2003 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 2003 Cleveland Indians team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2003 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2003 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 2003 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 2003 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 2003 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

31 Brian Anderson 6-01 190 Left Left 1972-04-26
55 Danys Baez 6-03 225 Right Right 1977-09-10
46 Jason Bere 6-03 185 Right Right 1971-05-26
63 Rafael Betancourt 6-02 170 Right Right 1975-04-29
36 Nick Bierbrodt 6-05 190 Left Left 1978-05-16
57 Jason Boyd 6-03 173 Right Right 1973-02-23
47 David Cortes 5-11 195 Right Right 1973-10-15
27 Jack Cressend 6-01 185 Right Right 1975-05-13
50 Jason Davis 6-06 195 Right Right 1980-05-08
49 Chad Durbin 6-02 200 Right Right 1977-12-03
49 Dave Elder 6-00 180 Right Right 1975-09-23
59 Alex Herrera 5-11 190 Left Left 1976-11-05
34 Cliff Lee 6-03 190 Left Left 1978-08-30
47 David Lee 6-01 202 Right Right 1973-03-12
34 Dan Miceli 6-00 207 Right Right 1970-09-09
45 Terry Mulholland 6-03 206 Left Right 1963-03-09
38 Aaron Myette 6-04 195 Right Right 1977-09-26
16 Chad Paronto 6-05 255 Right Right 1975-07-28
59 Jason Phillips 6-06 225 Right Right 1974-03-22
34 Jerrod Riggan 6-04 185 Right Right 1974-05-16
54 David Riske 6-02 180 Right Right 1976-10-23
56 Ricardo Rodriguez 6-03 165 Right Left 1978-05-21
52 C.C. Sabathia 6-07 250 Left Left 1980-07-21
53 Carl Sadler 6-02 180 Left Left 1976-10-11
48 Jose Santiago 6-03 200 Right Right 1974-11-05
61 Jason Stanford 6-02 200 Left Left 1977-01-23
30 Brian Tallet 6-07 210 Left Left 1977-09-21
40 Billy Traber 6-05 205 Left Left 1979-09-18
37 Jake Westbrook 6-03 200 Right Right 1977-09-29
44 Josh Bard 6-03 215 Right Both 1978-03-30
15 Tim Laker 6-03 195 Right Right 1969-11-27
20 Victor Martinez 6-02 170 Right Both 1978-12-23
1 Casey Blake 6-02 200 Right Right 1973-08-23
28 Ben Broussard 6-02 220 Left Left 1976-09-24
12 Ricky Gutierrez 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-05-23
62 Greg LaRocca 5-11 185 Right Right 1972-11-10
8 John McDonald 5-11 175 Right Right 1974-09-24
60 Jhonny Peralta 6-01 180 Right Right 1982-05-28
7 Brandon Phillips 5-11 185 Right Right 1981-06-28
56 Angel Santos 5-11 178 Right Both 1979-08-14
36 Bill Selby 5-09 190 Right Left 1970-06-11
2 Zach Sorensen 6-00 190 Right Both 1977-01-03
13 Omar Vizquel 5-09 165 Right Both 1967-04-24
24 Milton Bradley 6-00 180 Right Both 1978-04-15
10 Coco Crisp 6-00 185 Right Both 1979-11-01
6 Alex Escobar 6-01 180 Right Right 1978-09-06
20 Karim Garcia 6-00 200 Left Left 1975-10-29
9 Jody Gerut 6-00 190 Left Left 1977-09-18
11 Matt Lawton 5-09 180 Right Left 1971-11-30
38 Ryan Ludwick 6-03 205 Left Right 1978-07-13
30 Chris Magruder 5-11 200 Right Both 1977-04-26
47 Shane Spencer 5-11 225 Right Right 1972-02-20
23 Ellis Burks 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-09-11
32 Travis Hafner 6-03 240 Right Left 1977-06-03
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The 2003 Cleveland Indians played 162 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 94 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Jacobs Field (Park Factors: 93/94) where 1,730,002 fans witnessed their 2003 Indians finish the season with a .420 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2003 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 2003 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 2003 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 2003 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

2003 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

2003 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Josh Bard (87)
1B Ben Broussard (114)
2B Brandon Phillips (109)
3B Casey Blake (140)
SS Jhonny Peralta (72)
LF Matt Lawton (62)
CF Milton Bradley (93)
RF Jody Gerut (63)
DH Ellis Burks (51)
  
SP Brian Anderson
SP Jason Davis
SP Ricardo Rodriguez
SP C.C. Sabathia
SP Billy Traber
SP Jake Westbrook
  
RP Rafael Betancourt
RP Jason Boyd
RP Jack Cressend
RP Terry Mulholland
RP David Riske
RP Jose Santiago
CL Danys Baez


2003 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Ellis Burks $7,166,667.00
Matt Lawton $6,750,000.00
Omar Vizquel $5,750,000.00
Danys Baez $5,125,000.00
Ricky Gutierrez $3,916,667.00
Brian Anderson $1,500,000.00
C.C. Sabathia $1,100,000.00
Jason Bere $1,000,000.00
Karim Garcia $900,000.00
Jose Santiago $600,000.00
Shane Spencer $600,000.00
Terry Mulholland $500,000.00
Tim Laker $400,000.00
Casey Blake $330,000.00
Bill Selby $325,000.00
John McDonald $314,400.00
Milton Bradley $314,300.00
David Riske $314,000.00
Aaron Myette $307,500.00
Jake Westbrook $305,500.00
Carl Sadler $303,200.00
Ben Broussard $303,000.00
Ricardo Rodriguez $302,400.00
Travis Hafner $302,200.00
Josh Bard $302,100.00
Jason Davis $301,100.00
Cliff Lee $300,900.00
Brandon Phillips $300,900.00
Nick Bierbrodt $300,000.00
Billy Traber $300,000.00


2003 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#1 Casey Blake
#2 Zach Sorensen
#6 Alex Escobar
#7 Brandon Phillips
#8 John McDonald
#9 Jody Gerut
#10 Coco Crisp
#11 Matt Lawton
#12 Ricky Gutierrez
#13 Omar Vizquel
#15 Tim Laker
#16 Chad Paronto
#20 Karim Garcia
#20 Victor Martinez
#23 Ellis Burks
#24 Milton Bradley
#27 Jack Cressend
#28 Ben Broussard
#30 Chris Magruder
#30 Brian Tallet
#31 Brian Anderson
#32 Travis Hafner
#34 Cliff Lee
#34 Dan Miceli
#34 Jerrod Riggan
#36 Nick Bierbrodt
#36 Bill Selby
#37 Jake Westbrook
#38 Ryan Ludwick
#38 Aaron Myette
#40 Billy Traber
#44 Josh Bard
#45 Terry Mulholland
#46 Jason Bere
#47 David Cortes
#47 David Lee
#47 Shane Spencer
#48 Jose Santiago
#49 Chad Durbin
#49 Dave Elder
#50 Jason Davis
#52 C.C. Sabathia
#53 Carl Sadler
#54 David Riske
#55 Danys Baez
#56 Ricardo Rodriguez
#56 Angel Santos
#57 Jason Boyd
#59 Alex Herrera
#59 Jason Phillips
#60 Jhonny Peralta
#61 Jason Stanford
#62 Greg LaRocca
#63 Rafael Betancourt

Did you know that a 2003 Cleveland Indians Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?