2003 Battle Creek Yankees Roster
Team Record: 73-64
Finished 1st in the MWL's East Division
Manager: Mitch Seoane (73-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Battle Creek, Michigan
Ballpark: C.O. Brown Stadium
Attendance: 93,314, Avg. 1,458 in 64 home dates
Playoffs - Lansing Lugnuts 2 games, Battle Creek Yankees 0
Playoffs - Battle Creek Yankees 2 games, Fort Wayne Wizards 0
The Battle Creek Yankees of the Midwest League ended the 2003 season with a record of 73 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Yankees plated 628 runs and conceded 598 runs. Jayson Drobiak walloped 30 home runs for Battle Creek and accounted for 86 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .293 average. José Valdez topped the squad with 11 wins, and Jose Garcia recorded a 2.65 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 2003 Battle Creek Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Manny Acosta, Joaquín Arias, T. J. Beam, Matt Carson, Matt DeSalvo, Anderson García, Omir Santos, Bronson Sardinha, José Valdez and Chase Wright.
Mitch Seoane served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Manny Acosta | R | R | May 1, 1981 | 6'4" | 215 | Colon, Colon PA |
Erold Andrus | S | L | July 16, 1984 | 6'2" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
JoaquÃn Arias | R | R | September 21, 1984 | 6'1" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
T. J. Beam | R | R | August 28, 1980 | 6'7" | 215 | Scottsdale, AZ US |
Gary Bell | L | L | September 14, 1979 | 6'1" | 190 | Daytona Beach, FL US |
Blake Blase | L | R | January 31, 1981 | 6'3" | 220 | St. Louis, MO US |
Matt Brumit | R | R | October 28, 1979 | 6'4" | 220 | Akron, OH US |
Juan Camacho | S | R | January 13, 1981 | 6'2" | 175 | San Carlos, VE |
Matt Carson | R | R | July 1, 1981 | 6'2" | 200 | Newport Beach, CA US |
Ray Clark | R | R | October 27, 1980 | 6'2" | 180 | Greenville, TX US |
Matt DeSalvo | R | R | September 11, 1980 | 6'0" | 180 | New Castle, PA US |
Jayson Drobiak | L | R | March 3, 1979 | 6'2" | 190 | Norwich, CT US |
Anderson GarcÃa | R | R | March 23, 1981 | 6'2" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jose Garcia | R | R | June 2, 1981 | 6'1" | 160 | Barcelona, Anzoategui VE |
Rudy Guillen | R | R | November 23, 1983 | 6'3" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Brandon Harmsen | R | R | December 13, 1981 | 6'3" | 205 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
Charlie Isaacson | R | R | May 5, 1980 | 6'2" | 190 | Des Moines, IA US |
Ben Julianel | S | L | September 4, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | La Jolla, CA US |
Jeremy King | R | R | November 12, 1981 | 6'2" | 210 | Arcadia, FL US |
Gabe Lopez | R | R | March 11, 1980 | 5'8" | 170 | Hollywood, CA US |
Sandy Madera | R | R | August 11, 1980 | 6'2" | 176 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Thad Markray | R | R | September 20, 1979 | 6'2" | 215 | Shreveport, LA US |
Cristian Mendoza | R | R | May 1, 1982 | 6'3" | 160 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
Eric Mosley | R | R | May 27, 1981 | 6'3" | 180 | Enid, OK US |
Josh Neitz | R | R | July 2, 1979 | 6'1" | 180 | Rochester, NY US |
Andres Nunez | R | R | July 20, 1982 | 6'2" | 190 | Valencia, Carabobo VE |
Elvys Quezada | R | R | December 15, 1981 | 6'1" | 210 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
Tom Rojas | R | R | March 31, 1982 | 6'2" | 185 | Monterey Park, CA US |
Jaime Saldana | L | L | October 30, 1980 | 5'9" | 160 | , Chiriqui PA |
Alexander Santa | L | L | December 27, 1982 | 6'0" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Omir Santos | R | R | April 29, 1981 | 6'0" | 215 | Bayamon, PR |
Bronson Sardinha | L | R | April 6, 1983 | 6'1" | 220 | Honolulu, HI US |
Jon Skaggs | R | R | March 27, 1978 | 6'5" | 225 | Houston, TX US |
Jon-Mark Sprowl | L | R | August 1, 1980 | 6'1" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
Kaazim Summerville | R | R | September 18, 1978 | 5'10" | 185 | Orange, NJ US |
José Valdez | R | R | January 22, 1983 | 6'4" | 200 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Willie Vasquez | S | R | July 23, 1983 | 6'0" | 152 | Acarigua, Portuguesa VE |
Eric Verbryke | L | L | August 6, 1981 | 6'2" | 220 | Santa Maria, CA US |
Francisco Villegas | R | R | March 23, 1978 | 5'10" | 185 | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora MX |
Steven Wiseman | R | R | April 23, 1980 | 5'11" | 170 | Winchester, TN US |
Chase Wright | L | L | February 8, 1983 | 6'2" | 205 | Wichita Falls, TX 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.