| Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Season: | 2002 |
| League: | National League |
| Division: | Central |
| Ballpark: | Miller Park |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| Owners: | Bud Selig |
| General Managers: | Dean Taylor |
| Managers: | Davey Lopes, Jerry Royster |
| Television: | WCGV-TV WISN-TV FSN Wisconsin (Daron Sutton, Bill Schroeder) |
| Radio: | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell) |
The 2002 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing 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.
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.[3] 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.
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.https://www.espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=listranker/25biggestflops
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.
| 2002 Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches (Third Base) (Bullpen) (First Base) (Hitting) (Bench) (Pitching) (Bench) | ||||||
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 | 87 | 234 | 55 | .235 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1B | 157 | 570 | 159 | .279 | 29 | 102 | ||
| 2B | 138 | 496 | 139 | .280 | 3 | 28 | ||
| SS | 152 | 525 | 151 | .288 | 24 | 73 | ||
| 3B | 76 | 255 | 77 | .302 | 7 | 33 | ||
| LF | 67 | 243 | 59 | .243 | 10 | 29 | ||
| CF | 112 | 394 | 114 | .289 | 1 | 33 | ||
| RF | 128 | 448 | 115 | .257 | 9 | 41 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 289 | 61 | .211 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 107 | 270 | 66 | .244 | 16 | 41 | ||
| 86 | 217 | 58 | .267 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 85 | 215 | 55 | .256 | 6 | 21 | ||
| 122 | 197 | 60 | .305 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 51 | 153 | 39 | .255 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 62 | 137 | 34 | .248 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 31 | 87 | 16 | .184 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 77 | 11 | .143 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 76 | 18 | .237 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 67 | 11 | .164 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 22 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 35 | 4 | .114 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 32 | 8 | .250 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 216.2 | 11 | 16 | 4.15 | 170 | ||
| 34 | 210.2 | 10 | 16 | 4.70 | 140 | ||
| 26 | 139.0 | 6 | 11 | 5.76 | 93 | ||
| 19 | 114.1 | 5 | 13 | 5.35 | 69 | ||
| 12 | 55.1 | 1 | 7 | 4.72 | 47 | ||
| 4 | 24.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.63 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 24.0 | 0 | 4 | 8.63 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 7.50 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.30 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 103.1 | 6 | 10 | 6.79 | 61 | ||
| 30 | 93.0 | 1 | 7 | 5.03 | 51 | ||
| 5 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 3.12 | 65 | ||
| 76 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2.99 | 79 | ||
| 76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.05 | 50 | ||
| 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.12 | 38 | ||
| 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.88 | 44 | ||
| 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.54 | 28 | ||
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.56 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 3 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2002.[7] The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox.[8]