2003 Eastern League season
# 2003 Eastern League season

The 2003 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.

The Akron Aeros defeated the New Haven Ravens 3 games to 0 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.

## Regular season

### Standings

Eastern League - Northern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| New Haven Ravens | 79 | 63 | .556 | – |
| New Britain Rock Cats | 73 | 68 | .518 | 5.5 |
| Portland Sea Dogs | 72 | 70 | .507 | 7.0 |
| Trenton Thunder | 70 | 71 | .496 | 8.5 |
| Binghamton Mets | 63 | 78 | .447 | 15.5 |
| Norwich Navigators | 62 | 79 | .440 | 16.5 |

Eastern League - Southern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Akron Aeros | 88 | 53 | .624 | – |
| Altoona Curve | 78 | 63 | .553 | 10.0 |
| Erie SeaWolves | 72 | 70 | .507 | 16.5 |
| Bowie Baysox | 69 | 72 | .489 | 19.0 |
| Reading Phillies | 62 | 79 | .440 | 26.0 |
| Harrisburg Senators | 60 | 82 | .423 | 28.5 |

Notes:

    Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
    Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
    Italics indicates that team won ELCS

### Statistical league leaders

**Batting leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| AVG | Alex Ríos (New Haven Ravens) | .352 |
| HR | Jeff Inglin (Reading Phillies) | 24 |
| RBI | Jeff Inglin (Reading Phillies) | 103 |
| R | Brian Myrow (Trenton Thunder) | 103 |

**Pitching leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| W | Sean Burnett (Altoona Curve) | 14 |
| ERA | David Gassner (New Haven Ravens) | 2.79 |
| SO | Francisco Cruceta (Akron Aeros) | 134 |
| SV | Brian Schmack (Erie SeaWolves) | 29 |

## Playoffs

### Divisional Series

**Northern Division**

The New Haven Ravens defeated the New Britain Rock Cats in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.

**Southern Division**

The Akron Aeros defeated the Altoona Curve in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.

### Championship Series

The Akron Aeros defeated the New Haven Ravens in the ELCS 3 games to 0.

