2003 St. Louis Cardinals

85-77 • .525 Win% • 3rd in NL C

The 2003 St. Louis Cardinals went 85-77 (.525) finishing 3rd in the NL C division. The club scored 876 runs, allowed 796, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Albert Pujols (43 HR, 124 RBI) and Woody Williams (18-9, 3.87 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
3rd Rank
876 R 796 RA
Diff +80

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⚡ Quick Stats

876 Runs Scored
796 Runs Allowed
+80 Run Diff
2,910K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 7% above the 2003 league average (.261)
OBP .350 5% above the 2003 league average (.331)
SLG .453 9% above the 2003 league average (.417)
Team ERA 4.60 7% worse than the 2003 league average (4.28)
Runs Scored 876 17% above the 2003 league average (747 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,910,386
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Avg per Game 35,930

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Albert Pujols 0.359 2 Edgar Renteria 0.330 3 J. D. Drew 0.289 4 Scott Rolen 0.286 5 Brett Tomko 0.286

Home Runs

1 Albert Pujols 43 2 Jim Edmonds 39 3 Scott Rolen 28 4 J. D. Drew 15 5 Tino Martinez 15

RBI

1 Albert Pujols 124 2 Scott Rolen 104 3 Edgar Renteria 100 4 Jim Edmonds 89 5 Tino Martinez 69
2003 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Albert Pujols 157 591 137 212 51 1 43 124 79 65 5 0.359
Edgar Renteria 157 587 96 194 47 1 13 100 65 54 34 0.330
Scott Rolen 154 559 98 160 49 1 28 104 82 104 13 0.286
Tino Martinez 138 476 66 130 25 2 15 69 53 71 1 0.273
Jim Edmonds 137 447 89 123 32 2 39 89 77 127 1 0.275
Mike Matheny 141 441 43 111 18 2 8 47 44 81 1 0.252
Orlando Palmeiro 141 317 37 86 13 1 3 33 32 31 3 0.271
Bo Hart 77 296 46 82 13 5 4 28 12 64 3 0.277
J. D. Drew 100 287 60 83 13 3 15 42 36 48 2 0.289
Miguel Cairo 92 261 41 64 15 2 5 32 13 30 4 0.245
Fernando Vina 61 259 35 65 14 4 4 23 11 24 4 0.251
Eduardo Perez 105 253 47 72 16 0 11 41 29 53 5 0.285
Kerry Robinson 116 208 19 52 6 3 1 16 8 27 6 0.250
Eli Marrero 41 107 10 24 4 2 2 20 7 18 0 0.224
Chris Widger 44 102 9 24 9 0 0 14 6 20 0 0.235
Wilson Delgado 43 77 8 13 3 0 0 3 3 10 0 0.169
Woody Williams 34 70 12 17 4 1 1 7 5 26 0 0.243
Brett Tomko 35 63 4 18 1 0 0 9 4 15 0 0.286
So Taguchi 43 54 9 14 3 1 3 13 4 11 0 0.259
Matt Morris 27 52 5 10 2 0 1 3 2 16 0 0.192
Garrett Stephenson 32 44 0 9 0 0 0 2 3 18 0 0.205
Jason Simontacchi 48 38 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.132
Dan Haren 15 25 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.080
Joe Girardi 16 23 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.130
Sterling Hitchcock 8 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.083
Jeff Fassero 62 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Kiko Calero 26 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Cal Eldred 63 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Jason Isringhausen 40 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0.500
Steve Kline 78 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Kevin Ohme 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lance Painter 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Springer 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Esteban Yan 39 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Pedro Borbon 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Crudale 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike DeJean 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin Hermanson 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Journell 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gabe Molina 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Pearce 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Pearson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Jason Isringhausen 2.36 2 Kiko Calero 2.82 3 Cal Eldred 3.74 4 Matt Morris 3.76 5 Sterling Hitchcock 3.79

Wins

1 Woody Williams 18 2 Brett Tomko 13 3 Matt Morris 11 4 Jason Simontacchi 9 5 Cal Eldred 7

Strikeouts

1 Woody Williams 153 2 Matt Morris 120 3 Brett Tomko 114 4 Garrett Stephenson 91 5 Jason Simontacchi 74
2003 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Woody Williams 18 9 3.87 34 33 0 220.2 220 95 55 153
Brett Tomko 13 9 5.28 33 32 0 202.2 252 119 57 114
Garrett Stephenson 7 13 4.59 32 27 0 174.1 167 89 60 91
Matt Morris 11 8 3.76 27 27 0 172.1 164 72 39 120
Jason Simontacchi 9 5 5.56 46 16 1 126.1 153 78 41 74
Jeff Fassero 1 7 5.68 62 6 3 77.2 93 49 34 55
Dan Haren 3 7 5.08 14 14 0 72.2 84 41 22 43
Cal Eldred 7 4 3.74 62 0 8 67.1 62 28 31 67
Steve Kline 5 5 3.82 78 0 3 63.2 56 27 30 31
Esteban Yan 2 0 6.02 39 0 1 43.1 53 29 16 28
Jason Isringhausen 0 1 2.36 40 0 22 42.0 31 11 18 41
Kiko Calero 1 1 2.82 26 1 1 38.1 29 12 20 51
Sterling Hitchcock 5 1 3.79 8 6 0 38.0 34 16 14 32
Dustin Hermanson 1 2 5.46 23 0 1 29.2 35 18 14 12
Mike DeJean 1 1 4.00 18 0 1 18.0 17 8 12 13
Lance Painter 0 1 5.50 22 0 0 18.0 17 11 7 11
Russ Springer 1 1 8.31 17 0 0 17.1 19 16 6 11
Mike Crudale 0 1 2.38 13 0 0 11.1 11 3 12 6
Jimmy Journell 0 0 6.00 7 0 0 9.0 10 6 11 8
Josh Pearce 0 0 3.00 7 0 0 9.0 11 3 2 4
Kevin Ohme 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 4.1 3 0 1 2
Pedro Borbon 0 1 20.25 7 0 0 4.0 14 9 2 0
Gabe Molina 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 2.2 5 4 1 1
Jason Pearson 0 0 63.00 2 0 0 1.0 4 7 3 1

👥 Roster (42)

Pedro Borbon Miguel Cairo Kiko Calero Mike Crudale Mike DeJean Wilson Delgado J. D. Drew Jim Edmonds Cal Eldred Jeff Fassero Joe Girardi Dan Haren +30 more

42 players

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The 2003 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 85-77 record (.525) put the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals 3rd in the NL Central. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 876 runs and allowed 796, a run differential of +80. Against a league average of .261, the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals batted .278. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 4.60 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.28. League clubs averaged 747 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 17% more.

Busch Stadium II was home in 2003, drawing a total attendance of 2,910,386. Albert Pujols topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 43 home runs. Woody Williams was the top winner, with 18 victories. Jason Isringhausen closed out 22 saves. The roster section lists 42 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2003 St. Louis Cardinals finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Albert Pujols led the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals with 43 home runs.
What was the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2003 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.60.
Did the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 2003 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2003 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 2003 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Albert Pujols (43 HR, 124 RBI) and Woody Williams (18-9, 3.87 ERA).
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