2003 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 2003
misc = 2003 NL East Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Turner Field
y4 = 1997
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = AOL Time Warner
general managers = John Schuerholz
managers = Bobby Cox
television = TBS Superstation
(Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren)
FSN South
(Bob Neal, Bob Rathbun)
radio = WSB (AM)
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)
WWWE
(Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)|

Offseason

*November 20, 2002: Donzell McDonald was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdondo01.shtml]
*December 18, 2002: Paul Byrd was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/byrdpa01.shtml Paul Byrd Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 19, 2002: Greg Maddux was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maddugr01.shtml]
*January 8, 2003: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francju01.shtml Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

*In 2003, John Smoltz set a Major League record (since tied) by having 34 saves before the All-Star Break. [Sports Illustrated, Volume 109, No. 2, July 14-21, 2008, p.24, Published by Time Inc.]

*On August 10, 2003, Rafael Furcal of the Braves had an unassisted triple play. He caught the liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner going back to first base. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml]

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

August 29, 2003: Jaret Wright was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wrighja02.shtml Jaret Wright Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

2003 National League Division Series

Award Winners

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system [Baseball America 2004 Annual Directory]

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Pat Kelly, manager)
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Brian Snitker, manager)
* Class A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Carolina League; Randy Ingle, manager)
* Class A: Rome Braves (South Atlantic League; Rocket Wheeler, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: Danville Braves (Appalachian League; Kevin McMullan, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Ralph Henriquez, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2003.shtml 2003 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference]

succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 2003
before = Atlanta Braves
2002
after = Atlanta Braves
2004