2003 Gateway Grizzlies Roster
Team Record: 50-38
Finished 1st in the FL's West Division
Manager: Danny Cox (50-38)
Location: Sauget, Illinois
Ballpark: GCS Stadium
Attendance: 168,067, Avg. 4,002 in 42 home dates
Playoffs - Gateway Grizzlies 2 games, Washington Wild Things 0
Finals - Gateway Grizzlies 3 games, Evansville Otters 0
The Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League ended the 2003 season with a record of 50 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Grizzlies scored 430 runs and surrendered 363 runs. Todd Oetting and Phil Warren led Gateway with 13 home runs apiece. Todd Oetting drove in 58 runs. Tony Coyne paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .313 clip. Pete Buck topped the squad with 10 wins, while Scott Patterson registered a 2.93 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Scott Patterson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Gateway Grizzlies to do so.
Danny Cox served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Archer | R | R | April 29, 1979 | 6'0" | 185 | Huntington Beach, CA US |
| Carlos Arguello | L | L | August 8, 1981 | 5'9" | 150 | Albuquerque, NM US |
| Wayne Astrauskas | R | R | August 9, 1981 | 6'0" | 200 | Collinsville, IL US |
| Brad Bauder | R | R | September 9, 1981 | 6'0" | 195 | Ashburn, VA US |
| Joe Bolstad | R | R | April 9, 1980 | 6'4" | 240 | Lakeville, MN US |
| Ed Breauchaud | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'10" | 185 | O'Fallon, IL US |
| Jason Brester | L | L | December 7, 1976 | 6'3" | 190 | Lincoln, NE US |
| Trevor Brown | R | R | April 17, 1979 | 6'2" | 220 | Eugene, OR US |
| Pete Buck | R | R | May 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 175 | Severna Park, MD US |
| Adam Capodieci | R | R | February 23, 1978 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Rafael Clemente | R | R | April 12, 1979 | 6'3" | 190 | Carolina, PR |
| Tony Coyne | R | R | February 22, 1979 | 5'10" | 190 | Silver Spring, MD US |
| Blake Denischuk | L | R | October 12, 1981 | 6'1" | 200 | Olds, AB CA |
| Joe Dooley | R | R | August 4, 1980 | 6'2" | 205 | Chantilly, VA US |
| Jason Faigin | R | R | September 20, 1978 | 6'2" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Brian Fuess | L | R | March 8, 1977 | 6'0" | 210 | Belleville, IL US |
| Jose Garcia | R | R | December 22, 1980 | 6'3" | 230 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Brad Garrett | R | R | May 18, 1980 | 6'2" | 200 | Ballwin, MO US |
| Mike Golden | R | R | February 4, 1983 | 6'0" | 196 | Ontario, CA US |
| Adam Jahnsen | R | R | May 21, 1981 | 6'1" | 195 | Robertsville, MO US |
| Dave Klahs | R | R | October 19, 1981 | 6'1" | 180 | Fenton, MO US |
| Chris Klosterman | R | R | December 7, 1979 | 6'4" | 225 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Josh Lane | R | R | May 23, 1981 | 6'1" | 210 | Mascoutah, IL US |
| Horace Lawrence | L | L | January 6, 1981 | 6'4" | 215 | Richmond, CA US |
| Gary Lee | R | R | April 29, 1979 | 5'11" | 190 | Fairfax, VA US |
| Damien Lopez | R | R | August 31, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Kevin Lucas | R | R | July 13, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Kevin Matuszek | R | R | June 4, 1981 | 6'1" | 205 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Brian Matzenbacher | R | R | March 23, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | Red Bud, IL US |
| Ricky McCool | R | R | June 23, 1981 | 6'1" | 190 | Peoria, IL US |
| Layne Meyer | R | R | August 7, 1977 | 6'6" | 225 | |
| Mark Morris | R | R | November 7, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Robert Newland | L | L | November 21, 1980 | 6'1" | 195 | Minneola, TX US |
| Todd Oetting | R | R | December 4, 1980 | 6'2" | 200 | Jefferson City, MO US |
| Brett Parsons | L | L | June 2, 1980 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Scott Patterson | R | R | June 20, 1979 | 6'7" | 225 | Oakdale, PA US |
| Ben Piatt | L | L | May 31, 1978 | 6'3" | 198 | O'Fallon, IL US |
| Nick Plancich | R | R | September 12, 1978 | 6'2" | 190 | Torrance, CA US |
| Jimmy Reiter | L | L | February 14, 1981 | 5'9" | 160 | Troy, MO US |
| Adam Ristau | L | L | September 9, 1981 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Doug Schutt | L | L | December 13, 1979 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Eric Servais | L | R | November 15, 1979 | 6'1" | 180 | La Crosse, WI US |
| Dan Smith | R | R | November 29, 1978 | 6'4" | 225 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Brett Spivey | L | R | June 4, 1981 | 5'9" | 185 | Charleston, SC US |
| Ryan Sullivan | R | R | August 21, 1981 | 6'1" | 195 | Peoria, IL US |
| Brandon Talbot | L | R | September 23, 1979 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Oscar Vargas | R | R | May 24, 1980 | 5'11" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Phil Warren | R | R | May 25, 1978 | 6'1" | 195 | St. Louis, MO 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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