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2002 Toronto Blue Jays season

FieldValue
nameToronto Blue Jays
season2002
leagueAmerican League
divisionEast
ballparkSkyDome
cityToronto
record78–84 (.481)
divisional_place3rd
ownersRogers Communications,
Interbrew
general_managersJ. P. Ricciardi
managersBuck Martinez, Carlos Tosca
televisionCBC Television
(Brian Williams, John Cerutti)
The Sports Network
(Rod Black, Pat Tabler)
Rogers Sportsnet
(Rob Faulds, John Cerutti)
radioCHUM (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)

Interbrew (Brian Williams, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Rod Black, Pat Tabler) Rogers Sportsnet (Rob Faulds, John Cerutti) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) |}} The 2002 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 26th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 2002 season.

October 2001

October 19Kevin Beirne granted free agency (signed with Los Angeles Dodgers to a contract on December 3, 2001).
Matt DeWitt granted free agency (signed with San Diego Padres to a contract on December 18, 2001).
Ryan Freel granted free agency (signed with Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a contract on November 8, 2001).

November 2001

November 20Brian Simmons selected off of waivers by the Chicago White Sox.

December 2001

December 22Luis Lopez selected off of waivers by the Oakland Athletics.

January 2002

January 17Acquired Brian Cooper from the Anaheim Angels for Brad Fullmer.
Re-signed Kelvim Escobar to a one-year, $2.3 million contract.
Re-signed Shannon Stewart to a one-year, $4.25 million contract.

February 2002

February 14Signed free agent Pedro Swann from the Atlanta Braves to a contract.

March 2002

March 30Signed free agent Simon Pond from the Cleveland Indians to a contract.

Regular season

Summary

The Blue Jays started the 2002 season with slow progress in performance. Buck Martinez was fired about a third of the way through the season, with a 20–33 record. He was replaced by third base coach Carlos Tosca, an experienced minor league manager. They went 58–51 under Tosca to finish the season 78–84. Roy Halladay, a talented but inconsistent prospect who was no more than a fifth starter who alternated between Toronto and Triple-A during his first three seasons, was relied on as the team's ace and rose to the challenge being the team's top pitcher, finishing the season with a 19–7 record and a 2.93 ERA. The hitters were led once again by Carlos Delgado. Ricciardi was credited for dumping Raúl Mondesí in mid-season to the New York Yankees to free up his salary, which in turn was used for the off-season signing of Mike Bordick, Frank Catalanotto and Tanyon Sturtze. Promising young players were assigned to key roles, including starting third baseman Eric Hinske (who later won the Rookie of the Year Award for this year) and 23-year-old centre fielder Vernon Wells, who had his first 100 RBI season replacing Mondesi. Another bright young player was Josh Phelps, a former catcher turned designated hitter, who hit 15 home runs.

Opening Day starters

  • Homer Bush, 2B
  • José Cruz Jr., OF
  • Carlos Delgado, 1B
  • Darrin Fletcher, C
  • Roy Halladay, P
  • Eric Hinske, 3B
  • Felipe López, SS
  • Raúl Mondesí, DH
  • Shannon Stewart, OF
  • Vernon Wells, OF

Season standings

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2002 regular season.

April 2002

April 24Player rights of Alfredo Aceves sold to Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League.

May 2002

May 26Acquired Cliff Politte from the Philadelphia Phillies for Dan Plesac.

June 2002

June 21Signed free agent Scott Winchester from the Montreal Expos to a one-year contract.

July 2002

July 1Acquired Scott Wiggins from the New York Yankees for Raúl Mondesí.

August 2002

August 30Selected Jason Kershner off of waivers from the San Diego Padres.

September 2002

September 30Released Brian Cooper.

2002 draft picks

Source

The 2002 MLB draft was held on June 4–5.

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege/SchoolNationalitySigned
114Russ AdamsSSNorth CarolinaUnited States2002–06–07
255Dave BushRHPWake ForestUnited States2002–06–04
386Justin MaureauLHPWichita StateUnited States–
4110Adam PetersonRHPWichita StateUnited States2002–06–11
5146Chad PleinessRHPCentral MichiganUnited States–
6176Jason PerryOFGeorgia TechUnited States2002–06–22
7206Brian GrantRHPC.B. Aycock High School (NC)United States–
8236Chris LeonardLHPMiami (FL)United States–
9266Russ SavickasRHPJohnston High SchoolUnited States–
10296Eric Arnold2BRiceUnited States–

