# 2003 Atlanta Braves season

The 2003 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 38th season in Atlanta and 133rd overall. The Braves won their ninth consecutive division title, finishing 10 games ahead of the second-place Florida Marlins. The Braves lost the NLDS to the Chicago Cubs, 3 games to 2. The Braves finished 2003 with their best offensive season up to that point in franchise history, hitting a franchise record 235 home runs. Atlanta also had one of the most noteworthy combined offensive outfield productions in league history.
The Braves' starting rotation had new faces in 2003, but aged pitchers. Opposite of what they were traditionally known for in years earlier. Greg Maddux was joined by trade acquisitions Mike Hampton and Russ Ortiz, free agent Shane Reynolds and rookie Horacio Ramírez. Critics noted had Atlanta had a younger staff with this offense, they would've been more likely to win the World Series. Marcus Giles had an All-Star season as the Braves' second baseman and Gary Sheffield as the Braves' right fielder. Sheffield finished with a top 5 voting in NL MVP voting. 2003 also marked the last season for Maddux, ending his tenure in Atlanta after 11 seasons.

## Offseason

* November 18, 2002: Mike Hampton was traded by the Florida Marlins with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Ryan Baker (minors) and Tim Spooneybarger. (Hampton had been traded to the Marlins from the Colorado Rockies on November 16, 2002)
* November 20, 2002: Donzell McDonald was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* December 16, 2002: Ray King was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for John Foster and Wes Helms.
* December 17, 2002: Russ Ortiz was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Damian Moss and Merkin Valdez.
* December 18, 2002: Paul Byrd was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. (Byrd did not play for the Braves in 2003)
* December 19, 2002: Greg Maddux was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* December 20, 2002: Johnny Estrada was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Kevin Millwood.
* January 6, 2003: Robert Fick signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* January 8, 2003: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* January 23, 2003: Roberto Hernandez signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
* April 10, 2003: Shane Reynolds signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.

## Regular season

* In 2003, John Smoltz set a Major League record (since tied) by having 34 saves before the All-Star Break.
* May 23, 2003 – During the Atlanta Braves 15-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Braves players Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs to start the game.
* On August 10, 2003, Rafael Furcal of the Braves had an unassisted triple play. He caught the liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner going back to first base.

### Opening Day starters

| Position | Name |
| Starting Pitcher | Greg Maddux |
| Catcher | Henry Blanco |
| First Baseman | Robert Fick |
| Second Baseman | Marcus Giles |
| Third Baseman | Vinny Castilla |
| Shortstop | Rafael Furcal |
| Left Fielder | Chipper Jones |
| Center Fielder | Andruw Jones |
| Right Fielder | Gary Sheffield |

### Season standings
#### National League East

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 55‍–‍26 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Florida Marlins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 10 | 53‍–‍28 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 | 49‍–‍32 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Montreal Expos | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 | 52‍–‍29 | 31‍–‍50 |
| New York Mets | 66 | 95 | .410 | 34½ | 34‍–‍46 | 32‍–‍49 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2003 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 3–3 | 11–4 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 10–5 |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–7 | 2–4 | 10–6 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–8 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 9–9 |
| Cincinnati | 2–7 | 3–3 | 7–10 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–11 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 7–5 |
| Colorado | 9–10 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
| Florida | 5–2 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–5 | 7–2 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 9–6 |
| Houston | 1–5 | 1–5 | 7–9 | 12–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — | 4–2 | 9–8 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 10–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
| Los Angeles | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 8–11 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 2–4 | 6–10 | 10–8 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 8–9 | 2–4 | — | 0–6 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–13 | 5–7 |
| Montreal | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | — | 14–5 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 1–5 | 9–9 |
| New York | 2–4 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 5–14 | — | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–7 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 2–7 | 8–10 | 11–5 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 1–5 | 7–10 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 7–10 | 5–7 |
| San Diego | 10–9 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | — | 5–14 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| San Francisco | 14–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 5–1 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 14–5 | — | 5–1 | 10–8 |
| St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 7–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 13–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 10–8 |

### Notable transactions

* August 29, 2003: Jaret Wright was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.
* Notable draft signings in 2003 include Jarrod Saltalamacchia (36th overall) and Jonny Venters (30th round).

