2003 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 73-70
Finished 3rd in the IL's North Division
Manager: Jeff Datz (73-70)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Coca Cola Field
Attendance: 551,916, Avg. 8,761 in 63 home dates
2003 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 2003 season with a record of 73 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.

The Bisons plated 626 runs and surrendered 623 runs. Alex Escobar paced Buffalo with 24 home runs and drove in 78 runs. Greg LaRocca led all regular batters by hitting .290. Jason Stanford and Jason Phillips topped the squad with 10 wins each, while Jason Stanford registered a 3.43 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.

Members of the 2003 Buffalo Bisons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Chris Wakeland, Brian Tallet, Jack Cressend, Jhonny Peralta, Benji Gil, Alex Escobar, Nick Bierbrodt, Derrick White, Aaron Myette, Rafael Betancourt, Dusty Wathan, Greg LaRocca, Dave Burba, Mark Little, Jason Rakers, Ben Broussard, Jason Stanford, Jamie Brown, Ángel Santos, Kyle Denney, Karim García, Dan Miceli, Dave Elder, David Cortés, Chad Paronto, Mike Fyhrie, Kazuhito Tadano, Víctor Martínez, Maicer Izturis, Matt White, Brandon Phillips, Ricardo Rodríguez, Jake Westbrook, Jason Boyd, Ricky Gutiérrez, Coco Crisp, Carl Sadler, Chad Durbin, Travis Hafner, Jason Phillips, José Santiago, Jason Bere, Lyle Mouton, Cliff Lee, Zach Sorensen, Josh Bard, Alex Herrera, Chris Magruder, Jeremy Guthrie, Jody Gerut and Jerrod Riggan.

Jeff Datz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Josh BardSRMarch 30, 19786'3"225Ithaca, NY US
Jason BereRRMay 26, 19716'3"185Cambridge, MA US
Rafael BetancourtRRApril 29, 19756'2"215Cumana, Sucre VE
Nick BierbrodtLLMay 16, 19786'5"215Tarzana, CA US
Jason BoydRRFebruary 23, 19736'3"170St. Clair, IL US
Ben BroussardLLSeptember 24, 19766'2"220Beaumont, TX US
Jamie BrownRRMarch 31, 19776'2"200Meridian, MS US
Dave BurbaRRJuly 7, 19666'4"220Dayton, OH US
Lance CaraccioliLLDecember 14, 19776'4"200Baton Rouge, LA US
David CortésRROctober 15, 19735'11"195Mexicali, Baja California MX
Jack CressendRRMay 13, 19756'1"185New Orleans, LA US
Coco CrispSRNovember 1, 19795'10"185Los Angeles, CA US
Tim DeCincesLRApril 26, 19746'2"190Rochester, NY US
Kyle DenneyRRJuly 27, 19776'2"190Prague, OK US
Chad DurbinRRDecember 3, 19776'2"225Spring Valley, IL US
Dave ElderRRSeptember 23, 19756'0"180Atlanta, GA US
Alex EscobarRRSeptember 6, 19786'1"185Valencia, Carabobo VE
Mike FyhrieRRDecember 9, 19696'2"190Long Beach, CA US
Karim GarcíaLLOctober 29, 19756'0"210Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Luis GarciaRRNovember 5, 19786'4"180Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Jody GerutLLSeptember 18, 19776'0"190Elmhurst, IL US
Benji GilRROctober 6, 19726'2"210Tijuana, Baja California MX
Nate GrindellRRApril 9, 19776'1"180Columbus, OH US
Jeremy GuthrieRRApril 8, 19796'1"205Roseburg, OR US
Ricky GutiérrezRRMay 23, 19706'1"175Miami, FL US
Travis HafnerLRJune 3, 19776'3"240Jamestown, ND US
Alex HerreraLLNovember 5, 19795'11"190Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Maicer IzturisSRSeptember 12, 19805'8"185Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Victor KleineLLSeptember 12, 19796'4"185Covington, KY US
Greg LaRoccaRRNovember 10, 19725'11"185Oswego, NY US
Cliff LeeLLAugust 30, 19786'3"205Benton, AR US
Mark LittleRRJuly 11, 19726'0"195Edwardsville, IL US
Lou LuccaRROctober 13, 19706'1"180San Francisco, CA US
Chris MagruderSRApril 26, 19775'11"200Tacoma, WA US
Víctor MartínezSRDecember 23, 19786'2"235Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Dan MiceliRRSeptember 9, 19706'1"185Newark, NJ US
Lyle MoutonRRMay 13, 19696'4"240Lafayette, LA US
Aaron MyetteRRSeptember 26, 19776'4"195New Westminster, BC CA
Chad ParontoRRJuly 28, 19756'5"285Woodsville, NH US
Jhonny PeraltaRRMay 28, 19826'2"225Santiago, Santiago DO
Brandon PhillipsRRJune 28, 19816'0"211Raleigh, NC US
Jason PhillipsRRMarch 22, 19746'6"225Williamsport, PA US
Scott PrattLRFebruary 4, 19775'10"185Salt Lake City, UT US
Jason RakersRRJune 29, 19736'2"197Pittsburgh, PA US
Kenny RaybornRRNovember 22, 19746'4"210Hattiesburg, MS US
Jerrod RigganRRMay 16, 19746'3"197Brewster, WA US
Ricardo RodríguezLRMay 21, 19786'3"195Guayubin, Monte Cristi DO
Carl SadlerLLOctober 11, 19766'2"180Gainesville, FL US
José SantiagoRRNovember 5, 19746'3"200Fajardo, PR
Ángel SantosSRAugust 14, 19795'11"178Rio Piedras, PR
Reed SecristLRMay 7, 19706'0"220Bountiful, UT US
Zach SorensenSRJanuary 3, 19776'0"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Jason StanfordLLJanuary 23, 19776'2"200Tucson, AZ US
Scott SturkieRRJune 12, 19796'3"210Columbia, SC US
Kazuhito TadanoRRApril 25, 19806'0"180Tokyo, Tokyo JP
Brian TalletLLSeptember 21, 19776'6"220Midwest City, OK US
Vic ValenciaRRMay 30, 19776'2"180Maracay, Aragua VE
Jose VargasRRMay 23, 19776'0"175Barahona, Barahona DO
Chris WakelandLLJune 15, 19746'0"185Huntington Beach, CA US
Dusty WathanRRAugust 22, 19736'4"215Jacksonville, FL US
Jake WestbrookRRSeptember 29, 19776'3"210Athens, GA US
Derrick WhiteRROctober 12, 19696'1"220San Rafael, CA US
Matt WhiteRLAugust 19, 19776'1"180Pittsfield, MA US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.



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