# 2003 San Diego Padres season

The 2003 San Diego Padres season was the 35th season in franchise history. The team was managed by Bruce Bochy, as the team played their final season of home games at Qualcomm Stadium before moving the club to Petco Park the following season.

## Offseason

* November 19, 2002: Jesse Orosco signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.
* December 10, 2002: Jaret Wright signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

* Gary Bennett
* Sean Burroughs
* Ryan Klesko
* Mark Kotsay
* Brian Lawrence
* Mark Loretta
* Xavier Nady
* Ramón Vázquez
* Rondell White

### Notable transactions

* June 3, 2003: Tim Stauffer was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2003.
* June 3, 2003: Dirk Hayhurst was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003.
* July 22, 2003: Jesse Orosco was sent to the New York Yankees by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
* August 12, 2003: Jason Bay was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and Óliver Pérez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Giles. The San Diego Padres sent Corey Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
* August 15, 2003: Jaret Wright was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.

### Season standings
#### National League West

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| San Francisco Giants | 100 | 61 | .621 | — | 57‍–‍24 | 43‍–‍37 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 15½ | 46‍–‍35 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 84 | 78 | .519 | 16½ | 45‍–‍36 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26½ | 49‍–‍32 | 25‍–‍56 |
| San Diego Padres | 64 | 98 | .395 | 36½ | 35‍–‍46 | 29‍–‍52 |

#### 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 |

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

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 | Gary Bennett | 96 | 307 | 73 | .238 | 2 | 42 |
| 1B | Ryan Klesko | 121 | 397 | 100 | .252 | 21 | 67 |
| 2B | Mark Loretta | 154 | 589 | 185 | .314 | 13 | 72 |
| SS | Ramón Vázquez | 116 | 422 | 110 | .261 | 3 | 30 |
| 3B | Sean Burroughs | 146 | 517 | 148 | .286 | 7 | 58 |
| LF | Rondell White | 115 | 413 | 115 | .278 | 18 | 66 |
| CF | Mark Kotsay | 128 | 482 | 128 | .266 | 7 | 38 |
| RF | Xavier Nady | 110 | 371 | 99 | .267 | 9 | 39 |

#### 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 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 103 | 306 | 83 | .271 | 4 | 22 |
| Phil Nevin | 59 | 226 | 63 | .279 | 13 | 46 |
| Brian Buchanan | 115 | 198 | 52 | .263 | 8 | 29 |
| Lou Merloni | 65 | 151 | 41 | .272 | 1 | 17 |
| Miguel Ojeda | 61 | 141 | 33 | .234 | 4 | 22 |
| Dave Hansen | 110 | 135 | 33 | .244 | 2 | 15 |
| Brian Giles | 29 | 104 | 31 | .298 | 4 | 18 |
| Keith Lockhart | 62 | 95 | 23 | .242 | 3 | 8 |
| Donaldo Méndez | 26 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 2 | 9 |
| Shane Victorino | 36 | 73 | 11 | .151 | 0 | 4 |
| Wiki González | 24 | 65 | 13 | .200 | 0 | 10 |
| Khalil Greene | 20 | 65 | 14 | .215 | 2 | 6 |
| Mike Rivera | 19 | 53 | 9 | .170 | 1 | 2 |
| Humberto Quintero | 12 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Bay | 3 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Sears | 9 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Clark | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| Brian Lawrence | 33 | 210.2 | 10 | 15 | 4.19 | 116 |
| Jake Peavy | 32 | 194.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.11 | 156 |
| Adam Eaton | 31 | 183.0 | 9 | 12 | 4.08 | 146 |
| Óliver Pérez | 19 | 103.2 | 4 | 7 | 5.38 | 117 |
| Kevin Jarvis | 16 | 92.0 | 4 | 8 | 5.87 | 49 |
| Ben Howard | 6 | 34.2 | 1 | 3 | 3.63 | 24 |
| Carlton Loewer | 5 | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | 6.65 | 11 |
| Brian Tollberg | 3 | 10.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.97 | 2 |
| Roger Deago | 2 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.84 | 10 |
| Randy Keisler | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 5 |
| Dennis Tankersley | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | inf | 0 |

#### Other 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 |
| Mike Bynum | 13 | 36.0 | 1 | 4 | 8.75 | 35 |
| Clay Condrey | 9 | 34.0 | 1 | 2 | 8.47 | 25 |

##### 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 |
| Rod Beck | 36 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1.78 | 32 |
| Mike Matthews | 77 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4.45 | 44 |
| Luther Hackman | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.17 | 48 |
| Jay Witasick | 46 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4.53 | 42 |
| Scott Linebrink | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.82 | 51 |
| Jesse Orosco | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.56 | 22 |
| Matt Herges | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.86 | 40 |
| Jaret Wright | 39 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8.37 | 41 |
| Brandon Villafuerte | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.20 | 34 |
| Joe Roa | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 18 |
| Kevin Walker | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 11 |
| Charles Nagy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.38 | 7 |
| Wiki González | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Award winners

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Rondell White

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Portland Beavers | Pacific Coast League | Rick Sweet |
| AA | Mobile BayBears | Southern League | Craig Colbert |
| A | Lake Elsinore Storm | California League | Jeff Gardner |
| A | Fort Wayne Wizards | Midwest League | Gary Jones |
| A-Short Season | Eugene Emeralds | Northwest League | Roy Howell |
| Rookie | Idaho Falls Padres | Pioneer League | Carlos Lezcano |