### Game log

2003 Game Log: 101–61 (Home: 55–26; Away: 46–35) :
March/April: 17–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31Expos2–10Armas (1–0)Maddux (0–1)—40,2580–1
2April 2Expos0–3Day (1–0)Ramirez (0–1)Biddle (1)19,1160–2
3April 3Expos0–4Vazquez (1–0)Ortiz (0–1)—19,5050–3
4April 4Marlins12–7Hernandez (1–0)Nunez (0–1)Smoltz (1)20,6421–3
5April 5Marlins1–17Beckett (1–1)Maddux (0–2)—23,0811–4
6April 6Marlins13–4Ramirez (1–1)Penny (0–1)—21,2532–4
7April 7Marlins3–0Ortiz (1–1)Pavano (0–2)Smoltz (2)19,3263–4
8April 8@ Phillies3–4 (10)Mesa (1–0)Gryboski (0–1)—13,2833–5
9April 9@ Phillies2–16Padilla (1–1)Maddux (0–3)—14,7243–6
10April 10@ Phillies6–2Holmes (1–0)Roa (0–2)—14,8404–6
11April 11@ Marlins4–7Penny (1–1)Ramirez (1–2)Looper (1)12,0454–7
12April 12@ Marlins5–12Pavano (1–2)Ortiz (1–2)—25,2034–8
13April 13@ Marlins7–1Maddux (1–3)Redman (1–2)Smoltz (3)21,8345–8
14April 15@ Expos*2–1 (10)Bong (1–0)Smith (1–1)Smoltz (4)13,3996–8
15April 16@ Expos*3–2Ramirez (2–2)Ohka (1–2)Smoltz (5)15,5717–8
16April 17@ Expos*14–8 (10)Bong (2–0)Biddle (1–1)—13,1708–8
17April 18Phillies5–4Gryboski (1–1)Wolf (2–1)Smoltz (6)28,1009–8
18April 19Phillies0–4Padilla (3–1)Hampton (0–1)—29,7779–9
19April 20Phillies8–1Reynolds (1–0)Duckworth (0–1)—22,97810–9
20April 22Cardinals5–3Ortiz (2–2)Stephenson (1–2)Smoltz (7)20,96911–9
21April 23Cardinals4–2Maddux (2–3)Morris (1–2)Smoltz (8)21,33812–9
22April 24Cardinals4–3King (1–0)Kline (0–2)—24,18413–9
23April 25Brewers5–12Sheets (2–2)Reynolds (1–1)—21,93813–10
24April 26Brewers3–2King (2–0)de los Santos (0–2)Smoltz (9)27,31314–10
25April 27Brewers7–1Ortiz (3–2)Rusch (1–4)—26,34915–10
26April 29@ Astros3–1Maddux (3–3)Oswalt (2–3)Smoltz (10)28,46716–10
27April 30@ Astros11–1Hampton (1–1)Miller (0–3)—24,01817–10
*Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games. :
May: 20–8 (Home: 9–3; Away: 11–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Astros8–7Hernandez (2–0)Wagner (1–2)Smoltz (11)24,67318–10
29May 2@ Diamondbacks4–2 (11)Bong (3–0)Mantei (3–1)—38,28719–10
30May 3@ Diamondbacks6–7Villarreal (2–2)Gryboski (1–2)Mantei (5)44,39819–11
31May 4@ Diamondbacks7–4 (11)Hodges (1–0)Capuano (0–1)Smoltz (12)38,85120–11
32May 6Rockies3–2Hernandez (3–0)Jones (0–1)Smoltz (13)18,10821–11
–May 7RockiesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for May 8
33May 8 (1)Rockies12–6Reynolds (2–1)Cruz (3–3)Smoltz (14)N/A22–11
34May 8 (2)Rockies5–2Ortiz (4–2)Chacon (4–2)Smoltz (15)22,82923–11
35May 9Giants2–9Foppert (2–2)Maddux (3–4)Brower (2)32,04023–12
36May 10Giants6–3Gryboski (2–2)Nathan (4–1)—39,35724–12
37May 11Giants7–3Hampton (2–1)Schmidt (3–1)—28,32925–12
38May 12@ Dodgers11–4Bong (4–0)Gagne (0–1)—27,45826–12
39May 13@ Dodgers3–1Ortiz (5–2)Quantrill (0–2)Smoltz (16)31,02127–12
40May 14@ Dodgers1–5Brown (4–1)Maddux (3–5)—29,34327–13
41May 15@ Padres15–6Ramirez (3–2)Deago (0–1)—15,81828–13
42May 16@ Padres6–4Gryboski (3–2)Nagy (0–1)Smoltz (17)24,22929–13
43May 17@ Padres12–2Reynolds (3–1)Loewer (0–1)—28,55130–13
44May 18@ Padres6–3Ortiz (6–2)Lawrence (2–5)Smoltz (18)23,77631–13
45May 20@ Reds8–9Sullivan (5–0)Hernandez (3–1)Williamson (11)24,07631–14
46May 21@ Reds3–9Reitsma (3–1)Hampton (2–2)—33,35531–15
47May 22@ Reds9–4Reynolds (4–1)Dempster (1–4)—28,96232–15
48May 23Mets5–6Trachsel (3–2)Ortiz (6–3)Benitez (14)33,27032–16
49May 24Mets10–4Ramirez (4–2)Glavine (5–4)—40,91233–16
50May 25Mets3–1Hernandez (4–1)Weathers (1–4)Smoltz (19)41,43234–16
51May 26Reds6–7 (11)White (2–0)Hernandez (4–2)—33,45534–17
52May 27Reds3–2 (10)Hodges (2–0)Reitsma (3–2)—23,04135–17
53May 28Reds15–3Ortiz (7–3)Austin (2–3)Bong (1)25,71336–17
54May 30@ Mets5–2Maddux (4–5)Glavine (5–5)Smoltz (20)26,43937–17
55May 31@ Mets2–4Seo (2–2)Hampton (2–3)Benitez (16)33,37837–18 :
June: 14–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@ Mets4–10Leiter (6–2)Gryboski (3–3)—25,16237–19
57June 3Rangers6–5Gryboski (4–3)Urbina (0–2)Smoltz (21)30,44438–19
58June 4Rangers5–2Maddux (5–5)Thomson (3–7)Smoltz (22)30,83639–19
59June 5Rangers8–4Bong (5–0)Fultz (1–1)—35,94440–19
–June 6PiratesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 5
60June 7Pirates8–6Hernandez (5–2)Boehringer (3–2)Smoltz (23)35,39741–19
61June 8Pirates6–5Hodges (3–0)Fogg (2–3)Smoltz (24)29,86942–19
62June 10@ Athletics3–4 (12)Bradford (5–3)Bong (5–1)—22,08842–20
63June 11@ Athletics11–6Ramirez (5–2)Lilly (3–5)—35,61843–20
64June 12@ Athletics4–2Reynolds (5–1)Zito (7–5)Smoltz (25)21,17344–20
65June 13@ Mariners1–2Garcia (7–6)Ortiz (7–4)Nelson (4)45,79144–21
66June 14@ Mariners3–1Hampton (3–3)Moyer (10–3)Smoltz (26)45,97145–21
67June 15@ Mariners1–2Meche (9–3)Maddux (5–6)Nelson (5)45,73245–22
68June 17@ Phillies4–5Wendell (1–1)Holmes (1–1)—24,13345–23
69June 18@ Phillies6–1Ortiz (8–4)Millwood (8–5)—26,47546–23
70June 19@ Phillies2–3Mesa (2–4)Smoltz (0–1)—27,20746–24
71June 20Orioles6–3Maddux (6–6)Ponson (9–4)Smoltz (27)35,52647–24
72June 21Orioles10–2Ramirez (6–2)Lopez (1–4)—46,86048–24
73June 22Orioles3–9Johnson (6–3)Reynolds (5–2)Hentgen (1)34,90448–25
74June 24Phillies5–3Ortiz (9–4)Millwood (8–6)Smoltz (28)31,79649–25
75June 25Phillies1–8Padilla (6–7)Maddux (6–7)—31,72449–26
76June 26Phillies1–8Wolf (9–3)Hampton (3–4)—30,40549–27
77June 27@ Devil Rays8–2Ramirez (7–2)Gonzalez (3–4)—16,39850–27
78June 28@ Devil Rays7–9Zambrano (5–4)Reynolds (5–3)Carter (13)26,69650–28
79June 29@ Devil Rays2–0Ortiz (10–4)Sosa (1–6)Smoltz (29)22,67051–28
80June 30@ Marlins1–8Redman (6–3)Maddux (6–8)—11,25451–29 :
July: 20–8 (Home: 11–4; Away: 9–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Marlins1–20Beckett (3–3)Hampton (3–5)—13,07351–30
82July 2@ Marlins2–1 (13)Gryboski (5–3)Almanza (4–5)Smoltz (30)30,63452–30
83July 3Expos4–5Vargas (6–3)Reynolds (5–4)Manon (1)31,60752–31
84July 4Expos8–6Ortiz (11–4)Ohka (7–8)Smoltz (31)48,92353–31
85July 5Expos3–2Bong (6–1)Biddle (3–3)—34,45454–31
86July 6Expos7–5Hampton (4–5)Drew (0–1)Smoltz (32)27,72455–31
87July 7@ Mets7–3Ramirez (8–2)Seo (5–5)—32,39956–31
88July 8@ Mets5–3Reynolds (6–4)Roach (0–2)Smoltz (33)29,09657–31
89July 9@ Mets6–3Ortiz (12–4)Glavine (6–9)Smoltz (34)30,30858–31
90July 10@ Cubs13–3Maddux (7–8)Estes (6–8)—38,75659–31
91July 11@ Cubs9–5Hampton (5–5)Prior (8–5)—39,33460–31
92July 12@ Cubs3–7Clement (7–7)Ramirez (8–3)—39,98060–32
93July 13@ Cubs7–2Reynolds (7–4)Zambrano (6–8)—39,83261–32
