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2002 Kansas City Royals season

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Owner(s)
  
David Glass

General manager(s)
  
Allard Baird

Manager(s)
  
Tony Muser, John Mizerock, Tony Peña

Local television
  
KMBC-TV KCWE FSN Rocky Mountain (Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis)

Local radio
  
KMBZ (Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre)

The 2002 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing 4th in the American League Central with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 18, 2001: Chuck Knoblauch was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
  • December 19, 2001: Traded a PTBNL to the Chicago Cubs for Michael Tucker. The Royals sent Shawn Sonnier to Chicago on March 15, 2002, to complete the trade.
  • January 10, 2002: Paul Byrd was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
  • March 28, 2002: Donzell McDonald was assigned to the Kansas City Royals by the Cleveland Indians.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 4, 2002: Zack Greinke was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 13, 2002.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    2002 Kansas City Royals season Wikipedia
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