2003 International League season

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The 2003 International League season was the 118th in the league's history, and ended with the Durham Bulls winning their second straight Governors' Cup.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Pawtucket Red Sox	83	61	.576	--	Buddy Bailey	Boston Red Sox
Ottawa Lynx	79	65	.549	4	Gary Allenson	Baltimore Orioles
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons	73	70	.510	9½	Marc Bombard	Philadelphia Phillies
Buffalo Bisons	73	70	.510	9½	Marty Brown	Cleveland Indians
Rochester Red Wings	68	75	.476	14½	Phil Roof	Minnesota Twins
Syracuse SkyChiefs	62	79	.440	14½	Omar Malave	Toronto Blue Jays

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Durham Bulls	73	67	.521	--	Bill Evers	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Charlotte Knights	74	70	.514	2	Nick Capra	Chicago White Sox
Norfolk Tides	67	76	.469	7½	Bobby Floyd	New York Mets
Richmond Braves	64	79	.448	10½	Pat Kelly	Atlanta Braves

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Louisville Bats	79	64	.552	--	Dave Miley/Rick Burleson	Cincinnati Reds
Columbus Clippers	76	68	.528	3½	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees
Toledo Mud Hens	65	78	.455	14	Larry Parrish	Detroit Tigers
Indianapolis Indians	64	78	.451	14½	Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Pawtucket Red Sox	3
	WC	Ottawa Lynx	2
						N1	Pawtucket Red Sox	0
						S1	Durham Bulls	3
	S1	Durham Bulls	3
	W1	Louisville Bats	1

First Round

Pawtucket vs. Ottawa Date Away Home September 3 Pawtucket 4 Ottawa 3 11 innings September 4 Pawtucket 6 Ottawa 2 September 5 Ottawa 6 Pawtucket 5 September 6 Ottawa 2 Pawtucket 0 September 7 Ottawa 1 Pawtucket 3 Pawtucket wins series 3-2

Louisville vs. Durham Date Away Home September 3 Louisville 4 Durham 3 11 innings September 4 Louisville 1 Durham 2 September 5 Durham 7 Louisville 6 13 innings September 6 Durham 9 Louisville 6 Durham wins series 3-1

Governors' Cup Finals

Pawtucket vs. Durham Date Away Home September 9 Pawtucket 3 Durham 5 September 10 Pawtucket 3 Durham 5 September 11 Durham 3 Pawtucket 2 Durham wins series 3-0

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Fernando Seguignol, Columbus, .341
• Runs Scored Adrian Brown, Pawtucket, 81
• Hits Aaron Miles, Charlotte, 166
• Doubles Ryan Jackson, Durham, 45
• Triples Jason Smith, Durham, 14
• Home Runs Seguignol, 28
• Runs Batted In Andy Abad, Pawtucket, 93
• Stolen Bases Esix Snead, Norfolk, 61

Pitching

• Wins Brian Cooper, Charlotte, 15
• Earned Run Average Jeremy Griffiths, Norfolk, 2.74
• Complete Games Four tied with 3
• Shutouts Three tied with 2
• Strikeouts Andy Pratt, Richmond, 161
• Saves Lee Gardner, Durham, 30

All-Star Team

• First Base Ross Gload, Charlotte
• Second Base Chase Utley, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
• Shortstop Jason Smith, Durham
• Third Base Brandon Larson, Louisville
• Utility Player Ryan Jackson, Durham
• Outfield Andy Abad, Pawtucket; Lou Collier, Pawtucket; Alex Escobar, Buffalo
• Catcher Johnny Estrada, Richmond
• Designated Hitter Fernando Seguignol, Columbus
• Starting Pitcher Bronson Arroyo, Pawtucket
• Relief Pitcher Fernando Rodney, Toledo

References

Baseball America's 2004 Almanac.

External Links

2003 IL - The Baseball Cube