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Major League Baseball team season
2002 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkPNC Park
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record72–89 (.447)
Divisional place4th
OwnersKevin McClatchy
General managersDave Littlefield
ManagersLloyd McClendon
TelevisionWCWB-TV
Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh
RadioKDKA-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 divisional era record set between 1980 and 1989.

Offseason

  • January 5, 2002: Scott Service was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • January 25, 2002: Wayne Gomes was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • March 5, 2002: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • March 5, 2002: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

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


Game log

2002 Game Log (72–89)
April (14–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 1 @ Mets 2–6 Leiter (1–0) Villone (0–1) — 53,734 0–1
2 April 3 @ Mets 5–3 Wells (1–0) Trachsel (0–1) Williams (1) 25,952 1–1
3 April 4 @ Mets 3–2 Anderson (1–0) Estes (0–1) Williams (2) 33,785 2–1
4 April 5 @ Cubs 2–1 Williams (1–0) Bere (0–1) Williams (3) 41,555 3–1
5 April 6 @ Cubs 6–1 Fogg (1–0) Clement (0–1) — 34,956 4–1
— April 7 @ Cubs Postponed (rain; rescheduled for May 21)
6 April 8 Reds 1–0 Villone (1–1) Dessens (0–2) Williams (4) 36,402 5–1
7 April 10 Reds 5–8 Acevedo (2–0) Wells (1–1) Graves (2) 36,048 5–2
8 April 11 Reds 2–3 Haynes (1–1) Anderson (1–1) Graves (3) 12,795 5–3
9 April 12 Cubs 3–7 Bere (1–1) Williams (1–1) — 24,002 5–4
10 April 13 Cubs 3–2 Fogg (2–0) Clement (0–2) Williams (5) 17,971 6–4
11 April 14 Cubs 1–5 (8) Lieber (2–0) Villone (1–2) Borowski (1) 16,045 6–5
12 April 15 @ Brewers 6–1 Wells (2–1) Rusch (1–1) — 14,090 7–5
13 April 16 @ Brewers 5–1 Anderson (2–1) Neugebauer (0–2) — 15,012 8–5
14 April 17 @ Brewers 3–2 Williams (2–1) Buddie (0–1) Williams (6) 17,879 9–5
15 April 19 Phillies 7–4 Lowe (1–0) Padilla (2–2) Williams (7) 23,321 10–5
16 April 20 Phillies 6–5 Villone (2–2) Adams (0–2) Williams (8) 18,032 11–5
17 April 21 Phillies 9–3 Wells (3–1) Duckworth (1–1) — 18,749 12–5
18 April 23 Dodgers 6–9 Ishii (4–0) Anderson (2–2) Gagne (8) 13,235 12–6
19 April 24 Dodgers 1–5 Daal (3–0) Williams (2–2) — 14,057 12–7
20 April 25 Dodgers 3–2 Fogg (3–0) Nomo (2–3) Williams (9) 16,264 13–7
21 April 26 Padres 1–10 Tomko (2–1) Villone (2–3) — 20,575 13–8
— April 27 Padres Postponed (rain; rescheduled for April 28)
22 April 28 Padres 3–2 Sauerbeck (1–0) Embree (2–1) Williams (10) — 14–8
