2002 Milwaukee Brewers season

2002 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1998) Central Division (since 1998)
Location
Miller Park (since 2001) Milwaukee (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Dean Taylor
Manager(s)	Davey Lopes, Jerry Royster
Local television	WCGV-TV WISN-TV FSN Wisconsin (Daron Sutton, Bill Schroeder)
Local radio	WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell)
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The 2002 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 6th in the National League Central with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses, their only 100 loss season to date.

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 by Joe Adcock.

Season standings[]

National League Central[]

v t NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	0.599	—	52–29	45–36
Houston Astros	84	78	0.519	13	47–34	37–44
Cincinnati Reds	78	84	0.481	19	38–43	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	0.447	24½	38–42	34–47
Chicago Cubs	67	95	0.414	30	36–45	31–50
Milwaukee Brewers	56	106	0.346	41	31–50	25–56

Record vs. opponents[]

2002 National League Records v t Source: [1]
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	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 47 Mike Buddie 49 José Cabrera 43 Matt Childers 28 Valerio de los Santos 48 Mike DeJean 81 Ben Diggins 56 Jayson Durocher 52 Nelson Figueroa 40 Chad Fox 26 Wayne Franklin 46 Ray King 23 Andrew Lorraine 59 Brian Mallette 30 Mike Matthews 47 Shane Nance 32 Nick Neugebauer 95 Takahito Nomura 30 Jimmy Osting 13 Dave Pember 37 Rubén Quevedo 39 Glendon Rusch 15 Ben Sheets 50 Everett Stull 51 Luis Vizcaíno 21 Jamey Wright		Catchers  9 Paul Bako 25 Raul Casanova  6 Jorge Fábregas 26 Marcus Jensen 72 Robert Machado Infielders 10 Ronnie Belliard  1 Keith Ginter  2 Bill Hall 16 Lenny Harris 18 José Hernández  2 Tyler Houston  1 Luis López  8 Mark Loretta 11 Richie Sexson  7 Eric Young		Outfielders 55 Izzy Alcántara 27 Ryan Christenson 41 Jeffrey Hammonds  5 Geoff Jenkins 23 Alex Ochoa 33 Jim Rushford 22 Alex Sánchez 12 Matt Stairs 38 Ryan Thompson		Manager 30 Davey Lopes  3 Jerry Royster Coaches 45 Gary Allenson (Third Base) 35 Bill Castro (Bullpen) 29 Dave Collins (First Base) 36 Gary Matthews (Hitting)  3 Jerry Royster (Bench) 43 Dave Stewart (Pitching) -- Cecil Cooper (Bench)

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

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

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

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

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

Awards and honors[]

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

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]

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[]

• 2002 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
• 2002 Milwaukee Brewers team page at baseball-almanac.com