Apartment League Baseball 2003

The ALB expanded to 20 teams for the 2003 season. The ALB Expansion Draft was held following the completion of the 2002 postseason.

2003 Final Standings

FLITTER I                    W    L   Pct      GB
Christchurch Tuataras       94   68  .580       -
Atlanta Jabronies           92   70  .568       2
Hong Kong Cavaliers         75   87  .463      19
California Villains         70   92  .432      24
Albuquerque Ruff Riders     69   93  .426      25

FLITTER II                   W    L   Pct      GB
Mayan Toltecs              108   54  .667       -
Waterbury Saturn            88   74  .543      20
Ekola Outbreak              75   87  .463      33
Seattle Blazerstuds         72   90  .444      36
Shiner Bockboys             64   98  .395      44

WHIPSAW I                    W    L   Pct      GB
Chicago Mob                101   61  .623       -
Bay Bombers                 88   74  .543      13
Texas Stampede              88   74  .543      13
Cleveland Crazy Legs        87   75  .537      14
Central Coast Padres        67   95  .414      34

WHIPSAW II                   W    L   Pct      GB
Monterey Pine Tar           94   68  .580       -
Minnesota Expros            93   69  .574       1
Austin Mudslingers          88   74  .543       6
Central Stompers            59  103  .364      35
Ann Arbor AirMax            48  114  .296      46

Wildcard Series winner Tuataras over Jabronies, 4-1
Wildcard Series winner Pine Tar over Expros, 4-2
Flitter Championship Series winner Toltecs over Tuataras, 4-3
Whipsaw Championship Series winner Mob over Pine Tar, 4-0
Apartment League World Series winner Mob over Toltecs, 4-1

Flitter Wildcard MVP: Bobby Kielty, Tuataras
Whipsaw Wildcard MVP: Yorvit Torrealba, Pine Tar
Flitter Championship MVP: Mark Prior, Toltecs
Whipsaw Championship MVP: Barry Bonds, Mob
Apartment League World Series MVP: Barry Bonds, Mob

	FLITTER	WHIPSAW
MVP Ed Whitson Fireman	Lance Berkman, Tuataras Woody Williams, Tuataras Billy Wagner, Toltecs	Barry Bonds (3), Mob Curt Schilling, Bombers Jason Isringhausen, Pine Tar
Gold Gloves:	FLITTER	WHIPSAW
Catcher First Base Second Base Third Base Shortstop Leftfield Centerfield Rightfield Pitcher	Jason Varitek, Cavaliers Todd Helton, Cavaliers Luis Castillo, Villains Mike Lowell, Villains Omar Vizquel (5), Blazerstuds Chipper Jones (3), Jabronies Randy Winn, Saturn Bobby Abreu, Bockboys Tim Hudson, Jabronies	Ivan Rodriguez (5), Bombers John Olerud (3),Bombers Todd Walker, Padres Scott Rolen, Pine Tar Edgar Renteria, Padres Luis Gonzalez (3), Pine Tar Alex Sanchez, Pine Tar Magglio Ordonez (2), Pine Tar Derrick Lowe, Mudslingers

April 2003 ALB Players of the Month:
Batters
FLI Bernie Williams, KNI (.388, .480 OBP, .660 SLG, 6 HR, 25 R, 29 RBI)
WHI Manny Ramirez, CRA (.333, .409 OBP, .708 SLG, 13 HR, 30 R, 33 RBI)

Starting Pitchers
FLI Mark Buehrle, TOL (1.59, 5-0, 45.1 IP, 42 H, 9 BB, 21 K, 1.13 WHIP)
WHI Curt Schilling, BOM (3.04, 5-1, 53.1 IP, 46 H, 8 BB, 51 K, 1.01 WHIP)

Relief Pitchers
FLI Billy Wagner, TOL (0.00, 0-0, 10 SV, 11 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 10 K)
WHI Scott Stewart, STA (2.25, 1-0, 8 SV, 12 IP, 6 H, 5 BB, 11 K)

May 2003 ALB Players of the Month:
Batters
FLI Jacque Jones, TOL (.442, .474 OBP, .692 SLG, 4 HR, 9 R, 17 RBI)
WHI Sammy Sosa, EXP (.492, .538 OBP, .949 SLG, 8 HR, 14 R, 16 RBI)

