2002 Montreal Expos season

The 2002 Montreal Expos season was the 34th season in franchise history.

2002 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record83–79 (.512)
Divisional place2nd
Other information
Owner(s)Major League Baseball
General manager(s)Omar Minaya
Manager(s)Frank Robinson
Local televisionRéseau des sports
(Rodger Brulotte, Denis Casavant)
Local radioCKGM (AM)
(Terry Haig, Elliott Price)

CKAC (AM)
(Jacques Doucet, Marc Griffin)
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Offseason
  • October 3, 2001: The Expos sent Tim Raines to the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.[1]
  • February 21, 2002: The Expoes signed José Canseco as a free agent.
  • March 7, 2002: The Expos signed Alan Mills as a free agent.[2]
  • March 24, 2002: The Expos traded Jason Bay and Jimmy Serrano to the New York Mets for Lou Collier.[3]
  • March 27, 2002: The Expos released José Canseco.
  • March 28, 2002: The Expos signed Henry Rodriguez as a free agent.[4]

Spring training

In 2002, the Expos held spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida – a facility they shared with the St. Louis Cardinals – for the fifth and final season. The following year, they moved to Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida, for spring training.

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Source [5]

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Peter BergeronCenter fielder
José VidroSecond baseman
Vladimir GuerreroRight fielder
Orlando CabreraShortstop
Lee StevensFirst baseman
Chris TrubyThird baseman
Brad WilkersonLeft fielder
Michael BarrettCatcher
Javier VázquezStarting pitcher

National League East
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 10159 0.631 — 52–28 49–31
Montreal Expos 8379 0.512 19 49–32 34–47
Philadelphia Phillies 8081 0.497 21½ 40–40 40–41
Florida Marlins 7983 0.488 23 46–35 33–48
New York Mets 7586 0.466 26½ 38–43 37–43

Record vs. opponents
2002 National League Records

Source:
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona—3–34–26–014–55–13–39–104–24–25–24–34–212–78–112–411–7
Atlanta3–3—4–24–24–311–83–32–45–113–612–711–73–33–33–35–115–3
Chicago2–42–4—5–124–24–28–112–47–103–31–52–410–92–43–36–126–6
Cincinnati0–62–412–5—3–35–16–114–213–61–52–42–411–75–12–48–112–10
Colorado 5–143–42–43–3—5–23–37–123–34–23–33–34–211–88–122–47–11
Florida1–58–112–41–52–5—3–33–34–210–98–1110–94–25–14–34–210–8
Houston3–33–311–811–63–33–3—3–310–83–34–23–311–64–21–56–135–7
Los Angeles 10–94–24–22–412–73–33–3—5–15–24–24–34–210–98–112–412–6
Milwaukee2–41–510–76–133–32–48–101–5—2–41–51–54–155–11–57–102–10
Montreal2–46–133–35–12–49–103–32–54–2—11–811–83–33–44–23–312–6
New York2–57–125–14–23–311–82–42–45–18–11—9–101–43–40–63–310–8
Philadelphia3–47–114–24–23–39–103–33–45–18–1110–9—2–42–43–34–210–8
Pittsburgh2–43–39–107–112–42–46–112–415–43–34–14–2—2–42–46–113–9
San Diego7–123–34–21–58–111–52–49–101–54–34–34–24–2—5–141–58–10
San Francisco11–83–33–34–211–83–45–111–85–12–46–03–34–214–5—2–48–10
St. Louis4–21–512–611–84–22–413–64–210–73–33–32–411–65–14–2—8–4

Notable transactions
  • May 16, 2002: The Expos released Henry Rodriguez.[4]
  • June 27, 2002: The Expos traded Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, and Lee Stevens to the Cleveland Indians for Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew.[6]
  • July 11, 2002: The Expos traded Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano, Justin Wayne, and a player to be named later to the Florida Marlins for Cliff Floyd, Wilton Guerrero, Claudio Vargas, and cash. The Expos sent Donald Levinski (minors) to the Marlins on August 5, 2002, to complete the trade.[7]
  • July 19, 2002: The Expos released Sean Spencer.[8]
  • July 30, 2002: The Expos traded Cliff Floyd to the Boston Red Sox for Sun-Woo Kim and Seung Song (minors).[7]

Roster
2002 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

Source [9]

Legend
 Expos win
 Expos loss
 Postponement
BoldExpos team member
2002 Game Log

Attendance

The Expos drew 812,045 fans during the 2002 season, and were 16th in attendance among the 16 National League teams. [9] Their highest attendance for the season was for the Opening Day game on April 2 against the Florida Marlins, which drew 34,351 fans, while their lowest was for a game on September 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies, which drew only 2,134 fans. [9]

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Complete offensive statistics are available here.

