2003 Florida Marlins season

The Florida Marlins' 2003 season was the 11th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. The Marlins were the National League Wild Card winners, the National League Champions, and the World Series Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series in six games to win their second World Series championship. The Marlins became the second team in baseball history to win a World Series championship despite being 10 or more games below .500 (as low as 19–29) at some point in the season; the other team was the 1914 Boston Braves.

2003 Florida Marlins
World Series Champions National League Champions National League Wild Card Winners
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Pro Player Stadium
City	Miami Gardens, Florida
Record	91–71 (.562)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Jeffrey Loria
General managers	Larry Beinfest
Managers	Jeff Torborg, Jack McKeon
Television	FSN Florida WPXM (Len Kasper, Tommy Hutton)
Radio	WQAM (Dave Van Horne, Jon Sciambi) WQBA (Spanish) (Felo Ramírez, Luis Quintana)
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This was the last Marlins team to make the postseason until 2020, and last Marlins team to make the postseason in a full season until 2023.

Offseason

The Marlins pulled off some blockbuster deals during the 2003 off season, the most impressive being that of 10-time Gold Glove winning catcher Iván Rodríguez. They also traded catcher Charles Johnson and outfielder Preston Wilson to the Colorado Rockies for lead-off man Juan Pierre.

• November 16, 2002: Charles Johnson was traded by the Florida Marlins with Vic Darensbourg, Pablo Ozuna, and Preston Wilson to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Pierre, Mike Hampton, and cash (shortly thereafter, Mike Hampton was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Tim Spooneybarger).^[1]
• November 12, 2002: Matt Treanor signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[2]
• January 8, 2003: Todd Hollandsworth signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[3]
• January 28, 2003: Iván Rodríguez signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[4]
• February 13, 2003: Al Martin signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.^[5]
• February 15, 2003: Kevin Millar was purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins.^[6]
• March 28, 2003: Al Martin was released by the Florida Marlins.^[5]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Josh Beckett – SP
• Luis Castillo – 2B
• Juan Encarnación – RF
• Álex González – SS
• Todd Hollandsworth – LF
• Derrek Lee – 1B
• Mike Lowell – 3B
• Juan Pierre – CF
• Iván Rodríguez – C ^[7]

Season standings

National League East

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	101	61	.623	—	55‍–‍26	46‍–‍35
Florida Marlins	91	71	.562	10	53‍–‍28	38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	15	49‍–‍32	37‍–‍44
Montreal Expos	83	79	.512	18	52‍–‍29	31‍–‍50
New York Mets	66	95	.410	34½	34‍–‍46	32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

