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2003 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2002/2004)
83-79, Finished 3rd in AL Central Division
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Scored 836 runs, Allowed 867 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-84
Managed by Tony Pena

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,779,895 (10th of 14)
Park Factors
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Batting - 107, Pitching - 108
  (one-year): Batting - 114, Pitching - 114
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 2003 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (2002/2004) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 16, 2002

Signed Jarrod Patterson as a free agent.

November 20, 2002

Signed Morgan Burkhart as a free agent.

November 22, 2002

Signed Jimmy Osting as a free agent.

November 25, 2002

Neifi Perez selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.

November 29, 2002

Signed Rontrez Johnson as a free agent.

November 30, 2002

Signed Mendy Lopez as a free agent.

December 3, 2002

Signed Julius Matos as a free agent.

December 5, 2002

Signed Rick DeHart as a free agent.

December 16, 2002

Drafted D.J. Carrasco from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Rontrez Johnson drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

December 18, 2002

Signed Buddy Carlyle as a free agent.

Signed Brian Rose as a free agent.

December 20, 2002

Signed Elvis Pena as a free agent.

December 21, 2002

Chad Durbin granted Free Agency.

Jeff Suppan granted Free Agency.

December 26, 2002

Drafted Ronny Paulino from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

January 6, 2003

Signed Nate Field as a free agent.

January 7, 2003

Signed Albie Lopez as a free agent.

January 9, 2003

Signed Mike Difelice as a free agent.

January 10, 2003

Signed Desi Relaford as a free agent.

January 16, 2003

Signed Sean Lowe as a free agent.

January 19, 2003

Signed Mike Kelly as a free agent.

January 22, 2003

Signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.

January 28, 2003

Signed James Baldwin as a free agent.

February 10, 2003

Signed Rob Sasser as a free agent.

March 4, 2003

Released Elvis Pena.

March 6, 2003

Traded Jeff Austin and Brian Shackelford to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Alan Moye (minors) and Damaso Espino (minors).

March 11, 2003

Released Mark Quinn.

March 13, 2003

Returned Ronny Paulino (earlier draft pick) to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 14, 2003

the Oakland Athletics returned Rontrez Johnson (earlier draft pick).

March 27, 2003

Traded Odannys Ayala (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Fernando Lunar.

April 4, 2003 (Standings)

Selected Brent Abernathy off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

April 8, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Sandy Martinez as a free agent.

May 5, 2003 (Standings)

Released Rob Sasser.

May 6, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.

May 29, 2003 (Standings)

Selected Les Walrond off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 31, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Oscar Salazar as a free agent.

June 1, 2003 (Standings)

Released James Baldwin.

June 3, 2003 (Standings)

Drafted Mitch Maier in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 2003.

Drafted Shane Costa in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 2003.

Drafted Ryan Braun in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2003.

Drafted Ryan Braun in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 4, 2003 (Standings)

Purchased Jose Lima from the Newark (Atlantic).

June 8, 2003 (Standings)

Released Sandy Martinez.

June 19, 2003 (Standings)

Released Albie Lopez.

June 20, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Jamey Wright as a free agent.

July 5, 2003 (Standings)

Purchased Jimmy Serrano from the New York Mets.

July 6, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Scott Mullen and Victor Rodriguez (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Travis Dawkins.

July 9, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.

July 10, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Wes Obermueller and Alejandro Machado to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Curt Leskanic.

July 21, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Tom Prince as a free agent.

July 28, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Jeremy Hill to the New York Mets. Received Graeme Lloyd.

July 31, 2003 (Standings)

Purchased Alan Levine from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

August 6, 2003 (Standings)

Signed Kevin Appier as a free agent.

August 8, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Aric Leclair (minors) to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Paul Abbott.

August 16, 2003 (Standings)

Released Fernando Lunar.

August 25, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Kieran Mattison (minors), Trey Dyson (minors), and cash to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later and Brian Anderson. The Cleveland Indians sent Chris White (minors) (November 6, 2003) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

August 26, 2003 (Standings)

Traded Brian Sanches and Chris Tierney (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Rondell White.

September 4, 2003 (Standings)

Released Sean Lowe.

October 3, 2003 (Standings)

Travis Dawkins granted Free Agency.

October 7, 2003 (Standings)

Carlos Febles granted Free Agency.

October 15, 2003 (Standings)

Paul Abbott granted Free Agency.

Juan Brito granted Free Agency.

Morgan Burkhart granted Free Agency.

Buddy Carlyle granted Free Agency.

Jason Gilfillan granted Free Agency.

Jed Hansen granted Free Agency.

Bobby Jones granted Free Agency.

Mike Kelly granted Free Agency.

Julius Matos granted Free Agency.

Luis Ordaz granted Free Agency.

Jimmy Osting granted Free Agency.

Brian Rose granted Free Agency.

Oscar Salazar granted Free Agency.

October 17, 2003

Brandon Berger granted Free Agency.

October 26, 2003

Mike Difelice granted Free Agency.

Jose Lima granted Free Agency.

October 27, 2003

Brian Anderson granted Free Agency.

Kevin Appier granted Free Agency.

Raul Ibanez granted Free Agency.

Joe Randa granted Free Agency.

Michael Tucker granted Free Agency.

Rondell White granted Free Agency.

October 28, 2003

Alan Levine granted Free Agency.

Brent Mayne granted Free Agency.

October 29, 2003

Signed Shawn Camp as a free agent.

Signed Joey Dawley as a free agent.

Jason Grimsley granted Free Agency.

Curt Leskanic granted Free Agency.

October 30, 2003

Graeme Lloyd granted Free Agency.

Jamey Wright granted Free Agency.

November 7, 2003

Released Brent Abernathy.

November 11, 2003

Signed Calvin Pickering as a free agent.

November 21, 2003

Signed Kevin Appier as a free agent.

Signed Mike Venafro as a free agent.

November 25, 2003

Signed Brandon Berger as a free agent.

December 1, 2003

Signed Brian Anderson as a free agent.

Signed Curt Leskanic as a free agent.

Signed Joe Randa as a free agent.

December 2, 2003

Signed Dennys Reyes as a free agent.

December 7, 2003

Signed Jason Grimsley as a free agent.

December 8, 2003

Signed Travis Dawkins as a free agent.

December 9, 2003

Signed Matt Stairs as a free agent.

Signed Scott Sullivan as a free agent.

December 11, 2003

Signed Benito Santiago as a free agent.

December 15, 2003

Traded Jason Szuminski and cash to the San Diego Padres. Received Rich Thompson.

Signed Rick Short as a free agent.

Drafted Jason Szuminski from the Chicago Cubs in the 2003 rule 5 draft.

December 16, 2003

Signed Tony Graffanino as a free agent.

December 18, 2003

Signed Wilton Guerrero as a free agent.

December 19, 2003

Signed Kelly Stinnett as a free agent.

December 21, 2003

Kris Wilson granted Free Agency.

January 2, 2004

Signed Kris Wilson as a free agent.

January 6, 2004

Signed Juan Gonzalez as a free agent.

January 16, 2004

Signed Doug Linton as a free agent.

January 20, 2004

Signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.

January 25, 2004

Signed Jed Hansen as a free agent.

January 26, 2004

Signed Travis Chapman as a free agent.

Traded Shawn Sedlacek to the New York Mets. Received Jaime Cerda.

February 12, 2004

Signed Rudy Seanez as a free agent.

March 22, 2004

Signed Alberto Castillo as a free agent.

March 30, 2004

Signed Junior Herndon as a free agent.

Received J.J. Trujillo from the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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