2003 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 122nd season of the franchise; the 117th in the National League. This was their third season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 75–87 and missed the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season.

Offseason November 25, 2002: Randall Simon was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and Adrian Burnside (minors). The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Roberto Novoa (December 16, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 28, 2003: Jeff D'Amico was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. March 14, 2003: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season June 24, 2003 – Brad Wilkerson of the Montreal Expos hit for the cycle in a game against the Pirates.Hitting for the Cycle Records by Baseball Almanac

Season standings

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || March 31 || @ Reds || 10–1 || Benson (1–0) || Haynes || — || 42,343 || 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 2 || @ Reds || 7–4 || Torres (1–0) || Manzanillo || Williams (1) || 22,878 || 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 3 || @ Reds || 7–5 || Fogg (1–0) || Anderson || Williams (2) || 26,096 || 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || April 4 || @ Phillies || 9–1 || Suppan (1–0) || Roa || Torres (1) || 59,269 || 4–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 5 || @ Phillies || 1–16 || Silva || D'Amico (0–1) || — || 22,693 || 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 6 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Benson (2–0) || Myers || Williams (3) || 30,113 || 5–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 8 || Brewers || 3–5 || Rusch || Wells (0–1) || DeJean || 36,003 || 5–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 9 || Brewers || 2–3 || Ritchie || Fogg (1–1) || DeJean || 23,332 || 5–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || April 10 || Brewers || 3–1 || Suppan (2–0) || Sheets || Williams (4) || 10,384 || 6–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 11 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || D'Amico (1–1) || Zambrano || Williams (5) || 33,605 || 7–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 12 || @ Cubs || 0–4 || Wood || Benson (2–1) || Borowski || 35,226 || 7–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 13 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Farnsworth || Boehringer (0–1) || Borowski || 29,558 || 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 15 || Mets || 1–3 || Glavine || Fogg (1–2) || Benitez || 14,728 || 7–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 16 || Mets || 6–3 || Suppan (3–0) || Cone || — || 12,609 || 8–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 17 || Mets || 2–7 || Seo || D'Amico (1–2) || — || 11,299 || 8–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 18 || Cubs || 2–7 || Clement || Benson (2–2) || — || 15,037 || 8–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 19 || Cubs || 1–6 (10) || Prior || Sauerbeck (0–1) || — || 31,518 || 8–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || April 20 || Cubs || 8–2 || Torres (2–0) || Estes || — || 14,854 || 9–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || April 22 || Giants || 5–2 || Suppan (4–0) || Foppert || — || 10,650 || 10–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 23 || Giants || 3–4 (13) || Brower || Tavarez (0–1) || — || 13,009 || 10–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 24 || Giants || 1–3 || Moss || Benson (2–3) || Worrell || 15,967 || 10–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 25 || Dodgers || 2–5 || Brohawn || Williams (0–1) || Gagne || 16,090 || 10–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 26 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Nomo || Sauerbeck (0–2) || Gagne || 22,267 || 10–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 27 || Dodgers || 2–6 || Ishii || Suppan (4–1) || — || 19,679 || 10–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || April 29 || @ Padres || 7–2 || D'Amico (2–2) || Eaton || — || 15,556 || 11–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || April 30 || @ Padres || 8–5 || Benson (3–3) || Perez || Williams (6) || 13,845 || 12–14

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || May 1 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Wells (1–1) || Peavy || Williams (7) || 13,420 || 13–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 2 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Beimel (1–0) || Quantrill || Williams (8) || 53,820 || 14–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 3 || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Dreifort || Suppan (4–2) || Gagne || 45,737 || 14–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 4 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Brown || D'Amico (2–3) || Gagne || 40,544 || 14–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 5 || @ Astros || 1–8 || Miller || Benson (3–4) || — || 22,765 || 14–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 6 || @ Astros || 9–10 || Bland || Sauerbeck (0–3) || Wagner || 27,023 || 14–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 7 || @ Astros || 4–13 || Dotel || Tavarez (0–2) || — || 22,706 || 14–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 8 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Stone || Suppan (4–3) || — || 28,836 || 14–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 9 || Diamondbacks || 0–5 || Schilling || D'Amico (2–4) || — || 18,080 || 14–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || May 10 || Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Benson (4–4) || Dessens || Williams (9) || 30,776 || 15–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 11 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Batista || Wells (1–2) || Mantei || 14,976 || 15–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 12 || Astros || 4–9 || Stone || Torres || — || 9,095 || 15–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 13 || Astros || 3–6 || Munro || Williams || Wagner || 10,535 || 15–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 14 || Astros || 3–2 || D'Amico || Miller || Williams (10) || 11,730 || 16–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 15 || Astros || 2–6 || Oswalt || Benson || — || 16,752 || 16–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || May 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–5 (12) || Boehringer || Mantei || Williams (11) || 31,578 || 17–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || May 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–5 || Torres || Capuano || Williams (12) || 42,858 || 18–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–8 || Webb || Suppan (4–4) || — || 34,669 || 18–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || May 21 || Cubs || 5–2 || D'Amico || Wood || Williams (13) || 35,086 || 19–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 22 || Cubs || 2–3 || Remlinger || Sauerbeck || Borowski || 14,544 || 19–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 23 || Cardinals || 8–10 (10) || Eldred || Meadows || Fassero || 18,660 || 19–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 24 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Morris || Suppan (4–5) || — || 35,733 || 19–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 25 || Cardinals || 8–7 || Boehringer || Hermanson || Williams (14) || 25,983 || 20–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 10–0 || Fogg || Wood || — || 40,225 || 21–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 9–4 || Benson || Clement || — || 35,961 || 22–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Prior || D'Amico || Borowski || 32,406 || 22–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || May 30 || @ Cardinals || 7–3 || Suppan (5–5) || Stephenson || — || 30,599 || 23–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || May 31 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Wells || Williams || Williams (15) || 43,789 || 24–30

