2003 Louisville Bats Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 79-64
Finished 1st in the IL's West Division
Manager: Dave Miley (0-0), Rick Burleson (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 651,510, Avg. 9,307 in 70 home dates
2003 Louisville Bats Statistics

Playoffs - Durham Bulls 3 games, Louisville Bats 1

The Louisville Bats of the International League ended the 2003 season with a record of 79 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Bats scored 690 runs and allowed 630 runs. Brandon Larson led Louisville with 20 home runs and accounted for 74 RBI. Wilton Guerrero paced all regular hitters by hitting .277. Scott Randall topped the squad with 10 wins, while Seth Etherton recorded a 4.31 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 2003 Louisville Bats who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jose Acevedo, Carlos Almánzar, Jimmy Anderson, Jeff Austin, Kevin Baez, John Bale, Matt Belisle, Russell Branyan, Emil Brown, Mark Budzinski, Juan Castro, Juan Cerros, Jim Chamblee, Chris Clapinski, Brandon Claussen, Michael Coleman, Felipe Crespo, Rich Croushore, Jacob Cruz, Lance Davis, Ryan Dempster, Sean DePaula, Kelly Dransfeldt, Seth Etherton, Ryan Freel, Wilton Guerrero, José Guillén, Joey Hamilton, Ryan Hanigan, Aaron Harang, Pete Harnisch, Jimmy Haynes, Robin Jennings, Kris Keller, Brandon Larson, Felipe López, Josías Manzanillo, Rubén Mateo, Jason Maxwell, Chris Michalak, Corky Miller, Travis Miller, Keith Mitchell, Dustin Moseley, Jaime Navarro, Ray Olmedo, Wily Mo Peña, Santiago Pérez, Calvin Pickering, Scott Randall, Brian Reith, Chris Reitsma, Scott Service, Brian Shackelford, Stephen Smitherman, Dernell Stenson, Joe Valentine, Todd Van Poppel, Ryan Wagner, Mark Watson and Gabe White.

