2002 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 121st season of the franchise; the 116th in the National League. This was their second season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League Central with a record of 72–89.

The Pirates missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a divisional era record set between 1980 and 1989.

Offseason

• January 5, 2002: Scott Service was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]
• January 25, 2002: Wayne Gomes was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]
• March 5, 2002: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[4]
• March 5, 2002: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[5]

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 1 || @ Mets || 2–6 || Leiter (1–0) || Villone (0–1) || — || 53,734 || 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 3 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Wells (1–0) || Trachsel (0–1) || Williams (1) || 25,952 || 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 4 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Anderson (1–0) || Estes (0–1) || Williams (2) || 33,785 || 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || April 5 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Williams (1–0) || Bere (0–1) || Williams (3) || 41,555 || 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || April 6 || @ Cubs || 6–1 || Fogg (1–0) || Clement (0–1) || — || 34,956 || 4–1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 7 || @ Cubs ||colspan=6| Postponed (rain; rescheduled for May 21) |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 8 || Reds || 1–0 || Villone (1–1) || Dessens (0–2) || Williams (4) || 36,402 || 5–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 10 || Reds || 5–8 || Acevedo (2–0) || Wells (1–1) || Graves (2) || 36,048 || 5–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 11 || Reds || 2–3 || Haynes (1–1) || Anderson (1–1) || Graves (3) || 12,795 || 5–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 12 || Cubs || 3–7 || Bere (1–1) || Williams (1–1) || — || 24,002 || 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 13 || Cubs || 3–2 || Fogg (2–0) || Clement (0–2) || Williams (5) || 17,971 || 6–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 14 || Cubs || 1–5 (8) || Lieber (2–0) || Villone (1–2) || Borowski (1) || 16,045 || 6–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 15 || @ Brewers || 6–1 || Wells (2–1) || Rusch (1–1) || — || 14,090 || 7–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || April 16 || @ Brewers || 5–1 || Anderson (2–1) || Neugebauer (0–2) || — || 15,012 || 8–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 17 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Williams (2–1) || Buddie (0–1) || Williams (6) || 17,879 || 9–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || April 19 || Phillies || 7–4 || Lowe (1–0) || Padilla (2–2) || Williams (7) || 23,321 || 10–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || April 20 || Phillies || 6–5 || Villone (2–2) || Adams (0–2) || Williams (8) || 18,032 || 11–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 21 || Phillies || 9–3 || Wells (3–1) || Duckworth (1–1) || — || 18,749 || 12–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 23 || Dodgers || 6–9 || Ishii (4–0) || Anderson (2–2) || Gagne (8) || 13,235 || 12–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 24 || Dodgers || 1–5 || Daal (3–0) || Williams (2–2) || — || 14,057 || 12–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || April 25 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Fogg (3–0) || Nomo (2–3) || Williams (9) || 16,264 || 13–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 26 || Padres || 1–10 || Tomko (2–1) || Villone (2–3) || — || 20,575 || 13–8 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 27 || Padres ||colspan=6| Postponed (rain; rescheduled for April 28) |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || April 28 || Padres || 3–2 || Sauerbeck (1–0) || Embree (2–1) || Williams (10) || — || 14–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 28 || Padres || 2–7 || Tollberg (1–3) || Anderson (2–3) || — || 19,621 || 14–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 30 || @ Rockies || 0–10 || Hampton (1–3) || Williams (2–3) || — || 30,759 || 14–10 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 1 || @ Rockies || 0–6 || Neagle (3–1) || Fogg (3–1) || — || 29,529 || 14–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 2 || @ Rockies || 2–7 || Thomson (4–2) || Villone (2–4) || — || 30,134 || 14–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || May 3 || @ Padres || 6–4 || Wells (4–1) || Howard (0–1) || Williams (11) || 20,312 || 15–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 4 || @ Padres || 0–3 || Jarvis (2–3) || Anderson (2–4) || Hoffman (10) || 36,972 || 15–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 5 || @ Padres || 5–6 || Lawrence (4–1) || Lowe (1–1) || Hoffman (11) || 27,399 || 15–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || May 6 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Fogg (4–1) || Johnson (6–1) || Williams (12) || 29,171 || 16–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 7 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–7 || Myers (2–1) || Beimel (0–1) || Kim (9) || 32,204 || 16–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–4 || Schilling (7–1) || Wells (4–2) || Kim (10) || 31,343 || 16–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || May 10 || Astros || 5–1 || Anderson (3–4) || Hernandez (3–1) || — || 19,197 || 17–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || May 11 || Astros || 4–2 || Fogg (5–1) || Oswalt (4–2) || Williams (13) || 35,834 || 18–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 12 || Astros || 1–5 || Reynolds (3–3) || Williams (2–4) || — || 20,202 || 18–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 13 || Diamondbacks || 0–11 || Schilling (8–1) || Benson (0–1) || — || 14,500 || 18–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || May 14 || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Wells (5–2) || Anderson (0–3) || Williams (14) || 16,373 || 19–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 15 || Diamondbacks || 2–6 || Helling (4–4) || Anderson (3–5) || — || 18,780 || 19–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 16 || @ Astros || 1–3 || Oswalt (5–2) || Boehringer (0–1) || Wagner (6) || 26,277 || 19–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 17 || @ Astros || 4–7 || Stone (2–1) || Villone (2–5) || Dotel (1) || 28,861 || 19–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 18 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Dotel (2–1) || Lowe (1–2) || — || 34,921 || 19–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || May 19 || @ Astros || 5–3 || Wells (6–2) || Mlicki (3–5) || Williams (15) || 34,259 || 20–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || May 21 || @ Cubs || 12–1 || Anderson (4–5) || Bere (1–7) || — || — || 21–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 21 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Cruz (1–7) || Fogg (5–2) || Alfonseca (6) || 37,175 || 21–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 22 || @ Cubs || 4–7 || Prior (1–0) || Williams (2–5) || Alfonseca (7) || 40,138 || 21–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 23 || @ Cubs || 6–11 || Clement (2–3) || Benson (0–2) || — || 37,578 || 21–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || May 24 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Wells (7–2) || Stephenson (1–3) || — || 25,203 || 22–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 25 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Williams (2–0) || Anderson (4–6) || Isringhausen (13) || 26,201 || 22–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 26 || Cardinals || 3–7 || Simontacchi (3–0) || Fogg (5–3) || — || 31,989 || 22–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || May 27 || Cubs || 3–2 (10) || Williams (1–0) || Alfonseca (0–1) || — || 16,215 || 23–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 28 || Cubs || 0–3 || Clement (3–3) || Benson (0–3) || — || 15,060 || 23–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || May 29 || Cubs || 5–0 || Wells (8–2) || Lieber (3–4) || — || 17,116 || 24–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 30 || Cubs || 8–9 || Wood (6–3) || Anderson (4–7) || Alfonseca (8) || 21,208 || 24–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || May 31 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Fogg (6–3) || Williams (2–1) || Williams (16) || 38,148 || 25–29 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 1 || @ Cardinals || 4–9 || Kile (3–3) || Arroyo (0–1) || — || 43,295 || 25–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || June 2 || @ Cardinals || 5–2 || Lowe (2–2) || Morris (7–4) || Williams (17) || 37,243 || 26–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 3 || @ Expos || 5–7 || Ohka (5–3) || Wells (8–3) || Stewart (5) || 4,821 || 26–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || June 4 || @ Expos || 5–2 || Anderson (5–7) || Pavano (3–7) || Williams (18) || 4,619 || 27–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 5 || @ Expos || 1–3 || Vazquez (4–2) || Fogg (6–4) || — || 4,890 || 27–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 7 || Brewers || 6–1 || Beimel (1–1) || Sheets (3–6) || — || 27,001 || 28–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || June 8 || Brewers || 9–8 (11) || Boehringer (1–1) || King (1–2) || — || 38,244 || 29–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || June 9 || Brewers || 5–4 || Sauerbeck (2–0) || Wright (1–3) || Williams (19) || 24,897 || 30–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 10 || @ Angels || 3–4 || Washburn (6–2) || Anderson (5–8) || Percival (14) || 16,861 || 30–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 11 || @ Angels || 7–3 || Fogg (7–4) || Appier (5–5) || — || 17,755 || 31–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 12 || @ Angels || 5–8 || Weber (3–2) || Boehringer (1–2) || Percival (15) || 17,096 || 31–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 14 || @ Reds || 3–4 (11) || Williamson (2–0) || Williams (1–1) || — || 30,820 || 31–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 15 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Sullivan (4–2) || Lincoln (0–1) || Graves (21) || 31,419 || 31–36 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 16 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Anderson (6–8) || Haynes (7–6) || — || 29,532 || 32–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 18 || Athletics || 2–4 || Mulder (7–4) || Fogg (7–5) || Koch (16) || 21,943 || 32–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 19 || Athletics || 2–3 (10) || Bradford (3–1) || Williams (1–2) || Koch (17) || 30,562 || 32–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 20 || Athletics || 3–5 || Hudson (5–6) || Benson (0–4) || Koch (18) || 22,464 || 32–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 21 || Rangers || 0–2 || Rogers (8–4) || Wells (8–4) || Cordero (3) || 24,475 || 32–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 22 || Rangers || 2–3 || Bell (3–2) || Lincoln (0–2) || Irabu (13) || 35,302 || 32–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 23 || Rangers || 4–10 || Park (3–3) || Fogg (7–6) || — || 26,930 || 32–42 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 25 || Expos || 4–1 || Benson (1–4) || Ohka (7–4) || Williams (20) || 17,543 || 33–42 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 26 || Expos || 7–4 || Wells (9–4) || Vazquez (5–4) || Williams (21) || 36,966 || 34–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 27 || Expos || 2–7 (7) || Brower (3–0) || Villone (2–6) || — || 21,312 || 34–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || June 28 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || Fogg (8–6) || Redman (3–8) || Williams (22) || 28,582 || 35–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 29 || @ Tigers || 1–2 || Weaver (6–8) || Beimel (1–2) || Acevedo (12) || 24,449 || 35–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || June 30 || @ Tigers || 6–2 || Benson (2–4) || Maroth (1–2) || Williams (23) || 25,966 || 36–44 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 1 || Brewers || 0–2 || Wright (2–6) || Wells (9–5) || — || 14,634 || 36–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 2 || Brewers || 6–12 || Quevedo (4–6) || Anderson (6–9) || — || 15,142 || 36–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || July 3 || Brewers || 3–1 || Fogg (9–6) || Sheets (4–10) || Williams (24) || 32,309 || 37–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 4 || Astros || 6–8 || Borbon (3–3) || Beimel (1–3) || — || 25,962 || 37–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 85 || July 5 || Astros || 4–3 || Fetters (1–0) || Borbon (3–4) || Williams (25) || 24,556 || 38–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 6 || Astros || 2–10 || Cruz (1–4) || Wells (9–6) || — || 26,578 || 38–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 7 || Astros || 1–6 || Miller (4–3) || Anderson (6–10) || — || 23,348 || 38–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 11 || @ Brewers || 3–2 (10) || Boehringer (2–2) || DeJean (0–4) || Williams (26) || 21,021 || 39–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 89 || July 12 || @ Brewers || 9–2 || Lowe (3–2) || Rusch (5–8) || — || 26,362 || 40–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 90 || July 13 || @ Brewers || 5–3 || Wells (10–6) || Wright (2–8) || Williams (27) || 28,214 || 41–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 14 || @ Brewers || 3–5 || Quevedo (5–6) || Beimel (1–4) || DeJean (16) || 21,976 || 41–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || July 15 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Lowe (4–2) || Wagner (2–2) || Williams (28) || 29,204 || 42–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 93 || July 16 || @ Astros || 7–3 || Fogg (10–6) || Oswalt (10–6) || Boehringer (1) || 27,042 || 43–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 94 || July 17 || Reds || 6–3 || Anderson (7–10) || Dempster (5–10) || Williams (29) || 32,864 || 44–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 18 || Reds || 5–7 || Sullivan (6–3) || Boehringer (2–3) || Graves (28) || 21,625 || 44–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 19 || Cardinals || 12–9 || Sauerbeck (3–0) || Veres (3–6) || — || 23,812 || 45–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 97 || July 20 || Cardinals || 15–6 || Benson (3–4) || Smith (3–1) || — || 35,101 || 46–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 21 || Cardinals || 4–8 || Finley (5–11) || Fogg (10–7) || Kline (3) || 27,999 || 46–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 99 || July 22 || @ Reds || 6–5 || Anderson (8–10) || Dempster (5–11) || Williams (30) || 18,398 || 47–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 23 || @ Reds || 2–7 || Haynes (11–6) || Wells (10–7) || — || 19,884 || 