2002 Kansas City Royals season
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season The 2002 Kansas City Royals season was the 34th season for the franchise, and their 30th at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals failed to improve on their 65-97 record from 2001, and finished fourth in the American League Central, with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses, their first 100 loss season in franchise history. The Royals missed the postseason for the 17th consecutive season.
Offseason
- December 18, 2001: Chuck Knoblauch was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.[1]
- December 19, 2001: Traded a PTBNL to the Chicago Cubs for Michael Tucker. The Royals sent Shawn Sonnier to Chicago on March 15, 2002, to complete the trade.[2]
- January 10, 2002: Paul Byrd was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.[3]
- March 28, 2002: Donzell McDonald was assigned to the Kansas City Royals by the Cleveland Indians.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
Template:2002 AL Central Standings
American League Wild Card
Template:2002 AL Wild Card standings
Record vs. opponents
Template:2002 AL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- June 4, 2002: Zack Greinke was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2002.[5]
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 | Brent Mayne | 101 | 326 | 77 | .236 | 4 | 30 |
| 1B | Mike Sweeney | 126 | 471 | 160 | .340 | 24 | 86 |
| 2B | Carlos Febles | 119 | 351 | 86 | .245 | 4 | 26 |
| SS | Neifi Pérez | 145 | 554 | 131 | .236 | 3 | 37 |
| 3B | Joe Randa | 151 | 549 | 155 | .282 | 11 | 80 |
| LF | Chuck Knoblauch | 80 | 300 | 63 | .210 | 6 | 22 |
| CF | Carlos Beltrán | 162 | 637 | 174 | .273 | 29 | 105 |
| RF | Michael Tucker | 144 | 475 | 118 | .248 | 12 | 56 |
| DH | Raúl Ibañez | 137 | 497 | 146 | .294 | 24 | 103 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Guiel | 70 | 240 | 56 | .233 | 4 | 38 |
| Luis Alicea | 94 | 237 | 54 | .228 | 1 | 23 |
| A. J. Hinch | 72 | 197 | 49 | .249 | 7 | 27 |
| Brandon Berger | 51 | 134 | 27 | .201 | 6 | 17 |
| Luis Ordaz | 33 | 94 | 21 | .223 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Quinn | 23 | 76 | 18 | .237 | 2 | 11 |
| Ángel Berroa | 20 | 75 | 17 | .227 | 0 | 5 |
| Donnie Sadler | 35 | 68 | 13 | .191 | 0 | 5 |
| Kit Pellow | 29 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 1 | 5 |
| Dee Brown | 16 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 1 | 7 |
| David McCarty | 13 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 1 | 2 |
| Juan Brito | 9 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 0 | 1 |
| Donzell McDonald | 10 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Caruso | 12 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Chan Perry | 5 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexis Gómez | 5 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Wathan | 3 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Byrd | 33 | 228.1 | 17 | 11 | 3.90 | 129 |
| Jeff Suppan | 33 | 208.0 | 9 | 16 | 5.32 | 109 |
| Shawn Sedlacek | 16 | 84.1 | 3 | 5 | 6.72 | 52 |
| Runelvys Hernández | 12 | 74.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.36 | 45 |
| Chris George | 6 | 27.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.60 | 13 |
| Chad Durbin | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.88 | 5 |
| Wes Obermueller | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 11.74 | 5 |
| Bryan Rekar | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 15.43 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell May | 30 | 131.1 | 4 | 10 | 5.35 | 95 |
| Miguel Asencio | 31 | 123.1 | 4 | 7 | 5.11 | 58 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 34 | 77.2 | 3 | 4 | 4.64 | 67 |
| Dan Reichert | 30 | 66.0 | 3 | 5 | 5.32 | 36 |
| Mac Suzuki | 7 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Hernández | 53 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 4.33 | 39 |
| Jason Grimsley | 70 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3.91 | 59 |
| Scott Mullen | 44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3.15 | 21 |
| Cory Bailey | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.11 | 24 |
| Blake Stein | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.91 | 42 |
| Ryan Bukvich | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.12 | 20 |
| Brian Shouse | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 11 |
| Brad Voyles | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.51 | 26 |
| Kris Wilson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.20 | 10 |
| Jeff Austin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 6 |
| Jeremy Hill | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 7 |
| Mike MacDougal | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 10 |
| Nate Field | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
Farm system
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Notes
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- ↑ Chuck Knoblauch Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Michael Tucker Baseball Reference page
- ↑ Paul Byrd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
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- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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References
- 2002 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 2002 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac
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