Fun Trivia : Yankees 2003

Structure Sub-topic of: Yankees 2000s Quizzes Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 20 general entries. Special Topics A 2003 New York Yankee Season

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Yankees 2003

Did the Yankees win their 27th World Championship over the Florida Marlins in 2003?

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No. The Marlins won the Series in 2003. The Yankees were seeking their 27th at the time.



Who led the team in doubles?

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Hideki Matsui. He hit 46 doubles. Soriano was second with 36 for the team.



What was Derek Jeter's batting average?

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.324. Derek was the Yankee's shortstop.



Which batter made the last out of the World Series?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Jorge Posada. Posada hit a slow roller in front of Beckett, who tagged him out before reaching first base.



Who was the winning pitcher for the last game of the 2003 World Series?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Josh Beckett. Beckett pitched a complete game in game 6 to give the Marlins the Series. He also tagged out Jorge Posada for the last out.



Who won the World Series?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Florida Marlins. The Marlins won the World Series as a Wild-Card team, the second year in a row this happened. The Angels won the 2002 World Series as a Wild-Card also.



How many games did the 2003 World Series go?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


6. The last game, Game 6, was played at Yankee Stadium. While usually when a team wins a World Series, the fans in the house go crazy. Yankee Stadium was deathly quiet. I know, because I was there.



Who won Game 1 of the World Series?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Florida Marlins. In 2002, the Marlins were way under .500. Somehow they turned it around on '03, winning the National League wild-card and eventually the World Series. Game one saw the Marlins defeat the Yankees, 3-2.



Who won the National League pennant, and faced the Yankees in the World Series?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Florida Marlins. The last time in the 20th Century the Cubs won a World Series was 1908, and they were again denied in '03 after a loss to the Marlins.



Who hit the walk-off home run to give the Yankees the pennant in Game 7 of the ALCS?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Aaron Boone. Aaron Boone hit an extra inning, walkoff homer off Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield's first pitch of the inning, to give the Yankees their 39th American League pennant.



Who shoved 70+ year old Yankee bench coach Don Zimmer to the ground amidst a brawl in Game 3 of the ALCS?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Pedro Martinez. This brawl started when Pedro Martinez hit Yankees batter Karim Garcia in the back. Next inning, Yankees ace Roger Clemens threw a high fastball to Sox hitter Manny Ramirez, igniting a bench-clearing brawl, with the Martinez-Zimmer being its highlight.



Who did the Yankees play in the ALCS?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Boston Red Sox. This was the first time since 1999 that the Yankees met the Sox in the postseason, and only the 2nd time ever. The Yankees beat the BoSox 4 games to 3 in an action-packed ALCS.



Who did the Yankees play in the ALDS?

Yankees Postseason: 2003


Minnesota Twins. Since the Yankees were the #1 seed in the playoffs for the American League, they played the 4th and last seed in the first round, the Minnesota Twins.