2002 Chicago White Sox season

The 2002 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 103rd season, and their 102nd in Major League Baseball. They finished with a record of 81–81, good enough for second place in the American League Central, 13.5 games behind the champion Minnesota Twins.

Offseason February 1, 2002: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.

Regular season On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron of the Mariners hit four home runs in one game versus the White Sox.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, On July 2, the Tigers and White Sox set a Major League Baseball record by combining to hit for 12 home runs in one game. The box score for the home runs is as follows: Detroit Young 2 (7,1st inning off Ritchie 0 on, 2 out, 9th inning off Howry 0 on, 2 out); Fick (11,1st inning off Ritchie 1 on, 2 out); Lombard (1,7th inning off Ritchie 0 on, 1 out); Magee (6,9th inning off Howry 0 on, 0 out); Easley (4,9th inning off Howry 1 on). Chicago Lofton (4,1st inning off Bernero 0 on, 0 out); Ordonez 2 (15,1st inning off Bernero 0 on, 2 out, 8th inning off Paniagua 3 on, 1 out); Valentin (11,2nd inning off Bernero 0 on, 0 out); Alomar 2 (6,4th inning off Bernero 0 on, 2 out, 6th inning off Lima 0 on).Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at Comiskey Park II

Season standings

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Kenny Lofton, CF Ray Durham, 2B Frank Thomas, DH Magglio Ordóñez, RF Paul Konerko, 1B José Valentín, 3B Carlos Lee, LF Sandy Alomar Jr., C Royce Clayton, SS Mark Buehrle, P

Notable transactions May 16, 2002: Brooks Kieschnick was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox. July 25, 2002: Ray Durham was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jon Adkins. July 28, 2002: Kenny Lofton was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Felix Diaz and Ryan Meaux (minors). July 29, 2002: Sandy Alomar Jr. was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Enemencio Pacheco (minors).

