The 2003

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season was the 35th season in franchise history. The team was managed by

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, as the team played their final season of home games at

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before moving the club to

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the following season.

Offseason

* November 19, 2002: Jesse Orosco signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres. *December 10, 2002:

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signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.Jaret Wright Statistics
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Regular season

Opening Day starters

*Gary Bennett *Sean Burroughs *Ryan Klesko *Mark Kotsay *Brian Lawrence *Mark Loretta *Xavier Nady *Ramon Vazquez *

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Notable transactions

*June 3, 2003: Tim Stauffer was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed August 9, 2003. *June 3, 2003:

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was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2003. *July 22, 2003:

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was sent to the New York Yankees by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal. *August 12, 2003:

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was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later and

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to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brian Giles. The San Diego Padres sent Corey Stewart (minors) (October 2, 2003) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. *August 15, 2003:

was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

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''

Other 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''

Award winners

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* Rondell White

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links

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