Cubs finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Did the 2003 Chicago Cubs make the playoffs?
The 2003 Chicago Cubs finished first in their division.
Who led the 2003 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Sammy Sosa led the 2003 Chicago Cubs with 40 home runs.
What was the 2003 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 2003 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 2003 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 2003 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 Chicago Cubs play?
The 2003 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
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