2003 National League record v t e 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

Game log

Legend
Marlins Win	Marlins Loss	Game Postponed

2003 Game Log (91–71)
March/April (14–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 March 31 Phillies 5–8 Millwood (1–0) Beckett (0–1) Mesa (1) 37,137 0–1 L1 2 April 2 Phillies 2–8 Wolf (1–0) Pavano (0–1) — 10,534 0–2 L2 3 April 3 Phillies 8–3 Redman (1–0) Padilla (0–1) — 14,585 1–2 W1 4 April 4 @ Braves 7–12 Hernandez (1–0) Nunez (0–1) Smoltz (1) 20,642 1–3 L1 5 April 5 @ Braves 17–1 Beckett (1–1) Maddux (0–2) — 23,081 2–3 W1 6 April 6 @ Braves 4–13 Ramirez (1–1) Penny (0–1) — 21,253 2–4 L1 7 April 7 @ Braves 0–3 Ortiz (1–1) Pavano (0–2) Smoltz (2) 19,326 2–5 L2 8 April 8 Mets 2–4 Leiter (2–0) Redman (1–1) Benitez (3) 10,103 2–6 L3 9 April 9 Mets 3–2 Looper (1–0) Stanton (0–1) — 10,052 3–6 W1 10 April 10 Mets 4–3 Spooneybarger (1–0) Benitez (0–2) — 10,267 4–6 W2 11 April 11 Braves 7–4 Penny (1–1) Ramirez (1–2) Looper (1) 12,045 5–6 W3 12 April 12 Braves 12–5 Pavano (1–2) Ortiz (1–2) — 25,203 6–6 W4 13 April 13 Braves 1–7 Maddux (1–3) Redman (1–2) Smoltz (3) 21,834 6–7 L1 14 April 14 @ Phillies 2–5 Padilla (2–1) Burnett (0–1) Mesa (2) 13,611 6–8 L2 15 April 15 @ Phillies 3–4 Silva (2–0) Beckett (1–2) Mesa (3) 17,508 6–9 L3 16 April 16 @ Phillies 3–1 Penny (2–1) Myers (0–2) Looper (2) 15,167 7–9 W1 17 April 17 @ Phillies 7–3 Pavano (2–2) Millwood (2–1) — 13,968 8–9 W2 18 April 18 @ Mets 3–6 Weathers (1–0) Nunez (0–2) Benitez (5) 18,525 8–10 L1 19 April 19 @ Mets 6–5 Looper (2–0) Benitez (0–3) — 36,448 9–10 W1 20 April 20 @ Mets 4–7 Glavine (3–1) Nunez (0–3) — 26,245 9–11 L1 21 April 22 Brewers 4–2 Almanza (1–0) de los Santos (0–1) Looper (3) 10,115 10–11 W1 22 April 23 Brewers 5–4 (12) Almanza (2–0) Nance (0–1) — 9,182 11–11 W2 23 April 24 Brewers 4–2 Redman (2–2) Ritchie (1–2) — 9,069 12–11 W3 24 April 25 Cardinals 2–9 Tomko (2–2) Burnett (0–2) — 12,081 12–12 L1 25 April 26 Cardinals 5–3 Beckett (2–2) Kline (0–3) Looper (4) 12,286 13–12 W1 26 April 27 Cardinals 6–7 (20) Kline (1–3) Pavano (2–3) — 10,075 13–13 L1 27 April 28 @ Diamondbacks 1–7 Dessens (3–2) Wayne (0–1) — 25,468 13–14 L2 28 April 29 @ Diamondbacks 7–5 Redman (3–2) Kim (1–5) — 29,380 14–14 W1 29 April 30 @ Diamondbacks 3–7 Batista (1–2) Pavano (2–4) Mantei (4) 24,306 14–15 L1
May (12–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 30 May 1 @ Diamondbacks 4–3 Almanza (3–0) Villarreal (1–2) Looper (5) 25,044 15–15 W1 31 May 2 @ Astros 3–4 Stone (2–0) Penny (2–2) Wagner (5) 22,659 15–16 L1 32 May 3 @ Astros 2–5 Redding (3–2) Wayne (0–2) Dotel (2) 28,188 15–17 L2 33 May 4 @ Astros 2–5 Lidge (3–0) Spooneybarger (1–1) Wagner (6) 31,764 15–18 L3 34 May 6 Giants 2–4 Nathan (3–0) Almanza (3–1) Worrell (9) 11,701 15–19 L4 35 May 7 Giants 2–3 Moss (5–0) Beckett (2–3) Worrell (10) 11,464 15–20 L5 36 May 8 Giants 2–3 Nathan (4–0) Looper (2–1) Worrell (11) 13,812 15–21 L6 37 May 9 Rockies 5–4 Looper (3–1) Speier (2–1) — 10,272 16–21 W1 38 May 10 Rockies 4–5 Jennings (3–3) Tejera (0–1) Jimenez (8) 16,543 16–22 L1 39 May 11 Rockies 7–2 Pavano (3–4) Cook (1–3) — 9,205 17–22 W1 40 May 12 @ Padres 6–1 Levrault (1–0) Condrey (1–2) — 15,869 18–22 W2 41 May 13 @ Padres 5–6 (10) Herges (1–0) Looper (3–2) — 13,203 18–23 L1 42 May 14 @ Padres 10–3 Willis (1–0) Bynum (0–2) — 10,935 19–23 W1 43 May 16 @ Dodgers 1–2 Dreifort (3–3) Almanza (3–2) Gagne (13) 47,383 19–24 L1 44 May 17 @ Dodgers 1–4 Perez (3–2) Tejera (0–2) Gagne (14) 38,248 19–25 L2 45 May 18 @ Dodgers 1–2 Nomo (5–4) Penny (2–3) Gagne (15) 43,775 19–26 L3 46 May 20 @ Expos 4–6 Vazquez (4–2) Willis (1–1) Biddle (13) 5,435 19–27 L4 47 May 21 @ Expos 2–7 Vargas (2–1) Pavano (3–5) — 5,282 19–28 L5 48 May 22 @ Expos 2–8 Hernandez (4–2) Tejera (0–3) — 6,249 19–29 L6 49 May 23 @ Reds 8–4 Phelps (1–0) Austin (2–2) — 30,596 20–29 W1 50 May 24 @ Reds 5–4 Penny (3–3) Wilson (2–4) Looper (6) 41,285 21–29 W2 51 May 25 @ Reds 6–2 Willis (2–1) Graves (3–3) Looper (7) 35,073 22–29 W3 52 May 26 Expos 5–1 Pavano (4–5) Vargas (2–2) — 8,362 23–29 W4 – May 27 Expos Postponed (rain, makeup May 28) 53 May 28 (1) Expos 4–3 Phelps (2–0) Hernandez (4–3) Looper (8) N/A 24–29 W5 54 May 28 (2) Expos 6–0 Tejera (1–3) Day (4–3) — 9,169 25–29 W6 55 May 29 Expos 2–3 Ohka (4–5) Almanza (3–3) Biddle (15) 9,052 25–30 L1 56 May 30 Reds 3–4 (11) White (3–0) Almanza (3–4) Williamson (12) 17,385 25–31 L2 57 May 31 Reds 3–2 Willis (3–1) Graves (3–4) Looper (9) 16,190 26–31 W1
June (16–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 58 June 1 Reds 6–9 Sullivan (6–0) Pavano (4–6) Williamson (13) 12,236 26–32 L1 59 June 3 Athletics 13–2 Penny (4–3) Mulder (8–3) — 10,195 27–32 W1 60 June 4 Athletics 5–6 Bradford (4–3) Spooneybarger (1–2) Foulke (15) 10,215 27–33 L1 61 June 5 Athletics 2–0 Willis (4–1) Lilly (3–4) Looper (10) 10,140 28–33 W1 62 June 6 Angels 4–1 Pavano (5–6) Appier (4–3) Looper (11) 13,188 29–33 W2 63 June 7 Angels 2–9 Sele (3–3) Phelps (2–1) — 23,483 29–34 L1 64 June 8 Angels 5–8 Ortiz (6–5) Penny (4–4) Percival (8) 12,620 29–35 L2 65 June 10 @ Brewers 12–4 Redman (4–2) Sheets (6–5) — 11,598 30–35 W1 66 June 11 @ Brewers 6–5 Willis (5–1) Franklin (3–5) Looper (12) 12,419 31–35 W2 67 June 12 @ Brewers 5–6 Kinney (5–4) Pavano (5–7) DeJean (15) 13,075 31–36 L1 68 June 13 @ Rangers 8–0 Penny (5–4) Mounce (0–1) — 26,075 32–36 W1 69 June 14 @ Rangers 2–13 Valdez (6–2) Phelps (2–2) — 37,443 32–37 L1 70 June 15 @ Rangers 10–4 Redman (5–2) Thomson (4–8) — 26,021 33–37 W1 71 June 16 Mets 1–0 Willis (6–1) Glavine (5–7) — 10,624 34–37 W2 72 June 17 Mets 0–5 Seo (5–2) Pavano (5–8) — 10,359 34–38 L1 73 June 18 Mets 5–10 Leiter (8–3) Penny (5–5) Wheeler (1) 11,326 34–39 L2 74 June 19 Mets 5–1 Phelps (3–2) Bacsik (1–2) — 10,400 35–39 W1 75 June 20 Devil Rays 3–1 (11) Almanza (4–4) Levine (2–5) — 12,515 36–39 W2 76 June 21 Devil Rays 2–0 (5) Willis (7–1) Standridge (0–2) — 15,397 37–39 W3 77 June 22 Devil Rays 3–2 Pavano (6–8) Gonzalez (3–3) Looper (13) 10,392 38–39 W4 78 June 24 @ Mets 8–4 Penny (6–5) Leiter (8–4) Tejera (1) 22,226 39–39 W5 79 June 25 @ Mets 3–6 Trachsel (6–5) Redman (5–3) Benitez (18) 22,563 39–40 L1 80 June 26 @ Mets 6–1 Willis (8–1) Heilman (0–1) — 30,378 40–40 W1 81 June 27 @ Red Sox 8–25 Kim (3–6) Pavano (6–9) — 34,764 40–41 L1 82 June 28 @ Red Sox 10–9 Bump (1–0) Lyon (3–4) Looper (14) 34,804 41–41 W1 83 June 29 @ Red Sox 7–11 Lowe (9–3) Penny (6–6) — 34,476 41–42 L1 84 June 30 Braves 8–1 Redman (6–3) Maddux (6–8) — 11,254 42–42 W1
