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2002 Houston Astros season

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

2002 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkAstros Field
CityHouston, Texas
Record84–78 (.519)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersDrayton McLane, Jr.
General managersGerry Hunsicker
ManagersJimy Williams
TelevisionKNWS-TV
FSN Southwest
(Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies, Bill Worrell)
RadioKTRH
(Milo Hamilton, Alan Ashby)
KXYZ
(Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Treviño)
← 2001 Seasons 2003 →

Offseason

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

Regular season

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Overview

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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]

Standings

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National League Central

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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


Record vs. opponents

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2002 National League record

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


Roster

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2002 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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Players stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

Other batters

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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

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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

Other pitchers

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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

Relief pitchers

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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

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
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

References

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  1. ^ Gregg Zaun Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ "Jeff Bagwell player page bio". MLB.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
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1st Half: Houston Astros Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Houston Astros Game Log on ESPN.com
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