2003 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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The 2003 season was a turbulent period as News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...

 (Fox) was seeking to sell the team. Nevertheless, the Dodgers fell just short of a Wild Card berth, winning 85 games, finishing second in the Western Division of the National League. The Dodgers pitching staff led baseball in earned run average, Eric Gagné
Éric Gagné
Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

 became the first Dodger to earn the NL Cy Young award since 1988 as he converted all 55 of his save opportunities. Shawn Green
Shawn Green
Shawn David Green is a former Major League Baseball player.Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star...

 set a new L.A. Dodger single season record with 49 doubles and Paul LoDuca had a 25 game hitting streak.

Offseason

  • December 4, 2002: Acquired Todd Hundley
    Todd Hundley
    Todd Randolph Hundley is a former Major League Baseball catcher and outfielder. He is the son of former Chicago Cubs catcher Randy Hundley...

     and Chad Hermansen
    Chad Hermansen
    Chad Bruce Hermansen is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.Hermansen played amateur ball as a shortstop at Green Valley High School of Henderson, Nevada, and the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the first round of the June draft, with the tenth overall pick...

     from the Chicago Cubs
    Chicago Cubs
    The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

     for Mark Grudzielanek
    Mark Grudzielanek
    Mark James Grudzielanek is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. Grudzielanek played six different teams during his 15-season career. He batted and threw right-handed.-Early years:...

     and Eric Karros
  • December 16, 2002: Acquired Derek Thompson
    Derek Thompson (baseball)
    Derek Ryan Thompson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft and pitched in the Indians minor league system for the Burlington Indians , Columbus Indians and Kinston Indians...

     from the Chicago Cubs
    Chicago Cubs
    The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

     for cash
  • January 25, 2003: Acquired Daryle Ward
    Daryle Ward
    Daryle Lamar Ward is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and plays in the Minor League farm system. He has not played in the Majors since 2008. He bats and throws left-handed. The 6-foot-2, 240 pound Ward was drafted by the Detroit Tigers...

     from the Houston Astros
    Houston Astros
    The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...

     for Ruddy Lugo
    Ruddy Lugo
    Ruddy Joraider Lugo is a Dominican-American Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. Lugo is the younger brother of Atlanta Braves shortstop Julio Lugo...

  • January 27, 2003: Acquired Jason Romano
    Jason Romano
    Jason Anthony Romano is a former professional baseball player. He played parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball for five different teams from 2002 until 2005.- Rangers :...

     from the Colorado Rockies
    Colorado Rockies
    The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...

     for Luke Allen
    Luke Allen
    Lucas Gale Allen is an outfielder, who has played in Major League Baseball.A graduate of Newton High School, Allen was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in and was assigned to the Great Falls Dodgers for the 1996 season...

  • January 30, 2003: Ron Coomer
    Ron Coomer
    Ronald "Coom Dawg" Coomer is a former first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 9-year career from to . He played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers...

     was signed as a Free Agent.

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Dave Roberts  Center fielder
Center fielder
A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...

Paul LoDuca Catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

Shawn Green
Shawn Green
Shawn David Green is a former Major League Baseball player.Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star...

 
Right fielder
Right fielder
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...

Brian Jordan
Brian Jordan
Brian O'Neal Jordan is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder and National Football League safety. In the NFL, he played for the Atlanta Falcons, while he played in the MLB for the St...

 
Left fielder
Left fielder
In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...

Fred McGriff
Fred McGriff
Frederick Stanley McGriff is a left-handed former Major League Baseball player who starred for several teams from the mid-1980s until the early 2000s. A power-hitting first baseman with a tall, lanky build, the five-time All-Star became, in , the first player since the dead-ball era to lead both...

 
First baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

Adrián Beltré
Adrián Beltré
Adrián Beltré Pérez is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Texas Rangers.The youngest player in the National League when he made his major league debut, he has also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers , the Seattle Mariners , the Boston Red Sox , and the Texas Rangers . He bats and...