Roster

2002 Toronto Blue Jays
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 1 || @ Red Sox || 12–11 || Escobar (1–0) || Urbina (0–1) || || 33,520 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | -- || April 3 || @ Red Sox ||colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 4 || Twins || 7–2 || Halladay (1–0) || Mays (0–1) || || 47,469 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 5 || Twins || 4–3 || Reed (1–0) || Lyon (0–1) || Guardado (3) || 15,784 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 6 || Twins || 7–5 || Hawkins (1–0) || Eyre (0–1) || Guardado (4) || 18,947 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 7 || Twins || 10–6 || Radke (1–0) || Cooper (0–1) || || 21,071 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 8 || Yankees || 16–3 || Wells (2–0) || Prokopec (0–1) || || 16,073 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 9 || Yankees || 5–2 || Mussina (2–0) || Plesac (0–1) || Rivera (4) || 18,003 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 10 || Yankees || 9–7 || Borbón (1–0) || Lilly (0–1) || Escobar (1) || 19,124 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 11 || Yankees || 11–3 || Eyre (1–1) || Clemens (1–2) || || 20,091 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 12 || @ Devil Rays || 14–7 || Miller (1–0) || Rupe (1–1) || || 11,058 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 13 || @ Devil Rays || 5–4 || Prokopec (1–1) || Sturtze (0–2) || Escobar (2) || 11,143 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || @ Devil Rays || 5–4 (10) || Yan (1–0) || Coco (0–1) || || 11,222 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 16 || Red Sox || 14–3 || Castillo (1–0) || Lyon (0–2) || Arrojo (1) || 16,069 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 17 || Red Sox || 10–3 || Oliver (2–0) || Eyre (1–2) || || 16,572 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 19 || @ Yankees || 6–5 || Rivera (1–1) || File (0–1) || || 36,136 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 20 || @ Yankees || 5–4 (10) || Plesac (1–1) || Mendoza (0–2) || || 39,265 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 21 || @ Yankees || 9–2 || Clemens (2–2) || Carpenter (0–1) || || 43,309 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 23 || @ Rangers || 2–1 || Lyon (1–2) || Valdez (1–3) || Escobar (3) || 20,472 || 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 24 || @ Rangers || 3–2 || Rogers (2–0) || Prokopec (1–2) || Irabu (2) || 21,072 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 25 || @ Rangers || 11–9 || Van Poppel (1–0) || Plesac (1–2) || Irabu (3) || 24,162 || 8–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 26 || @ Angels || 4–0 || Appier (2–1) || Smith (0–1) || Percival (3) || 25,296 || 8–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 27 || @ Angels || 11–4 || Sele (1–2) || Borbón (1–1) || || 29,112 || 8–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 28 || @ Angels || 8–5 (14) || Lukasiewicz (1–0) || Borbón (1–2) || || 25,073 || 8–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 30 || Rangers || 10–3 || Rogers (3–0) || Prokopec (1–3) || || 12,571 || 8–16 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 1 || Rangers || 8–1 || Burba (2–0) || Halladay (1–1) || || 13,055 || 8–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 2 || Rangers || 5–3 || Bell (2–0) || Smith (0–2) || Irabu (6) || 13,011 || 8–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 3 || Angels || 6–4 || Sele (2–2) || Lyon (1–3) || Percival (4) || 13,183 || 8–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 4 || Angels || 4–1 || Miller (2–0) || Schoeneweis (1–4) || Escobar (4) || 20,558 || 9–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 5 || Angels || 8–2 || Ortiz (3–3) || Prokopec (1–4) || || 24,046 || 9–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 7 || @ Mariners || 4–1 || Halladay (2–1) || Baldwin (3–2) || Escobar (5) || 34,500 || 10–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Mariners || 5–4 (10)|| Sasaki (2–0) || Eyre (1–3) || || 35,190 || 10–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || @ Mariners || 8–7 (11)|| Franklin (3–1) || Thurman (0–1) || || 37,734 || 10–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 10 || @ Athletics || 6–2 || Prokopec (2–4) || Mulder (2–2) || || 10,824 || 11–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 11 || @ Athletics || 7–4 || Zito (3–2) || Miller (2–1) || || 21,115 || 11–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 12 || @ Athletics || 11–4 || Halladay (3–1) || Lidle (1–5) || Walker (1) || 19,519 || 12–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 14 || Mariners || 6–3 || Loaiza (1–0) || García (4–3) || Escobar (6) || 14,308 || 13–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 15 || Mariners || 8–6 || Rhodes (2–1) || Escobar (1–1) || Sasaki (9) || 17,012 || 13–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 16 || Mariners || 15–2 || Piñeiro (4–0) || Prokopec (2–5) || || 14,280 || 13–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 17 || Athletics || 7–1 || Halladay (4–1) || Mulder (2–3) || || 14,061 || 14–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 18 || Athletics || 6–3 || Miller (3–1) || Fyhrie (1–3) || Escobar (7) || 17,846 || 15–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 19 || Athletics || 11–0 || Loaiza (2–0) || Hudson (3–6) || || 23,408 || 16–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 20 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Mendoza (1–2) || Heredia (0–1) || Rivera (14) || 30,657 || 