2002_Chicago_White_Sox_season
2002 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team 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.
2002 Chicago White Sox | ||||
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League | American League | |||
Division | Central | |||
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |||
City | Chicago | |||
Record | 81–81 (.500) | |||
Divisional place | 2nd | |||
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |||
General managers | Kenny Williams | |||
Managers | Jerry Manuel | |||
Television | WGN-TV/WCIU-TV FSN Chicago (Ken Harrelson, Darrin Jackson) | |||
Radio | WMVP (John Rooney, Ed Farmer) | |||
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February 1, 2002: Kenny Lofton signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.
- On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron of the Mariners hit four home runs in one game versus the White Sox.[1]
- 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]
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 |
Wild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Anaheim Angels | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 6 |
Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 6 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 18 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 21 |
Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 25 |
Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 27 |
Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 32 |
Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 37 |
Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | 0.342 | 43½ |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | 0.342 | 43½ |
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 |
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.[3]
- July 25, 2002: Ray Durham was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jon Adkins.[4]
- 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).[5]
Roster
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April (16–10) – home (9–2) – road (7–8)
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May (12–16) – home (8–9) – road (4–7)
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June (12–16) – home (7–6) – road (5–10)
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July (11–15) – home (6–6) – road (5–9)
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August (14–13) – home (9–6) – road (5–7)
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September (16–11) – home (8–5) – road (8–6)
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Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Sandy Alomar Jr., C | 51 | 167 | 21 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 14 | .287 | 0 |
Joe Borchard, OF | 16 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .222 | 0 |
Mark Buehrle, P | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | 0 |
Royce Clayton, SS | 112 | 342 | 51 | 86 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 67 | .251 | 5 |
Joe Crede, 3B | 53 | 200 | 28 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 40 | .285 | 0 |
Ray Durham, 2B | 96 | 345 | 71 | 103 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 49 | 59 | .299 | 20 |
Keith Foulke, P | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jon Garland, P | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Gary Glover, P | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Tony Graffanino, 3B,2B,SS | 70 | 229 | 35 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 38 | .262 | 2 |
Willie Harris, 2B,CF | 49 | 163 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 21 | .233 | 8 |
D'Angelo Jiménez, 2B,SS | 27 | 108 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 10 | .287 | 2 |
Mark Johnson, C | 86 | 263 | 31 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 52 | .209 | 0 |
Paul Konerko, 1B | 151 | 570 | 81 | 173 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 104 | 44 | 72 | .304 | 0 |
Carlos Lee, LF | 140 | 492 | 82 | 130 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 80 | 75 | 73 | .264 | 1 |
Jeff Liefer, OF,1B,DH | 76 | 204 | 28 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 60 | .230 | 0 |
Kenny Lofton, CF | 93 | 352 | 68 | 91 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 49 | 51 | .259 | 22 |
Dámaso Marte, P | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Miguel Olivo, C | 6 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .211 | 0 |
Magglio Ordóñez, RF | 153 | 590 | 116 | 189 | 47 | 1 | 38 | 135 | 53 | 77 | .320 | 7 |
Josh Paul, C | 33 | 104 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 22 | .240 | 2 |
Todd Ritchie, P | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
Aaron Rowand, CF | 126 | 302 | 41 | 78 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 54 | .258 | 0 |
Frank Thomas, DH,1B | 148 | 523 | 77 | 132 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 92 | 88 | 115 | .252 | 3 |
José Valentín, 3B | 135 | 474 | 70 | 118 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 43 | 99 | .249 | 3 |
Dan Wright, P | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
Team Totals |
162 | 5502 | 856 | 1475 | 289 | 29 | 217 | 819 | 555 | 952 | .268 | 75 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Lorenzo Barceló | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rocky Biddle | 3 | 4 | 4.06 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 77.2 | 72 | 42 | 35 | 13 | 43 | 64 |
Mark Buehrle | 19 | 12 | 3.58 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 239.0 | 236 | 102 | 95 | 25 | 68 | 134 |
Keith Foulke | 2 | 4 | 2.90 | 65 | 0 | 11 | 77.2 | 65 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 58 |
Jon Garland | 12 | 12 | 4.58 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 192.2 | 188 | 109 | 98 | 23 | 84 | 112 |
Matt Ginter | 1 | 0 | 4.47 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 54.1 | 59 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 37 |
Gary Glover | 7 | 8 | 5.20 | 41 | 22 | 1 | 138.1 | 136 | 86 | 80 | 21 | 53 | 70 |
Bob Howry | 2 | 2 | 3.91 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 31 |
Dámaso Marte | 1 | 1 | 2.83 | 68 | 0 | 10 | 60.1 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 72 |
Antonio Osuna | 8 | 2 | 3.86 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 67.2 | 64 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 32 | 66 |
Jim Parque | 1 | 4 | 9.95 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25.1 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 13 |
Mike Porzio | 2 | 2 | 4.81 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 33 |
Jon Rauch | 2 | 1 | 6.59 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 28.2 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 19 |
Todd Ritchie | 5 | 15 | 6.06 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 133.2 | 176 | 104 | 90 | 18 | 54 | 77 |
Dan Wright | 14 | 12 | 5.18 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 196.1 | 200 | 124 | 113 | 32 | 72 | 136 |
Kelly Wunsch | 2 | 1 | 3.41 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 22 |
Team Totals |
81 | 81 | 4.53 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 1423.0 | 1422 | 798 | 716 | 190 | 559 | 945 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, Bristol[6]
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007