74th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois
94July 17Mets3–2Maddux (8–8)Franco (0–2)—36,68862–32
95July 18Mets11–4Hampton (6–5)Seo (5–6)—44,81563–32
96July 19Mets7–4Ortiz (13–4)Glavine (6–10)Smoltz (35)45,75964–32
97July 20Mets11–8King (3–0)Stanton (2–4)Smoltz (36)36,02965–32
98July 21Cubs6–15Veres (1–1)Reynolds (7–5)—39,95065–33
99July 22Cubs8–4Maddux (9–8)Mitre (0–1)—39,22666–33
100July 23Marlins4–5 (12)Bump (3–0)Hodges (3–1)—27,13766–34
101July 24Marlins5–2Ortiz (14–4)Penny (8–8)Smoltz (37)33,71167–34
102July 25@ Expos8–9 (11)Ayala (7–2)Bong (6–2)—10,06967–35
103July 26@ Expos15–4Reynolds (8–5)Day (4–4)—14,13268–35
104July 27@ Expos10–13Manon (1–2)King (3–1)Biddle (25)16,07468–36
105July 28@ Expos10–8Hampton (7–5)Vazquez (8–7)Smoltz (38)9,75069–36
106July 29Astros6–3Ortiz (15–4)Stone (5–4)Smoltz (39)30,41570–36
107July 30Astros3–7Villone (3–1)Ramirez (8–4)—27,96070–37
108July 31Astros7–4Reynolds (9–5)Miller (7–10)Smoltz (40)30,04771–37 :
August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 1Dodgers2–0Maddux (10–8)Nomo (12–9)Smoltz (41)37,95172–37
110August 2Dodgers6–4Hampton (8–5)Ashby (2–9)Smoltz (42)47,50673–37
111August 3Dodgers4–8Mota (3–2)Ortiz (15–5)—34,93073–38
112August 5@ Brewers3–4DeJean (3–7)Holmes (1–2)Kolb (5)20,98673–39
113August 6@ Brewers10–2Maddux (11–8)Franklin (7–9)—30,01074–39
114August 7@ Brewers7–1Hampton (9–5)Obermueller (0–3)—31,09775–39
115August 8@ Cardinals7–2Ortiz (16–5)Fassero (1–6)—45,79676–39
116August 9@ Cardinals1–3Stephenson (6–11)Reynolds (9–6)Isringhausen (10)47,69276–40
117August 10@ Cardinals2–3Eldred (5–4)Smoltz (0–2)Isringhausen (11)39,32076–41
118August 12Padres4–14Eaton (7–8)Maddux (11–9)—25,42276–42
119August 13Padres7–1Hampton (10–5)Jarvis (4–5)—20,86277–42
120August 14Padres7–4Ortiz (17–5)Peavy (9–9)Smoltz (43)23,92378–42
121August 15Diamondbacks10–4Reynolds (10–6)Johnson (3–5)—34,54479–42
122August 16Diamondbacks10–6Gryboski (6–3)Oropesa (3–3)—49,12780–42
123August 17Diamondbacks0–2Schilling (7–6)Maddux (11–10)Mantei (18)37,60680–43
124August 18Diamondbacks6–1Hampton (11–5)Batista (7–7)—23,98681–43
125August 19@ Giants4–5 (10)Worrell (4–3)King (3–2)—42,30781–44
126August 20@ Giants1–2Nathan (8–3)Gryboski (6–4)—41,97481–45
127August 21@ Giants3–4 (10)Rodriguez (7–2)Hodges (3–2)—41,74581–46
128August 22@ Rockies9–3Maddux (12–10)Jennings (10–12)—35,57882–46
129August 23@ Rockies5–4Hampton (12–5)Tsao (2–2)Smoltz (44)42,30383–46
130August 24@ Rockies12–6Ortiz (18–5)Stark (2–2)—31,22784–46
131August 26Mets5–6Seo (8–8)Reynolds (10–7)Stanton (4)24,69484–47
132August 27Mets4–1Maddux (13–10)Heilman (2–6)Mercker (1)23,75585–47
133August 28Mets1–3Leiter (13–7)Hampton (12–6)Weathers (5)27,85685–48
134August 29@ Pirates5–6Tavárez (3–3)Cunnane (0–1)—27,41585–49
135August 30@ Pirates13–6Ramirez (9–4)Perez (4–8)—21,32386–49
136August 31@ Pirates10–4Reynolds (11–7)D'Amico (8–13)—23,82287–49 :
September: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1@ Mets2–3Wheeler (1–2)Hodges (3–3)Weathers (6)23,87787–50
138September 2@ Mets1–3Leiter (14–7)Hampton (12–7)Weathers (7)24,39087–51