16–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 21 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || Mussina (6–2) || Prokopec (2–6) || Karsay (1) || 26,531 || 16–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 22 || @ Yankees || 8–3 || Halladay (5–1) || Hernández (0–1) || || 44,284 || 17–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 24 || Indians || 5–2 || Drese (5–3) || Miller (3–2) || Wickman (10) || 16,385 || 17–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 25 || Indians || 3–0 || Sabathia (4–4) || Loaiza (2–1) || Wickman (11) || 21,589 || 17–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 26 || Indians || 3–1 || Colón (6–3) || Prokopec (2–7) || || 22,380 || 17–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 27 || Red Sox || 8–6 || Castillo (3–5) || Halladay (5–2) || Urbina (16) || 14,108 || 17–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 28 || Red Sox || 6–4 || Wakefield (2–1) || Escobar (1–2) || Urbina (17) || 13,075 || 17–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 29 || Red Sox || 7–4 || Burkett (6–0) || Cassidy (0–1) || Fossum (1) || 17,875 || 17–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Loaiza (3–1) || Bernero (1–1) || Escobar (8) || 28,578 || 18–33 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 1 || @ Tigers || 4–1 (11)|| Politte (1–0) || Patterson (0–1) || Escobar (9) || 19,581 || 19–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Tigers || 7–6 || Halladay (6–2) || Weaver (4–7) || Escobar (10) || 21,399 || 20–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 3 || Devil Rays || 6–1 || Walker (1–0) || Sturtze (0–7) || || 13,002 || 21–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 4 || Devil Rays || 3–1 || Miller (4–2) || Wilson (2–4) || Escobar (11) || 13,162 || 22–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 5 || Devil Rays || 8–6 || Álvarez (1–1) || Loaiza (3–2) || || 13,643 || 22–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 6 || Devil Rays || 5–4 || Escobar (2–2) || Harper (2–3) || || 24,069 || 23–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 7 || Rockies || 8–0 || Halladay (7–2) || Hampton (3–7) || || 20,032 || 24–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 8 || Rockies || 3–1 || Walker (2–0) || Thomson (6–5) || Escobar (12) || 21,298 || 25–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 9 || Rockies || 3–2 || Escobar (3–2) || Jiménez (1–4) || || 20,328 || 26–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 10 || Giants || 6–5 || Thurman (1–1) || Rueter (7–4) || Escobar (13) || 18,081 || 27–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 11 || Giants || 9–2 || Jensen (6–5) || Lyon (1–4) || || 20,228 || 27–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 12 || Giants || 6–3 || Hernández (6–6) || Halladay (7–3) || Nen (17) || 21,106 || 27–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 14 || @ Expos || 8–2 || Ohka (6–3) || Miller (4–3) || || 7,557 || 27–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 15 || @ Expos || 9–3 || Day (1–0) || Loaiza (3–3) || || 12,474 || 27–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 16 || @ Expos || 6–5 || Stewart (3–1) || Escobar (3–3) || || 15,425 || 27–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 18 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Halladay (8–3) || Ashby (6–6) || || 24,991 || 28–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 19 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 || Ishii (11–2) || Miller (4–4) || Gagné (24) || 31,429 || 28–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Pérez (8–3) || Loaiza (3–4) || Gagné (25) || 24,977 || 28–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 21 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Kim (3–0) || Escobar (3–4) || || 34,263 || 28–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 22 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Carpenter (1–1) || Batista (4–4) || || 39,018 || 29–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 23 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–3 || Halladay (9–3) || Anderson (2–7) || || 36,247 || 30–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 25 || @ Devil Rays || 20–11 || Walker (3–0) || Sosa (0–1) || || 10,380 || 31–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 26 || @ Devil Rays || 4–2 || Sturtze (1–8) || Parris (0–1) || Yan (10) || 10,154 || 31–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 27 || @ Devil Rays || 6–4 || Harper (3–3) || Politte (1–1) || Yan (11) || 10,328 || 31–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 28 || Expos || 2–1 || Armas (8–7) || Halladay (9–4) || Stewart (9) || 20,848 || 31–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 29 || Expos || 5–4 (10)|| Escobar (4–4) || Herges (2–2) || || 24,344 || 32–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || June 30 || Expos || 7–5 || Eyre (2–3) || Lloyd (2–3) || Escobar (14) || 24,965 || 33–45 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 1 || @ Red Sox || 4–0 || Martínez (10–2) || Parris (0–2) || || 33,005 || 33–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 2 || @ Red Sox || 2–1 || Banks (2–0) || Eyre (2–4) || Embree (1) || 32,993 || 33–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 2 || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Kim (2–0) || Smith (0–3) || Embree (2) || 32,902 || 33–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 3 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Gomes (1–0) || Politte (1–2) || Urbina (22) || 31,777 || 33–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || @ Red Sox || 9–5 || Lowe (12–4) || Heredia (0–2) || || 32,086 || 33–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 5 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Hernández (5–2) || Loaiza (3–5) || Rivera (21) || 46,788 || 33–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 6 || @ Yankees || 8–3 || Parris (1–2) || Pettitte (2–3) || || 55,005 || 34–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 7 || @ Yankees || 10–6 || Weaver (7–8) || Thurman (1–2) || || 46,922 || 34–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 11 || Red Sox || 10–3 || Burkett (8–3) || Walker (3–1) || || 19,494 || 34–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 12 || Red Sox || 5–0 || Halladay (10–4) || Lowe (12–5) || || 20,185 || 35–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 13 || Red Sox || 4–1 || Carpenter (2–1) || Castillo (5–10) || || 28,112 || 36–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || July 14 || Red Sox || 6–5 || Escobar (5–4) || Urbina (0–4) || || 24,140 || 37–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 15 || Yankees || 8–5 || Parris (2–2) || Hernández (5–3) || Escobar (15) || 25,371 || 38–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 16 || Yankees || 7–6 || Karsay (4–4) || Politte (1–3) || Rivera (23) || 27,197 || 38–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 17 || Orioles || 7–1 || Halladay (11–4) || Johnson (3–7) || || 17,015 || 39–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 18 || Orioles || 5–4 || Carpenter (3–1) || Driskill (6–3) || Escobar (16) || 17,004 || 40–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 95 || July 19 || Devil Rays || 11–8 || Loaiza (4–5) || Creek (2–1) || Escobar (17) || 16,985 || 41–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 96 || July 20 || Devil Rays || 12–10 || Parris (3–2) || de los Santos (0–1) || Escobar (18) || 24,449 || 42–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 21 || Devil Rays || 7–5 || Sosa (1–2) || Walker (3–2) || Yan (12) || 21,442 || 42–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 22 || @ Orioles || 6–3 || Halladay (12–4) || Johnson (3–8) || Escobar (19) || 27,235 || 43–55 |- align="center" bgcolor=#bbbbbb | -- || July 23 || @ Orioles ||colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 24 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Carpenter (4–1) || Driskill (6–4) || Politte (1) || 30,961 || 44–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 26 || @ Twins || 10–5 || Fiore (9–2) || Prokopec (2–8) || || 25,049 || 44–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 27 || @ Twins || 5–4 (10)|| Wells (1–1) || Escobar (5–5) || || 40,306 || 44–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 28 || @ Twins || 4–0 || Santana (5–2) || Loaiza (4–6) || || 30,554 || 44–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 29 || @ Royals || 4–1 || Byrd (14–7) || Carpenter (4–2) || || 14,759 || 44–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 30 || @ Royals || 13–4 || Walker (4–2) || Asencio (2–4) || || 13,066 || 45–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 105 || July 31 || @ Royals || 9–2 || Parris (4–2) || Sedlacek (1–2) || || 13,461 || 46–59 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || August 1 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Halladay (13–4) || Hernández (1–1) || Escobar (20) || 12,669 || 47–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 2 || Orioles || 9–8 || Ryan (2–0) || Escobar (5–6) || Julio (21) || 19,052 || 47–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 3 || Orioles || 8–4 || Driskill (7–5) || Carpenter (4–3) || || 17,534 || 47–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 4 || Orioles || 5–4 || Heredia (1–2) || Ryan (2–1) || Escobar (21) || 17,637 || 48–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 5 || Orioles || 7–1 || Parris (5–2) || López (12–4) || || 15,245 || 49–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 6 || Mariners || 14–12 || Halladay (14–4) || Baldwin (7–8) || Escobar (22) || 25,392 || 50–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 7 || Mariners || 5–4 (10)|| Sasaki (3–5) || Prokopec (2–9) || || 27,733 || 50–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 8 || Mariners || 3–1 || Moyer (12–4) || Carpenter (4–4) || Nelson (1) || 25,486 || 50–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 9 || Angels || 5–4 || Walker (5–2) || Ortiz (9–9) || Escobar (23) || 18,728 || 51–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 10 || Angels || 11–4 || Lackey (4–2) || Parris (5–3) || || 25,118 || 51–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 11 || Angels || 1–0 || Washburn (15–3) || Halladay (14–5) || Percival (27) || 34,013 || 51–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 12 || @ Athletics || 2–1 || Loaiza (5–6) || Harang (4–3) || Escobar (24) || 14,178 || 52–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 13 || @ Athletics || 5–4 || Zito (16–5) || Carpenter (4–5) || Koch (29) || 17,466 || 52–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 14 || @ Athletics || 4–2 || Hudson (9–9) || Walker (5–3) || Koch (30) || 40,528 || 52–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 16 || @ Rangers || 6–5 || Kolb (3–1) || Escobar (5–7) || || 31,194 || 52–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 17 || @ Rangers || 9–5 || Reyes (1–0) || Parris (5–4) || || 30,426 || 52–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 18 || @ Rangers || 10–7 || Myette (2–4) || Loaiza (5–7) || || 20,214 || 52–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 19 || Royals || 2–0 || Walker (6–3) || Byrd (14–9) || Escobar (25) || 16,218 || 53–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 20 || Royals || 6–5 (12)|| Affeldt (2–4) || Cassidy (0–2) || Hernández (22) || 20,002 || 53–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 21 || Royals || 7–4 || Sedlacek (3–3) || Halladay (14–6) || Hernández (23) || 25,304 || 53–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 23 || @ Orioles || 11–7 || Brock (2–1) || Cassidy (0–3) || Ryan (1) || 32,955 || 53–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 24 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Walker (7–3) || Driskill (8–7) || Escobar (26) || 25,880 || 54–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 24 || @ Orioles || 8–3 || Loaiza (6–7) || Bauer (6–5) || || 30,498 || 55–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 25 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Miller (5–4) || Johnson (4–10) || Escobar (27) || 30,812 || 56–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 26 || @ White Sox || 8–4 || Thurman (2–2) || Parque (1–4) || || 15,760 || 57–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 27 || @ White Sox || 8–4 (10)|| Osuna (7–2) || Cassidy (0–4) || || 12,185 || 57–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 28 || @ White Sox || 8–0 || Garland (9–10) || Parris (5–5) || || 12,972 || 57–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || August 29 || Yankees || 7–4 || Loaiza (7–7) || Clemens (11–5) || || 32,679 || 58–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 30 || Yankees || 9–7 || Weaver (8–11) || Walker (7–4) || Karsay (8) || 24,301 || 58–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || August 31 || Yankees || 5–1 || Miller (6–4) || Hernández (7–4) || || 36,021 || 59–76 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 1 || Yankees || 7–6 || Halladay (15–6) || Wells (15–7) || Escobar (28) || 32,577 || 60–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 2 || White Sox || 5–3 || Garland (10–10) || Thurman (2–3) || Marte (8) || 18,373 || 60–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 3 || White Sox || 5–4 || Rauch (1–1) || Loaiza (7–8) || Marte (9) || 14,427 || 60–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 4 || White Sox || 6–2 || Walker (8–4) || Wright (10–12) || || 21,122 || 61–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 5 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Miller (7–4) || Hermanson (1–1) || Escobar (29) || 30,021 || 62–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 6 || @ Red Sox || 7–2 || Wakefield (9–5) || Halladay (15–7) || || 31,847 || 62–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 7 || @ Red Sox || 4–1 || Fossum (4–3) || Bowles (0–1) || Urbina (31) || 31,591 || 62–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 8 || @ Red Sox || 9–4 || Loaiza (8–8) || Castillo (5–14) || || 31,344 || 63–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 9 || @ Indians || 11–9 || Bowles (1–1) || Sadler (1–1) || Escobar (30) || 28,567 || 64–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 10 || @ Indians || 5–4 || Bowles (2–1) || Wohlers (2–4) || Escobar (31) || 24,312 || 65–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 11 || @ Indians || 6–5 (11)|| Cassidy (1–4) || Elder (0–1) || Kershner (1) || 26,609 || 66–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 13 || Devil Rays || 5–2 || Halladay (16–7) || Brazelton (0–1) || Escobar (32) || 14,257 || 67–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 14 || Devil Rays || 8–4 || Hendrickson (1–0) || Sturtze (3–17) || Escobar (33) || 22,155 || 68–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 15 || Devil Rays || 7–4 || Kennedy (8–11) || Loaiza (8–9) || Yan (18) || 16,513 || 68–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 16 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Walker (9–4) || Ponson (7–7) || Escobar (34) || 20,279 || 69–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 17 || @ Orioles || 10–4 || Stephens (2–4) || Miller (7–5) || || 20,486 || 69–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 18 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Halladay (17–7) || Douglass (0–4) || Escobar (35) || 20,928 || 70–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 19 || @ Orioles || 9–3 || Hendrickson (2–0) || López (15–8) || || 24,162 || 71–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 20 || @ Devil Rays || 11–7 || Sturtze (4–17) || Loaiza (8–10) || || 12,682 || 71–83 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 21 || @ Devil Rays || 4–3 || Carter (2–0) || Walker (9–5) || || 13,351 || 71–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 156 || September 22 || @ Devil Rays || 12–6 || Miller (8–5) || Wilson (6–11) || || 19,625 || 72–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 24 || Orioles || 11–1 || Halladay (18–7) || Douglass (0–5) || || 14,438 || 73–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || September 25 || Orioles || 3–2 || Hendrickson (3–0) || López (15–9) || Escobar (36) || 17,287 || 74–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 26 || Orioles || 5–1 || Loaiza (9–10) || Hentgen (0–4) || || 13,127 || 75–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || September 27 || Tigers || 5–2 || Walker (10–5) || Van Hekken (1–3) || Escobar (37) || 15,407 || 76–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || September 28 || Tigers || 10–2 || Miller (9–5) || Beverlin (0–3) || || 19,541 || 77–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || September 29 || Tigers || 1–0 || Halladay (19–7) || Maroth (6–10) || Escobar (38) || 30,029 || 78–84 |-