July (17–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 85 July 1 Braves 20–1 Beckett (3–3) Hampton (3–5) — 13,073 43–42 W2 86 July 2 Braves 1–2 (13) Gryboski (5–3) Almanza (4–5) Smoltz (30) 30,634 43–43 L1 87 July 4 @ Phillies 2–1 Looper (4–2) Mesa (3–5) — 19,690 44–43 W1 88 July 5 @ Phillies 5–4 Penny (7–6) Padilla (7–8) Looper (15) 52,110 45–43 W2 89 July 6 @ Phillies 6–3 Redman (7–3) Wolf (9–4) — 26,244 46–43 W3 90 July 7 @ Cubs 3–6 Clement (6–7) Beckett (3–4) Borowski (17) 38,662 46–44 L1 91 July 8 @ Cubs 4–3 Bump (2–0) Remlinger (5–3) Looper (16) 33,227 47–44 W1 92 July 9 @ Cubs 1–5 Wood (9–6) Pavano (6–10) — 33,054 47–45 L1 93 July 11 @ Expos 5–4 Penny (8–6) Biddle (3–4) Looper (17) 7,251 48–45 W1 94 July 12 @ Expos 1–7 Hernandez (9–6) Redman (7–4) — 28,170 48–46 L1 95 July 13 @ Expos 11–4 Willis (9–1) Vargas (6–5) — 16,084 49–46 W1 – July 15 74th All-Star Game in Chicago, IL 96 July 18 Cubs 6–0 Redman (8–4) Clement (7–8) — 26,174 50–46 W2 97 July 19 Cubs 0–1 Wood (10–6) Penny (8–7) — 30,432 50–47 L1 98 July 20 Cubs 2–16 Zambrano (7–8) Willis (9–2) — 25,574 50–48 L2 99 July 21 Expos 4–1 Beckett (4–4) Knott (0–1) — 10,769 51–48 W1 100 July 22 Expos 9–1 Pavano (7–10) Ohka (7–10) — 10,512 52–48 W2 101 July 23 @ Braves 5–4 (12) Bump (3–0) Hodges (3–1) — 27,137 53–48 W3 102 July 24 @ Braves 2–5 Ortiz (14–4) Penny (8–8) Smoltz (37) 33,711 53–49 L1 103 July 25 Phillies 11–5 Urbina (1–4) Williams (1–4) — 18,106 54–49 W1 104 July 26 Phillies 10–5 Beckett (5–4) Duckworth (3–5) Looper (18) 20,545 55–49 W2 105 July 27 Phillies 7–6 Urbina (2–4) Williams (1–5) — 12,467 56–49 W3 106 July 28 Diamondbacks 3–2 Redman (9–4) Batista (7–6) Looper (19) 10,472 57–49 W4 107 July 29 Diamondbacks 2–1 Penny (9–8) Webb (7–4) Looper (20) 11,469 58–49 W5 108 July 30 Diamondbacks 3–1 Willis (10–2) Johnson (1–4) Looper (21) 37,735 59–49 W6
August (14–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 109 August 1 Astros 1–2 Redding (8–9) Beckett (5–5) Wagner (32) 12,392 59–50 L1 110 August 2 Astros 5–2 Pavano (8–10) Robertson (10–5) Looper (22) 25,206 60–50 W1 111 August 3 Astros 1–3 Fernandez (1–0) Redman (9–5) Wagner (33) 12,262 60–51 L1 112 August 5 @ Cardinals 4–0 Penny (10–8) Williams (14–5) — 35,468 61–51 W1 113 August 6 @ Cardinals 7–3 Willis (11–2) Haren (2–3) — 31,606 62–51 W2 114 August 7 @ Cardinals 0–3 Tomko (8–7) Beckett (5–6) Isringhausen (9) 31,002 62–52 L1 115 August 8 @ Brewers 5–3 Pavano (9–10) Sheets (10–9) Looper (23) 25,022 63–52 W1 116 August 9 @ Brewers 7–1 Redman (10–5) Manning (0–2) — 28,488 64–52 W2 117 August 10 @ Brewers 4–5 de los Santos (2–3) Penny (10–9) Kolb (6) 37,521 64–53 L1 118 August 11 Dodgers 3–9 Od. Perez (8–9) Willis (11–3) — 20,288 64–54 L2 119 August 12 Dodgers 5–4 (13) Fox (2–2) Shuey (4–4) — 12,025 65–54 W1 120 August 13 Dodgers 2–1 (11) Bump (4–0) Alvarez (0–1) — 12,323 66–54 W2 121 August 14 Dodgers 4–6 Brown (12–6) Redman (10–6) Gagne (40) 12,561 66–55 L1 122 August 15 Padres 10–0 Penny (11–9) Ol. Perez (4–6) — 18,349 67–55 W1 123 August 16 Padres 6–3 Fox (3–2) Witasick (3–3) Looper (24) 26,104 68–55 W2 124 August 17 Padres 11–7 Beckett (6–6) Eaton (7–9) Tejera (2) 12,052 69–55 W3 125 August 19 @ Rockies 2–10 Stark (2–1) Pavano (9–11) — 25,889 69–56 L1 126 August 20 @ Rockies 3–9 Vance (1–0) Redman (10–7) — 23,534 69–57 L2 127 August 21 @ Rockies 4–5 Speier (3–1) Looper (4–3) — 23,846 69–58 L3 128 August 22 @ Giants 4–6 Ponson (15–9) Willis (11–4) Worrell (26) 42,244 69–59 L4 129 August 23 @ Giants 2–3 Brower (8–4) Beckett (6–7) Worrell (27) 42,189 69–60 L5 130 August 24 @ Giants 7–4 Pavano (10–11) Reuter (7–4) — 41.886 70–60 W1 131 August 26 @ Pirates 3–4 Lincoln (2–4) Redman (10–8) Tavarez (3) 12,219 70–61 L1 132 August 27 @ Pirates 0–4 Wells (6–7) Penny (11–10) — 18,264 70–62 L2 133 August 28 @ Pirates 0–5 Fogg (8–7) Willis (11–5) — 12,679 70–63 L3 134 August 29 Expos 3–2 Looper (5–3) Biddle (4–8) — 12,231 71–63 W1 135 August 30 Expos 4–3 Pavano (11–11) Hernandez (14–8) Looper (25) 20,724 72–63 W2 136 August 31 Expos 5–3 Redman (11–8) Day (7–6) Urbina (27) 11,105 73–63 W3
September (18–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 137 September 1 Expos 5–2 Penny (12–10) Ohka (8–11) Looper (26) 12,413 74–63 W4 138 September 2 Pirates 2–3 Wells (7–7) Willis (11–6) Tavarez (4) 10,327 74–64 L1 139 September 3 Pirates 3–0 Beckett (7–7) Fogg (8–8) Urbina (28) 11,135 75–64 W1 140 September 4 Pirates 5–1 Tejera (2–3) Torres (5–4) — 10,213 76–64 W2 141 September 5 @ Expos[lower-alpha 1] 2–6 Hernandez (15–8) Redman (11–9) — 11,509 76–65 L1 142 September 6 @ Expos[lower-alpha 1] 14–4 Penny (13–10) Ohka (8–12) — 14,570 77–65 W1 143 September 7 @ Expos[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 Willis (12–6) Vazquez (12–10) Looper (27) 12,647 78–65 W2 144 September 8 @ Mets 5–0 Beckett (8–7) Trachsel (14–9) — 15,155 79–65 W3 145 September 9 @ Mets 3–1 Urbina (3–4) Weathers (1–6) Looper (28) 29,410 80–65 W4 146 September 10 @ Mets 7–3 Redman (12–9) Seo (8–11) — 16,699 81–65 W5 147 September 12 Braves 5–4 Looper (6–3) King (3–3) — 25,622 82–65 W6 148 September 13 Braves 8–3 Willis (13–6) Ortiz (19–7) — 40,414 83–65 W7 149 September 14 Braves 4–8 Cunnane (2–1) Looper (6–4) — 18,725 83–66 L1 150 September 16 @ Phillies 0–14 Padilla (14–10) Pavano (11–12) — 36,479 83–67 L2 151 September 17 @ Phillies 11–4 Redman (13–9) Myers (14–8) — 33,761 84–67 W1 152 September 18 @ Phillies 4–5 Cormier (7–0) Fox (3–3) — 20,950 84–68 L1 153 September 19 @ Braves 0–1 Ortiz (20–7) Beckett (8–8) — 35,942 84–69 L2 154 September 20 @ Braves 6–5 (11) Helling (8–8) Cunnane (2–2) — 42,496 85–69 W1 155 September 21 @ Braves 0–8 Maddux (15–11) Pavano (11–13) — 33,827 85–70 L1 156 September 22 @ Braves 6–3 Redman (14–9) Hampton (14–8) Urbina (29) 17,345 86–70 W1 157 September 23 Phillies 5–4 Tejera (3–3) Williams (1–7) Urbina (30) 25,311 87–70 W2 158 September 24 Phillies 6–5 Beckett (9–8) Myers (14–9) Urbina (31) 28,520 88–70 W3 159 September 25 Phillies 8–4 Penny (14–10) Wolf (16–10) — 31,935 89–70 W4 160 September 26 Mets 4–3 Pavano (12–13) Heilman (2–7) Urbina (32) 33,215 90–70 W5 161 September 27 Mets 3–9 Seo (9–11) Tejera (3–4) — 30,204 90–71 L1 162 September 28 Mets 4–0 Willis (14–6) Griffiths (1–4) — 27,529 91–71 W1

1. Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games.

Postseason Game Log

Legend
Marlins Win	Marlins Loss	Game Postponed

2003 Postseason Game Log (11–6)
NLDS vs San Francisco (3–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 September 30 @ Giants 0–2 Schmidt (1–0) Beckett (0–1) — 43,704 0–1 2 October 1 @ Giants 9–5 Pavano (1–0) Nathan (0–1) — 43,766 1–1 3 October 3 Giants 4–3 (11) Looper (1–0) Worrell (0–1) — 61,488 2–1 4 October 4 Giants 7–6 Pavano (2–0) Rodriguez (0–1) Urbina (1) 65,464 3–1
NLCS vs Chicago (4–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 7 @ Cubs 9–8 (11) Urbina (1–0) Guthrie (0–1) Looper (1) 39,567 1–0 2 October 8 @ Cubs 3–12 Prior (1–0) Penny (0–1) — 39,562 1–1 3 October 10 Cubs 4–5 (11) Borowski (1–0) Tejera (0–1) Remlinger (1) 65,115 1–2 4 October 11 Cubs 3–8 Clement (1–0) Willis (0–1) — 65,829 1–3 5 October 12 Cubs 4–0 Beckett (1–0) Zambrano (0–1) — 65,279 2–3 6 October 14 @ Cubs 8–3 Fox (1–0) Prior (1–1) — 39,577 3–3 7 October 15 @ Cubs 9–6 Penny (1–1) Wood (0–1) Urbina (1) 39,574 4–3
World Series vs New York (4–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 October 18 @ Yankees 3–2 Penny (1–0) Wells (0–1) Urbina (1) 55,769 1–0 2 October 19 @ Yankees 1–6 Pettitte (1–0) Redman (0–1) — 55,750 1–1 3 October 21 Yankees 1–6 Mussina (1–0) Beckett (0–1) Rivera (1) 65,731 1–2 4 October 22 Yankees 4–3 (12) Looper (1–0) Weaver (0–1) — 65,934 2–2 5 October 23 Yankees 6–4 Penny (2–0) Contreras (0–1) Urbina (2) 65,975 3–2 6 October 25 @ Yankees 2–0 Beckett (1–1) Pettitte (1–1) — 55,773 4–2

Sluggish start

Jeff Torborg, the manager at the start of the season, led the team to a 16-22 start. Adding to that, their three top pitchers A. J. Burnett, Josh Beckett and Mark Redman, had each endured injuries that season, but Beckett and Redman were able to return to finish the rest of 2003. On May 11, Torborg was fired and replaced with Jack McKeon, a 72-year-old who began his major league managerial career in 1973 with the Kansas City Royals.

Midseason acquisitions

• Miguel Cabrera – 3B → called up from the AA Carolina Mudcats
• Jeff Conine – 1B → acquired from Baltimore in exchange for two minor league players.^[8]
• Dontrelle Willis – LHP → called up from the Mudcats.
• Ugueth Urbina – RHP → acquired from Texas in exchange for Adrián González and two other minor league players.^[9]
• Aaron Small (RHP) signed as a free agent.^[10]

Roster

2003 Florida Marlins
Roster
Pitchers 29 Armando Almanza 32 Juan Alvarez 61,21 Josh Beckett 33 Toby Borland 40 Nate Bump 34 A. J. Burnett 49 Chad Fox 38 Rick Helling 44 Allen Levrault 41 Braden Looper 39 Blaine Neal 36 Vladimir Núñez 56 Kevin Olsen 45 Carl Pavano 31 Brad Penny 57 Tommy Phelps 55 Mark Redman 91 Tim Spooneybarger 58 Michael Tejera 74 Ugueth Urbina 48 Justin Wayne 35 Dontrelle Willis		Catchers 17 Ramón Castro 52 Mike Redmond  7 Iván Rodríguez Infielders  1 Luis Castillo 11 Álex González 25 Derrek Lee 19 Mike Lowell		Outfielders 21 Chad Allen 20 Miguel Cabrera 18 Jeff Conine 43 Juan Encarnación 14 Todd Hollandsworth  9 Juan Pierre  4 Gerald Williams Other batters 22 Brian Banks  6 Andy Fox 10 Lenny Harris 12 Mike Mordecai		Manager 15 Jack McKeon 10 Jeff Torborg Coaches 38 Brad Arnsberg (pitching) 67 Pierre Arsenault (bullpen) 47 Jeff Cox (bench) 13 Ozzie Guillén (third base) 16 Perry Hill (first base) 28 Bill Robinson (hitting)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	Iván Rodríguez	144	511	152	.297	16	85
1B	Derrek Lee	155	539	146	.271	31	92
2B	Luis Castillo	152	595	187	.314	6	39
3B	Mike Lowell	130	492	136	.276	32	105
SS	Álex González	150	528	135	.256	18	77
LF	Todd Hollandsworth	93	228	58	.254	3	20
CF	Juan Pierre	162	668	204	.305	1	41
RF	Juan Encarnación	156	601	162	.270	19	94

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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
Miguel Cabrera	87	314	84	.268	12	62
Brian Banks	92	149	35	.235	4	23
Mike Redmond	59	125	30	.240	0	11
Andy Fox	70	108	21	.194	0	8
Mike Mordecai	65	89	19	.213	2	8
Jeff Conine	25	84	20	.238	5	15
Ramón Castro	40	53	15	.283	5	8
Gerald Williams	27	31	4	.129	0	3
Chad Allen	12	24	5	.208	0	0
Lenny Harris	13	14	4	.286	0	1

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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
Carl Pavano	33	32	201.0	12	13	4.30	133
Brad Penny	32	32	196.1	14	10	4.13	138
Mark Redman	29	29	190.2	14	9	3.59	151
Dontrelle Willis	27	27	160.2	14	6	3.30	142
Josh Beckett	24	23	142.0	9	8	3.04	152
A. J. Burnett	4	4	23.0	0	2	4.70	21
Justin Wayne	2	2	5.1	0	2	11.81	1

