2002 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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2002 Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record72–89 (.447)
Divisional place4th
Other information
Owner(s)Kevin McClatchy
General manager(s)Dave Littlefield
Manager(s)Lloyd McClendon
Local televisionWCWB-TV
Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh
Local 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 record set between 1980–89.

Offseason[edit]

  • January 5, 2002: Scott Service was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
  • January 25, 2002: Wayne Gomes was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
  • March 5, 2002: Curtis Pride was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[4]
  • March 5, 2002: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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[edit]

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

Record vs. opponents[edit]

2002 National League Records

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

Detailed records[edit]

Roster[edit]

2002 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup[edit]

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[edit]

2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Statistics[edit]

Hitting
Pitching

Transactions[edit]

Draft Picks[edit]

2002 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks[9]
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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/servisc01.shtml
  3. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gomeswa01.shtml
  4. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml
  5. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manzajo01.shtml
  6. ^ "2002 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule and Results". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  8. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  9. ^ "2002 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.