2003 This Year in Baseball Awards

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Here are the final vote tallies for the 2003 This Year in Baseball Awards. Nearly
800,000 ballots were cast for this year's awards by baseball fans around the globe.

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24.4% of voters


PUJOLS RANKED IN THE TOP 5 IN THE MAJORS IN AVG (.359, 1ST), HITS (212, 2ND), RUNS (137, 1ST), DOUBLES (51, 1ST), HRS (5TH) AND RBIS (5TH). FULL STORY >> 56K \| 300K		JAVY LOPEZ - 11.1% BARRY BONDS - 10.6% MIKE LOWELL - 10.4% TODD HELTON - 10.1% ERIC GAGNE - 7.3% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES

22.3% of voters


PRIOR EMERGED AS ONE OF BASEBALL'S TOP STARTERS IN 2003, FINISHING IN THE NL TOP THREE IN WINS (18), STRIKEOUTS (245), ERA (2.43) AND WHIP (1.10). FULL STORY >> 56K \| 300K		ESTEBAN LOAIZA - 12.4% ANDY PETTITTE - 11.7% PEDRO MARTINEZ - 10.6% ERIC GAGNE - 9.7% JASON SCHMIDT - 9.0% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES

33.1% of voters


PODSEDNIK'S 43 STEALS AND .314 BATTING AVERAGE LED ALL ROOKIES IN 2003. HE WAS ALSO THE ONLY ROOKIE TO SCORE 100 RUNS. FULL STORY >> 56K \| 300K		HIDEKI MATSUI - 17.6% BRANDON WEBB - 12.4% MIGUEL CABRERA - 8.1% ROCCO BALDELLI - 7.2% DONTRELLE WILLIS - 6.9% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES

27.5% of voters


IN BAKER'S DEBUT IN CHICAGO, THE CUBS WON THEIR FIRST DIVISION CROWN IN 14 YEARS, EDGING OUT THE ASTROS IN THE SEASON'S FINAL WEEKEND. FULL STORY >>		JOE TORRE - 18.7% JACK MCKEON - 18.3% BOBBY COX - 10.8% FELIPE ALOU - 7.2% TONY PENA - 6.9% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES

16.8% of voters


EDMONDS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE YEAR'S JAW-DROPPING CATCHES. HIS 12 OUTFIELD ASSISTS PLACED HIM SECOND AMONG NL CENTER FIELDERS. FULL STORY >> 56K \| 300K		TORII HUNTER - 15.4% ICHIRO SUZUKI - 13.7% ERIC CHAVEZ - 13.0% BRAD AUSMUS - 11.7% BENGIE MOLINA - 8.6% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES

23.4% of voters


DONNELLY'S ERA WAS AS LOW AS 0.38 ON JULY 22 AND HE FINISHED THE SEASON WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 1.58 MARK. HE LED THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WITH 29 HOLDS. FULL STORY >> 56K \| 300K		OCTAVIO DOTEL - 16.5% RHEAL CORMIER - 12.6% RAFAEL SORIANO - 12.1% LATROY HAWKINS - 11.7% JOE NATHAN - 7.9% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES

19.5% of voters


THE BRAVES' SHORTSTOP TURNED THE 12TH UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL. FULL STORY >> 56K \| 300K		MATSUI'S GRAND SLAM - 13.4% EDMONDS' CATCH - 12.4% BONDS' HOMER - 10.5% GILES ROBS HOMER - 10.1% BOONE'S CATCH AND FLIP - 7.6% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES

34.0% of voters


MUELLER BECAME THE FIRST PLAYER TO HIT GRAND SLAMS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE PLATE IN A GAME. FULL STORY >> 56K \| 300K		DAMON'S 3 HITS IN AN INNING - 23.4% DELGADO'S FOUR HOMERS - 11.9% MILLWOOD'S NO-HITTER - 9.4% BYRNES HITTING FOR CYCLE - 5.8% WILLIS' ONE-HITTER - 4.9% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES

17.9% of voters


OZZY OSBOURNE LED THE WRIGLEY FIELD CROWD IN A UNIQUE RENDITION OF "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME." FULL STORY >> 56K \| 300K		CUST FALLING DOWN - 15.4% VERY LUCKY FAN - 13.8% MISSPELLED ANGELS - 13.0% INFIELD FLY RBI - 11.4% SNOW-BALL FLIGHT - 10.1% COMPLETE VOTE TOTALS HIGHLIGHTS OF NOMINEES