2002 Detroit Tigers season
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2002 Detroit Tigers season
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| Owner(s) | Mike Ilitch | |
| Manager(s) | Phil Garner, Luis Pujols | |
| Local television | WKBD (Frank Beckmann, Lance Parrish) FSN Detroit Jack Morris, Mario Impemba) |
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| Local radio | WXYT (AM) (Ernie Harwell, Jim Price, Dan Dickerson) |
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The Detroit Tigers' 2002 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the AL Central.
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Offseason
- December 19, 2001: Adam Riggs was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.[1]
Regular season
On July 2, the Tigers and White Sox set a Major League Baseball record by combining to hit for 12 home runs in one game. The box score for the Home Runs is as follows:
- Detroit Young 2 (7,1st inning off Ritchie 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Howry 0 on, 2 out); Fick (11,1st inning off Ritchie 1 on, 2 out); Lombard (1,7th inning off Ritchie 0 on, 1 out); Magee (6,9th inning off Howry 0 on, 0 out); Easley (4,9th inning off Howry 1 on).
- Chicago Lofton (4,1st inning off Bernero 0 on, 0 out); Ordonez 2 (15,1st inning off Bernero 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Paniagua 3 on, 1 out); Valentin (11,2nd inning off Bernero 0 on, 0 out); Alomar 2 (6,4th inning off Bernero 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Lima 0 on).[2]
Notable transactions
- June 4, 2002: Curtis Granderson was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 28, 2002.[3]
- July 5, 2002: Jeff Weaver was traded by the Tigers to the New York Yankees, and cash was sent by the Tigers to the Oakland Athletics, as part of a 3-team trade. The Athletics sent Carlos Peña, Franklyn German, and a player to be named later to the Tigers. The Yankees sent Ted Lilly, John-Ford Griffin, and Jason Arnold (minors) to the Athletics. The Athletics completed the trade by sending Jeremy Bonderman to the Tigers on August 22.[4]
- August 16, 2002: Jason Beverlin was selected off waivers by the Tigers from the Cleveland Indians.[5]
Season standings
| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Minnesota Twins | 94 | 67 | .584 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20.5 |
| Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 32.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | .342 | 39.0 |
Roster
Player statsBattingStarters by positionNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Other battersNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
PitchingStarting pitchers
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Awards and Records
Farm systemSee also: Minor league baseball
References
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