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2002 Cleveland Indians season

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Owner(s)
  
Larry Dolan

General manager(s)
  
Mark Shapiro

Manager(s)
  
Charlie Manuel, Joel Skinner

Local television
  
FSN Ohio John Sanders, Mike Hegan, Rick Manning

Local radio
  
WTAM Tom Hamilton, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan

The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, that competes in Major League Baseball.They are organized in the Central Division of the American League.The 2002 Major League Baseball season began on March 31, 2002.The team finished third in the American League Central Division behind the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox.

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Offseason

  • November 7, 2001: Chris Coste was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
  • November 7, 2001: Jason Beverlin was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
  • November 26, 2001: Donzell McDonald was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
  • December 11, 2001: Roberto Alomar, Mike Bacsik and Danny Peoples (minors) were traded by the Indians to the New York Mets for Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, Jerrod Riggan and players to be named later. The Mets completed the deal by sending Earl Snyder and Billy Traber to the Indians on December 13.
  • December 18, 2001: John Rocker was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Dave Elder.
  • February 9, 2002: Bruce Aven was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • March 28, 2002: Donzell McDonald was assigned by the Indians to the Kansas City Royals.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Matt Lawton – RF
  • Omar Vizquel – SS
  • Ellis Burks – DH
  • Jim Thome – 1B
  • Travis Fryman – 3B
  • Ricky Gutiérrez – 2B
  • Milton Bradley – CF
  • Russell Branyan – LF
  • Einar Díaz – C
  • Bartolo Colón – SP

    • Notable transactions

  • June 4, 2002: Jeremy Guthrie was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed on October 3, 2002.
  • June 7, 2002: Russell Branyan was traded by the Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Ben Broussard.
  • June 25, 2002: Bruce Aven was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jeff D'Amico.
  • June 27, 2002: Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew were traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, Brandon Phillips, and Lee Stevens.
  • July 28, 2002: Paul Shuey was traded by the Indians to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ricardo Rodríguez, Terry Mulholland, and Francisco Cruceta.
  • August 16, 2002: Jason Beverlin was selected off waivers from the Indians by the Detroit Tigers.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

    Note: Pitchers' hitting stats are not included above.

    Starting pitchers

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched;SV = Saves; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

  • Jim Thome, Roberto Clemente Award

    • All-Star Game

    References

    2002 Cleveland Indians season Wikipedia
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