47–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || July 24 || @ Reds || 5–10 || Moehler (2–1) || Beimel (1–5) || — || 24,910 || 47–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 25 || @ Astros || 0–8 || Saarloos (2–2) || Benson (3–5) || — || 26,027 || 47–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 26 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Wagner (3–2) || Sauerbeck (3–1) || — || 32,115 || 47–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 27 || @ Astros || 0–3 || Oswalt (11–6) || Anderson (8–11) || Wagner (20) || 38,896 || 47–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || July 28 || @ Astros || 0–4 || Miller (8–3) || Wells (10–8) || — || 35,144 || 47–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 106 || July 30 || Rockies || 4–1 || Benson (4–5) || Neagle (4–7) || Williams (31) || 23,749 || 48–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 107 || July 31 || Rockies || 7–6 || Boehringer (3–3) || White (2–6) || Williams (32) || 18,106 || 49–58 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 1 || Rockies || 0–3 || Jennings (11–5) || Meadows (0–1) || Jimenez (27) || 19,075 || 49–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || August 2 || Giants || 6–5 || Boehringer (4–3) || Nen (4–1) || — || 28,203 || 50–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 3 || Giants || 6–11 || Schmidt (7–5) || Wells (10–9) || — || 38,275 || 50–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 4 || Giants || 5–10 || Rueter (10–6) || Benson (4–6) || — || 31,398 || 50–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 112 || August 6 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Fogg (11–7) || Perez (10–8) || Williams (33) || 31,254 || 51–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 7 || @ Dodgers || 0–4 || Ashby (8–9) || Meadows (0–2) || Gagne (37) || 31,588 || 51–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 8 || @ Dodgers || 5–10 || Beirne (1–0) || Anderson (8–12) || — || 31,776 || 51–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || August 9 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Wells (11–9) || Schmidt (7–6) || Williams (34) || 41,897 || 52–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 10 || @ Giants || 3–8 || Aybar (1–0) || Lincoln (0–3) || — || 41,146 || 52–64 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 11 || @ Giants || 4–5 (11) || Nen (6–1) || Williams (1–3) || — || 41,479 || 52–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || August 12 || Cardinals || 6–10 || Simontacchi (8–4) || Meadows (0–3) || — || 15,700 || 52–66 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 13 || Cardinals || 5–9 || Morris (14–7) || Anderson (8–13) || Isringhausen (27) || 17,609 || 52–67 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 14 || Cardinals || 3–7 || Benes (2–3) || Wells (11–10) || — || 18,791 || 52–68 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 15 || Cardinals || 5–11 || Kline (1–1) || Williams (1–4) || — || 20,503 || 52–69 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 16 || Brewers || 3–10 || Sheets (7–14) || Fogg (11–8) || — || 35,343 || 52–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 123 || August 17 || Brewers || 5–0 || Meadows (1–3) || Cabrera (5–9) || — || 25,277 || 53–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 124 || August 18 || Brewers || 3–2 || Arroyo (1–1) || Rusch (6–13) || Williams (35) || 20,170 || 54–70 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 19 || @ Cardinals || 2–7 || Benes (3–3) || Wells (11–11) || — || 31,626 || 54–71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || August 20 || @ Cardinals || 8–0 || Benson (5–6) || Hackman (3–4) || — || 34,997 || 55–71 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 21 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || Finley (8–14) || Fogg (11–9) || Isringhausen (28) || 26,806 || 55–72 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 22 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Molina (1–0) || Williams (1–5) || — || 26,606 || 55–73 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 129 || August 23 || @ Brewers || 6–3 || Lincoln (1–3) || Durocher (1–1) || Williams (36) || 30,957 || 56–73 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || August 24 || @ Brewers || 17–10 || Wells (12–11) || Cabrera (5–10) || — || 22,568 || 57–73 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 131 || August 25 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Benson (6–6) || Wright (5–13) || Williams (37) || 19,443 || 58–73 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 27 || Braves || 4–5 || Millwood (14–6) || Fogg (11–10) || Smoltz (46) || 20,542 || 58–74 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 133 || August 28 || Braves || 1–0 (10) || Williams (2–5) || Remlinger (7–2) || — || 20,136 || 59–74 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 134 || August 29 || Braves || 4–1 || Arroyo (2–1) || Glavine (16–8) || Williams (38) || 17,312 || 60–74 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || August 30 