2002 Houston Astros season

2002 Houston Astros
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Astros Field
City	Houston, Texas
Record	84–78 (.519)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Drayton McLane, Jr.
General managers	Gerry Hunsicker
Managers	Jimy Williams
Television	KNWS-TV FSN Southwest (Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies, Bill Worrell)
Radio	KTRH (Milo Hamilton, Alan Ashby) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Treviño)
← 2001 Seasons 2003 →

The 2002 Houston Astros season was the 41st season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas.

• December 11, 2001: Gregg Zaun was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.^[1]

From August 10–24, first baseman Jeff Bagwell produced a season-high 15-game hitting, marking the 12th consecutive season with at least one double-digit hit streak, a club record, and second to Roberto Alomar with 14 among all then-active players. In September, he batted .343 with 11 multi-hit games.^[2]

• v
• t
• e

NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	.599	—	52‍–‍29	45‍–‍36
Houston Astros	84	78	.519	13	47‍–‍34	37‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds	78	84	.481	19	38‍–‍43	40‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	.447	24½	38‍–‍42	34‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs	67	95	.414	30	36‍–‍45	31‍–‍50
Milwaukee Brewers	56	106	.346	41	31‍–‍50	25‍–‍56

2002 National League record v t e Source: [1]
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LA	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	3–3	4–2	6–0	14–5	5–1	3–3	9–10	4–2	4–2	5–2	4–3	4–2	12–7	8–11	2–4	11–7
Atlanta	3–3	—	4–2	4–2	4–3	11–8	3–3	2–4	5–1	13–6	12–7	11–7	3–3	3–3	3–3	5–1	15–3
Chicago	2–4	2–4	—	5–12	4–2	4–2	8–11	2–4	7–10	3–3	1–5	2–4	10–9	2–4	3–3	6–12	6–6
Cincinnati	0–6	2–4	12–5	—	3–3	5–1	6–11	4–2	13–6	1–5	2–4	2–4	11–7	5–1	2–4	8–11	2–10
Colorado	5–14	3–4	2–4	3–3	—	5–2	3–3	7–12	3–3	4–2	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	8–12	2–4	7–11
Florida	1–5	8–11	2–4	1–5	2–5	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	10–9	8–11	10–9	4–2	5–1	4–3	4–2	10–8
Houston	3–3	3–3	11–8	11–6	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	10–8	3–3	4–2	3–3	11–6	4–2	1–5	6–13	5–7
Los Angeles	10–9	4–2	4–2	2–4	12–7	3–3	3–3	—	5–1	5–2	4–2	4–3	4–2	10–9	8–11	2–4	12–6
Milwaukee	2–4	1–5	10–7	6–13	3–3	2–4	8–10	1–5	—	2–4	1–5	1–5	4–15	5–1	1–5	7–10	2–10
Montreal	2–4	6–13	3–3	5–1	2–4	9–10	3–3	2–5	4–2	—	11–8	11–8	3–3	3–4	4–2	3–3	12–6
New York	2–5	7–12	5–1	4–2	3–3	11–8	2–4	2–4	5–1	8–11	—	9–10	1–4	3–4	0–6	3–3	10–8
Philadelphia	3–4	7–11	4–2	4–2	3–3	9–10	3–3	3–4	5–1	8–11	10–9	—	2–4	2–4	3–3	4–2	10–8
Pittsburgh	2–4	3–3	9–10	7–11	2–4	2–4	6–11	2–4	15–4	3–3	4–1	4–2	—	2–4	2–4	6–11	3–9
San Diego	7–12	3–3	4–2	1–5	8–11	1–5	2–4	9–10	1–5	4–3	4–3	4–2	4–2	—	5–14	1–5	8–10
San Francisco	11–8	3–3	3–3	4–2	11–8	3–4	5–1	11–8	5–1	2–4	6–0	3–3	4–2	14–5	—	2–4	8–10
St. Louis	4–2	1–5	12–6	11–8	4–2	2–4	13–6	4–2	10–7	3–3	3–3	2–4	11–6	5–1	4–2	—	8–4