Third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...

Jolbert Cabrera
Jolbert Cabrera
Jolbert Alexis Cabrera [HOLE-bert kah-BRER-rah] is a Major League Baseball Utility player who is currently playing in the Mexican League. Cabrera played with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League for two years...

 
Second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...

Cesar Izturis
César Izturis
César David Izturis is a Major League Baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent. He is the half-brother of shortstop Maicer Izturis, who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Julio Izturis, who plays in the minor leagues in the San Francisco Giants organization.Izturis' greatest...

 
Shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

Hideo Nomo
Hideo Nomo
is a former right-handed pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball from Japan. He achieved early success in Japan, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from to...

 
Starting pitcher
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....


Notable transactions

  • July 14, 2003: Acquired Jeromy Burnitz
    Jeromy Burnitz
    Jeromy Neal Burnitz is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets , Cleveland Indians , Milwaukee Brewers , Los Angeles Dodgers , Colorado Rockies , Chicago Cubs , and Pittsburgh Pirates .Burnitz played his...

     from the New York Mets
    New York Mets
    The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

     for Jose S. Diaz, Victor Diaz
    Víctor Díaz
    Víctor Israel Díaz is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent....

     and Kole Strayhorn
  • July 31, 2003: Acquired Robin Ventura
    Robin Ventura
    Robin Mark Ventura is the current manager of the Chicago White Sox. He is a former professional baseball player, a third baseman who played for four major league teams, most notably for the Chicago White Sox...

     from the New York Yankees
    New York Yankees
    The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

     for Bubba Crosby
    Bubba Crosby
    Richard Stephen "Bubba" Crosby is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees...

     and Scott Proctor
    Scott Proctor
    Scott Christopher Proctor is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a Free Agent.-Minor leagues:Proctor was drafted in the 17th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets out of Martin County High School, but decided to attend Florida State University,...

  • June 3, 2003: 2003 Major League Baseball Draft
    2003 Major League Baseball Draft
    The 2003 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 3 and 4. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.Source: -First round selections:...

     notable picks:
Round 1: Chad Billingsley
Chad Billingsley
Chad Ryan Billingsley is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers.-Biography:...

Round 4: Xavier Paul
Xavier Paul
Xavier Brooks Paul, Jr. is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.-Early life:...

Round 6: Matt Kemp
Matt Kemp
Matthew Ryan "Matt" Kemp is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.Kemp was drafted by the Dodgers in the 6th round of the 2003 draft and made his major league debut in 2006...

Round 7: Wesley Wright
Wesley Wright
Dequam LaWesley Wright is a major league baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros.Wright was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft and signed with the them on June 10 .He made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors in the Pioneer...

Round 8: Lucas May
Lucas May
Lucas James May is an American professional baseball catcher.May graduated from Parkway West High School in Ballwin, Missouri. From there, he skipped college and entered the Major League Baseball draft in 2003...

Round 15: Russell Mitchell
Russ Mitchell (baseball)
Russell Lance Mitchell is a Major League Baseball player who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Primarily a third baseman, he has also played first base and left field in the minor leagues.-Professional career:...

Round 18: A. J. Ellis
A. J. Ellis
Andrew James Ellis is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.-High school:...

Round 19: Matt Antonelli
Matt Antonelli
Matthew Antonio Antonelli is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. He was called up from the Triple-A Portland Beavers on September 1, during MLB September call-ups...

 (did not sign)
Round 21: Travis Denker
Travis Denker
Travis Norton Denker is a right-handed second baseman who currently plays in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.Prior to playing professional baseball, Denker attended Brea Olinda High School....

Round 28: Adam Moore
Adam Moore
Adam Ross Moore is an American Major League Baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners. Moore was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the sixth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft...

 (did not sign)
Round 30: Mark Melancon
Mark Melancon
Mark David Melancon is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros.-Early years:...

