- 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 CHAMPIONReferences
* [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
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