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2003 Eastern League

2003 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 849 games, 12 teams, approx. 141 games in season
Attendance: 3,669,260 (4,321/game)
Other Years: 2002 / 2004
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 2002 / 2004

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 2002 / 2004

League Standings

Regular Season

142 games

Northern Division

Tm Aff W L Ties W-L% GB
New Haven Ravens TOR 79 63 0 .556 --
New Britain Rock Cats MIN 73 68 0 .518 5.5
Portland Sea Dogs BOS 72 70 0 .507 7
Trenton Thunder NYY 70 71 0 .496 8.5
Binghamton Mets NYM 63 78 0 .447 15.5
Norwich Navigators SFG 62 79 0 .440 16.5

Southern Division

Tm Aff W L Ties W-L% GB
Akron Aeros CLE 88 53 0 .624 --
Altoona Curve PIT 78 63 0 .553 10
Erie SeaWolves DET 72 70 0 .507 16.5
Bowie Baysox BAL 69 72 1 .489 19
Reading Phillies PHI 62 79 1 .440 26
Harrisburg Senators MON 60 82 0 .423 28.5

Semifinals

5 games
Tm Aff W L Ties
Akron Aeros CLE 3 1 0
Altoona Curve PIT 1 3 0
Tm Aff W L Ties
New Haven Ravens TOR 3 2 0
New Britain Rock Cats MIN 2 3 0

Finals

5 games
Tm Aff W L Ties
Akron Aeros CLE 3 0 0
New Haven Ravens TOR 0 3 0

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
New Haven Ravens TOR 23.9 5.30 142 5486 4792 752 1402 267 42 93 682 64 27 533 862 .293 .369 .424 .793 2032 148 74 37 50 26
New Britain Rock Cats MIN 23.6 4.97 141 5299 4717 701 1330 273 33 93 642 115 65 408 808 .282 .346 .413 .758 1948 114 79 40 55 25
Akron Aeros CLE 23.6 4.77 141 5327 4717 672 1259 230 45 111 616 74 41 479 804 .267 .339 .405 .744 1912 110 57 26 48 14
Trenton Thunder NYY 24.2 4.71 141 5253 4568 664 1219 252 21 106 612 120 48 513 840 .267 .348 .401 .749 1831 98 84 37 51 25
Portland Sea Dogs BOS 25.5 4.65 142 5339 4682 660 1240 271 25 103 608 75 49 486 989 .265 .343 .399 .742 1870 98 92 36 43 15
Harrisburg Senators MON 24.5 4.60 142 5349 4725 653 1225 209 35 96 593 116 54 467 866 .259 .328 .379 .707 1792 93 44 52 61 22
Binghamton Mets NYM 23.8 4.52 141 5215 4621 637 1292 281 22 102 591 115 77 412 1010 .280 .342 .416 .758 1923 83 53 75 54 15
Altoona Curve PIT 25.0 4.51 141 5295 4739 636 1278 274 38 73 583 114 67 397 811 .270 .330 .390 .720 1847 119 54 53 52 29
Erie SeaWolves DET 24.4 4.37 142 5304 4695 621 1213 220 37 99 579 79 27 456 896 .258 .328 .384 .712 1804 109 50 62 41 20
Reading Phillies PHI 25.0 4.30 142 5340 4677 610 1193 198 14 117 560 145 62 499 900 .255 .332 .378 .711 1770 139 64 58 42 23
Norwich Navigators SFG 25.8 4.13 141 5119 4563 583 1206 229 21 81 537 97 49 401 834 .264 .331 .377 .708 1720 115 70 49 36 13
Bowie Baysox BAL 25.1 4.06 142 5163 4640 577 1192 228 22 89 527 142 60 368 817 .257 .317 .373 .690 1731 98 60 53 42 12
League Totals 24.5 4.57 1698 63489 56136 7766 15049 2932 355 1163 7130 1256 626 5419 10437 .268 .338 .395 .733 22180 1324 781 578 575 239

