| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Division | Central |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 67–95 (.414) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
| Owners | Tribune Company |
| General managers | Andy MacPhail, Jim Hendry |
| Managers | Don Baylor, Rene Lachemann, Bruce Kimm |
| Television | WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Chip Caray, Joe Carter) FSN Chicago (Chip Caray, Dave Otto) |
| Radio | WGN (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo) |
| Espntn | chc |
| Brtn | CHC |
The 2002 Chicago Cubs season was the 131st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 127th in the National League and the 87th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 67–95.
Offseason
- November 2, 2001: Mark Bellhorn was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Adam Morrissey (minors).[1]
- January 16, 2002: Alan Benes was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[2]
- March 27, 2002: Dontrelle Willis was traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jose Cueto (minors), Ryan Jorgensen, and Julián Tavárez to the Florida Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement.[3]
Regular season
Notable transactions
- September 4, 2002: Bill Mueller was traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Jeff Verplancke (minors).[4]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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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[5]
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Joe Girardi | 90 | 234 | 53 | .226 | 1 | 13 |
| 1B | Fred McGriff | 146 | 523 | 143 | .273 | 30 | 103 |
| 2B | Mark Bellhorn | 146 | 445 | 115 | .258 | 27 | 56 |
| SS | Alex Gonzalez | 142 | 513 | 127 | .248 | 18 | 61 |
| 3B | Bill Mueller | 103 | 353 | 94 | .266 | 7 | 37 |
| LF | Moisés Alou | 132 | 484 | 133 | .275 | 15 | 61 |
| CF | Corey Patterson | 153 | 592 | 150 | .253 | 14 | 54 |
| RF | Sammy Sosa | 150 | 556 | 160 | .288 | 49 | 108 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Hundley | 92 | 266 | 56 | .211 | 16 | 35 |
| Roosevelt Brown | 111 | 204 | 43 | .211 | 3 | 23 |
| Chris Stynes | 98 | 195 | 47 | .241 | 5 | 26 |
| Bobby Hill | 59 | 190 | 48 | .253 | 4 | 20 |
| Delino DeShields | 67 | 146 | 28 | .192 | 3 | 10 |
| Angel Echevarria | 50 | 98 | 30 | .306 | 3 | 21 |
| Darren Lewis | 58 | 79 | 19 | .241 | 0 | 7 |
| Augie Ojeda | 30 | 70 | 13 | .186 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Machado | 22 | 58 | 16 | .276 | 1 | 5 |
| Hee-Seop Choi | 24 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 2 | 4 |
| Chad Hermansen | 35 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Orie | 13 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Mahoney | 16 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Encarnación | 3 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Wood | 33 | 213.2 | 12 | 11 | 3.66 | 217 |
| Matt Clement | 32 | 205.0 | 12 | 11 | 3.60 | 215 |
| Jon Lieber | 21 | 141.0 | 6 | 8 | 3.70 | 87 |
| Mark Prior | 19 | 116.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.32 | 147 |
| Jason Bere | 16 | 85.2 | 1 | 10 | 5.67 | 65 |
| Alan Benes | 7 | 39.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.35 | 32 |
| Steve Smyth | 8 | 26.0 | 1 | 3 | 9.35 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Zambrano | 32 | 108.1 | 4 | 8 | 3.66 | 93 |
| Juan Cruz | 45 | 97.1 | 3 | 11 | 3.98 | 81 |
| Pat Mahomes | 16 | 32.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Alfonseca | 66 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 4.00 | 61 |
| Joe Borowski | 73 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.73 | 97 |
| Jeff Fassero | 57 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6.18 | 44 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 45 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7.33 | 46 |
| Tom Gordon | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.42 | 31 |
| Will Cunnane | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.47 | 30 |
| Donovan Osborne | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.19 | 13 |
| Ron Mahay | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 14 |
| Francis Beltrán | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 11 |
| Jesús Sánchez | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.96 | 6 |
| Scott Chiasson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.14 | 3 |
| Courtney Duncan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Boise, AZL Cubs[6]
References
- ^ "Mark Bellhorn Stats"
- ^ "Alan Benes Stats"
- ^ "Dontrelle Willis Stats"
- ^ "Bill Mueller Stats"
- ^ "2002 Chicago Cubs Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 2002 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference