2003 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 93Ã¢ÂÂ69. They would not make the playoffs for the second straight year and despite that, this was their last winning season until 2007.

The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual. The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy GarcÃÂa, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer, and Joel PiÃÂ±eiro.

Offseason

October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Mariners.
November 15: Mariners named Bob Melvin, as the team's new manager, after Lou Piniella left to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
December 6: John Olerud re-signed as a free agent with the Mariners.
January 16, 2003: John Mabry signed as a free agent with Seattle.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey SÃÂ¡nchez and cash.

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note; G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

Jamie Moyer, Roberto Clemente Award and Hutch Award
MLB All-Stars: Moyer, Ichiro Suzuki, Edgar MartÃÂnez, Bret Boone, Shigetoshi Hasegawa

Farm system

<small>League champions: San Antonio, Inland Empire</small>

Major League Baseball draft

The following is a list of 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being shortstop Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30 pitchers, 8 outfielders, 6 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 first baseman.