23 April 28 Padres 2–7 Tollberg (1–3) Anderson (2–3) — 19,621 14–9
24 April 30 @ Rockies 0–10 Hampton (1–3) Williams (2–3) — 30,759 14–10
May (11–19)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
25 May 1 @ Rockies 0–6 Neagle (3–1) Fogg (3–1) — 29,529 14–11
26 May 2 @ Rockies 2–7 Thomson (4–2) Villone (2–4) — 30,134 14–12
27 May 3 @ Padres 6–4 Wells (4–1) Howard (0–1) Williams (11) 20,312 15–12
28 May 4 @ Padres 0–3 Jarvis (2–3) Anderson (2–4) Hoffman (10) 36,972 15–13
29 May 5 @ Padres 5–6 Lawrence (4–1) Lowe (1–1) Hoffman (11) 27,399 15–14
30 May 6 @ Diamondbacks 3–2 Fogg (4–1) Johnson (6–1) Williams (12) 29,171 16–14
31 May 7 @ Diamondbacks 6–7 Myers (2–1) Beimel (0–1) Kim (9) 32,204 16–15
32 May 8 @ Diamondbacks 3–4 Schilling (7–1) Wells (4–2) Kim (10) 31,343 16–16
33 May 10 Astros 5–1 Anderson (3–4) Hernandez (3–1) — 19,197 17–16
34 May 11 Astros 4–2 Fogg (5–1) Oswalt (4–2) Williams (13) 35,834 18–16
35 May 12 Astros 1–5 Reynolds (3–3) Williams (2–4) — 20,202 18–17
36 May 13 Diamondbacks 0–11 Schilling (8–1) Benson (0–1) — 14,500 18–18
37 May 14 Diamondbacks 2–1 Wells (5–2) Anderson (0–3) Williams (14) 16,373 19–18
38 May 15 Diamondbacks 2–6 Helling (4–4) Anderson (3–5) — 18,780 19–19
39 May 16 @ Astros 1–3 Oswalt (5–2) Boehringer (0–1) Wagner (6) 26,277 19–20
40 May 17 @ Astros 4–7 Stone (2–1) Villone (2–5) Dotel (1) 28,861 19–21
41 May 18 @ Astros 1–2 Dotel (2–1) Lowe (1–2) — 34,921 19–22
42 May 19 @ Astros 5–3 Wells (6–2) Mlicki (3–5) Williams (15) 34,259 20–22
43 May 21 @ Cubs 12–1 Anderson (4–5) Bere (1–7) — — 21–22
44 May 21 @ Cubs 3–4 Cruz (1–7) Fogg (5–2) Alfonseca (6) 37,175 21–23
45 May 22 @ Cubs 4–7 Prior (1–0) Williams (2–5) Alfonseca (7) 40,138 21–24
46 May 23 @ Cubs 6–11 Clement (2–3) Benson (0–2) — 37,578 21–25
47 May 24 Cardinals 5–2 Wells (7–2) Stephenson (1–3) — 25,203 22–25
48 May 25 Cardinals 3–6 Williams (2–0) Anderson (4–6) Isringhausen (13) 26,201 22–26
49 May 26 Cardinals 3–7 Simontacchi (3–0) Fogg (5–3) — 31,989 22–27
50 May 27 Cubs 3–2 (10) Williams (1–0) Alfonseca (0–1) — 16,215 23–27
51 May 28 Cubs 0–3 Clement (3–3) Benson (0–3) — 15,060 23–28
52 May 29 Cubs 5–0 Wells (8–2) Lieber (3–4) — 17,116 24–28
53 May 30 Cubs 8–9 Wood (6–3) Anderson (4–7) Alfonseca (8) 21,208 24–29
54 May 31 @ Cardinals 3–1 Fogg (6–3) Williams (2–1) Williams (16) 38,148 25–29
June (11–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
55 June 1 @ Cardinals 4–9 Kile (3–3) Arroyo (0–1) — 43,295 25–30
56 June 2 @ Cardinals 5–2 Lowe (2–2) Morris (7–4) Williams (17) 37,243 26–30
57 June 3 @ Expos 5–7 Ohka (5–3) Wells (8–3) Stewart (5) 4,821 26–31
58 June 4 @ Expos 5–2 Anderson (5–7) Pavano (3–7) Williams (18) 4,619 27–31
