2002 Baltimore Orioles season

2002 Baltimore Orioles
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Division	East Division
Ballpark	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Record	67–95 (.414)
Owners	Peter Angelos
Managers	Mike Hargrove
Television	WJZ-TV WNUV Comcast SportsNet (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan)
Radio	WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Chuck Thompson)
Seasons

The 2002 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.

Offseason

• October 3, 2001: Tim Raines was sent to the Baltimore Orioles by the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.
• November 20, 2001: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

Regular season

Season standings

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	103	58	.640	—	52‍–‍28	51‍–‍30
Boston Red Sox	93	69	.574	10½	42‍–‍39	51‍–‍30
Toronto Blue Jays	78	84	.481	25½	42‍–‍39	36‍–‍45
Baltimore Orioles	67	95	.414	36½	34‍–‍47	33‍–‍48
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	55	106	.342	48	30‍–‍51	25‍–‍55

Transactions

• June 4, 2002: Adam Loewen was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed May 26, 2003.

Roster

2002 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 30 Rick Bauer 51 Steve Bechler 45 Chris Brock 47 Sean Douglass 49 Travis Driskill 59 Eric DuBose 19 Scott Erickson 27 Buddy Groom 41 Pat Hentgen 16 Jason Johnson 50 Jorge Julio 13 Rodrigo Lopez 12 Calvin Maduro 39 Yorkis Pérez 43 Sidney Ponson 37 Willis Roberts 52 B. J. Ryan 28 John Stephens 35 Josh Towers		Catchers 57 Raul Casanova 26 Brook Fordyce 17 Gerónimo Gil 51 Fernando Lunar 31 Izzy Molina Infielders 10 Tony Batista 14 Mike Bordick 18 Jeff Conine 15 Jerry Hairston, Jr. 31 José León  9 Luis López 28 Ryan McGuire 11 Mike Moriarty 38 Chris Richard  1 Brian Roberts 11 Ed Rogers 23 David Segui		Outfielders  3 Larry Bigbie 11 Howie Clark 40 Marty Cordova  9 Luis García 25 Jay Gibbons 32 Luis Matos 36 Gary Matthews, Jr.  6 Melvin Mora 29 Chris Singleton		Manager 21 Mike Hargrove Coaches 48 Terry Crowley 24 Rick Dempsey 44 Elrod Hendricks  2 Sam Perlozzo 49 Tom Trebelhorn 34 Mark Wiley

Player stats

Batting

Note: 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	Gerónimo Gil	125	422	98	.232	12	45
1B	Jeff Conine	116	451	123	.273	15	63
2B	Jerry Hairston, Jr.	122	426	114	.268	5	32
3B	Tony Batista	161	615	150	.244	31	87
SS	Mike Bordick	117	367	85	.232	8	36
LF	Marty Cordova	131	458	116	.253	18	64
CF	Chris Singleton	136	466	122	.262	9	50
RF	Jay Gibbons	136	490	121	.247	28	69
DH	Chris Richard	50	155	36	.232	4	21

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Andy Etchebarren
AA	Bowie Baysox	Eastern League	Dave Cash and Dave Stockstill
A	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	Jack Voigt
A	Delmarva Shorebirds	South Atlantic League	Joe Ferguson
Short-Season A	Aberdeen IronBirds	New York-Penn League	Joe Almaraz
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Don Buford
Rookie	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	Jesus Alfaro

References

• 2002 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 2002 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com