Starting Pitchers
FLI Greg Maddux, TUA (3.08, 3-1, 26.1 IP, 29 H, 5 BB, 19 K, 1.29 WHIP)
WHI Kevin Millwood, MOB (2.00, 4-0, 27 IP, 23 H, 8 BB, 16 K, 1.15 WHIP)

Relief Pitchers
FLI Robb Nen, VIL (0.00, 0-0, 6 SV, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 9 K)
WHI Scott Stewart, STA (3.75, 0-1, 7 SV, 12 IP, 13 H, 5 BB, 11 K)

June 2003 ALB Players of the Month:
Batters
FLI Jim Thome, JAB (.402, .549 OBP, .870 SLG, 13 HR, 26 R, 26 RBI)
WHI Barry Bonds, MOB (.304, .466 OBP, .725 SLG, 12 HR, 26 R, 28 RBI, 3 SB)

Starting Pitchers
FLI Mark Mulder, TUA (3.27, 5-0, 44.0 IP, 39 H, 8 BB, 23 K, 1.07 WHIP)
WHI Mark Hendrickson, MOB (2.50, 4-1, 36 IP, 34 H, 7 BB, 22 K, 1.14 WHIP)

Relief Pitchers
FLI Robb Nen, VIL (1.93, 0-1, 6 SV, 9.1 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 12 K)
WHI Scott Stewart, STA (1.98, 0-0, 9 SV, 13.2 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 8 K)

July 2003 ALB Players of the Month:
Batters
FLI Shawn Green, SAT (.377, .441 OBP, .789 SLG, 13 HR, 33 R, 38 RBI, 1 SB)
WHI Jeff Kent, STA (.361, .409 OBP, .713 SLG, 11 HR, 26 R, 27 RBI, 1 SB)

Starting Pitchers
FLI Odalis Perez, JAB (2.21, 6-1, 57.0 IP, 41 H, 6 BB, 37 K, 0.82 WHIP)
WHI Paul Byrd, PIN (1.59, 6-0, 51 IP, 36 H, 5 BB, 31 K, 0.80 WHIP)

Relief Pitchers
FLI John Smoltz, JAB (0.87, 1-0, 7 SV, 10.1 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 12 K)
WHI Jason Isringhausen, PIN (1.26, 2-0, 6 SV, 14.1 IP, 9 H, 6 BB, 14 K)

August 2003 ALB Players of the Month:
Batters
FLI Lance Berkman, TUA (.333, .400 OBP, .727 SLG, 11 HR, 18 R, 28 RBI)
WHI Manny Ramirez, CRA (.349, .443 OBP, .771 SLG, 10 HR, 18 R, 20 RBI)

Starting Pitchers
FLI Tim Hudson, JAB (1.70, 2-1, 37.0 IP, 29 H, 9 BB, 31 K, 1.03 WHIP)
WHI Derek Lowe, MUD (1.99, 4-1, 40.2 IP, 31 H, 7 BB, 15 K, 0.93 WHIP)

Relief Pitchers
FLI Eddie Guardado, BLA (1.46, 0-1, 8 SV, 12.1 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 17 K)
WHI Eric Gagne, MUD (1.86, 0-1, 6 SV, 9.2 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 17 K)

September/October 2003 ALB Players of the Month:
Batters
FLI Jorge Posada, BCK (.362, .444 OBP, .638 SLG, 8 HR, 32 R, 24 RBI)
WHI Barry Bonds, CRA (.415, .559 OBP, .887 SLG, 13 HR, 36 R, 41 RBI)

Starting Pitchers
FLI Matt Morris, TOL (2.19, 5-1, 53.1 IP, 45 H, 21 BB, 39 K, 1.24 WHIP)
WHI Curt Schilling, BOM (2.73, 6-1, 59.1 IP, 46 H, 9 BB, 58 K, 0.93 WHIP)

Relief Pitchers
FLI John Smoltz, JAB (0.49, 1-0, 10 SV, 18.1 IP, 6 H, 7 BB, 17 K)
WHI Jason Isringhausen, PIN (0.59, 0-0, 12 SV, 15.1 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 19 K)