 (did not sign)
Round 39: Andy LaRoche
Andy LaRoche
Andrew Christian LaRoche is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent....


Roster

2003 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager

Coaches

(hitting)

(pitching)

(hitting)

(third base)

(bullpen)


(bench)

(1st base)

Starting Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB !!SO !!CG
Hideo Nomo
Hideo Nomo
is a former right-handed pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball from Japan. He achieved early success in Japan, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from to...

33 33 218.3 16-13 3.09 98 177 2
Kevin Brown 32 32 211.0 14-9 2.39 56 185 0
Odalis Perez
Odalis Pérez
Odalis Amadol Pérez is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He played with the Atlanta Braves , the Los Angeles Dodgers , the Kansas City Royals , and the Washington Nationals ....

30 30 185.3 12-12 4.52 46 141 0
Kazuhisa Ishii 27 27 147.0 9-7 3.86 101 140 0
Wilson Alvarez
Wilson Alvarez
Wilson Eduardo Álvarez Fuenmayor is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher...

21 12 95.0 6-2 2.37 23 82 1
Andy Ashby
Andy Ashby
Andrew Jason Ashby is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Colorado Rockies , San Diego Padres , Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers...

21 12 73.0 3-10 5.18 17 41 0
Darren Dreifort
Darren Dreifort
Darren James Dreifort is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers whose career was cut short by numerous injuries.-Early career:...

10 10 60.3 4-4 4.03 25 67 0
Edwin Jackson
Edwin Jackson
Edwin Jackson is an American professional baseball pitcher.-Early life:Jackson's father, Edwin Jackson, Sr., a military cook, was stationed in Germany at the time of his birth. Jackson is one of 27 major league players who were born in Germany...

4 3 22.0 2-1 2.45 11 19 0
Masao Kida
Masao Kida
is a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. He played in Major League Baseball from -, and -.-Biography:Kida was drafted in the first round in , by the Yomiuri Giants, after graduating from the Nippon University high school. In , he won 12 games, recorded the most...

3 2 12.0 0-1 3.00 3 8 0

Relief Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV
Eric Gagné
Éric Gagné
Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

77 0 82.3 2-3 1.20 20 137 55
Paul Quantrill
Paul Quantrill
Paul John Quantrill is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He earned a reputation for being very durable and having impeccable control. He regularly appeared in 80 or more games a season and did not walk more than 25 batters in a season since...

89 0 77.3 2-5 1.75 15 44 1
Tom Martin 80 0 51.0 1-2 3.53 24 51 0
Guillermo Mota
Guillermo Mota
Guillermo Reynoso Mota is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He stands tall and weighs . He throws and bats right-handed. Mota has played for the Montreal Expos, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Florida Marlins, the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets, the Milwaukee Brewers and the San...

76 0 105.0 6-3 1.97 26 99 1
Paul Shuey
Paul Shuey
Paul Kenneth Shuey , is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who last played for the Baltimore Orioles....

62 0 69.0 6-4 3.00 33 60 0
Steve Colyer
Steve Colyer
Steven Edward Colyer is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Colyer most recently played for the Atlanta Braves. He attended Meramec Community College and was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has also played for the Detroit...

13 0 19.7 0-0 2.75 9 16 0
Troy Brohawn
Troy Brohawn
Troy Brohawn of Cambridge, Maryland, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers between 2001 and 2003. Drafted in the 4th round in 1994 by San Francisco after three years at the University of Nebraska, he earned a World Series...

12 0 11.7 2-0 3.86 4 13 0
Rodney Myers
Rodney Myers
Rodney Luther Myers is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball.Myers was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison...

4 0 9.0 0-0 6.00 4 5 0
Víctor Alvarez
Víctor Alvarez
Víctor Aurelio Álvarez is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League...

5 0 5.7 0-1 12.71 6 3 0
Scott Mullen
Scott Mullen
Kenneth Scott Mullen is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball.He was drafted in the seventh round of the MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals out of Dallas Baptist University...

