2002 Cincinnati Reds season

2002 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Cinergy Field (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Carl Lindner
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Bob Boone
Local television	FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The Cincinnati Reds' 2002 season consisted of the Reds finishing with a 78-84 record to finish in third place in the National League Central, 19 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds were managed by Bob Boone. The 2002 Reds season was their final in Cinergy Field.

Offseason

• January 7, 2002: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	0.599	—	52–29	45–36
Houston Astros	84	78	0.519	13	47–34	37–44
Cincinnati Reds	78	84	0.481	19	38–43	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	0.447	24½	38–42	34–47
Chicago Cubs	67	95	0.414	30	36–45	31–50
Milwaukee Brewers	56	106	0.346	41	31–50	25–56

Record vs. opponents

2002 National League Records Source:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	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

Notable transactions

• June 7, 2002: Ben Broussard was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Russell Branyan.^[2]

Roster

2002 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 29 José Acevedo 59 Carlos Almanzar 53 Jim Brower 52 Bruce Chen 34 Ryan Dempster 45 Elmer Dessens 55 Shawn Estes 53 Jared Fernández 32 Danny Graves 50 Joey Hamilton 43 Jimmy Haynes 54 Luke Hudson 38 Brian Moehler 49 Luis Pineda 41 Chris Reitsma 46 John Riedling 27 José Rijo 39 José Silva 56 Scott Sullivan 36 Gabe White 48 Scott Williamson		Catchers 23 Jason LaRue 37 Corky Miller 31 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 17 Aaron Boone 21 Sean Casey  7 Juan Castro  3 Gookie Dawkins  6 Wilton Guerrero 11 Barry Larkin 16 Brandon Larson 12 Todd Walker		Outfielders 33 Russell Branyan 22 Brady Clark 44 Adam Dunn 34 Juan Encarnación 29 Raúl González 30 Ken Griffey, Jr.  6 José Guillén 28 Austin Kearns 15 Rubén Mateo 26 Wily Mo Peña 19 Reggie Taylor		Manager  9 Bob Boone Coaches  2 José Cardenal (first base) 25 Ray Knight (bench) 10 Tim Foli (third base) 35 Don Gullett (pitching) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen)  4 Jim Lefebvre (hitting)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	Jason LaRue	113	353	88	.249	12	52
LF	Adam Dunn	158	535	133	.249	26	71

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ken Griffey, Jr.	70	197	52	.264	8	23

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Dessens	30	178	7	8	3.03	93

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Bats	International League	Dave Miley
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Phillip Wellman
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Jayhawk Owens
A	Dayton Dragons	Midwest League	Donnie Scott
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Edgar Caceres
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Rick Burleson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton^[3]

References

1. José Rijo page at Baseball Reference
2. Ben Broussard page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 2002 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference