2002 Detroit Tigers season
| 2002 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Owner(s) | Mike Ilitch |
| General manager(s) | Randy Smith, Dave Dombrowski |
| Manager(s) | Phil Garner, Luis Pujols |
| Local television |
WKBD (Frank Beckmann, Lance Parrish) FSN Detroit (Jack Morris, Mario Impemba) |
| Local radio |
WXYT (AM) (Ernie Harwell, Jim Price, Dan Dickerson) |
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The Detroit Tigers' 2002 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the AL Central.
Offseason
- December 19, 2001: Adam Riggs was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.[1]
Regular season
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).[2]
Notable transactions
- June 4, 2002: Curtis Granderson was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.[3]
- July 5, 2002: Jeff Weaver was traded by the Tigers to the New York Yankees, and cash was sent by the Tigers to the Oakland Athletics, as part of a 3-team trade. The Athletics sent Carlos Peña, Franklyn Germán, and a player to be named later to the Tigers. The Yankees sent Ted Lilly, John-Ford Griffin, and Jason Arnold (minors) to the Athletics. The Athletics completed the trade by sending Jeremy Bonderman to the Tigers on August 22.[4]
- August 16, 2002: Jason Beverlin was selected off waivers by the Tigers from the Cleveland Indians.[5]
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 |
Record vs. opponents
2002 American League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
Roster
| Worst Seasons in Detroit Tigers History | |||||
| Rank | Year | Wins | Losses | Win % | |
| 1 | 2003 | 43 | 119 | .265 | |
| 2 | 1952 | 50 | 104 | .325 | |
| 3 | 1996 | 53 | 109 | .327 | |
| 4 | 2002 | 55 | 106 | .342 | |
| 5 | 1975 | 57 | 102 | .358 | |
Player stats
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 | Brandon Inge | 95 | 321 | 65 | .202 | 7 | 24 |
| 1B | Carlos Peña | 75 | 273 | 69 | .253 | 12 | 36 |
| 2B | Damion Easley | 85 | 304 | 68 | .224 | 8 | 30 |
| 3B | Chris Truby | 89 | 277 | 55 | .199 | 2 | 15 |
| SS | Shane Halter | 122 | 410 | 98 | .239 | 10 | 39 |
| LF | Bobby Higginson | 119 | 444 | 125 | .282 | 10 | 63 |
| CF | Wendell Magee | 97 | 347 | 94 | .271 | 6 | 35 |
| RF | Robert Fick | 148 | 556 | 150 | .270 | 17 | 63 |
| DH | Randall Simon | 130 | 482 | 145 | .301 | 19 | 82 |
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 |
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| Chris Paquette | 72 | 252 | 49 | .194 | 4 | 20 |
| Damian Jackson | 81 | 245 | 63 | .320 | 1 | 25 |
| George Lombard | 72 | 241 | 58 | .241 | 5 | 13 |
| Ramon Santiago | 65 | 222 | 54 | .243 | 4 | 20 |
| Dmitri Young | 54 | 201 | 57 | .284 | 7 | 27 |
| Mike Rivera | 39 | 132 | 30 | .227 | 1 | 11 |
| José Macías | 33 | 107 | 25 | .234 | 0 | 6 |
| Hiram Bocachica | 34 | 103 | 23 | .223 | 4 | 8 |
| Jacob Cruz | 35 | 88 | 24 | .273 | 2 | 6 |
| Matt Walbeck | 27 | 85 | 20 | .273 | 0 | 3 |
| Omar Infante | 18 | 72 | 24 | .235 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrés Torres | 19 | 70 | 14 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Munson | 18 | 59 | 11 | .186 | 2 | 5 |
| Mitch Meluskey | 8 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Monroe | 13 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 1 | 1 |
| Oscar Salazar | 8 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Sparks | 32 | 189.0 | 8 | 16 | 5.52 | 98 |
| Mark Redman | 30 | 203.0 | 8 | 15 | 4.21 | 109 |
| Mike Maroth | 21 | 128.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.41 | 58 |
| Jeff Weaver | 17 | 121.2 | 6 | 8 | 3.18 | 75 |
| José Lima | 20 | 68.1 | 4 | 6 | 7.77 | 33 |
| Brian Powell | 13 | 57.2 | 1 | 5 | 4.84 | 30 |
| Nate Cornejo | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.04 | 23 |
| Seth Greisinger | 8 | 37.2 | 2 | 2 | 6.21 | 14 |
| Andy Van Hekken | 5 | 30.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Bernero | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6.11 | 69 |
| Juan Acevedo | 65 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 2.65 | 43 |
| Jeff Farnsworth | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.79 | 28 |
| Julio Santana | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.84 | 38 |
| Jamie Walker | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.71 | 40 |
| José Paniagua | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.83 | 34 |
| Oscar Henriquez | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 23 |
| Fernando Rodney | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | 10 |
| Matt Anderson | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 8 |
| Matt Perisho | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.71 | 3 |
Awards and Records
- On July 2, the White Sox and Tigers set a Major League record by hitting 12 home runs in one game.[2]
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
References
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riggsad01.shtml
- 1 2 Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at Comiskey Park II
- ↑ Curtis Granderson at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ted Lilly at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jason Beverlin at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
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