The 2002 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 33rd season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 5th in the National League, and their 34th overall. The Brewers finished sixth in the National League Central with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses, their only 100 loss season to date. Davey Lopes was fired after the team started 3–12. The Brewers also hosted the All-Star Game on July 9.

Offseason January 21, 2002: Alex Ochoa was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Colorado Rockies to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Lenny Harris and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile, and cash to the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies sent Craig House and Ross Gload to the New York Mets. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeff D'Amico, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Mark Sweeney, and cash to the New York Mets. February 8, 2002: Midre Cummings was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Regular season On May 23, 2002, Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit four home runs in one game versus the Brewers. He also had one single and one double for a total of 19 total bases.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, The number broke the previous record of 18 total bases set 48 seasons prior by Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves versus the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field on July 31, 1954.

Season standings

National League Central

Record vs. opponents

All-Star Game The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 9, 2002 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The game resulted in a 7-7 tie. The next year home field advantage in the World Series would be awarded to the winning league. The game is commonly referred to as a 'flop' by sports writers due to the lack of continuation of the game.

The roster selection for the 2002 game marked the inaugural All-Star Final Vote competition (then known as "The All-Star 30th Man" competition). Johnny Damon and Andruw Jones represented the American and National Leagues as a result of this contest.

Notable transactions April 5, 2002: Marco Scutaro was selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.Marco Scutaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 4, 2002: Prince Fielder was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2002.Prince Fielder Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 4, 2002: Hunter Pence was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 40th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign. July 31, 2002: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Sal Fasano to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later and Jorge Fábregas. The Anaheim Angels sent Johnny Raburn (minors) (August 14, 2002) and Pedro Liriano (September 20, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

Roster 2002 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Third Base) (Bullpen) (First Base) (Hitting) (Bench) (Pitching) (Bench)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; 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 C Paul Bako 87 234 55 .235 4 20 1B Richie Sexson 157 570 159 .279 29 102 2B Eric Young Sr. 138 496 139 .280 3 28 SS José Hernández 152 525 151 .288 24 73 3B Tyler Houston 76 255 77 .302 7 33 LF Geoff Jenkins 67 243 59 .243 10 29 CF Alex Sánchez 112 394 114 .289 1 33 RF Jeffrey Hammonds 128 448 115 .257 9 41

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Ronnie Belliard 104 289 61 .211 3 26 Matt Stairs 107 270 66 .244 16 41 Mark Loretta 86 217 58 .267 2 19 Alex Ochoa 85 215 55 .256 6 21 Lenny Harris 122 197 60 .305 3 17 Robert Machado 51 153 39 .255 2 17 Ryan Thompson 62 137 34 .248 8 24 Raúl Casanova 31 87 16 .184 1 8 Jim Rushford 23 77 11 .143 1 6 Keith Ginter 21 76 18 .237 1 8 Jorge Fábregas 30 67 11 .164 3 14 Ryan Christenson 22 58 9 .155 1 3 Bill Hall 19 36 7 .194 1 5 Marcus Jensen 16 35 4 .114 1 4 Izzy Alcántara 16 32 8 .250 2 5 Luis López 6 8 0 .000 0 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ben Sheets 34 216.2 11 16 4.15 170 Glendon Rusch 34 210.2 10 16 4.70 140 Rubén Quevedo 26 139.0 6 11 5.76 93 Jamey Wright 19 114.1 5 13 5.35 69 Nick Neugebauer 12 55.1 1 7 4.72 47 Wayne Franklin 4 24.0 2 1 2.63 17 Ben Diggins 5 24.0 0 4 8.63 15 Jimmy Osting 3 12.0 0 2 7.50 7 Everett Stull 2 10.0 0 1 6.30 7

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO José Cabrera 50 103.1 6 10 6.79 61 Nelson Figueroa 30 93.0 1 7 5.03 51 Andrew Lorraine 5 12.0 0 1 11.25 10 Dave Pember 4 8.2 0 1 5.19 5

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Mike DeJean 68 1 5 27 3.12 65 Luis Vizcaíno 76 5 3 5 2.99 79 Ray King 76 3 2 0 3.05 50 Valerio De Los Santos 51 2 3 0 3.12 38 Jayson Durocher 39 1 1 0 1.88 44 Mike Buddie 25 1 2 0 4.54 28 Takahito Nomura 21 0 0 0 8.56 9 Matt Childers 8 0 0 0 12.00 6 Brian Mallette 5 0 0 0 10.80 5 Shane Nance 4 0 0 0 4.26 5 Mike Matthews 4 0 0 0 4.50 2 Chad Fox 3 1 0 0 5.79 3

Awards and honors

All-Star Game 1B Richie Sexson, All-Star Game Selection SS Jose Hernandez, All-Star Game Selection

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2002. The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox.

References

2002 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference 2002 Milwaukee Brewers team page at baseball-almanac.com