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CKen Huckaby8827367.245322
1BCarlos Delgado143505140.27733108
2BOrlando Hudson5419253.276423
SSChris Woodward9031286.2761345
3BEric Hinske151566158.2792484
LFShannon Stewart141577175.3031045
CFVernon Wells159608167.27523100
RFRaúl Mondesí7529967.2241545
DHJosh Phelps7426582.3091558

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
José Cruz Jr.124466114.2451870
Dave Berg109374101.270439
Felipe López8528264.227834
Tom Wilson9626568.257837
Joe Lawrence5515027.180215
Darrin Fletcher4512728.220322
DeWayne Wise4211220.179313
Homer Bush237818.23112
Jayson Werth154612.26106
Brian Lesher24385.13202
Kevin Cash7142.14300
Pedro Swann13121.08301

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Roy Halladay34239.11972.93168
Esteban Loaiza25151.19105.7187
Steve Parris1475.1555.9748
Chris Carpenter1373.1455.2845
Brian Cooper28.10114.043

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Pete Walker37139.11054.3380
Justin Miller25102.1955.5468
Luke Prokopec2271.2296.7841
Brandon Lyon1562.0146.5330
Mark Hendrickson1636.2302.4521
Mike Smith1435.1036.6216

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Kelvim Escobar7657384.2785
Scott Cassidy581405.7348
Cliff Politte551313.6157
Félix Heredia531203.6131
Scott Eyre492404.9751
Corey Thurman432304.3756
Dan Plesac191203.3814
Brian Bowles172104.0519
Pedro Borbón Jr.161204.9711
Jason Kershner100011.697
Bob File501018.902
Scott Wiggins30003.383
Pasqual Coco201018.000

Award winners

  • Eric Hinske, American League Rookie of the Year Award
  • Eric Hinske, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award

All-Star Game

  • Roy Halladay, pitcher

Farm system

References

References

  1. "2002 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions".
  2. "2002 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions".
  3. "Feature: 2002 Free Agent Draft Pick Compensation". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192230/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars. bluejays.com: History]
  5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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