2002 Atlanta Braves season

2002 Atlanta Braves 2002 NL East Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Turner Field (since 1997) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
2002 information
Owner(s)	AOL Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	TBS Superstation Turner South (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Fox Sports South (Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) WWWE (Marcelo Godoy, Jose Manuel Flores)
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Offseason

• October 26, 2001: Aaron Small was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• December 4, 2001: John Smoltz was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• December 17, 2001: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• January 16, 2002: Doug Linton was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Vinny Castilla
• Rafael Furcal
• Marcus Giles
• Tom Glavine
• Andruw Jones
• Chipper Jones
• Javy Lopez
• Gary Sheffield
• B.J. Surhoff

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	101	59	.631	--
Montreal Expos	83	79	.512	19
Philadelphia Phillies	80	81	.497	21½
Florida Marlins	79	83	.488	23
New York Mets	75	86	.466	26½

Transactions

• June 4, 2002: Jeff Francoeur was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2002.
• September 30, 2002: Aaron Small was released by the Atlanta Braves.

Roster

2002 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers 30 Jung Bong 33 Joey Dawley 56 John Ennis 48 John Foster 47 Tom Glavine 49 Kevin Gryboski 36 Chris Hammond 45 Trey Hodges 40 Darren Holmes 46 Kerry Ligtenberg 32 Albie Lopez 31 Greg Maddux 38 Jason Marquis 34 Kevin Millwood 27 Damian Moss 26 Andy Pratt 37 Mike Remlinger 30 Aaron Small 29 John Smoltz 43 Tim Spooneybarger		Catchers 20 Henry Blanco  8 Javy López 50 Steve Torrealba Infielders 19 Vinny Castilla 16 Mark DeRosa 4,23 Julio Franco  4 Matt Franco  1 Rafael Furcal  2 Jesse Garcia 22 Marcus Giles 18 Wes Helms  7 Keith Lockhart (baseball) 15 B. J. Surhoff		Outfielders 28 Darren Bragg 25 Andruw Jones 10 Chipper Jones 72 Ryan Langerhans 11 Gary Sheffield		Manager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 39 Pat Corrales (bench) 52 Bobby Dews (bullpen) 17 Glenn Hubbard (1st base) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)  9 Terry Pendleton (hitting)  5 Ned Yost (3rd base)

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

2002 National League Division Series

San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves

San Francisco wins the series, 3-2

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Stadium Series 1 Atlanta 5 San Francisco 8 October 2 Turner Field 1-0 (SFO) 2 Atlanta 7 San Francisco 3 October 3 Turner Field 1-1 3 San Francisco 2 Atlanta 10 October 5 Pacific Bell Park 2-1 (ATL) 4 San Francisco 8 Atlanta 3 October 6 Pacific Bell Park 2-2 5 Atlanta 1 San Francisco 3 October 7 Turner Field 3-2 (SFO) Award winners 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system See also: Minor league baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Richmond Braves International League Fredi González AA Greenville Braves Southern League Brian Snitker A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Randy Ingle A Macon Braves South Atlantic League Lynn Jones Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Ralph Henriquez Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Jim Saul References 2002 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference Preceded by Atlanta Braves 2001 NL East Championship Season 2002 Succeeded by Atlanta Braves 2003