2003 New Britain Rock Cats Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 73-68
Finished 2nd in the EL's Northern Division
Manager: Stan Cliburn (73-68)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: New Britain, Connecticut
Ballpark: New Britain Stadium
Attendance: 271,143, Avg. 4,304 in 63 home dates
2003 New Britain Rock Cats Statistics

Playoffs - New Haven Ravens 3 games, New Britain Rock Cats 2

The New Britain Rock Cats of the Eastern League ended the 2003 season with a record of 73 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's Northern Division.

The Rock Cats scored 701 runs and yielded 625 runs. Jeff Deardorff led New Britain with 17 home runs Terry Tiffee drove in 93 runs. Jeff Deardorff paced all regular batters with a .316 average. Brent Schoening topped the squad with 12 wins, while Henry Bonilla recorded a 3.36 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2003 New Britain Rock Cats who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jason Bartlett, Rob Bowen, Jesse Crain, J. D. Durbin, Horacio Estrada, Willie Eyre, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Pat Neshek, Josh Rabe, Terry Tiffee and Brian Wolfe.

Stan Cliburn served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AbbottSROctober 12, 19796'3"192Grand Rapids, MI US
Brian BaronLRSeptember 12, 19785'11"200Panorama City, CA US
Jason BartlettRROctober 30, 19796'0"190Mountain View, CA US
Henry BonillaRRAugust 16, 19786'0"190San Salvador, San Salvador SV
Rob BowenSRFebruary 24, 19816'2"210Bedford, TX US
Matt CarnesRRAugust 18, 19756'2"207Joplin, MO US
Mike ChristensenRRMay 24, 19766'2"190Gainesville, FL US
Kevin ConnacherRRApril 6, 19755'9"180Alexandria, VA US
Ronnie CoronaRRJanuary 27, 19796'0"180Apple Valley, CA US
Jesse CrainRRJuly 5, 19816'1"215Toronto, ON CA
Seth DavidsonSRFebruary 26, 19796'0"184San Diego, CA US
Jeff DeardorffRRAugust 14, 19786'3"220Michigan City, IN US
J. D. DurbinRRFebruary 24, 19826'0"210Portland, OR US
Horacio EstradaLLOctober 19, 19756'1"185San Joaquin, Carabobo VE
Willie EyreRRJuly 21, 19786'0"235Fountain Valley, CA US
Pete FisherRRJuly 7, 19776'4"220Boston, MA US
Adam FlohrLLMarch 29, 19776'2"200Longview, WA US
B. J. GarbeRRFebruary 3, 19816'2"195Moses Lake, WA US
Kelley GulledgeRRJanuary 25, 19796'1"215Arlington, TX US
Brent HoardRLNovember 3, 19766'4"215San Jose, CA US
Kevin HodgeRROctober 28, 19765'11"190Bryan, TX US
Beau KempRROctober 31, 19806'0"190Claremore, OK US
Juan LorenzoSRNovember 10, 19786'0"189Cambita Garabito, San Cristobal DO
Joe MauerLRApril 19, 19836'5"225St. Paul, MN US
Jon McDonaldRROctober 16, 19776'3"190Gainesville, FL US
Victor MorenoRRJune 10, 19796'0"205Puerto Cabello, Carabobo VE
Justin MorneauLRMay 15, 19816'4"220New Westminster, BC CA
Pat NeshekSRSeptember 4, 19806'3"220Madison, WI US
Ryan OwensRRMarch 18, 19786'2"200Downey, CA US
Jon PridieRRDecember 7, 19796'4"220Mesa, AZ US
Josh RabeRROctober 15, 19786'3"215Quincy, IL US
Josh RenickRRDecember 28, 19785'11"175London, OH US
Josmir RomeroRRNovember 18, 19806'3"202Guatire, Miranda VE
Matt ScanlonLRJune 19, 19785'11"182Minneapolis, MN US
Brent SchoeningRRApril 7, 19786'1"184Baton Rouge, LA US
Terry TiffeeSRApril 21, 19796'2"225North Little Rock, AR US
Gabby TorresRRMarch 22, 19785'10"205Acarigua, Portuguesa VE
Kevin WestRRJanuary 1, 19806'2"225San Jose, CA US
Brian WolfeRRNovember 29, 19806'2"230Fullerton, CA 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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