2002 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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.

2002 Pittsburgh Pirates
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 Pirates missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a record set between 1980–89.

Offseason
  • 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

Season standings
NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9765 0.599 — 52–29 45–36
Houston Astros 8478 0.519 13 47–34 37–44
Cincinnati Reds 7884 0.481 19 38–43 40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 7289 0.447 24½ 38–42 34–47
Chicago Cubs 6795 0.414 30 36–45 31–50
Milwaukee Brewers 56106 0.346 41 31–50 25–56

Game log
2002 Game Log (72–89)[6]
April (14–10)
May (11–19)
June (11–15)
July (13–14)
August (11–18)
September (12–13)
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—3–34–26–014–55–13–39–104–24–25–24–34–212–78–112–411–7
Atlanta3–3—4–24–24–311–83–32–45–113–612–711–73–33–33–35–115–3
Chicago2–42–4—5–124–24–28–112–47–103–31–52–410–92–43–36–126–6
Cincinnati0–62–412–5—3–35–16–114–213–61–52–42–411–75–12–48–112–10
Colorado 5–143–42–43–3—5–23–37–123–34–23–33–34–211–88–122–47–11
Florida1–58–112–41–52–5—3–33–34–210–98–1110–94–25–14–34–210–8
Houston3–33–311–811–63–33–3—3–310–83–34–23–311–64–21–56–135–7
Los Angeles 10–94–24–22–412–73–33–3—5–15–24–24–34–210–98–112–412–6
Milwaukee2–41–510–76–133–32–48–101–5—2–41–51–54–155–11–57–102–10
Montreal2–46–133–35–12–49–103–32–54–2—11–811–83–33–44–23–312–6
New York2–57–125–14–23–311–82–42–45–18–11—9–101–43–40–63–310–8
Philadelphia3–47–114–24–23–39–103–33–45–18–1110–9—2–42–43–34–210–8
Pittsburgh2–43–39–107–112–42–46–112–415–43–34–14–2—2–42–46–113–9
San Diego7–123–34–21–58–111–52–49–101–54–34–34–24–2—5–141–58–10
San Francisco11–83–33–34–211–83–45–111–85–12–46–03–34–214–5—2–48–10
St. Louis4–21–512–611–84–22–413–64–210–73–33–32–411–65–14–2—8–4

Detailed records

Roster
2002 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup
Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Adrian BrownCF
Jason KendallC
Aramis Ramírez3B
Kevin Young1B
Armando RíosLF
Craig WilsonRF
Mike BenjaminSS
Pokey Reese2B
Ron VilloneSP

Awards and honors

2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Statistics
Hitting
Pitching

Transactions

Draft Picks
Main article: 2002 Major League Baseball draft
2002 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks[9]
Rd # Player Pos DOB and Age School
11Bryan BullingtonRHP (1980-09-30)September 30, 1980 (aged 21)Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
242Blair JohnsonRHP (1984-03-25)March 25, 1984 (aged 18)Washburn Rural HS (Topeka, Kansas)
373Taber LeeSS (1980-10-18)October 18, 1980 (aged 21)San Diego State University (San Diego, California)
4103Wardell StarlingRHP (1983-03-14)March 14, 1983 (aged 19)Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, Texas)
5133Alex HartRHP (1980-01-10)January 10, 1980 (aged 22)University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
6163Brad Eldred1B (1980-07-12)July 12, 1980 (aged 21)Florida International University (Miami, Florida)
7193Matt CappsRHP (1983-09-03)September 3, 1983 (aged 18)Alexander HS (Douglasville, Georgia)
8223Bobby KingsburyOF (1980-08-30)August 30, 1980 (aged 21)Fordham University (New York City)
9253Joe HicksOF (1984-04-22)April 22, 1984 (aged 18)Forest Brook HS (Houston, Texas)
10283David DavidsonLHP (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 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.
  • 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
  • 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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