2003 Montreal Expos season

After holding spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, from 1998 through 2002, the Expos moved to Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida, for spring training in 2003. The move to Viera came about as the result of a deal in which Major League Baseball bought the Expos from Jeffrey Loria, who then purchased the Florida Marlins; as part of the deal, the Marlins traded spring training sites with the Expos, moving from Viera to Jupiter. The franchise, as the Expos in 2003 and 2004 and then from 2005 as the Washington Nationals, would hold spring training at Space Coast Stadium through 2016. ==Regular season==

• June 24, 2003 – Brad Wilkerson hit for the cycle in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. • June 28, 2003 - Texas Rangers outfielder Juan Gonzalez rejected a trade to the Expos, exercising the no-trade clause in his contract after the teams agreed to a deal. • August 26, 2003 – The Expos rallied from being down 8-0 and 10–3 to claim a 14–10 win against the Philadelphia Phillies and be within two games of the National League Wild Card. It was the second biggest comeback in Expos history. • September 14, 2003 – Vladimir Guerrero hits for the cycle against the New York Mets. On August 30, 2002, MLB signed a collective bargaining agreement with the players association, which prohibited contraction through the end of the agreement in 2006. Ultimately, the Expos finished 8 games behind the Wild Card (and World Series Champion) Florida Marlins. Puerto Rico Although their attendance increased from 7,935 per game in 2001 Season standings National League East Record vs. opponents Notable transactions • August 20, 2003: The Expos signed Todd Zeile as a free agent. Roster Game log Attendance Including both games played in Montreal and "home" games played in San Juan, the Expos drew 1,025,639 fans during the 2003 season, and were 16th in attendance among the 16 National League teams. Their highest attendance for the season was a game in Montreal on April 22, which attracted 36,879 fans to see them play the Arizona Diamondbacks, while their lowest was for a game in Montreal on May 7 against the San Diego Padres, which drew only 5,111 fans. For games played in San Juan, the largest crowd was 18,264 for a game against the New York Mets on April 12, and the smallest was a crowd of 10,034 that came to a game against the Anaheim Angels on June 3. ==Player stats==

Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Complete offensive statistics are available here. Pitching Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Complete pitching statistics are available here. ==Award winners==

• Liván Hernández, National League Pitcher of the Month, July 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game ==Farm system==