1 0 3.0 0-0 9.00 5 1 0

Batting Stats

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB
Paul LoDuca C/1B 147 568 .273 64 155 7 52 0
David Ross
David Ross (catcher)
David Wade Ross is an American professional baseball player who has been a catcher for eight Major League Baseball seasons. Ross played college baseball for Auburn University and the University of Florida, and participated in two College World Series. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers,...

 
C 40 124 .258 19 32 10 18 0
Todd Hundley
Todd Hundley
Todd Randolph Hundley is a former Major League Baseball catcher and outfielder. He is the son of former Chicago Cubs catcher Randy Hundley...

 
C 21 33 .182 2 6 2 11 0
Koyie Hill
Koyie Hill
Koyie Dolan Hill is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs.-Baseball career:While attending Wichita State University, Hill compiled a .355 batting average and 186 RBI primarily as a third baseman....

 
C 3 3 .333 0 1 0 0 0
Fred McGriff
Fred McGriff
Frederick Stanley McGriff is a left-handed former Major League Baseball player who starred for several teams from the mid-1980s until the early 2000s. A power-hitting first baseman with a tall, lanky build, the five-time All-Star became, in , the first player since the dead-ball era to lead both...

1B 86 297 .249 32 74 13 40 0
Alex Cora
Alex Cora
José Alexander "Alex" Cora is a Major League Baseball infielder. He played college baseball at the University of Miami.-Early career:...

2B/SS 148 477 .249 39 119 4 34 4
Cesar Izturis
César Izturis
César David Izturis is a Major League Baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent. He is the half-brother of shortstop Maicer Izturis, who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Julio Izturis, who plays in the minor leagues in the San Francisco Giants organization.Izturis' greatest...

SS 158 558 .251 47 140 1 40 10
Adrián Beltré
Adrián Beltré
Adrián Beltré Pérez is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Texas Rangers.The youngest player in the National League when he made his major league debut, he has also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers , the Seattle Mariners , the Boston Red Sox , and the Texas Rangers . He bats and...

3B 158 559 .240 50 134 23 80 2
Ron Coomer
Ron Coomer
Ronald "Coom Dawg" Coomer is a former first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 9-year career from to . He played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers...

1B/3B 69 125 .240 11 30 4 15 0
Robin Ventura
Robin Ventura
Robin Mark Ventura is the current manager of the Chicago White Sox. He is a former professional baseball player, a third baseman who played for four major league teams, most notably for the Chicago White Sox...

 
1B/3B 49 109 .220 11 24 5 13 0
Joe Thurston
Joe Thurston
Joseph William Thurston is an American professional baseball utility player for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, St...

2B 12 10 .200 2 2 0 0 0
Shawn Green
Shawn Green
Shawn David Green is a former Major League Baseball player.Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star...

RF 160 611 .280 84 171 19 85 6
Dave Roberts CF 107 388 .250 56 97 2 16 40
Jeromy Burnitz
Jeromy Burnitz
Jeromy Neal Burnitz is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets , Cleveland Indians , Milwaukee Brewers , Los Angeles Dodgers , Colorado Rockies , Chicago Cubs , and Pittsburgh Pirates .Burnitz played his...

LF 61 230 .204 25 47 13 4
Jolbert Cabrera
Jolbert Cabrera
Jolbert Alexis Cabrera [HOLE-bert kah-BRER-rah] is a Major League Baseball Utility player who is currently playing in the Mexican League. Cabrera played with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League for two years...

OF/IF 128 347 .282 43 98 6 37 6
Brian Jordan
Brian Jordan
Brian O'Neal Jordan is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder and National Football League safety. In the NFL, he played for the Atlanta Falcons, while he played in the MLB for the St...