Dave Miley and Rick Burleson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jose AcevedoRRDecember 18, 19776'0"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Tim AdkinsLLMay 12, 19746'0"205Huntington, WV US
Carlos AlmánzarRRNovember 6, 19736'2"166Santiago, Santiago DO
Jimmy AndersonLLJanuary 22, 19766'1"195Portsmouth, VA US
Jeff AustinRROctober 19, 19766'0"185San Bernardino, CA US
Kevin BaezRRJanuary 10, 19676'0"160Brooklyn, NY US
John BaleLLMay 22, 19746'4"210Cheverly, MD US
Andrew BeattieSRFebruary 28, 19785'10"175Philadelphia, PA US
Matt BelisleRRJune 6, 19806'3"230Austin, TX US
Bobby BevelLLOctober 10, 19735'10"180San Diego, CA US
Russell BranyanLRDecember 19, 19756'4"235Warner Robins, GA US
Emil BrownRRDecember 29, 19746'2"195Chicago, IL US
Mark BudzinskiLLAugust 26, 19736'2"180Baltimore, MD US
Wilmy CaceresSROctober 2, 19736'0"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Troy CairnsRRSeptember 29, 19806'0"160St. Paul, MN US
Juan CastroRRJune 20, 19725'11"190Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Juan CerrosRRSeptember 25, 19766'1"200Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Jim ChambleeRRMay 6, 19756'4"170Denton, TX US
Chris ClapinskiSRAugust 20, 19716'0"175Buffalo, NY US
Brandon ClaussenRLMay 1, 19796'2"200Rapid City, SD US
Michael ColemanRRAugust 16, 19755'11"180Nashville, TN US
Jorge CortesRRSeptember 4, 19726'4"190Panama, Panama PA
Felipe CrespoSRMarch 5, 19735'11"195Rio Piedras, PR
Rich CroushoreRRAugust 7, 19706'4"210Lakehurst, NJ US
Jacob CruzLLJanuary 28, 19736'0"175Oxnard, CA US
Bobby DarulaLROctober 29, 19745'10"190Greenwich, CT US
Lance DavisRLSeptember 1, 19766'0"170Winter Haven, FL US
Ryan DempsterRRMay 3, 19776'2"215Sechelt, BC CA
Sean DePaulaRRNovember 7, 19736'4"215Newton, MA US
Kelly DransfeldtRRApril 16, 19756'2"195Joliet, IL US
Seth EthertonRROctober 17, 19766'1"195Laguna Beach, CA US
Julius ForemanLRFebruary 18, 19795'8"160Millen, GA US
Ryan FreelRRMarch 8, 19765'10"185Jacksonville, FL US
Dave GilRROctober 1, 19786'4"215Miami, FL US
Wilton GuerreroSROctober 24, 19745'11"145Don Gregorio, Peravia DO
José GuillénRRMay 17, 19765'11"165San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Joey HamiltonRRSeptember 9, 19706'4"220Statesboro, GA US
Ryan HaniganRRAugust 16, 19806'0"225Washington, DC US
Aaron HarangRRMay 9, 19786'7"260San Diego, CA US
Pete HarnischSRSeptember 23, 19666'1"195Commack, NY US
Jimmy HaynesRRSeptember 5, 19726'4"185La Grange, GA US
Jason HillRRMarch 17, 19776'3"210San Francisco, CA US
Robin JenningsLLApril 11, 19726'2"205Singapore, SG
Kris KellerRRMarch 1, 19786'2"225Williamsport, PA US
Brandon LarsonRRMay 24, 19766'0"210San Angelo, TX US
Felipe LópezSRMay 12, 19806'0"205Bayamon, PR
Josías ManzanilloRROctober 16, 19676'0"190San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Rubén MateoRRFebruary 10, 19786'0"170San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Jason MaxwellRRMarch 26, 19726'0"185Lewisburg, TN US
Chris MichalakLLJanuary 4, 19716'2"195Joliet, IL US
Corky MillerRRMarch 18, 19766'1"250Yucaipa, CA US
Travis MillerRLNovember 2, 19726'3"205Dayton, OH US
Keith MitchellRRAugust 6, 19695'10"180San Diego, CA US
Dustin MoseleyRRDecember 26, 19816'4"215Texarkana, TX US
Ryan MottlRRDecember 9, 19776'3"190Brunswick, ME US
Jaime NavarroRRMarch 27, 19676'4"210Bayamon, PR
Ray OlmedoSRMay 31, 19815'11"165Maracay, Aragua VE
Wily Mo PeñaRRJanuary 23, 19826'3"260Laguna Salada, Valverde DO
Santiago PérezSRDecember 30, 19756'2"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Calvin PickeringLLSeptember 29, 19766'5"283, St. Thomas VI
Scott RandallRROctober 29, 19756'3"200Fullerton, CA US
Brian ReithRRFebruary 28, 19786'5"220Fort Wayne, IN US
Chris ReitsmaRRDecember 31, 19776'5"215Minneapolis, MN US
Scott ServiceRRFebruary 26, 19676'6"230Cincinnati, OH US
Brian ShackelfordLLAugust 30, 19766'1"195McAlester, OK US
Stephen SmithermanRRSeptember 1, 19786'4"230McAlester, OK US
Mike StefanskiRRSeptember 12, 19696'2"210Flint, MI US
Dernell StensonLLJune 17, 19786'1"230La Grange, GA US
Juan ThomasRRApril 17, 19726'4"265Ashland, KY US
Joe ValentineRRDecember 24, 19796'2"190Las Vegas, NV US
Todd Van PoppelRRDecember 9, 19716'5"210Hinsdale, IL US
Ryan WagnerRRJuly 15, 19826'4"210Yoakum, TX US
Mark WatsonRLJanuary 23, 19746'4"215Atlanta, GA US
Gabe WhiteLLNovember 20, 19716'2"200Sebring, FL 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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