2002 Milwaukee Brewers season

2002 Milwaukee Brewers
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkMiller Park
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Record56–106 (.346)
Divisional place6th
OwnersBud Selig
General managersDean Taylor
ManagersDavey Lopes, Jerry Royster
TelevisionWCGV-TV
WISN-TV
FSN Wisconsin
(Daron Sutton, Bill Schroeder)
RadioWTMJ (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.

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. 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 — 52‍–‍29 45‍–‍36
Houston Astros 8478 .519 13 47‍–‍34 37‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 7884 .481 19 38‍–‍43 40‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates 7289 .447 24½ 38‍–‍42 34‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs 6795 .414 30 36‍–‍45 31‍–‍50
Milwaukee Brewers 56106 .346 41 31‍–‍50 25‍–‍56

Record vs. opponents

2002 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2002

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona—3–34–26–014–55–13–39–104–24–25–24–34–212–78–112–411–7
Atlanta3–3—4–24–24–311–83–32–45–113–612–711–73–33–33–3–15–115–3
Chicago2–42–4—5–124–24–28–112–47–103–31–52–410–92–43–36–126–6
Cincinnati0–62–412–5—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
Florida1–58–112–41–52–5—3–33–34–210–98–1110–94–25–14–34–210–8
Houston3–33–311–811–63–33–3—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
Milwaukee2–41–510–76–133–32–48–101–5—2–41–51–54–155–11–57–102–10
Montreal2–46–133–35–12–49–103–32–54–2—11–811–83–33–44–23–312–6
New York2–57–125–14–23–311–82–42–45–18–11—9–101–43–40–63–310–8
Philadelphia3–47–114–24–23–39–103–33–45–18–1110–9—2–42–43–34–210–8
Pittsburgh2–43–39–107–112–42–46–112–415–43–34–14–2—2–42–46–113–9
San Diego7–123–34–21–58–111–52–49–101–54–34–34–24–2—5–141–58–10
San Francisco11–83–3–13–34–211–83–45–111–85–12–46–03–34–214–5—2–48–10
St. Louis4–21–512–611–84–22–413–64–210–73–33–32–411–65–14–2—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
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CPaul Bako8723455.235420
1BRichie Sexson157570159.27929102
2BEric Young Sr.138496139.280328
SSJosé Hernández152525151.2882473
3BTyler Houston7625577.302733
LFGeoff Jenkins6724359.2431029
CFAlex Sánchez112394114.289133
RFJeffrey Hammonds128448115.257941

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ronnie Belliard10428961.211326
Matt Stairs10727066.2441641
Mark Loretta8621758.267219
Alex Ochoa8521555.256621
Lenny Harris12219760.305317
Robert Machado5115339.255217
Ryan Thompson6213734.248824
Raúl Casanova318716.18418
Jim Rushford237711.14316
Keith Ginter217618.23718
Jorge Fábregas306711.164314
Ryan Christenson22589.15513
Bill Hall19367.19415
Marcus Jensen16354.11414
Izzy Alcántara16328.25025
Luis López680.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ben Sheets34216.211164.15170
Glendon Rusch34210.210164.70140
Rubén Quevedo26139.06115.7693
Jamey Wright19114.15135.3569
Nick Neugebauer1255.1174.7247
Wayne Franklin424.0212.6317
Ben Diggins524.0048.6315
Jimmy Osting312.0027.507
Everett Stull210.0016.307

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
José Cabrera50103.16106.7961
Nelson Figueroa3093.0175.0351
Andrew Lorraine512.00111.2510
Dave Pember48.2015.195

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mike DeJean6815273.1265
Luis Vizcaíno765352.9979
Ray King763203.0550
Valerio De Los Santos512303.1238
Jayson Durocher391101.8844
Mike Buddie251204.5428
Takahito Nomura210008.569
Matt Childers800012.006
Brian Mallette500010.805
Shane Nance40004.265
Mike Matthews40004.502
Chad Fox31005.793

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

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

Level Team League Manager
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.