2002 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 35 Pedro Borbón, Jr. 41 Nelson Cruz 29 Octavio Dotel 45 Tom Gordon 55 Carlos Hernández 54 Brad Lidge 36 Scott Linebrink 58 Jim Mann 39 T. J. Mathews 52 Wade Miller 23 Dave Mlicki 53 Peter Munro 44 Roy Oswalt 35 Hipólito Pichardo 59 Brandon Puffer 51 Tim Redding 37 Shane Reynolds 60 Jeriome Robertson 50 Kirk Saarloos 20 Ricky Stone 13 Billy Wagner		Catchers 11 Brad Ausmus 46 Raúl Chávez  2 Gregg Zaun 43 Alan Zinter Infielders  5 Jeff Bagwell  7 Craig Biggio 27 Geoff Blum 14 Morgan Ensberg 28 Adam Everett  1 Keith Ginter  8 Mark Loretta  4 Julio Lugo 10 José Vizcaíno		Outfielders 17 Lance Berkman 15 Richard Hidalgo 21 Brian Hunter 24 Jason Lane 16 Orlando Merced 31 Daryle Ward 45 Barry Wesson		Manager 22 Jimy Williams Coaches 25 José Cruz (first base) 48 Burt Hooton (pitching) 38 Gene Lamont (third base)  6 Mark Bailey (bullpen) 12 Harry Spilman (hitting) 30 John Tamargo (bench)

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	Brad Ausmus	130	447	115	.257	6	50
1B	Jeff Bagwell	158	571	166	.291	31	98
2B	Craig Biggio	145	577	146	.253	15	58
SS	Julio Lugo	88	322	84	.261	8	35
3B	Geoff Blum	130	368	104	.283	10	52
LF	Daryle Ward	136	453	125	.276	12	72
CF	Lance Berkman	158	578	169	.292	42	128
RF	Richard Hidalgo	114	388	91	.235	15	48

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
José Vizcaíno	125	406	123	.303	5	37
Orlando Merced	123	251	72	.287	6	30
Brian Hunter	98	201	54	.269	3	20
Gregg Zaun	76	185	41	.222	3	24
Morgan Ensberg	49	132	32	.242	3	19
Adam Everett	40	88	17	.193	0	4
Jason Lane	44	69	20	.290	4	10
Mark Loretta	21	66	28	.424	2	8
Alan Zinter	39	44	6	.136	2	3
Barry Wesson	15	20	4	.200	0	1
Keith Ginter	7	5	1	.200	0	0
Raúl Chávez	2	4	1	.250	0	0

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Roy Oswalt	35	233.0	19	9	3.01	108
Wade Miller	26	164.2	15	4	3.28	144
Carlos Hernández	23	111.0	7	5	4.38	93
Kirk Saarloos	17	85.1	6	7	6.01	54
Shane Reynolds	13	74.0	3	6	4.86	47

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dave Mlicki	22	86.0	4	10	5.34	57
Peter Munro	19	80.2	5	5	3.57	45
Tim Redding	18	73.1	3	6	5.40	63

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Billy Wagner	70	4	2	35	2.52	38
Octavio Dotel	83	6	4	6	1.85	118
Ricky Stone	78	3	3	1	3.61	63
Pedro Borbón Jr.	56	3	2	1	5.50	39
Brandon Puffer	55	3	3	0	4.43	48
Nelson Cruz	43	2	6	0	4.48	61
Scott Linebrink	22	0	0	0	7.03	24
Jim Mann	17	0	1	0	4.09	19
Tom Gordon	15	0	2	0	3.32	17
T.J. Mathews	12	0	0	0	3.44	13
Jeriome Robertson	11	0	2	0	6.52	6
Brad Lidge	6	1	0	0	6.23	12
Hipólito Pichardo	1	0	1	0	81.00	0

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	New Orleans Zephyrs	Pacific Coast League	Chris Maloney
AA	Round Rock Express	Texas League	Jackie Moore
A	Michigan Battle Cats	Midwest League	John Massarelli
A	Lexington Legends	South Atlantic League	Joe Cannon
A-Short Season	Tri-City ValleyCats	New York–Penn League	Iván DeJesús
Rookie	Martinsville Astros	Appalachian League	Jorge Orta

• 2002 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference
• Game Logs:

1st Half: Houston Astros Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Houston Astros Game Log on ESPN.com

• Batting Statistics: Houston Astros Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching Statistics: Houston Astros Pitching Stats on ESPN.com