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
CMichael Barrett11737641992011249.2636
1BAndrés Galarraga1042923076120940.2602
2BJosé Vidro1526041031904331996.3152
SSOrlando Cabrera15356364148431756.26325
3BFernando Tatís11438143871811555.2282
LFTroy O'Leary972732778122337.2861
CFBrad Wilkerson153507921352782059.2667
RFVladimir Guerrero16161410620637239111.33640
UTJosé Macías902313359171733.2555
1BLee Stevens632052839611031.1901
CBrian Schneider732072157192529.2751
LFWil Cordero66143213990629.2732
LFPeter Bergeron3112324233207.18710
CFEndy Chávez3612520378519.2963
3BChris Truby3510512275227.2571
IFMike Mordecai55749154004.2031
3BJamey Carroll167116225316.3101
LFMatt Cepicky327471630315.2160
UTWilton Guerrero44623121001.1945
LFCliff Floyd15537112034.2081
OFHenry Rodríguez2020110003.0500
MIHenry Mateo2223140100.1742
OFLou Collier13113110052.0910
PJavier Vázquez33737130004.1780
PTomo Ohka3055371002.1270
PTony Armas Jr.2650150102.1000
PMasato Yoshii2935221000.0570
PBartolo Colón1739150003.1280
PCarl Pavano1424151001.2080
PBruce Chen1412351001.4170
PBritt Reames409010001.1110
PZach Day196110000.1670
PJoey Eischen568111000.1250
PSun-woo Kim48220000.2500
PJim Brower305000000.0000
PGraeme Lloyd374000000.0000
PT. J. Tucker534130000.7500
PTim Drew74000000.0000
PDan Smith323000000.0000
PMatt Herges581000000.0000
PScott Stewart612000000.0000
PScott Strickland10000000–0
PEd Vosberg40000000–0
Totals1625479735143230036162695.261118

Pitching

Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Complete pitching statistics are available here.

Pos Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
SPJavier Vázquez10133.9134340230.111110049179
SPTomo Ohka1383.1832310192.2836845118
SPTony Armas, Jr.12124.4429290164.1878178131
SPMasato Yoshii494.1131200131.166603274
SPBartolo Colón1043.3117170117.048433974
SPCarl Pavano386.301514074.155523151
CLScott Stewart423.096701764.029222267
RPBritt Reames145.03426068.042383876
RPMatt Herges254.04620664.233292650
RPT. J. Tucker634.11570461.132283142
RPJoey Eischen611.34590253.21181851
Dan Smith113.47330246.218182134
Jim Brower124.83300041.022222233
Zach Day413.62192137.118151525
Bruce Chen236.99155037.129292343
Graeme Lloyd235.87410530.22120817
Sun-woo Kim100.8943020.122711
Tim Drew102.8171216.085210
Scott Strickland000.001001.00002
Ed Vosberg0018.004001.03210
Totals83793.97162162391453.07186415081088

Award winners

2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Ottawa Lynx International League Tim Leiper
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Dave Huppert
A Brevard County Manatees Florida State League Bob Didier and Tony Torchia
A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League Dave Machemer
A-Short Season Vermont Expos New York–Penn League Dave Barnett
Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Andy Skeels

[10]

References
  1. Tim Raines Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ALan Mills page at Baseball Reference
  3. Jason Bay Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. Henry Rodrigues page at Baseball Reference
  5. Florida Marlins at Montreal Expos Box Score, April 2, 2002 at Baseball Reference
  6. Grady Sizemore Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. Cliff Floyd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spencse01.shtml
  9. 2002 Montreal Expos Schedule at Baseball Reference
  10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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