LF/CF/RF 66 224 .299 28 67 6 28 1
Mike Kinkade
Mike Kinkade
Michael Arthur Kinkade is a former Major League Baseball player who was primarily a left fielder, but also spent time as a first baseman, right fielder, third baseman, designated hitter, and catcher....

LF/RF/1B/3B 88 162 .216 25 35 5 14 1
Daryle Ward
Daryle Ward
Daryle Lamar Ward is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and plays in the Minor League farm system. He has not played in the Majors since 2008. He bats and throws left-handed. The 6-foot-2, 240 pound Ward was drafted by the Detroit Tigers...

LF/1B 52 109 .183 6 20 0 9 0
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henley Henderson is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his original team, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed The Man of Steal, he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner...

LF 30 72 .208 7 15 2 5 3
Wilkin Ruan
Wilkin Ruan
Wilkin Chal Ruan is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Career:Known primarily for his speed, Ruan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Montreal Expos on November 15,...

CF 21 41 .220 2 9 0 2 1
Larry Barnes
Larry Barnes
Larry Richard Barnes, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He attended Bakersfield High School and then Fresno State University....

LF 30 38 .211 2 8 0 2 0
Jason Romano
Jason Romano
Jason Anthony Romano is a former professional baseball player. He played parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball for five different teams from 2002 until 2005.- Rangers :...

LF/RF/CF/2B 37 36 .083 3 3 0 0 2
Chad Hermansen
Chad Hermansen
Chad Bruce Hermansen is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.Hermansen played amateur ball as a shortstop at Green Valley High School of Henderson, Nevada, and the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the first round of the June draft, with the tenth overall pick...

LF 11 25 .160 2 4 0 2 0
Bubba Crosby
Bubba Crosby
Richard Stephen "Bubba" Crosby is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees...

LF 9 12 .083 0 1 0 1 0
Chin-Feng Chen
Chin-Feng Chen
Chin-Feng Chen is a baseball outfielder who was the first player born in Taiwan to play in Major League Baseball.He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers during - season, but only sparingly. In 2005, Chen was reluctant to accept the designate for assignment back to Dodgers' Las Vegas 51s AAA team,...

OF 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0

2003 Awards

  • 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
    2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
    The 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 74th midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 15, 2003 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois, the home of the Chicago...

    • Eric Gagné
      Éric Gagné
      Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

       reserve
    • Paul LoDuca reserve
    • Kevin Brown did not play due to injury
  • National League
    National League
    The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

     Cy Young Award
    Cy Young Award
    The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...

    • Eric Gagné
      Éric Gagné
      Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

  • Rolaids Relief Man of the Year
    • Eric Gagné
      Éric Gagné
      Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

  • TSN National League All-Star
    The Sporting News
    Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...

    • Eric Gagné
      Éric Gagné
      Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

  • TSN NL Pitcher of the Year
    The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
    Before there was a Cy Young Award, there was the Pitcher of the Year Award, established by The Sporting News in 1944, though no awards were given in 1946 or 1947. The award is given annually to the pitcher in each league judged by TSN baseball experts as having had the most outstanding season...

    • Eric Gagné
      Éric Gagné
      Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

  • TSN NL Reliever of the Year Award
    The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award
    The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award was established in 1960 by The Sporting News as TSN Fireman of the Year Award. The award originally recognized the best closer from each league, but in 2001 the award was broadened to include all relievers...

    • Eric Gagné
      Éric Gagné
      Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

  • Players choice: NL Outstanding Pitcher
    • Eric Gagné
      Éric Gagné
      Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

  • NL Pitcher of the Month
    Pitcher of the Month
    The Pitcher of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league for each month of the regular season. The National League started recognizing the award in . The American League followed in...

    • Kevin Brown (May 2003)
  • NL Player of the Week
    Player of the Week
    The Player of the Week award is a Major League Baseball award named by each of the American and National Leagues each week of the regular season...

    • Eric Gagné
      Éric Gagné
      Éric Serge Gagné is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher...

       (Aug. 4-10)

Farm system

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