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Tavarez (10–10) || Wells (12–12) || Looper (8) || 4,962 || 60–75 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || August 31 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Nunez (6–5) || Sauerbeck (3–2) || Looper (9) || 10,188 || 60–76 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 1 || @ Marlins || 4–8 || Neal (3–0) || Fogg (11–11) || — || 5,588 || 60–77 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 2 || @ Braves || 1–5 || Maddux (12–5) || Meadows (1–4) || — || 30,803 || 60–78 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || September 3 || @ Braves || 3–0 || Torres (1–0) || Glavine (16–9) || Williams (39) || 18,931 || 61–78 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 4 || @ Braves || 0–6 || Moss (10–5) || Wells (12–13) || — || 19,525 || 61–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 141 || September 6 || Marlins || 11–0 || Benson (7–6) || Tejera (8–7) || — || 33,525 || 62–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 142 || September 7 || Marlins || 4–1 || Fogg (12–11) || Robertson (0–1) || Williams (40) || 18,848 || 63–79 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 8 || Marlins || 1–11 || Pavano (4–10) || Meadows (1–5) || — || 15,211 || 63–80 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 9 || @ Reds || 8–9 || Dempster (8–13) || Torres (1–1) || Williamson (1) || 13,434 || 63–81 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 10 || @ Reds || 0–3 || Reitsma (6–10) || Wells (12–14) || Williamson (2) || 13,153 || 63–82 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 146 || September 11 || @ Reds || 4–1 || Villone (3–6) || Dessens (7–8) || Williams (41) || 14,514 || 64–82 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 147 || September 13 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Beimel (2–5) || Timlin (4–6) || Williams (42) || 13,718 || 65–82 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 14 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Junge (1–0) || Meadows (1–6) || Mesa (40) || 16,621 || 65–83 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 15 || @ Phillies || 0–1 (10) || Mesa (4–6) || Sauerbeck (3–3) || — || 23,054 || 65–84 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 16 || Reds || 3–4 || Silva (1–0) || Lincoln (1–4) || Williamson (5) || 10,752 || 65–85 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 151 || September 17 || Reds || 11–3 || Benson (8–6) || Reitsma (6–12) || — || 10,991 || 66–85 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 152 || September 18 || Reds || 3–2 || Lincoln (2–4) || Riedling (2–3) || Williams (43) || 11,684 || 67–85 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 19 || Reds || 4–5 || Hamilton (4–9) || Williams (2–6) || Williamson (6) || 11,338 || 67–86 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 154 || September 20 || Cubs || 5–4 || Sauerbeck (4–3) || Alfonseca (2–5) || — || 22,299 || 68–86 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 21 || Cubs || 2–4 || Farnsworth (4–6) || Sauerbeck (4–4) || Cruz (1) || 33,653 || 68–87 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 156 || September 22 || Cubs || 5–4 || Benson (9–6) || Benes (2–2) || Williams (44) || 25,026 || 69–87 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 157 || September 24 || Mets || 6–3 || Sauerbeck (5–4) || Guthrie (5–3) || Williams (45) || 13,249 || 70–87 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 158 || September 25 || Mets || 4–3 || Villone (4–6) || Roberts (3–1) || Williams (46) || 11,641 || 71–87 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || September 26 || Mets ||colspan=6| Cancelled (rain; not rescheduled) |- style="background:#cfc;" | 159 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 13–3 || Torres (2–1) || Mahomes (1–1) || — || 27,637 || 72–87 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 160 || September 28 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Cruz (3–11) || Boehringer (4–4) || — || 38,617 || 72–88 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 161 || September 29 || @ Cubs || 3–7 || Wood (12–11) || Fogg (12–12) || — || 37,541 || 72–89 |-

|- | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Detailed records

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Awards and honors

2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Mike Williams, P, reserve

Statistics

Hitting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Draft picks

Note

• Age at time of draft.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg, Hickory

References

1. ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
2. ^ "Scott Service Stats"
3. ^ "Wayne Gomes Stats"
4. ^ "Curtis Pride Stats"
5. ^ "Josias Manzanillo Stats"
6. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
7. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
8. ^ "2002 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference

• 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 3rd ed. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.