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 1 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Kline || Beimel || Fassero || 46,103 || 24–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 4 || Red Sox || 4–11 || Kim || Benson || — || — || 24–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 4 || Red Sox || 3–8 || Lowe || D'Amico || — || 27,769 || 24–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || June 5 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Boehringer || Mendoza || Williams (16) || 33,372 || 25–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 7 || @ Braves || 6–8 || Hernandez || Boehringer || Smoltz || 35,397 || 25–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 8 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Hodges || Fogg || Smoltz || 29,869 || 25–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 10 || @ Blue Jays || 8–13 || Lidle || Benson || — || 14,090 || 25–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 11 || @ Blue Jays || 5–8 || Halladay || D'Amico || — || 32,036 || 25–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 12 || @ Blue Jays || 4–5 || Hendrickson || Suppan (5–6) || Politte || 15,015 || 25–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 13 || @ Devil Rays || 1–7 || Zambrano || Wells || — || 9,487 || 25–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 14 || @ Devil Rays || 12–9 || Fogg || Bell || Williams (17) || 14,063 || 26–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || June 15 || @ Devil Rays || 9–5 || Sauerbeck || Levine || Williams (18)|| 13,943 || 27–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || June 18 || Expos || 7–3 || D'Amico || Hernandez || Williams (19) || — || 28–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 18 || Expos || 4–3 || Torres || Biddle || — || 22,557 || 29–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 19 || Expos || 2–5 || Ohka || Torres || Biddle || 16,050 || 29–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || June 20 || Indians || 5–4 (15) || Torres || Baez || — || 26,305 || 30–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || June 21 || Indians || 7–6 (15) || Sauerbeck || Miceli || — || 36,856 || 31–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 22 || Indians || 5–8 || Sabathia || Vogelsong || Baez || 37,803 || 31–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 23 || @ Expos || 0–3 || Vargas || Suppan (5–7) || Biddle || 5,641 || 31–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 24 || @ Expos || 4–6 || Ohka || D'Amico || Biddle || 5,872 || 31–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 25 || @ Expos || 6–5 || Sauerbeck || Eischen || Williams (20) || 5,717 || 32–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 27 || Rockies || 5–3 || Fogg || Jennings || Williams (21) || 37,566 || 33–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 28 || Rockies || 4–5 || Neagle || Benson || Jimenez || 25,083 || 33–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || June 29 || Rockies || 9–0 || Suppan (6–7) || Chacon || — || 20,475 || 34–44

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 1 || Reds || 3–5 || Graves || Tavarez || Williamson || 17,803 || 34–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 2 || Reds || 3–4 || Heredia || Williams || Williamson || 15,322 || 34–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || July 3 || Reds || 8–7 || Fogg || Dempster || Williams (22) || 19,947 || 35–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 4 || Astros || 3–2 || Boehringer || Munro || Williams (23) || 30,082 || 36–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || July 5 || Astros || 4–3 || Suppan (7–7) || Saarloos || Williams (24) || 22,258 || 37–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 6 || Astros || 8–3 || D'Amico || Miller || — || 18,741 || 38–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 7 || @ Brewers || 2–9 || Franklin || Wells || — || 12,322 || 38–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 86 || July 8 || @ Brewers || 8–7 (10) || Williams || DeJean || Torres (2) || 12,425 || 39–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 9 || @ Brewers || 1–2 (12) || Kieschnick || Beimel || — || 22,490 || 39–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 10 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Suppan (8–7) || Ford || — || 21,190 || 40–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 11 || @ Astros || 2–4 || Miller || D'Amico || Wagner || 31,474 || 40–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 90 || July 12 || @ Astros || 5–2 || Wells || Oswalt || Williams (25) || 34,762 || 41–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 13 || @ Astros || 2–5 || Redding || Fogg || Wagner || 32,273 || 41–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 17 || Brewers || 5–7 || Franklin || Benson || Estrella || 32,304 || 41–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 93 || July 18 || Brewers || 7–2 || Suppan (9–7) || Rusch || — || 31,697 || 42–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || July 19 || Brewers || 0–1 || Sheets || D'Amico || Kolb || 24,461 || 42–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 20 || Brewers || 6–3 || Wells || Ford || Lincoln (1) || 22,643 || 43–52 |- style="background:#cfc;"