2002 Milwaukee Brewers season

2002 Milwaukee Brewers
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1998) Central Division (since 1998)
Location
Miller Park (since 2001) Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
2002 information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
Manager(s)	Davey Lopes and 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.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 All-Star Game 2.3 Notable transactions 2.4 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Starters by position 3.1.2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 3.2.2 Other pitchers 3.2.3 Relief pitchers 4 Awards and honors 5 Farm system 6 References

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

Central Division	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	--	.599
Houston Astros	84	78	13	.519
Cincinnati Reds	78	84	19	.481
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	24½	.447
Chicago Cubs	67	95	30	.414
Milwaukee Brewers	56	106	41	.346

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.[1]

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 Fabregas. 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 Vizcaino 21 Jamey Wright		Catchers  9 Paul Bako 25 Raul Casanova  6 Jorge Fabregas 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 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)

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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Ed Romero
AA	Huntsville Stars	Southern League	Frank Kremblas
A	High Desert Mavericks	California League	Mike Caldwell
A	Beloit Snappers	Midwest League	Don Money
Rookie	AZL Brewers	Arizona League	Carlos Lezcano
Rookie	Ogden Raptors	Pioneer League	Tim Blackwell

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References

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

2002 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto AL Central Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota AL West Anaheim • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Atlanta • Florida • New York • Philadelphia • Montréal NL Central Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Milwaukee • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Arizona • Colorado • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 2002 All-Star Game • 2002 World Series

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