⭐ Division Winner

2003 Oakland Athletics

96-66 • .593 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 2003 Oakland Athletics went 96-66 (.593) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 768 runs, allowed 643, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Eric Chavez (29 HR, 101 RBI) and Tim Hudson (16-7, 2.70 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

96 Wins
66 Losses
.593 Win %
1st Rank
768 R 643 RA
Diff +125

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⚡ Quick Stats

768 Runs Scored
643 Runs Allowed
+125 Run Diff
2,216K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 5% below the 2003 league average (.267)
OBP .326 2% below the 2003 league average (.333)
SLG .416 3% below the 2003 league average (.427)
Team ERA 3.63 20% better than the 2003 league average (4.53)
Runs Scored 768 3% below the 2003 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,216,596
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Avg per Game 27,365

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Adam Melhuse 0.299 2 Eric Chavez 0.282 3 Miguel Tejada 0.278 4 Ramon Hernandez 0.273 5 Billy McMillon 0.268

Home Runs

1 Eric Chavez 29 2 Miguel Tejada 27 3 Erubiel Durazo 21 4 Ramon Hernandez 21 5 Terrence Long 14

RBI

1 Miguel Tejada 106 2 Eric Chavez 101 3 Ramon Hernandez 78 4 Erubiel Durazo 77 5 Scott Hatteberg 61
2003 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Miguel Tejada 162 636 98 177 42 0 27 106 53 65 10 0.278
Eric Chavez 156 588 94 166 39 5 29 101 62 89 8 0.282
Mark Ellis 154 553 78 137 31 5 9 52 48 94 6 0.248
Scott Hatteberg 147 541 63 137 34 0 12 61 66 53 0 0.253
Erubiel Durazo 154 537 92 139 29 0 21 77 100 105 1 0.259
Terrence Long 140 486 64 119 22 2 14 61 31 67 4 0.245
Ramon Hernandez 140 483 70 132 24 1 21 78 33 79 0 0.273
Eric Byrnes 121 414 64 109 27 9 12 51 42 71 10 0.263
Chris Singleton 120 306 38 75 24 1 1 36 26 55 7 0.245
Jermaine Dye 65 221 28 38 6 0 4 20 25 42 1 0.172
Jose Guillen 45 170 25 45 7 1 8 23 7 32 0 0.265
Billy McMillon 66 153 15 41 11 0 6 26 19 36 0 0.268
Adam Piatt 47 100 6 24 10 0 4 15 6 30 1 0.240
Frank Menechino 43 83 10 16 0 0 2 9 19 16 0 0.193
Adam Melhuse 40 77 13 23 7 0 5 14 9 19 0 0.299
Ron Gant 17 41 4 6 0 0 1 4 2 9 0 0.146
Mark Johnson 13 27 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.111
Dave McCarty 8 26 2 7 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.269
Bobby Crosby 11 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Jason Grabowski 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Graham Koonce 6 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.125
Barry Zito 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Lilly 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Edwards 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Esteban German 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Mark Mulder 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Tim Hudson 34 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Aaron Harang 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Micah Bowie 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Bradford 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Duchscherer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeremy Fikac 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Foulke 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Halama 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Harden 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Harville 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mecir 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Neu 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricardo Rincon 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Sparks 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Wood 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Keith Foulke 2.08 2 Tim Hudson 2.70 3 Chad Bradford 3.04 4 Mark Mulder 3.13 5 Ricardo Rincon 3.25

Wins

1 Tim Hudson 16 2 Mark Mulder 15 3 Barry Zito 14 4 Ted Lilly 12 5 Keith Foulke 9

Strikeouts

1 Tim Hudson 162 2 Ted Lilly 147 3 Barry Zito 146 4 Mark Mulder 128 5 Keith Foulke 88
2003 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tim Hudson 16 7 2.70 34 34 0 240.0 197 72 61 162
Barry Zito 14 12 3.30 35 35 0 231.2 186 85 88 146
Mark Mulder 15 9 3.13 26 26 0 186.2 180 65 40 128
Ted Lilly 12 10 4.34 32 31 0 178.1 179 86 58 147
John Halama 3 5 4.22 35 13 0 108.2 117 51 36 51
Keith Foulke 9 1 2.08 72 0 43 86.2 57 20 20 88
Chad Bradford 7 4 3.04 72 0 2 77.0 67 26 30 62
Rich Harden 5 4 4.46 15 13 0 74.2 72 37 40 67
Ricardo Rincon 8 4 3.25 64 0 0 55.1 45 20 32 40
Michael Neu 0 0 3.64 32 0 1 42.0 43 17 26 20
Jim Mecir 2 3 5.59 41 0 1 37.0 40 23 16 25
Aaron Harang 1 3 5.34 7 6 0 30.1 41 18 9 16
Chad Harville 1 0 5.82 21 0 1 21.2 25 14 17 18
Steve Sparks 0 0 5.71 9 0 0 17.1 19 11 3 5
Justin Duchscherer 1 1 3.31 4 3 0 16.1 17 6 3 15
Jeremy Fikac 0 1 4.50 14 0 0 16.0 14 8 11 9
Mike Wood 2 1 10.54 7 1 0 13.2 24 16 7 15
Micah Bowie 0 1 7.56 6 0 0 8.1 13 7 2 4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to BOS 3-2

👥 Roster (41)

Micah Bowie Chad Bradford Eric Byrnes Eric Chavez Bobby Crosby Justin Duchscherer Erubiel Durazo Jermaine Dye Mike Edwards Mark Ellis Jeremy Fikac Keith Foulke +29 more

41 players

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The 2003 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 2003 the Oakland Athletics posted a 96-66 mark (.593) and finished 1st in the AL West. The club took the division title. With 768 runs scored and 643 given up, the 2003 differential was +125. Against a league average of .267, the 2003 Oakland Athletics batted .254. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 3.63 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.53.

The home park, Oakland Coliseum, recorded 2,216,596 in attendance, about 27,365 a game. Eric Chavez led the club in home runs with 29. The RBI leader was Miguel Tejada, with 106. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tim Hudson (16). Keith Foulke saved 43 games. In the AL Division Series, the Oakland Athletics lost to BOS 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 Oakland Athletics

What was the 2003 Oakland Athletics record?
The 2003 Oakland Athletics finished 96-66 (.593 win pct).
Did the 2003 Oakland Athletics make the playoffs?
The 2003 Oakland Athletics finished first in their division.
Who led the 2003 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Eric Chavez led the 2003 Oakland Athletics with 29 home runs.
What was the 2003 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 2003 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.63.
Did the 2003 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 2003 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 Oakland Athletics play?
The 2003 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
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