59 June 5 @ Expos 1–3 Vazquez (4–2) Fogg (6–4) — 4,890 27–32
60 June 7 Brewers 6–1 Beimel (1–1) Sheets (3–6) — 27,001 28–32
61 June 8 Brewers 9–8 (11) Boehringer (1–1) King (1–2) — 38,244 29–32
62 June 9 Brewers 5–4 Sauerbeck (2–0) Wright (1–3) Williams (19) 24,897 30–32
63 June 10 @ Angels 3–4 Washburn (6–2) Anderson (5–8) Percival (14) 16,861 30–33
64 June 11 @ Angels 7–3 Fogg (7–4) Appier (5–5) — 17,755 31–33
65 June 12 @ Angels 5–8 Weber (3–2) Boehringer (1–2) Percival (15) 17,096 31–34
66 June 14 @ Reds 3–4 (11) Williamson (2–0) Williams (1–1) — 30,820 31–35
67 June 15 @ Reds 3–4 Sullivan (4–2) Lincoln (0–1) Graves (21) 31,419 31–36
68 June 16 @ Reds 5–1 Anderson (6–8) Haynes (7–6) — 29,532 32–36
69 June 18 Athletics 2–4 Mulder (7–4) Fogg (7–5) Koch (16) 21,943 32–37
70 June 19 Athletics 2–3 (10) Bradford (3–1) Williams (1–2) Koch (17) 30,562 32–38
71 June 20 Athletics 3–5 Hudson (5–6) Benson (0–4) Koch (18) 22,464 32–39
72 June 21 Rangers 0–2 Rogers (8–4) Wells (8–4) Cordero (3) 24,475 32–40
73 June 22 Rangers 2–3 Bell (3–2) Lincoln (0–2) Irabu (13) 35,302 32–41
74 June 23 Rangers 4–10 Park (3–3) Fogg (7–6) — 26,930 32–42
75 June 25 Expos 4–1 Benson (1–4) Ohka (7–4) Williams (20) 17,543 33–42
76 June 26 Expos 7–4 Wells (9–4) Vazquez (5–4) Williams (21) 36,966 34–42
77 June 27 Expos 2–7 (7) Brower (3–0) Villone (2–6) — 21,312 34–43
78 June 28 @ Tigers 3–1 Fogg (8–6) Redman (3–8) Williams (22) 28,582 35–43
79 June 29 @ Tigers 1–2 Weaver (6–8) Beimel (1–2) Acevedo (12) 24,449 35–44
80 June 30 @ Tigers 6–2 Benson (2–4) Maroth (1–2) Williams (23) 25,966 36–44
July (13–14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81 July 1 Brewers 0–2 Wright (2–6) Wells (9–5) — 14,634 36–45
82 July 2 Brewers 6–12 Quevedo (4–6) Anderson (6–9) — 15,142 36–46
83 July 3 Brewers 3–1 Fogg (9–6) Sheets (4–10) Williams (24) 32,309 37–46
84 July 4 Astros 6–8 Borbon (3–3) Beimel (1–3) — 25,962 37–47
85 July 5 Astros 4–3 Fetters (1–0) Borbon (3–4) Williams (25) 24,556 38–47
86 July 6 Astros 2–10 Cruz (1–4) Wells (9–6) — 26,578 38–48
87 July 7 Astros 1–6 Miller (4–3) Anderson (6–10) — 23,348 38–49
88 July 11 @ Brewers 3–2 (10) Boehringer (2–2) DeJean (0–4) Williams (26) 21,021 39–49
89 July 12 @ Brewers 9–2 Lowe (3–2) Rusch (5–8) — 26,362 40–49
90 July 13 @ Brewers 5–3 Wells (10–6) Wright (2–8) Williams (27) 28,214 41–49
91 July 14 @ Brewers 3–5 Quevedo (5–6) Beimel (1–4) DeJean (16) 21,976 41–50
92 July 15 @ Astros 5–4 Lowe (4–2) Wagner (2–2) Williams (28) 29,204 42–50
93 July 16 @ Astros 7–3 Fogg (10–6) Oswalt (10–6) Boehringer (1) 27,042 43–50
94 July 17 Reds 6–3 Anderson (7–10) Dempster (5–10) Williams (29) 32,864 44–50
