2002 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2002 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 72–89 (.447)
Divisional place 4th
Other information
Owner(s) Kevin McClatchy
General manager(s) Dave Littlefield
Manager(s) Lloyd McClendon
Local television WCWB-TV
Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh
Local radio KDKA-AM
(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk)
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The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 121st season of the franchise; the 116th in the National League. This was their second season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.

The Pirates missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a record set between 1980–89.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

2002 Game Log (72–89)[6]
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

2002 National League Records

Source:
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

Detailed records

National League
Opponent W L WP RS RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves 3 3 0.500 13 17
Florida Marlins 2 4 0.333 25 27
Montreal Expos 3 3 0.500 24 24
New York Mets 4 1 0.800 20 17
Philadelphia Phillies 4 2 0.667 28 20
Total 16 13 0.552 110 105
NL Central
Chicago Cubs 9 10 0.474 88 80
Cincinnati Reds 7 11 0.389 76 79
Houston Astros 6 11 0.353 49 76
Milwaukee Brewers 15 4 0.789 100 71
St. Louis Cardinals 6 11 0.353 88 103
Total 43 47 0.478 401 409
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 4 0.333 16 31
Colorado Rockies 2 4 0.333 13 33
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 4 0.333 18 31
San Diego Padres 2 4 0.333 17 32
San Francisco Giants 2 4 0.333 28 42
Total 10 20 0.333 92 169
American League
Anaheim Angels 1 2 0.333 15 15
Detroit Tigers 2 1 0.667 10 5
Oakland Athletics 0 3 0.000 7 12
Texas Rangers 0 3 0.000 6 15
Total 3 9 0.250 38 47
Total 72 89 0.447 641 730

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April 24 14 10 0.583 85 99
May 30 11 19 0.367 105 133
June 26 11 15 0.423 102 104
July 27 13 14 0.481 123 142
August 29 11 18 0.379 121 153
September 25 12 13 0.480 105 99
Total 161 72 89 0.447 641 730
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 80 38 42 0.475 330 389
Away 81 34 47 0.420 311 341
Total 161 72 89 0.447 641 730

Roster

2002 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Adrian Brown CF
Jason Kendall C
Aramis Ramírez 3B
Kevin Young 1B
Armando Ríos LF
Craig Wilson RF
Mike Benjamin SS
Pokey Reese 2B
Ron Villone SP

Awards and honors

2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Statistics

Hitting

Regular Season[7]
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Álvarez, T.T. Álvarez 14 26 8 0.308 1 2
Beimel, J.J. Beimel 51 10 3 0.300 0 1
Giles, B.B. Giles 153 497 148 0.298 38 103
Cota, H.H. Cota 7 17 5 0.294 0 0
Kendall, J.J. Kendall 145 545 154 0.283 3 44
Ríos, A.A. Ríos 76 208 55 0.264 1 24
Reese, P.P. Reese 119 421 111 0.264 4 50
Wilson, J.J. Wilson 131 368 97 0.264 16 57
Wilson, C.C. Wilson 147 527 133 0.252 4 47
Villone, R.R. Villone 44 16 4 0.250 0 1
Young, K.K. Young 146 468 115 0.246 16 51
Mackowiak, R.R. Mackowiak 136 385 94 0.244 16 48
Ramírez, A.A. Ramírez 142 522 122 0.234 18 71
Núñez, A.A. Núñez 112 253 59 0.233 2 15
Hyzdu, A.A. Hyzdu 59 155 36 0.232 11 34
Brown, A.A. Brown 91 208 45 0.216 1 21
Hermansen, C.C. Hermansen 65 194 40 0.206 7 15
Wells, K.K. Wells 34 63 12 0.190 1 5
Benson, K.K. Benson 26 40 7 0.175 0 1
Osik, K.K. Osik 55 100 16 0.160 2 11
Torres, S.S. Torres 5 13 2 0.154 0 0
Benjamin, M.M. Benjamin 108 120 18 0.150 0 3
Williams, M.M. Williams 10 16 2 0.125 1 3
Fogg, J.J. Fogg 32 58 7 0.121 0 1
Anderson, J.J. Anderson 27 42 5 0.119 0 1
Davis, J.J. Davis 9 10 1 0.100 0 0
Lowe, S.S. Lowe 42 13 1 0.077 0 0
Arroyo, B.B. Arroyo 9 6 0 0.000 0 0
Lincoln, M.M. Lincoln 53 5 0 0.000 0 0
López, M.M. López 3 3 0 0.000 0 0
Meadows, B.B. Meadows 11 18 0 0.000 0 1
Sauerbeck, S.S. Sauerbeck 74 2 0 0.000 0 0
Williams, D.D. Williams 57 1 0 0.000 0 0
Boehringer, B.B. Boehringer 66 0 0 0 0
Fetters, M.M. Fetters 30 0 0 0 0
Manzanillo, J.J. Manzanillo 13 0 0 0 0
Reyes, A.A. Reyes 15 0 0 0 0
Sánchez, D.D. Sánchez 3 0 0 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[8]
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Sauerbeck, S.S. Sauerbeck 78 6223 5 4 2.30 70
Reyes, A.A. Reyes 15 17 0 0 2.65 21
Torres, S.S. Torres 5 30 2 1 2.70 12
Williams, D.D. Williams 59 6113 2 6 2.93 43
Lincoln, M.M. Lincoln 55 7213 2 4 3.11 50
Fetters, M.M. Fetters 32 3013 1 0 3.26 29
Boehringer, B.B. Boehringer 70 7923 4 4 3.39 65
Wells, K.K. Wells 33 19813 12 14 3.58 134
Meadows, B.B. Meadows 11 6223 1 6 3.88 31
Arroyo, B.B. Arroyo 9 27 2 1 4.00 22
Fogg, J.J. Fogg 33 19413 12 12 4.35 113
Beimel, J.J. Beimel 53 8513 2 5 4.64 53
Benson, K.K. Benson 25 13013 9 6 4.70 79
Williams, M.M. Williams 9 4313 2 5 4.98 33
Lowe, S.S. Lowe 43 69 4 2 5.35 57
Anderson, J.J. Anderson 28 14023 8 13 5.44 47
Villone, R.R. Villone 45 93 4 6 5.81 55
Manzanillo, J.J. Manzanillo 13 13 0 0 7.62 4
Sánchez, D.D. Sánchez 3 213 0 0 15.43 2

Draft Picks

2002 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks[9]
Rd # Player Pos DOB and Age School
1 1 Bryan Bullington RHP September 30, 1980 (aged 21) Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
2 42 Blair Johnson RHP March 25, 1984 (aged 18) Washburn Rural HS (Topeka, Kansas)
3 73 Taber Lee SS October 18, 1980 (aged 21) San Diego State University (San Diego, California)
4 103 Wardell Starling RHP March 14, 1983 (aged 19) Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, Texas)
5 133 Alex Hart RHP January 10, 1980 (aged 22) University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
6 163 Brad Eldred 1B July 12, 1980 (aged 21) Florida International University (Miami, Florida)
7 193 Matt Capps RHP September 3, 1983 (aged 18) Alexander HS (Douglasville, Georgia)
8 223 Bobby Kingsbury OF August 30, 1980 (aged 21) Fordham University (New York City)
9 253 Joe Hicks OF April 22, 1984 (aged 18) Forest Brook HS (Houston, Texas)
10 283 David Davidson LHP April 23, 1984 (aged 18) Denis Morris HS (St. Catharines, ON)
Note

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Marty Brown
AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Dale Sveum
A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Pete Mackanin
A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Tony Beasley
A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Andy Stewart
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg, Hickory

References

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