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Altoona Curve PIT 23.9 3.72 78 63 .553 3.32 141 141 137 4 10 35 1240.2 1205 525 457 76 363 18 920 53 5 51 5194 1.264 8.7 0.6 2.6 6.7 2.53
Akron Aeros CLE 24.0 3.94 88 53 .624 3.19 141 141 131 10 11 46 1238.1 1208 555 439 65 420 11 952 42 12 53 5299 1.315 8.8 0.5 3.1 6.9 2.27
Bowie Baysox BAL 25.1 4.15 69 72 .489 3.85 142 142 135 7 16 33 1214.1 1135 589 519 105 491 27 945 61 4 55 5196 1.339 8.4 0.8 3.6 7.0 1.92
New Britain Rock Cats MIN 23.8 4.43 73 68 .518 4.20 141 141 133 8 11 33 1208.0 1269 625 564 94 421 43 830 72 9 50 5251 1.399 9.5 0.7 3.1 6.2 1.97
New Haven Ravens TOR 23.8 4.46 79 63 .556 4.02 142 142 137 5 5 29 1221.2 1275 633 546 79 422 17 876 70 9 63 5300 1.389 9.4 0.6 3.1 6.5 2.08
Erie SeaWolves DET 25.5 4.50 72 70 .507 4.02 142 142 136 6 9 36 1233.1 1283 639 551 123 379 14 761 72 10 47 5278 1.348 9.4 0.9 2.8 5.6 2.01
Portland Sea Dogs BOS 25.4 4.54 72 70 .507 3.98 142 142 135 7 7 30 1212.1 1225 644 536 101 408 9 899 70 8 76 5213 1.347 9.1 0.7 3.0 6.7 2.20
Harrisburg Senators MON 23.2 4.93 60 82 .423 4.43 142 142 138 4 8 35 1234.1 1280 700 608 116 532 22 789 56 7 56 5452 1.468 9.3 0.8 3.9 5.8 1.48
Binghamton Mets NYM 23.6 4.94 63 78 .447 4.44 141 141 138 3 13 32 1194.2 1207 696 590 88 573 22 936 80 11 78 5291 1.490 9.1 0.7 4.3 7.1 1.63
Norwich Navigators SFG 23.8 5.00 62 79 .440 4.61 141 141 132 9 9 35 1186.1 1277 705 608 82 488 13 797 72 6 61 5256 1.488 9.7 0.6 3.7 6.0 1.63
Trenton Thunder NYY 24.9 5.09 70 71 .496 4.77 141 141 132 9 2 29 1189.1 1357 717 630 88 485 18 886 45 9 70 5323 1.549 10.3 0.7 3.7 6.7 1.83
Reading Phillies PHI 24.1 5.20 62 79 .440 4.75 142 142 138 4 3 29 1240.0 1328 738 654 146 437 25 846 88 2 51 5444 1.423 9.6 1.1 3.2 6.1 1.94
League Totals 24.3 4.57 848 848 .500 4.13 1698 1698 1622 76 104 402 14613.1 15049 7766 6702 1163 5419 239 10437 781 92 711 63497 1.401 9.3 0.7 3.3 6.4 1.93

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Reading Phillies PHI 142 3720 1361 111 111 .979 25 102 51 33% 465,717 Greg Legg
Altoona Curve PIT 141 3722 1558 128 135 .976 6 89 49 36% 365,376 Dale Sveum
New Britain Rock Cats MIN 141 3624 1410 123 123 .976 10 70 56 44% 268,532 Stan Cliburn
Harrisburg Senators MON 142 3703 1421 136 127 .974 13 104 50 32% 257,898 Dave Machemer
New Haven Ravens TOR 142 3665 1535 137 129 .974 16 73 48 40% 140,922 Marty Pevey
Norwich Navigators SFG 141 3559 1410 133 146 .974 13 92 53 37% 158,622 Shane Turner
Trenton Thunder NYY 141 3568 1424 134 139 .974 18 132 64 33% 427,567 Stump Merrill
Erie SeaWolves DET 142 3700 1626 140 165 .974 16 95 49 34% 197,656 Kevin Bradshaw
Bowie Baysox BAL 142 3643 1415 139 121 .973 19 113 59 34% 324,813 Dave Trembley
Binghamton Mets NYM 141 3584 1498 151 142 .971 17 120 50 29% 211,533 John Stearns
Portland Sea Dogs BOS 142 3637 1396 152 139 .971 13 154 51 25% 405,021 Ron Johnson
Akron Aeros CLE 141 3715 1384 164 109 .969 16 112 46 29% 445,603 Brad Komminsk
League Totals 1698 43840 17438 1648 1586 .974 182 1256 626 33% 3,669,260