95 July 18 Reds 5–7 Sullivan (6–3) Boehringer (2–3) Graves (28) 21,625 44–51
96 July 19 Cardinals 12–9 Sauerbeck (3–0) Veres (3–6) — 23,812 45–51
97 July 20 Cardinals 15–6 Benson (3–4) Smith (3–1) — 35,101 46–51
98 July 21 Cardinals 4–8 Finley (5–11) Fogg (10–7) Kline (3) 27,999 46–52
99 July 22 @ Reds 6–5 Anderson (8–10) Dempster (5–11) Williams (30) 18,398 47–52
100 July 23 @ Reds 2–7 Haynes (11–6) Wells (10–7) — 19,884 47–53
101 July 24 @ Reds 5–10 Moehler (2–1) Beimel (1–5) — 24,910 47–54
102 July 25 @ Astros 0–8 Saarloos (2–2) Benson (3–5) — 26,027 47–55
103 July 26 @ Astros 3–4 Wagner (3–2) Sauerbeck (3–1) — 32,115 47–56
104 July 27 @ Astros 0–3 Oswalt (11–6) Anderson (8–11) Wagner (20) 38,896 47–57
105 July 28 @ Astros 0–4 Miller (8–3) Wells (10–8) — 35,144 47–58
106 July 30 Rockies 4–1 Benson (4–5) Neagle (4–7) Williams (31) 23,749 48–58
107 July 31 Rockies 7–6 Boehringer (3–3) White (2–6) Williams (32) 18,106 49–58
August (11–18)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
108 August 1 Rockies 0–3 Jennings (11–5) Meadows (0–1) Jimenez (27) 19,075 49–59
109 August 2 Giants 6–5 Boehringer (4–3) Nen (4–1) — 28,203 50–59
110 August 3 Giants 6–11 Schmidt (7–5) Wells (10–9) — 38,275 50–60
111 August 4 Giants 5–10 Rueter (10–6) Benson (4–6) — 31,398 50–61
112 August 6 @ Dodgers 3–1 Fogg (11–7) Perez (10–8) Williams (33) 31,254 51–61
113 August 7 @ Dodgers 0–4 Ashby (8–9) Meadows (0–2) Gagne (37) 31,588 51–62
114 August 8 @ Dodgers 5–10 Beirne (1–0) Anderson (8–12) — 31,776 51–63
115 August 9 @ Giants 4–3 Wells (11–9) Schmidt (7–6) Williams (34) 41,897 52–63
116 August 10 @ Giants 3–8 Aybar (1–0) Lincoln (0–3) — 41,146 52–64
117 August 11 @ Giants 4–5 (11) Nen (6–1) Williams (1–3) — 41,479 52–65
118 August 12 Cardinals 6–10 Simontacchi (8–4) Meadows (0–3) — 15,700 52–66
119 August 13 Cardinals 5–9 Morris (14–7) Anderson (8–13) Isringhausen (27) 17,609 52–67
120 August 14 Cardinals 3–7 Benes (2–3) Wells (11–10) — 18,791 52–68
121 August 15 Cardinals 5–11 Kline (1–1) Williams (1–4) — 20,503 52–69
122 August 16 Brewers 3–10 Sheets (7–14) Fogg (11–8) — 35,343 52–70
123 August 17 Brewers 5–0 Meadows (1–3) Cabrera (5–9) — 25,277 53–70
124 August 18 Brewers 3–2 Arroyo (1–1) Rusch (6–13) Williams (35) 20,170 54–70
125 August 19 @ Cardinals 2–7 Benes (3–3) Wells (11–11) — 31,626 54–71
126 August 20 @ Cardinals 8–0 Benson (5–6) Hackman (3–4) — 34,997 55–71
127 August 21 @ Cardinals 1–4 Finley (8–14) Fogg (11–9) Isringhausen (28) 26,806 55–72
128 August 22 @ Cardinals 4–5 Molina (1–0) Williams (1–5) — 26,606 55–73
129 August 23 @ Brewers 6–3 Lincoln (1–3) Durocher (1–1) Williams (36) 30,957 56–73