Roster 2002 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 1 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Buehrle (1–0) || García (0–1) || Foulke (1) || 3:18 || 46,036 || 1–0 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 2 || @ Mariners || 4–7 || Rhodes (1–0) || Barceló (0–1) || Sasaki (1) || 3:03 || 40,805 || 1–1 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 3 || @ Mariners || 6–7 || Franklin (1–0) || Foulke (0–1) || || 2:50 || 31,082 || 1–2 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Royals || 2–5 || Byrd (1–0) || Garland (0–1) || Stein (1) || 2:50 || 15,975 || 1–3 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Royals || 14–0 || Buehrle (2–0) || Durbin (0–1) || || 2:49 || 15,178 || 2–3 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Royals || 2–9 || Suppan (1–0) || Ritchie (0–1) || || 2:47 || 10,788 || 2–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbbbbb" | – || April 8 || @ Tigers ||colspan=8| Postponed (rain), rescheduled for July 13 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 9 || @ Tigers || 8–2 || Wright (1–0) || Sparks (0–1) || || 2:34 || 11,833 || 3–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 10 || @ Tigers || 7–5 || Osuna (1–0) || Lima (0–2) || Foulke (2) || 2:49 || 14,155 || 4–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 9 || April 12 || Orioles || 5–2 || Buehrle (3–0) || Towers (0–2) || Foulke (3) || 2:24 || 41,128 || 5–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 10 || April 13 || Orioles || 4–3 || Osuna (2–0) || Roberts (0–1) || Foulke (4) || 2:36 || 19,201 || 6–4 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || Orioles || 4–9 || Maduro (1–1) || Wright (1–1) || || 2:55 || 23,951 || 6–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 15 || Orioles || 13–4 || Garland (1–1) || Johnson (0–3) || || 2:41 || 15,794 || 7–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 16 || Indians || 10–5 || Marte (1–0) || Finley (1–1) || || 2:55 || 23,502 || 8–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 || Indians || 7–2 || Buehrle (4–0) || Báez (2–1) || || 2:35 || 15,561 || 9–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 15 || April 18 || Indians || 7–1 || Ritchie (1–1) || Colón (3–1) || || 2:55 || 13,880 || 10–5 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 19 || Tigers || 2–8 || Sparks (1–1) || Wright (1–2) || || 2:42 || 13,917 || 10–6 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 17 || April 20 || Tigers || 12–5 || Garland (2–1) || Cornejo (0–2) || || 2:51 || 15,737 || 11–6 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 18 || April 21 || Tigers || 11–8 || Osuna (3–0) || Paniagua (0–1) || Foulke (5) || 3:08 || 13,619 || 12–6 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 22 || @ Indians || 2–4 || Báez (3–1) || Buehrle (4–1) || Wickman (6) || 2:35 || 24,519 || 12–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 20 || April 23 || @ Indians || 5–1 || Ritchie (2–1) || Colón (3–2) || || 2:53 || 25,284 || 13–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 21 || April 24 || @ Indians || 9–2 || Wright (2–2) || Sabathia (2–2) || || 3:04 || 25,935 || 14–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 22 || April 25 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Garland (3–1) || Drese (2–2) || Foulke (6) || 3:07 || 29,046 || 15–7 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 26 || @ Athletics || 4–6 || Lidle (1–3) || Parque (0–1) || Koch (5) || 2:52 || 10,129 || 15–8 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 27 || @ Athletics || 1–16 || Fyhrie (1–1) || Buehrle (4–2) || || 2:42 || 26,111 || 15–9 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 28 || @ Athletics || 0–10 || Hudson (3–2) || Ritchie (2–2) || || 2:37 || 20,365 || 15–10 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 26 || April 30 || Mariners || 8–4 || Wright (3–2) || Abbott (1–3) || || 2:41 || 16,253 || 16–10 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 27 || May 1 || Mariners || 9 – 2 (8) || Garland (4–1) || Franklin (2–1) || Glover (1) || 2:50 || 12,735 || 17–10 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 28 || May 2 || Mariners || 4–15 || Baldwin (3–1) || Rauch (0–1) || || 3:00 || 12,891 || 17–11 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 29 || May 3 || Athletics || 6–1 || Buehrle (5–2) || Fyhrie (1–2) || || 2:39 || 15,746 || 18–11 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 30 || May 4 || Athletics || 10–2 || Ritchie (3–2) || Hudson (3–3) || || 2:59 || 27,511 || 19–11 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 5 || Athletics || 2–3 || Zito (2–2) || Wright (3–3) || Koch (7) || 2:42 || 27,275 || 19–12 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 6 || @ Rangers || 5–6 || Irabu (1–2) || Osuna (3–1) || || 3:18 || 24,609 || 19–13 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 33 || May 7 || @ Rangers || 11–6 || Porzio (1–0) || Bell (2–1) || Ginter (1) || 3:00 || 20,108 || 20–13 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 34 || May 8 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Buehrle (6–2) || Davis (3–3) || || 2:49 || 21,305 || 21–13 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 9 || @ Rangers || 1–4 || Benoit (1–0) || Ritchie (3–3) || Irabu (8) || 2:47 || 32,962 || 21–14 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 10 || @ Angels || 0–19 || Schoeneweis (2–4) || Wright (3–4) || || 2:48 || 36,715 || 21–15 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 11 || @ Angels || 3–6 || Ortiz (4–3) || Garland (4–2) || Percival (6) || 2:49 || 40,535 || 21–16 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 12 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Percival (2–1) || Foulke (0–2) || || 3:26 || 19,251 || 21–17 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 39 || May 14 || Rangers || 15–4 || Buehrle (7–2) || Davis (3–4) || || 3:07 || 17,503 || 22–17 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 15 || Rangers || 2–5 || Valdez (3–4) || Ritchie (3–4) || Irabu (10) || 2:47 || 13,980 || 22–18 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || Rangers || 4–0 || Wright (4–4) || Rogers (4–2) || || 2:16 || 13,119 || 23–18 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 17 || Angels || 4–8 || Schoeneweis (3–4) || Garland (4–3) || Levine (4) || 2:56 || 12,736 || 23–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 43 || May 18 || Angels || 10–4 || Glover (1–0) || Ortiz (4–4) || || 3:08 || 21,122 || 24–19 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 19 || Angels || 1–6 || Washburn (4–2) || Buehrle (7–3) || || 2:13 || 19,869 || 24–20 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 20 || @ Red Sox || 0–9 || Lowe (7–1) || Ritchie (3–5) || || 2:20 || 32,461 || 24–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 46 || May 21 || @ Red Sox || 8–3 || Wright (5–4) || Oliver (4–3) || || 2:48 || 31,772 || 25–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 47 || May 22 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || Garland (5–3) || Castillo (2–5) || Foulke (7) || 2:22 || 33,157 || 26–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 48 || May 24 || Tigers || 12–1 || Buehrle (8–3) || Sparks (2–5) || || 2:22 || 14,597 || 27–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 49 || May 25 || Tigers || 6–4 || Wunsch (1–0) || Greisinger (2–2) || Foulke (8) || 2:33 || 21,543 || 28–21 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 50 || May 26 || Tigers || 2–9 || Bernero (1–0) || Ritchie (3–6) || || 2:30 || 23,353 || 28–22 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 51 || May 27 || Yankees || 6–10 || Thurman (1–0) || Wright (5–5) || || 2:52 || 43,781 || 28–23 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 52 || May 28 || Yankees || 2–4 || Lilly (2–4) || Garland (5–4) || Rivera (16) || 3:00 || 27,859 || 28–24 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 29 || Yankees || 3–6 || Karsay (2–2) || Foulke (0–3) || Rivera (17) || 3:10 || 27,572 || 28–25 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 54 || May 31 || @ Indians || 0–7 || Colón (7–3) || Glover (1–1) || || 2:44 || 33,756 || 28–26 || box

|- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 1 || @ Indians || 4–8 || Báez (5–4) || Ritchie (3–7) || || 2:59 || 37,707 || 28–27 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Indians || 3–4 || Finley (4–6) || Wright (5–6) || Wickman (13) || 2:42 || 37,760 || 28–28 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 57 || June 3 || Royals || 4–0 || Garland (6–4) || Affeldt (1–3) || || 2:41 || 15,168 || 29–28 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 4 || Royals || 2–3 || Asencio (1–0) || Buehrle (8–4) || Hernández (9) || 2:42 || 13,063 || 29–29 || box |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 59 || June 5 || Royals || 6–1 || Glover (2–1) || Suppan (5–5) || || 2:33 || 12,167 || 30–29 || box