The New York Yankees' 2003 season was the 101st season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 101-61 finishing 6 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they defeated the Red Sox in 7 games in the ALCS, winning the pennant on Aaron Boone's dramatic 11th-inning home run. The Yankees advanced to the World Series, losing in a dramatic 6 game series to the Florida Marlins. It would be their second World Series loss in three years and last appearance in a World Series until 2009.
Offseason
December 6, 2002: Robin Ventura was re-signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
December 19, 2002: Hideki Matsui was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
December 19, 2002: Todd Zeile was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
January 3, 2003: Brandon Knight was released by the New York Yankees.
Regular season
On June 11, 2003, six Astros pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter against the New York Yankees. The six pitchers were Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner. It was the first no-hitter against the Yankees in 45 years.
Opening Day starters
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
May 23, 2003: Curtis Pride was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Nashua.
July 22, 2003: Jesse Orosco was sent to the New York Yankees by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
July 29, 2003: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks for David Dellucci, Bret Prinz, and John Prowl.
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
1B
156
535
134
.250
41
107
2B
156
682
198
.290
38
91
SS
119
482
156
.324
10
52
LF
163
623
179
.287
16
106
CF
119
445
117
.263
15
64
C
142
481
135
.281
30
101
3B
89
283
71
.251
9
42
RF
98
361
93
.258
16
49
DH
96
324
92
.284
14
47
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
54
189
48
.254
6
31
66
186
39
.210
6
23
63
174
48
.276
6
31
57
173
46
.266
7
26
52
151
46
.305
6
21
63
135
31
.230
3
15
40
105
28
.267
4
14
31
100
26
.260
1
11
22
55
11
.200
0
5
21
51
9
.176
1
4
4
12
1
.083
1
1
18
10
2
.200
0
2
5
7
1
.143
0
0
5
8
1
.125
0
0
5
4
1
.250
0
0
3
4
0
.000
0
0
4
2
2
1.000
0
0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
31
31
214.2
17
8
3.40
195
31
30
213.0
15
7
4.14
101
33
33
211.2
17
9
3.91
190
33
33
208.1
21
8
4.02
180
32
24
159.1
7
9
5.99
93
1
1
6.1
1
0
1.42
5
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
18
71
7
2
3.30
72
4
11.1
0
0
0.79
7
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
64
5
2
40
1.66
63
62
3
2
1
2.86
45
48
2
5
0
3.73
47
27
1
3
0
5.44
36
25
0
3
6
7.71
19
24
1
0
1
4.58
21
22
1
0
0
4.79
9
15
0
0
0
10.38
4
13
0
0
0
3.18
9
12
0
1
0
1.20
4
12
2
1
0
4.38
6
9
1
1
0
1.93
10
7
0
0
1
5.79
1
5
0
0
0
7.36
0
2
0
0
0
18.00
2
Postseason
2003 ALDS
Game 1:Minnesota 3 – New York 1. Game 2:New York 4 – Minnesota 1. Game 3:New York 3 – Minnesota 1. Game 4:New York 8 – Minnesota 1. New York's victory secured their place in the American League Championship Series.
