2003 American League Division Series

The 2003 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2003 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 30, and ended on Monday, October 6, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:

  • (1) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 101–61) vs. (3) Minnesota Twins (Central Division champion, 90–72): Yankees win series, 3–1.
  • (2) Oakland Athletics (Western Division champion, 96–66) vs. (4) Boston Red Sox (Wild Card, 95–67): Red Sox win series, 3–2.

2003 American League Division Series
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
New York Yankees (3) Joe Torre 101–61, .623, GA: 6
Minnesota Twins (1) Ron Gardenhire 90–72, .556, GA: 4
DatesSeptember 30 – October 5
TelevisionESPN (Games 1, 3, 4)
Fox (Game 2)
TV announcersJon Miller and Joe Morgan (Game 1)
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Game 2)
Gary Thorne, Jeff Brantley and David Justice (in Minnesota)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersDan Shulman and Dave Campbell
Teams
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Boston Red Sox (3) Grady Little 95–67, .586, GB: 6
Oakland Athletics (2) Ken Macha 96–66, .593, GA: 3
DatesOctober 1 – 6
TelevisionESPN (Games 1, 4)
ESPN2 (Games 2–3)
Fox (Game 5)
TV announcersDave O'Brien, David Justice, and Jeff Brantley (Game 1)
Jon Miller and Joe Morgan (Games 2–4)
Thom Brennaman and Steve Lyons (Game 5)
RadioESPN
Radio announcersJohn Rooney, Buck Martinez
UmpiresEd Montague, Ted Barrett, Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Jim Joyce, Bill Welke (Yankees–Twins, Games 1–2; Red Sox–Athletics, Games 3–4)
Randy Marsh, Eric Cooper, Wally Bell, Gary Darling, Tim Welke, Greg Gibson (Red Sox–Athletics, Games 1–2 & 5; Yankees–Twins, Games 3–4)

The Yankees defeated the Red Sox in the AL Championship Series, then lost the 2003 World Series to the National League champion Florida Marlins.

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