139September 3@ Mets3–9Trachsel (14–8)Ortiz (18–6)—16,43987–52
140September 5 (1)Pirates3–2 (10)Cunnane (1–1)Corey (0–2)—N/A88–52
141September 5 (2)Pirates3–5Corey (1–2)Reynolds (11–8)Tavárez (5)31,84988–53
142September 6Pirates9–2Maddux (14–10)D'Amico (8–14)—36,93289–53
143September 7Pirates2–1Hampton (13–7)Wells (7–8)Cunnane (1)27,70390–53
144September 8Phillies6–4Ortiz (19–6)Millwood (14–10)Cunnane (2)17,54391–53
145September 9Phillies5–18Wolf (14–9)Reynolds (11–9)—21,25791–54
146September 10Phillies4–2Ramirez (10–4)Padilla (13–10)Cunnane (3)21,32192–54
147September 11Phillies3–8Myers (14–7)Maddux (14–11)—23,81192–55
148September 12@ Marlins4–5Looper (6–3)King (3–3)—25,62292–56
149September 13@ Marlins3–8Willis (13–6)Ortiz (19–7)—40,41492–57
150September 14@ Marlins8–4Cunnane (2–1)Looper (6–4)—18,72593–57
151September 15@ Expos10–6Ramirez (11–4)L. Hernandez (15–9)—9,69694–57
152September 16@ Expos4–5 (10)Biddle (5–8)R. Hernandez (5–3)—9,84394–58
153September 17@ Expos14–4Hampton (14–7)Tucker (1–3)—17,52695–58
154September 19Marlins1–0Ortiz (20–7)Beckett (8–8)—35,94296–58
155September 20Marlins5–6 (11)Helling (8–8)Cunnane (2–2)—42,49696–59
156September 21Marlins8–0Maddux (15–11)Pavano (11–13)—33,82797–59
157September 22Marlins3–6Redman (14–9)Hampton (14–8)Urbina (29)17,34597–60
158September 23Expos2–0Wright (2–5)Vazquez (13–12)Smoltz (45)22,53998–60
159September 24Expos9–1Ortiz (21–7)Day (9–8)—23,59499–60
160September 26@ Phillies6–0Ramirez (12–4)Padilla (14–12)—58,096100–60
161September 27@ Phillies6–7 (10)Cormier (8–0)King (3–4)—58,303100–61
162September 28@ Phillies5–2Maddux (16–11)Millwood (14–12)Marquis (1)58,554101–61 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Braves team member :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Javy López | 129 | 457 | 150 | .328 | 43 | 109 |
| 1B | Robert Fick | 126 | 409 | 110 | .269 | 11 | 80 |
| 2B | Marcus Giles | 145 | 551 | 174 | .316 | 21 | 69 |
| SS | Rafael Furcal | 156 | 664 | 194 | .292 | 15 | 61 |
| 3B | Vinny Castilla | 147 | 542 | 150 | .277 | 22 | 76 |
| LF | Chipper Jones | 153 | 555 | 169 | .305 | 27 | 106 |
| CF | Andruw Jones | 156 | 595 | 165 | .277 | 36 | 116 |
| RF | Gary Sheffield | 155 | 576 | 190 | .330 | 39 | 132 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Mark DeRosa | 103 | 266 | 70 | .263 | 6 | 22 |
| Julio Franco | 103 | 197 | 58 | .294 | 5 | 31 |
| Darren Bragg | 104 | 162 | 39 | .241 | 0 | 9 |
| Henry Blanco | 55 | 151 | 30 | .199 | 1 | 13 |
| Matt Franco | 112 | 134 | 33 | .246 | 3 | 15 |
| Johnny Estrada | 16 | 36 | 11 | .306 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Hessman | 19 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Langerhans | 16 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Garcia | 13 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 2 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Greg Maddux | 36 | 218.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.96 | 124 |
| Russ Ortiz | 34 | 212.1 | 21 | 7 | 3.81 | 149 |
| Mike Hampton | 31 | 190.0 | 14 | 8 | 3.84 | 110 |
| Horacio Ramírez | 29 | 182.1 | 12 | 4 | 4.00 | 100 |
| Shane Reynolds | 30 | 167.1 | 11 | 9 | 5.43 | 94 |

##### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| John Smoltz | 62 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 1.12 | 73 |
| Ray King | 80 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.51 | 43 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 66 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.35 | 45 |
| Kevin Gryboski | 64 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3.86 | 32 |
| Trey Hodges | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.66 | 66 |
| Darren Holmes | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.29 | 46 |
| Jung Bong | 44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5.05 | 47 |
| Jason Marquis | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.53 | 19 |
| Will Cunnane | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.70 | 20 |
| Kent Mercker | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.06 | 7 |
| Jaret Wright | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9 |
| Joey Dawley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 8 |

## Postseason
### Game log

2003 Postseason Game Log :
National League Division Series: 2–3
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1September 30Cubs2–4Wood (1–0)Ortiz (0–1)Borowski (1)52,0430–1
2October 1Cubs5–3Smoltz (1–0)Veres (0–1)—52,7431–1
3October 3@ Cubs1–3Prior (1–0)Maddux (0–1)—39,9821–2
4October 4@ Cubs6–4Ortiz (1–1)Clement (0–1)Smoltz (1)39,9832–2
5October 5Cubs1–5Wood (2–0)Hampton (0–1)—54,3572–3 :

## Award winners

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Richmond Braves | International League | Pat Kelly |
| AA | Greenville Braves | Southern League | Brian Snitker |
| A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Carolina League | Randy Ingle |
| A | Rome Braves | South Atlantic League | Rocket Wheeler |
| Rookie | Danville Braves | Appalachian League | Kevin McMullan |
| Rookie | GCL Braves | Gulf Coast League | Ralph Henriquez |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rome, GCL Braves