Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

2002 Milwaukee Brewers season

2002 Milwaukee Brewers
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkMiller Park
CityMilwaukee
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)
← 2001 Seasons 2003 →

The 2002 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 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.

Offseason

  • January 21, 2002: Alex Ochoa was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Colorado Rockies to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Lenny Harris and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile, and cash to the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies sent Craig House and Ross Gload to the New York Mets. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeff D'Amico, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Mark Sweeney, and cash to the New York Mets.[1]
  • February 8, 2002: Midre Cummings was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.[2]

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 97 65 .599 — 52‍–‍29 45‍–‍36
Houston Astros 84 78 .519 13 47‍–‍34 37‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 78 84 .481 19 38‍–‍43 40‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates 72 89 .447 24½ 38‍–‍42 34‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs 67 95 .414 30 36‍–‍45 31‍–‍50
Milwaukee Brewers 56 106 .346 41 31‍–‍50 25‍–‍56


Record vs. opponents

2002 National League record

Source: [1]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MIL MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 3–3 4–2 6–0 14–5 5–1 3–3 9–10 4–2 4–2 5–2 4–3 4–2 12–7 8–11 2–4 11–7
Atlanta 3–3 — 4–2 4–2 4–3 11–8 3–3 2–4 5–1 13–6 12–7 11–7 3–3 3–3 3–3 5–1 15–3
Chicago 2–4 2–4 — 5–12 4–2 4–2 8–11 2–4 7–10 3–3 1–5 2–4 10–9 2–4 3–3 6–12 6–6
Cincinnati 0–6 2–4 12–5 — 3–3 5–1 6–11 4–2 13–6 1–5 2–4 2–4 11–7 5–1 2–4 8–11 2–10
Colorado 5–14 3–4 2–4 3–3 — 5–2 3–3 7–12 3–3 4–2 3–3 3–3 4–2 11–8 8–12 2–4 7–11
Florida 1–5 8–11 2–4 1–5 2–5 — 3–3 3–3 4–2 10–9 8–11 10–9 4–2 5–1 4–3 4–2 10–8
Houston 3–3 3–3 11–8 11–6 3–3 3–3 — 3–3 10–8 3–3 4–2 3–3 11–6 4–2 1–5 6–13 5–7
Los Angeles 10–9 4–2 4–2 2–4 12–7 3–3 3–3 — 5–1 5–2 4–2 4–3 4–2 10–9 8–11 2–4 12–6
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 10–7 6–13 3–3 2–4 8–10 1–5 — 2–4 1–5 1–5 4–15 5–1 1–5 7–10 2–10
Montreal 2–4 6–13 3–3 5–1 2–4 9–10 3–3 2–5 4–2 — 11–8 11–8 3–3 3–4 4–2 3–3 12–6
New York 2–5 7–12 5–1 4–2 3–3 11–8 2–4 2–4 5–1 8–11 — 9–10 1–4 3–4 0–6 3–3 10–8
Philadelphia 3–4 7–11 4–2 4–2 3–3 9–10 3–3 3–4 5–1 8–11 10–9 — 2–4 2–4 3–3 4–2 10–8
Pittsburgh 2–4 3–3 9–10 7–11 2–4 2–4 6–11 2–4 15–4 3–3 4–1 4–2 — 2–4 2–4 6–11 3–9
San Diego 7–12 3–3 4–2 1–5 8–11 1–5 2–4 9–10 1–5 4–3 4–3 4–2 4–2 — 5–14 1–5 8–10
San Francisco 11–8 3–3 3–3 4–2 11–8 3–4 5–1 11–8 5–1 2–4 6–0 3–3 4–2 14–5 — 2–4 8–10
St. Louis 4–2 1–5 12–6 11–8 4–2 2–4 13–6 4–2 10–7 3–3 3–3 2–4 11–6 5–1 4–2 — 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.[2]

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

  • April 5, 2002: Marco Scutaro was selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.[4]
  • June 4, 2002: Prince Fielder was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.[5]
  • June 4, 2002: Hunter Pence was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 40th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign.[6]
  • July 31, 2002: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Sal Fasano to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later and Jorge Fábregas. The Anaheim Angels sent Johnny Raburn (minors) (August 14, 2002) and Pedro Liriano (September 20, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.[1]

Roster

2002 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
C Paul Bako 87 234 55 .235 4 20
1B Richie Sexson 157 570 159 .279 29 102
2B Eric Young Sr. 138 496 139 .280 3 28
SS José Hernández 152 525 151 .288 24 73
3B Tyler Houston 76 255 77 .302 7 33
LF Geoff Jenkins 67 243 59 .243 10 29
CF Alex Sánchez 112 394 114 .289 1 33
RF Jeffrey Hammonds 128 448 115 .257 9 41

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 Belliard 104 289 61 .211 3 26
Matt Stairs 107 270 66 .244 16 41
Mark Loretta 86 217 58 .267 2 19
Alex Ochoa 85 215 55 .256 6 21
Lenny Harris 122 197 60 .305 3 17
Robert Machado 51 153 39 .255 2 17
Ryan Thompson 62 137 34 .248 8 24
Raúl Casanova 31 87 16 .184 1 8
Jim Rushford 23 77 11 .143 1 6
Keith Ginter 21 76 18 .237 1 8
Jorge Fábregas 30 67 11 .164 3 14
Ryan Christenson 22 58 9 .155 1 3
Bill Hall 19 36 7 .194 1 5
Marcus Jensen 16 35 4 .114 1 4
Izzy Alcántara 16 32 8 .250 2 5
Luis López 6 8 0 .000 0 1

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 Sheets 34 216.2 11 16 4.15 170
Glendon Rusch 34 210.2 10 16 4.70 140
Rubén Quevedo 26 139.0 6 11 5.76 93
Jamey Wright 19 114.1 5 13 5.35 69
Nick Neugebauer 12 55.1 1 7 4.72 47
Wayne Franklin 4 24.0 2 1 2.63 17
Ben Diggins 5 24.0 0 4 8.63 15
Jimmy Osting 3 12.0 0 2 7.50 7
Everett Stull 2 10.0 0 1 6.30 7

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 Cabrera 50 103.1 6 10 6.79 61
Nelson Figueroa 30 93.0 1 7 5.03 51
Andrew Lorraine 5 12.0 0 1 11.25 10
Dave Pember 4 8.2 0 1 5.19 5

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 DeJean 68 1 5 27 3.12 65
Luis Vizcaíno 76 5 3 5 2.99 79
Ray King 76 3 2 0 3.05 50
Valerio De Los Santos 51 2 3 0 3.12 38
Jayson Durocher 39 1 1 0 1.88 44
Mike Buddie 25 1 2 0 4.54 28
Takahito Nomura 21 0 0 0 8.56 9
Matt Childers 8 0 0 0 12.00 6
Brian Mallette 5 0 0 0 10.80 5
Shane Nance 4 0 0 0 4.26 5
Mike Matthews 4 0 0 0 4.50 2
Chad Fox 3 1 0 0 5.79 3

Awards and honors

  • 1B Richie Sexson, All-Star Game Selection
  • SS Jose Hernandez, All-Star Game Selection

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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]

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
—
Rookie VSL Ciudad Alianza Venezuelan Summer League
—

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya