2002 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | JRY Trust, John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures) |
General manager(s) | Mike Port |
Manager(s) | Grady Little |
Local television |
WFXT (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy) |
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WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WLYN (J.P. Villaman, Juan Oscar Baez, Uri Berenguer, & Luis Tiant) |
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The 2002 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses.
Offseason
- October 9, 2001: Craig Grebeck was released by the Boston Red Sox.[1]
- December 21, 2001: Johnny Damon signed a four-year, $31 million contract to join the Boston Red Sox
- February 13, 2002: Rickey Henderson signed with the Boston Red Sox.
Regular season
- Pedro Martínez became the first player to win 20 games in one season but pitch less than 200 innings.[2]
- Seven Red Sox players were voted on to the American League roster for the 2002 All Star Game played in Milwaukee at Miller Park. Pitcher Derek Lowe, left fielder Manny Ramirez and third baseman Shea Hillenbrand started the game, while pitchers Pedro Martínez and Ugueth Urbina joined shortstop Nomar Garciaparra and outfielder Johnny Damon as reserves.
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | 0.640 | — | 52–28 | 51–30 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 10½ | 42–39 | 51–30 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 25½ | 42–39 | 36–45 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36½ | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | 0.342 | 48 | 30–51 | 25–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 7–2 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 9–11 | 9–10 | 8–1 | 12–7 | 7–2 | 11–7 |
Baltimore | 2–7 | — | 6–13 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 6–13 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 3–6 | 4–15 | 9–9 |
Boston | 4–3 | 13–6 | — | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 16–3 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 5–13 |
Chicago | 3–6 | 4–3 | 4–2 | — | 9–10 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
Cleveland | 3–6 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 10–9 | — | 10–9 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
Detroit | 1–8 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 7–12 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 4–14 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–6 | 6–12 |
Kansas City | 3–6 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 10–9 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 5–13 |
Minnesota | 5–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 14–4 | 14–5 | — | 0–6 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 6–1 | 10–8 |
New York | 4–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 13–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 11–7 |
Oakland | 11–9 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | — | 8–11 | 8–1 | 13–6 | 3–6 | 16–2 |
Seattle | 10–9 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 11–8 | — | 5–4 | 13–7 | 6–3 | 11–7 |
Tampa Bay | 1–8 | 9–10 | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–13 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — | 4–5 | 8–11 | 7–11 |
Texas | 7–12 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 7–13 | 5–4 | — | 8–1 | 9–9 |
Toronto | 2–7 | 15–4 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 11–8 | 1–8 | — | 9–9 |
Transactions
- April 27, 2002: Wayne Gomes was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.[3]
- June 26, 2002: Alan Embree was traded by the San Diego Padres with Andy Shibilo (minors) to the Boston Red Sox for Dan Giese and Brad Baker (minors).[4]
- July 30, 2002: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Sun-Woo Kim and Seung Song (minors).[5]
Opening Day Lineup
18 | Johnny Damon | CF |
30 | José Offerman | DH |
5 | Nomar Garciaparra | SS |
24 | Manny Ramírez | LF |
22 | Tony Clark | 1B |
7 | Trot Nixon | RF |
29 | Shea Hillenbrand | 3B |
33 | Jason Varitek | C |
13 | Rey Sánchez | 2B |
45 | Pedro Martínez | P |
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: 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 |
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C | Jason Varitek | 132 | 467 | 124 | .266 | 10 | 61 |
1B | Tony Clark | 90 | 275 | 57 | .207 | 3 | 29 |
2B | Rey Sánchez | 107 | 357 | 102 | .286 | 1 | 38 |
3B | Shea Hillenbrand | 156 | 634 | 186 | .293 | 18 | 83 |
SS | Nomar Garciaparra | 156 | 635 | 197 | .310 | 24 | 120 |
LF | Manny Ramírez | 120 | 436 | 152 | .349 | 33 | 107 |
CF | Johnny Damon | 154 | 623 | 178 | .286 | 14 | 63 |
RF | Trot Nixon | 152 | 532 | 136 | .256 | 24 | 94 |
DH | Carlos Baerga | 73 | 182 | 52 | .286 | 2 | 19 |
Other batters
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Starting pitchers
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
References
- ↑ Craig Grebeck Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Wayne Gomes Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Alan Embree Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Cliff Floyd Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 2002 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 2002 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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