2003 Boston Red Sox season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Boston Red Sox
misc = American League Runner-Up
season = 2003
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Fenway Park
y4 = 1912
city = Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1901
owners = John W. Henry
managers = Grady Little
television = WSBK-TV
(Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy)
NESN
(Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy)
radio = WEEI
(Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione)
WROL
(Luis Tiant, Uri Berenguer, Juan Pedro Villamán)|

The Boston Red Sox' 2003 season included the Red Sox attempting to win the American League East division, the ALDS, and the American League.

Offseason

*On November 25, 2002, Theo Epstein, 28, was hired as General Manager of the Boston Red Sox. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/sports/baseball/01redsox.html] The vacancy occurred because Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane accepted the Red Sox job and then resigned shortly afterward. Epstein's hiring made him the youngest general manager in major league history. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/sports/baseball/01redsox.html] Larry Lucchino, Red Sox' President and CEO, wanted Epstein to be hired. Prior to the appointment, Epstein was Boston's assistant general manager.

* October 9, 2002: Brandon Lyon was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Toronto Blue Jays. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lyonbr01.shtml]
* November 6, 2002: Chris Coste signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/costech01.shtml Chris Coste Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 6, 2002: Wayne Gomes was released by the Boston Red Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gomeswa01.shtml]
*December 31, 2002: Ramiro Mendoza signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mendora01.shtml Ramiro Mendoza Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 10, 2003: Bill Mueller was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/muellbi02.shtml]
* January 22, 2003: David Ortiz was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ortizda01.shtml David Ortiz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* February 15, 2003: Kevin Millar was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millake01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 11, 2003: Bill Haselman was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/haselbi01.shtml]
*June 28, 2003: Gabe Kapler was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Colorado Rockies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaplega01.shtml Gabe Kapler Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 22, 2003: Brandon Lyon was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Anastacio Martinez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mike Gonzalez and Scott Sauerbeck. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lyonbr01.shtml]
*July 31, 2003: Freddy Sanchez was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mike Gonzalez and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brandon Lyon, Jeff Suppan, and Anastacio Martinez. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sanchfr01.shtml]

Opening Day Lineup

Other batters

Relief pitchers

ALDS vs Oakland

Game 1: "Oakland 5 - Boston 4"

Game 2: "Oakland 5 - Boston 1"

Game 3: "Boston 3 - Oakland 1"

Game 4: "Boston 5 - Oakland 4"

Game 5: "Boston 4 - Oakland 3"

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007]

* Class AAA: Pawtucket Red Sox (International League; Buddy Bailey, manager)
* Class AA: Portland Sea Dogs (Eastern League; Ron Johnson, manager)
* Class A: Sarasota Red Sox (Florida State League; Tim Leiper, manager)
* Class A: Augusta GreenJackets (South Atlantic League; Russ Morman, manager)
* Class SS-A: Lowell Spinners (New York-Penn League; Jon Deeble and Lynn Jones, managers)
* Rookie: GCL Red Sox (Gulf Coast League; Ralph Treuel, manager)

References

*Season Standings: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/standings?date=20031029 American League East Standings] on ESPN.com
*Game logs::1st Half: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=bos&season=2003&seasonType=2&half=1 Boston Red Sox Game Log] on ESPN.com:2nd Half: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=bos&season=2003&seasonType=2&half=2 Boston Red Sox Game Log] on ESPN.com
*Batting Statistics: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/batting?team=bos&season=2003&seasonType=2 Boston Red Sox Batting Stats] on ESPN.com
*Pitching Statistics: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/pitching?team=bos&season=2003&seasonType=2 Boston Red Sox Pitching Stats] on ESPN.com
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2003&t=BOS 2003 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = AL Wild Card
years = 2003
before = Anaheim Angels
2002
after = Boston Red Sox
2004