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
Michael Tejera	50	81.0	3	4	4.67	58
Tommy Phelps	27	63.0	3	2	4.00	43

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
Braden Looper	74	6	4	28	3.68	56
Armando Almanza	51	4	5	0	6.08	49
Tim Spooneybarger	33	1	2	0	4.07	32
Ugueth Urbina	33	3	0	6	1.41	37
Nate Bump	32	4	0	0	4.71	17
Chad Fox	21	2	1	0	2.13	27
Allen Levrault	19	1	0	0	3.86	21
Blaine Neal	18	0	0	0	8.14	10
Vladimir Núñez	14	0	3	0	16.03	10
Rick Helling	11	1	0	0	0.55	12
Juan Alvarez	9	0	0	0	3.09	6
Kevin Olsen	7	0	0	0	12.75	12
Toby Borland	7	0	0	0	1.86	4

Postseason

With a 4–3 win over the New York Mets on September 26, the Marlins clinched their second wildcard in team history, and finishing with an overall record of 91–71.

National League Division Series

Main article: 2003 National League Division Series

The Marlins won the Division Series over the heavily favored defending National League champion San Francisco Giants. The series ended with a play at the plate with catcher Iván Rodríguez prevailing over Giants first baseman J. T. Snow. Coupled with a perfect throw from Conine and an amazing catch from Rodríguez, Snow was attempting to score by using a football type bulldozing move, but Rodríguez held on and the Marlins won, marking the first time that a post-season series ended with the potential tying run being thrown out at home plate.

NLCS

Main article: 2003 National League Championship Series

The 2003 National League Championship Series is arguably one of the most famous (or infamous) post-season series in MLB history. On one side, the Florida Marlins, the miracle who, just a few months before, were at the cellar of the NL. On the other side, the Chicago Cubs, the "lovable losers", who, for the first time in a long time, were so close to victory. The Cubs jumped to a quick 3 games to 1 lead including 2 out of the 3 games in Miami, and were the sure favorites to take the series when it shifted back to Chicago. In Game Five, an absolutely stellar performance by Josh Beckett brought the series back to Chicago, back to Wrigley Field, where the home team has always had the advantage. With the Cubs needing to win only one game, and having studs Mark Prior and Kerry Wood on the hill those two games, most people thought the Marlins hope was over. In Game Six, the Cubs enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 lead with one out in the 8th Inning, when it all fell apart, and the Marlins went on to win the game, tying the series. This was the game of the Steve Bartman incident. In Game Seven, Brad Penny drove it home for the Fish, clinching their second pennant in 6 years.

2003 World Series

Main article: 2003 World Series

In the World Series, the underdog Marlins prevailed over the Yankees, 4 games to 2. This World Series marked the 100th anniversary of the annual event, although because there had not been a World Series played in what would have been its second year (1904), and the cancellation of all post-season play as a result of the strike in 1994, it was only the 99th World Series played. Josh Beckett was named the World Series MVP.

Quote

Trying to win it all again. Posada, slow roller, right side. Beckett picks it up, tags Posada, and the Florida Marlins are World Champions. The Marlins have stunned the Yankees, shocked New York, and this improbable team, improbable ride, they end up on top, winning in 6 games over the Yankees.

— Joe Buck, FOX Sports

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	Dean Treanor
AA	Carolina Mudcats	Southern League	Tracy Woodson
A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	Luis Dorante
A	Greensboro Bats	South Atlantic League	Steve Phillips
A-Short Season	Jamestown Jammers	New York–Penn League	Benny Castillo
Rookie	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	Tim Cossins

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carolina^[12]

References

1. "Charles Johnson". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on July 10, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
2. "Matt Treanor Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
3. "Todd Hollandsworth Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
4. "Iván Rodríguez". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
5. "Al Martin". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on July 7, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
6. "Kevin Millar Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
7. "2003 Florida Marlins Roster by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
8. "The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Transactions: Florida Marlins Transactions". Retrieved December 6, 2006.
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12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 2003 Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac
• Florida Marlins at Baseball Almanac
• 2003 Florida Marlins at Baseball Reference