130 August 24 @ Brewers 17–10 Wells (12–11) Cabrera (5–10) — 22,568 57–73
131 August 25 @ Brewers 3–2 Benson (6–6) Wright (5–13) Williams (37) 19,443 58–73
132 August 27 Braves 4–5 Millwood (14–6) Fogg (11–10) Smoltz (46) 20,542 58–74
133 August 28 Braves 1–0 (10) Williams (2–5) Remlinger (7–2) — 20,136 59–74
134 August 29 Braves 4–1 Arroyo (2–1) Glavine (16–8) Williams (38) 17,312 60–74
135 August 30 @ Marlins 3–4 Tavarez (10–10) Wells (12–12) Looper (8) 4,962 60–75
136 August 31 @ Marlins 2–3 Nunez (6–5) Sauerbeck (3–2) Looper (9) 10,188 60–76
September (12–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
137 September 1 @ Marlins 4–8 Neal (3–0) Fogg (11–11) — 5,588 60–77
138 September 2 @ Braves 1–5 Maddux (12–5) Meadows (1–4) — 30,803 60–78
139 September 3 @ Braves 3–0 Torres (1–0) Glavine (16–9) Williams (39) 18,931 61–78
140 September 4 @ Braves 0–6 Moss (10–5) Wells (12–13) — 19,525 61–79
141 September 6 Marlins 11–0 Benson (7–6) Tejera (8–7) — 33,525 62–79
142 September 7 Marlins 4–1 Fogg (12–11) Robertson (0–1) Williams (40) 18,848 63–79
143 September 8 Marlins 1–11 Pavano (4–10) Meadows (1–5) — 15,211 63–80
144 September 9 @ Reds 8–9 Dempster (8–13) Torres (1–1) Williamson (1) 13,434 63–81
145 September 10 @ Reds 0–3 Reitsma (6–10) Wells (12–14) Williamson (2) 13,153 63–82
146 September 11 @ Reds 4–1 Villone (3–6) Dessens (7–8) Williams (41) 14,514 64–82
147 September 13 @ Phillies 5–3 Beimel (2–5) Timlin (4–6) Williams (42) 13,718 65–82
148 September 14 @ Phillies 1–4 Junge (1–0) Meadows (1–6) Mesa (40) 16,621 65–83
149 September 15 @ Phillies 0–1 (10) Mesa (4–6) Sauerbeck (3–3) — 23,054 65–84
150 September 16 Reds 3–4 Silva (1–0) Lincoln (1–4) Williamson (5) 10,752 65–85
151 September 17 Reds 11–3 Benson (8–6) Reitsma (6–12) — 10,991 66–85
152 September 18 Reds 3–2 Lincoln (2–4) Riedling (2–3) Williams (43) 11,684 67–85
153 September 19 Reds 4–5 Hamilton (4–9) Williams (2–6) Williamson (6) 11,338 67–86
154 September 20 Cubs 5–4 Sauerbeck (4–3) Alfonseca (2–5) — 22,299 68–86
155 September 21 Cubs 2–4 Farnsworth (4–6) Sauerbeck (4–4) Cruz (1) 33,653 68–87
156 September 22 Cubs 5–4 Benson (9–6) Benes (2–2) Williams (44) 25,026 69–87
157 September 24 Mets 6–3 Sauerbeck (5–4) Guthrie (5–3) Williams (45) 13,249 70–87
158 September 25 Mets 4–3 Villone (4–6) Roberts (3–1) Williams (46) 11,641 71–87
— September 26 Mets Cancelled (rain; not rescheduled)
159 September 27 @ Cubs 13–3 Torres (2–1) Mahomes (1–1) — 27,637 72–87
160 September 28 @ Cubs 4–5 Cruz (3–11) Boehringer (4–4) — 38,617 72–88
161 September 29 @ Cubs 3–7 Wood (12–11) Fogg (12–12) — 37,541 72–89
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

