2002 Milwaukee Brewers season

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2002  Milwaukee Brewers
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark Miller Park
City Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Record56–106 (.346)
Divisional place6th
Owners Bud Selig
General managers Dean Taylor
Managers Davey Lopes, Jerry Royster
Television WCGV-TV
WISN-TV
FSN Wisconsin
(Daron Sutton, Bill Schroeder)
Radio WTMJ (AM)
(Bob Uecker, Jim Powell)
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The 2002 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 33rd season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 5th in the National League, and their 34th overall. The Brewers finished sixth in the National League Central with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses, their only 100 loss season to date. Davey Lopes was fired after the team started 3–12. The Brewers also hosted the All-Star Game on July 9.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

On May 23, 2002, Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit four home runs in one game versus the Brewers. He also had one single and one double for a total of 19 total bases. [3] The number broke the previous record of 18 total bases set 48 seasons prior by Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves versus the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field on July 31, 1954.

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9765.599—52‍–‍2945‍–‍36
Houston Astros 8478.5191347‍–‍3437‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 7884.4811938‍–‍4340‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates 7289.44724½38‍–‍4234‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs 6795.4143036‍–‍4531‍–‍50
Milwaukee Brewers 56106.3464131‍–‍5025‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

2002 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2002

TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILMTLNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Arizona —3–34–26–014–55–13–39–104–24–25–24–34–212–78–112–411–7
Atlanta 3–3—4–24–24–311–83–32–45–113–612–711–73–33–33–3–15–115–3
Chicago 2–42–4—5–124–24–28–112–47–103–31–52–410–92–43–36–126–6
Cincinnati 0–62–412–5—3–35–16–114–213–61–52–42–411–75–12–48–112–10
Colorado 5–143–42–43–3—5–23–37–123–34–23–33–34–211–88–122–47–11
Florida 1–58–112–41–52–5—3–33–34–210–98–1110–94–25–14–34–210–8
Houston 3–33–311–811–63–33–3—3–310–83–34–23–311–64–21–56–135–7
Los Angeles 10–94–24–22–412–73–33–3—5–15–24–24–34–210–98–112–412–6
Milwaukee 2–41–510–76–133–32–48–101–5—2–41–51–54–155–11–57–102–10
Montreal 2–46–133–35–12–49–103–32–54–2—11–811–83–33–44–23–312–6
New York 2–57–125–14–23–311–82–42–45–18–11—9–101–43–40–63–310–8
Philadelphia 3–47–114–24–23–39–103–33–45–18–1110–9—2–42–43–34–210–8
Pittsburgh 2–43–39–107–112–42–46–112–415–43–34–14–2—2–42–46–113–9
San Diego 7–123–34–21–58–111–52–49–101–54–34–34–24–2—5–141–58–10
San Francisco 11–83–3–13–34–211–83–45–111–85–12–46–03–34–214–5—2–48–10
St. Louis 4–21–512–611–84–22–413–64–210–73–33–32–411–65–14–2—8–4

All-Star Game

The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 9, 2002 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The game resulted in a 7-7 tie. The next year home field advantage in the World Series would be awarded to the winning league. The game is commonly referred to as a 'flop' by sports writers due to the lack of continuation of the game.

The roster selection for the 2002 game marked the inaugural All-Star Final Vote competition (then known as "The All-Star 30th Man" competition). Johnny Damon and Andruw Jones represented the American and National Leagues as a result of this contest.

Notable transactions

Roster

2002 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Paul Bako 8723455.235420
1B Richie Sexson 157570159.27929102
2B Eric Young Sr. 138496139.280328
SS José Hernández 152525151.2882473
3B Tyler Houston 7625577.302733
LF Geoff Jenkins 6724359.2431029
CF Alex Sánchez 112394114.289133
RF Jeffrey Hammonds 128448115.257941

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Ronnie Belliard 10428961.211326
Matt Stairs 10727066.2441641
Mark Loretta 8621758.267219
Alex Ochoa 8521555.256621
Lenny Harris 12219760.305317
Robert Machado 5115339.255217
Ryan Thompson 6213734.248824
Raúl Casanova 318716.18418
Jim Rushford 237711.14316
Keith Ginter 217618.23718
Jorge Fábregas 306711.164314
Ryan Christenson 22589.15513
Bill Hall 19367.19415
Marcus Jensen 16354.11414
Izzy Alcántara 16328.25025
Luis López 680.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ben Sheets 34216.211164.15170
Glendon Rusch 34210.210164.70140
Rubén Quevedo 26139.06115.7693
Jamey Wright 19114.15135.3569
Nick Neugebauer 1255.1174.7247
Wayne Franklin 424.0212.6317
Ben Diggins 524.0048.6315
Jimmy Osting 312.0027.507
Everett Stull 210.0016.307

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
José Cabrera 50103.16106.7961
Nelson Figueroa 3093.0175.0351
Andrew Lorraine 512.00111.2510
Dave Pember 48.2015.195

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Mike DeJean 6815273.1265
Luis Vizcaíno 765352.9979
Ray King 763203.0550
Valerio De Los Santos 512303.1238
Jayson Durocher 391101.8844
Mike Buddie 251204.5428
Takahito Nomura 210008.569
Matt Childers 800012.006
Brian Mallette 500010.805
Shane Nance 40004.265
Mike Matthews 40004.502
Chad Fox 31005.793

Awards and honors


All-Star Game

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2002. [7] The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox. [8]

LevelTeamLeagueManager
Triple-A Indianapolis Indians International League Ed Romero
Double-A Huntsville Stars Southern League Frank Kremblas
Class A-Advanced High Desert Mavericks California League Mike Caldwell
Class A Beloit Snappers Midwest League Don Money
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Tim Blackwell
Rookie AZL Brewers Arizona League Carlos Lezcano
Rookie DSL Brewers Dominican Summer League
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Rookie VSL Ciudad Alianza Venezuelan Summer League
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References

  1. 1 2 "Alex Ochoa Stats".
  2. ↑ "Midre Cummings Stats".
  3. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0
  4. ↑ Marco Scutaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ↑ Prince Fielder Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ "Hunter Pence Stats".
  7. ↑ "2002 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  8. ↑ "2002 Venezuelan Summer League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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