# 2002 Milwaukee Brewers season

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.

## 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. 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

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 47‍–‍34 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | 38‍–‍43 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 89 | .447 | 24½ | 38‍–‍42 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 36‍–‍45 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 56 | 106 | .346 | 41 | 31‍–‍50 | 25‍–‍56 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2002 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 11–7 |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 11–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 15–3 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 5–12 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 7–10 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–12 | 6–6 |
| Cincinnati | 0–6 | 2–4 | 12–5 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 2–10 |
| Colorado | 5–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 5–2 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 8–12 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Florida | 1–5 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–8 |
| Houston | 3–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 11–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 6–13 | 5–7 |
| Los Angeles | 10–9 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 12–6 |
| Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–15 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 7–10 | 2–10 |
| Montreal | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 11–8 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
| New York | 2–5 | 7–12 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 8–11 | — | 9–10 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 10–8 |
| Philadelphia | 3–4 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–11 | 10–9 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–11 | 2–4 | 15–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–11 | 3–9 |
| San Diego | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 8–10 |
| San Francisco | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 14–5 | — | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| St. Louis | 4–2 | 1–5 | 12–6 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 11–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 8–4 |

### 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.
* 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.
* 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
## 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 | 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

* 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.
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| Triple-A | Indianapolis Indians | International League | Ed Romero |
| Double-A | Huntsville Stars | Southern League | Frank Kremblas |
| Class A-Advanced | High Desert Mavericks | California League | Mike Caldwell |
| Class A | Beloit Snappers | Midwest League | Don Money |
| Rookie | Ogden Raptors | Pioneer League | Tim Blackwell |
| Rookie | AZL Brewers | Arizona League | Carlos Lezcano |
| Rookie | DSL Brewers | Dominican Summer League | — |
| Rookie | VSL Ciudad Alianza | Venezuelan Summer League | — |