2002 Baltimore Orioles season

2002 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901) East Division (since 1969)
Location
Oriole Park at Camden Yards (since 1992) Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	67–95 (.414)
Divisional place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter Angelos
General manager(s)	Syd Thrift
Manager(s)	Mike Hargrove
Local television	WJZ-TV WNUV Comcast SportsNet (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan)
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Chuck Thompson)
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In the 2002 Baltimore Orioles season, the team finished 4th in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.

The Orioles had a record of 63–63 at the conclusion of play on August 23, but then proceeded to lose 32 of their last 36 games of the season, including their final 12 in a row.

Offseason[]

• October 3, 2001: Tim Raines was sent to the Baltimore Orioles by the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.^[1]
• November 20, 2001: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[2]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

v t AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	103	58	0.640	—	52–28	51–30
Boston Red Sox	93	69	0.574	10½	42–39	51–30
Toronto Blue Jays	78	84	0.481	25½	42–39	36–45
Baltimore Orioles	67	95	0.414	36½	34–47	33–48
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	55	106	0.342	48	30–51	25–55

American League Wild Card[]

v t Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
New York Yankees	103	58	0.640
Minnesota Twins	94	67	0.584
Oakland Athletics	103	59	0.636

v t	W	L	Pct.
Anaheim Angels	99	63	0.611
Boston Red Sox	93	69	0.574
Seattle Mariners	93	69	0.574
Chicago White Sox	81	81	0.500
Toronto Blue Jays	78	84	0.481
Cleveland Indians	74	88	0.457
Texas Rangers	72	90	0.444
Baltimore Orioles	67	95	0.414
Kansas City Royals	62	100	0.383
Detroit Tigers	55	106	0.342
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	55	106	0.342

Record vs. opponents[]

2002 American League Records v t Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	7–2	3–4	6–3	6–3	8–1	6–3	4–5	3–4	9–11	9–10	8–1	12–7	7–2	11–7
Baltimore	2–7	—	6–13	3–4	1–5	2–4	7–0	5–1	6–13	4–5	5–4	10–9	3–6	4–15	9–9
Boston	4–3	13–6	—	2–4	5–4	5–4	4–2	3–3	9–10	6–3	4–5	16–3	4–3	13–6	5–13
Chicago	3–6	4–3	4–2	—	9–10	12–7	11–8	8–11	2–4	2–7	5–4	4–3	5–4	4–2	8–10
Cleveland	3–6	5–1	4–5	10–9	—	10–9	9–10	8–11	3–6	2–5	3–4	4–2	4–5	3–3	6–12
Detroit	1–8	4–2	4–5	7–12	9–10	—	9–10	4–14	1–8	1–6	2–5	2–4	5–4	0–6	6–12
Kansas City	3–6	0–7	2–4	8–11	10–9	10–9	—	5–14	1–5	1–8	3–6	4–2	7–2	3–4	5–13
Minnesota	5–4	1–5	3–3	11–8	11–8	14–4	14–5	—	0–6	3–6	5–4	5–2	6–3	6–1	10–8
New York	4–3	13–6	10–9	4–2	6–3	8–1	5–1	6–0	—	5–4	4–5	13–5	4–3	10–9	11–7
Oakland	11–9	5–4	3–6	7–2	5–2	6–1	8–1	6–3	4–5	—	8–11	8–1	13–6	3–6	16–2
Seattle	10–9	4–5	5–4	4–5	4–3	5–2	6–3	4–5	5–4	11–8	—	5–4	13–7	6–3	11–7
Tampa Bay	1–8	9–10	3–16	3–4	2–4	4–2	2–4	2–5	5–13	1–8	4–5	—	4–5	8–11	7–11
Texas	7–12	6–3	3–4	4–5	5–4	4–5	2–7	3–6	3–4	6–13	7–13	5–4	—	8–1	9–9
Toronto	2–7	15–4	6–13	2–4	3–3	6–0	4–3	1–6	9–10	6–3	3–6	11–8	1–8	—	9–9

Transactions[]

• June 4, 2002: Adam Loewen was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.^[3]

Roster[]

2002 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 30 Rick Bauer 51 Steve Bechler 45 Chris Brock 47 Sean Douglass 49 Travis Driskill 59 Eric DuBose 19 Scott Erickson 27 Buddy Groom 41 Pat Hentgen 16 Jason Johnson 50 Jorge Julio 13 Rodrigo Lopez 12 Calvin Maduro 39 Yorkis Pérez 43 Sidney Ponson 37 Willis Roberts 52 B. J. Ryan 28 John Stephens 35 Josh Towers		Catchers 57 Raul Casanova 26 Brook Fordyce 17 Gerónimo Gil 51 Fernando Lunar 31 Izzy Molina Infielders 10 Tony Batista 14 Mike Bordick 18 Jeff Conine 15 Jerry Hairston, Jr. 31 José León  9 Luis López 28 Ryan McGuire 11 Mike Moriarty 38 Chris Richard  1 Brian Roberts 11 Ed Rogers 23 David Segui		Outfielders  3 Larry Bigbie 11 Howie Clark 40 Marty Cordova  9 Luis García 25 Jay Gibbons 32 Luis Matos 36 Gary Matthews, Jr.  6 Melvin Mora 29 Chris Singleton		Manager 21 Mike Hargrove Coaches 48 Terry Crowley 24 Rick Dempsey 44 Elrod Hendricks  2 Sam Perlozzo 49 Tom Trebelhorn 34 Mark Wiley

Player stats[]

Batting[]

Note: 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	Gerónimo Gil	125	422	98	.232	12	45
1B	Jeff Conine	116	451	123	.273	15	63
2B	Jerry Hairston, Jr.	122	426	114	.268	5	32
3B	Tony Batista	161	615	150	.244	31	87
SS	Mike Bordick	117	367	85	.232	8	36
LF	Marty Cordova	131	458	116	.253	18	64
CF	Chris Singleton	136	466	122	.262	9	50
RF	Jay Gibbons	136	490	121	.247	28	69
DH	Chris Richard	50	155	36	.232	4	21

Other batters[]

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers[]

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Andy Etchebarren
AA	Bowie Baysox	Eastern League	Dave Cash and
A	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	Jack Voigt
A	Delmarva Shorebirds	South Atlantic League	Joe Ferguson
A-Short Season	Aberdeen IronBirds	New York–Penn League
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Don Buford
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League

^[4][5]

References[]

• 2002 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 2002 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com