2002 Cleveland Indians season
The 2002 Cleveland Indians season was the 102nd season for the franchise. The 2002 Major League Baseball season began on March 31, 2002.The team finished third in the American League Central Division behind the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox.
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Owner(s) | Larry Dolan |
General manager(s) | Mark Shapiro |
Manager(s) | Charlie Manuel, Joel Skinner |
Local television | FSN Ohio John Sanders, Mike Hegan, Rick Manning |
Local radio | WTAM Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan |
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Offseason
- November 7, 2001: Chris Coste was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[1]
- November 7, 2001: Jason Beverlin was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[2]
- November 26, 2001: Donzell McDonald was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[3]
- December 11, 2001: Roberto Alomar, Mike Bacsik and Danny Peoples (minors) were traded by the Indians to the New York Mets for Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, Jerrod Riggan and players to be named later. The Mets completed the deal by sending Earl Snyder and Billy Traber to the Indians on December 13.[4]
- December 18, 2001: John Rocker was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Dave Elder.[5]
- February 9, 2002: Bruce Aven was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[6]
- March 28, 2002: Donzell McDonald was assigned by the Indians to the Kansas City Royals.[3]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
- Matt Lawton – RF
- Omar Vizquel – SS
- Ellis Burks – DH
- Jim Thome – 1B
- Travis Fryman – 3B
- Ricky Gutiérrez – 2B
- Milton Bradley – CF
- Russell Branyan – LF
- Einar Díaz – C
- Bartolo Colón – SP[7]
Season standings
AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 94 | 67 | 0.584 | — | 54–27 | 40–40 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 13½ | 47–34 | 34–47 |
Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 20½ | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 32½ | 37–44 | 25–56 |
Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | 0.342 | 39 | 33–47 | 22–59 |
American League Wild Card
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | 0.640 |
Minnesota Twins | 94 | 67 | 0.584 |
Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | 0.636 |
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Anaheim Angels | 99 | 63 | 0.611 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 |
Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | 0.574 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | 0.500 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | 0.481 |
Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | 0.457 |
Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | 0.444 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | 0.414 |
Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | 0.383 |
Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | 0.342 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | 0.342 |
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 |
Notable transactions
- June 4, 2002: Jeremy Guthrie was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed on October 3, 2002.[8]
- June 7, 2002: Russell Branyan was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Ben Broussard.[9]
- June 25, 2002: Bruce Aven was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jeff D'Amico.[6]
- June 27, 2002: Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew were traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, and Lee Stevens.[10]
- July 28, 2002: Paul Shuey was traded by the Indians to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ricardo Rodríguez, Terry Mulholland, and Francisco Cruceta.[11]
- August 16, 2002: Jason Beverlin was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Detroit Tigers.[2]
Roster
Game log
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March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
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April: 12–13 (Home: 7–4; Away: 5–9)
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May: 13–15 (Home: 8–8; Away: 5–7)
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June: 11–15 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–9)
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July: 10–16 (Home: 5–8; Away: 5–8)
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August: 12–16 (Home: 8–10; Away: 4–6)
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September: 15–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 10–7)
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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C | Einar Díaz | 102 | 320 | 34 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .206 | 0 |
1B | Jim Thome | 147 | 480 | 101 | 146 | 19 | 2 | 52 | 118 | .304 | 1 |
2B | Ricky Gutiérrez | 94 | 353 | 38 | 97 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 38 | .275 | 0 |
3B | Travis Fryman | 118 | 397 | 42 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 55 | .217 | 0 |
SS | Omar Vizquel | 151 | 582 | 85 | 160 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 72 | .275 | 18 |
LF | Russell Branyan | 50 | 161 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | .205 | 1 |
CF | Milton Bradley | 98 | 325 | 48 | 81 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 38 | .249 | 6 |
RF | Matt Lawton | 114 | 416 | 71 | 98 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 57 | .236 | 8 |
DH | Ellis Burks | 138 | 518 | 92 | 156 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 91 | .301 | 2 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Chad Allen | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | 0 |
Brady Anderson | 34 | 80 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .163 | 4 |
Bruce Aven | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | 1 |
Josh Bard | 24 | 90 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .222 | 0 |
Ben Broussard | 39 | 112 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .241 | 0 |
Jolbert Cabrera | 38 | 72 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .111 | 1 |
Wil Cordero | 6 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | 0 |
Coco Crisp | 32 | 127 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .260 | 4 |
Todd Dunwoody | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Karim García | 51 | 197 | 29 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 52 | .299 | 0 |
Greg LaRocca | 21 | 52 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .269 | 1 |
Chris Magruder | 87 | 258 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 29 | .217 | 2 |
Víctor Martínez | 12 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .281 | 0 |
John McDonald | 93 | 264 | 35 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .250 | 3 |
Eddie Pérez | 42 | 117 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | 0 |
Brandon Phillips | 11 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .258 | 0 |
Bill Selby | 65 | 159 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | .214 | 0 |
Earl Snyder | 18 | 55 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 |
Lee Stevens | 53 | 153 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | .222 | 0 |
Note: Pitchers' hitting stats are not included above.
