2002 Houston Astros season

2002 Houston Astros
Division	Central Division
Ballpark	Astros Field
City	Houston, Texas
Record	84–78 (.519)
Owners	Drayton McLane, Jr.
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)
Seasons

The Houston Astros' 2002 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League Central.

Offseason

• December 11, 2001: Gregg Zaun was signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

Regular season

Overview

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.

Standings

National League Central

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

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

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)

Farm system

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

External links

• 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