2002 National League record
Source:
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


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

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
T. Álvarez 14 26 8 0.308 1 2
J. Beimel 51 10 3 0.300 0 1
B. Giles 153 497 148 0.298 38 103
H. Cota 7 17 5 0.294 0 0
J. Kendall 145 545 154 0.283 3 44
A. Ríos 76 208 55 0.264 1 24
P. Reese 119 421 111 0.264 4 50
J. Wilson 131 368 97 0.264 16 57
C. Wilson 147 527 133 0.252 4 47
R. Villone 44 16 4 0.250 0 1
K. Young 146 468 115 0.246 16 51
R. Mackowiak 136 385 94 0.244 16 48
A. Ramírez 142 522 122 0.234 18 71
A. Núñez 112 253 59 0.233 2 15
A. Hyzdu 59 155 36 0.232 11 34
A. Brown 91 208 45 0.216 1 21
C. Hermansen 65 194 40 0.206 7 15
K. Wells 34 63 12 0.190 1 5
K. Benson 26 40 7 0.175 0 1
K. Osik 55 100 16 0.160 2 11
S. Torres 5 13 2 0.154 0 0
M. Benjamin 108 120 18 0.150 0 3
M. Williams 10 16 2 0.125 1 3
J. Fogg 32 58 7 0.121 0 1
J. Anderson 27 42 5 0.119 0 1
J. Davis 9 10 1 0.100 0 0
S. Lowe 42 13 1 0.077 0 0
B. Arroyo 9 6 0 0.000 0 0
M. Lincoln 53 5 0 0.000 0 0
M. López 3 3 0 0.000 0 0
B. Meadows 11 18 0 0.000 0 1
S. Sauerbeck 74 2 0 0.000 0 0
D. Williams 57 1 0 0.000 0 0
B. Boehringer 66 0 0 — 0 0
M. Fetters 30 0 0 — 0 0
J. Manzanillo 13 0 0 — 0 0
A. Reyes 15 0 0 — 0 0
D. Sánchez 3 0 0 — 0 0
Team Totals 161 5,330 1,300 0.244 142 610

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season
Player G IP W L ERA SO
S. Sauerbeck 78 622⁄3 5 4 2.30 70
A. Reyes 15 17 0 0 2.65 21
S. Torres 5 30 2 1 2.70 12
D. Williams 59 611⁄3 2 6 2.93 43
M. Lincoln 55 721⁄3 2 4 3.11 50
M. Fetters 32 301⁄3 1 0 3.26 29
B. Boehringer 70 792⁄3 4 4 3.39 65
K. Wells 33 1981⁄3 12 14 3.58 134
B. Meadows 11 622⁄3 1 6 3.88 31
B. Arroyo 9 27 2 1 4.00 22
J. Fogg 33 1941⁄3 12 12 4.35 113
J. Beimel 53 851⁄3 2 5 4.64 53
K. Benson 25 1301⁄3 9 6 4.70 79
M. Williams 9 431⁄3 2 5 4.98 33
S. Lowe 43 69 4 2 5.35 57
J. Anderson 28 1402⁄3 8 13 5.44 47
R. Villone 45 93 4 6 5.81 55
J. Manzanillo 13 13 0 0 7.62 4
D. Sánchez 3 21⁄3 0 0 15.43 2
Team Totals 161 1,4122⁄3 72 89 4.23 920

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 Major League Baseball draft
2002 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks
Rd # Player Pos DOB and Age School
1 1 Bryan Bullington RHP (1980-09-30)September 30, 1980 (aged 21) Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
2 42 Blair Johnson RHP (1984-03-25)March 25, 1984 (aged 18) Washburn Rural HS (Topeka, Kansas)
3 73 Taber Lee SS (1980-10-18)October 18, 1980 (aged 21) San Diego State University (San Diego, California)
4 103 Wardell Starling RHP (1983-03-14)March 14, 1983 (aged 19) Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, Texas)
5 133 Alex Hart RHP (1980-01-10)January 10, 1980 (aged 22) University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
6 163 Brad Eldred 1B (1980-07-12)July 12, 1980 (aged 21) Florida International University (Miami, Florida)
7 193 Matt Capps RHP (1983-09-03)September 3, 1983 (aged 18) Alexander HS (Douglasville, Georgia)
8 223 Bobby Kingsbury OF (1980-08-30)August 30, 1980 (aged 21) Fordham University (New York City)
9 253 Joe Hicks OF (1984-04-22)April 22, 1984 (aged 18) Forest Brook HS (Houston, Texas)
10 283 David Davidson LHP (1984-04-23)April 23, 1984 (aged 18) Denis Morris HS (St. Catharines, ON)
Note
  • Age at time of draft.

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
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

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. "Scott Service Stats".
  3. "Wayne Gomes Stats".
  4. "Curtis Pride Stats".
  5. "Josias Manzanillo Stats".
  6. "2002 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule and Results". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  9. "2002 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.
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