Starting pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | IP | BB | K |
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CC Sabathia | 13 | 11 | 4.37 | 33 | 33 | 210.0 | 88 | 149 |
Ryan Drese | 10 | 9 | 6.55 | 26 | 26 | 137.1 | 62 | 102 |
Chuck Finley | 4 | 11 | 4.44 | 18 | 18 | 105.1 | 48 | 91 |
Bartolo Colón | 10 | 4 | 2.55 | 16 | 16 | 116.1 | 31 | 75 |
Ricardo Rodríguez | 2 | 2 | 5.66 | 7 | 7 | 41.1 | 18 | 24 |
Jason Phillips | 1 | 3 | 4.97 | 8 | 6 | 41.2 | 20 | 23 |
Jaret Wright | 2 | 3 | 15.71 | 8 | 6 | 18.1 | 19 | 12 |
Brian Tallet | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 4 | 5 |
Cliff Lee | 0 | 1 | 1.74 | 2 | 2 | 10.1 | 8 | 6 |
Other pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BB | K |
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Danys Báez | 10 | 11 | 4.41 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 165.1 | 82 | 130 |
Charles Nagy | 1 | 4 | 8.88 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 48.2 | 13 | 22 |
Terry Mulholland | 3 | 2 | 4.60 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 47.0 | 14 | 21 |
Jake Westbrook | 1 | 3 | 5.83 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 41.2 | 12 | 20 |
Dave Burba | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34.0 | 17 | 25 |
Jason Davis | 1 | 0 | 1.84 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14.2 | 4 | 11 |
Roy Smith | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched;SV = Saves; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | SV | IP | BB | K |
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Bob Wickman | 1 | 3 | 4.46 | 36 | 20 | 34.1 | 10 | 36 |
Mark Wohlers | 3 | 4 | 4.79 | 64 | 7 | 71.1 | 26 | 46 |
David Riske | 2 | 2 | 5.26 | 51 | 1 | 51.1 | 35 | 65 |
Ricardo Rincón | 1 | 4 | 4.79 | 46 | 0 | 35.2 | 8 | 30 |
Paul Shuey | 3 | 0 | 2.41 | 39 | 0 | 37.1 | 10 | 39 |
Chad Paronto | 0 | 2 | 4.04 | 29 | 0 | 35.2 | 11 | 23 |
Jerrod Riggan | 2 | 1 | 7.64 | 29 | 0 | 33.0 | 18 | 22 |
Dave Elder | 0 | 2 | 3.13 | 15 | 0 | 23.0 | 14 | 23 |
Carl Sadler | 1 | 2 | 4.43 | 24 | 0 | 20.1 | 11 | 23 |
Heath Murray | 0 | 2 | 7.50 | 9 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 11 |
Jason Beverlin | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 9 |
Sean DePaula | 1 | 1 | 12.79 | 5 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 8 |
Alex Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | 5 |
Dave Maurer | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
Nerio Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Minor league affiliates
References
- Chris Coste at Baseball Reference
- Jason Beverlin at Baseball Reference
- Donzell McDonald at Baseball Reference
- Roberto Alomar at Baseball Reference
- John Rocker at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/avenbr01.shtml
- "Cleveland Indians Opening Day Starters".
- Jeremy Guthrie at Baseball Reference
- Ben Broussard at Baseball Reference
- Grady Sizemore at Baseball Reference
- Paul Shuey at Baseball Reference
- "Team notes - American League Central". USA Today. July 16, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- 2002 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 2002 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac