2002 Boston Red Sox season
The 2002 Boston Red Sox season was the 102nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses, games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason, as the AL wild card went to the Anaheim Angels, who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 99–63.
Offseason
- October 9, 2001: Craig Grebeck was released by the Boston Red Sox.
- December 21, 2001: Johnny Damon signed a four-year, $31 million contract to join the Boston Red Sox.
- February 13, 2002: Rickey Henderson signed with the Boston Red Sox.
Regular season
- In May 2002, former Red Sox clubhouse staffer Donald James Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty to charges that he sexually abused several young boys at the team's spring training facility in Winter Haven, Florida.
- Martínez pitched the first immaculate inning in franchise history, striking out all three Seattle Mariners batters on a total of nine pitches in the first inning on May 18.
- Seven Red Sox players were voted on to the American League roster for the 2002 MLB All-Star Game played in Milwaukee at Miller Park. Pitcher Derek Lowe, left fielder Manny Ramirez and third baseman Shea Hillenbrand started the game, while pitchers Pedro Martínez and Ugueth Urbina joined shortstop Nomar Garciaparra and outfielder Johnny Damon as reserves.
- Pedro Martínez became the first major league player to win 20 games in one season but pitch less than 200 innings.
Transactions
- April 27, 2002: Wayne Gomes was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.
- June 26, 2002: Alan Embree was traded by the San Diego Padres with Andy Shibilo to the Boston Red Sox for Dan Giese and Brad Baker.
- July 30, 2002: Cliff Floyd was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Sun-Woo Kim and Seung Song.
Player stats
Batting
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Brian Daubach | 137 | 444 | 118 | .266 | 20 | 78 | 2 |
| José Offerman | 72 | 237 | 55 | .232 | 4 | 27 | 8 |
| Lou Merloni | 84 | 194 | 48 | .247 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Rickey Henderson | 72 | 179 | 40 | .223 | 5 | 16 | 8 |
| Cliff Floyd | 47 | 171 | 54 | .316 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 57 | 151 | 34 | .225 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Benny Agbayani | 13 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bry Nelson | 25 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Freddy Sanchez | 12 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Andrews | 7 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Díaz | 4 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Derek Lowe | 32 | 32 | 219.2 | 21 | 8 | 2.58 | 127 |
| Pedro Martinez | 30 | 30 | 199.1 | 20 | 4 | 2.26 | 239 |
| John Burkett | 29 | 29 | 173.0 | 13 | 8 | 4.53 | 124 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Tim Wakefield | 45 | 15 | 163.1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2.81 | 134 |
| Frank Castillo | 36 | 23 | 163.1 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5.07 | 112 |
| Casey Fossum | 41 | 12 | 106.2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.46 | 101 |
| Rolando Arrojo | 29 | 8 | 81.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.98 | 51 |
| Darren Oliver | 14 | 9 | 58.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.66 | 32 |
| Josh Hancock | 3 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Ugueth Urbina | 61 | 0 | 60.0 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 3.00 | 71 |
| Willie Banks | 29 | 0 | 39.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.23 | 26 |
| Alan Embree | 32 | 0 | 33.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.97 | 43 |
| Chris Haney | 24 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.20 | 15 |
| Sun-woo Kim | 15 | 2 | 29.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 18 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 12 | 1 | 22.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.97 | 13 |
| Wayne Gomes | 20 | 0 | 21.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.64 | 15 |
| Rich Garcés | 26 | 0 | 21.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.59 | 16 |
| Bob Howry | 20 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 | 14 |
Awards and honors
- Derek Lowe – AL Pitcher of the Month
- Pedro Martínez – AL Pitcher of the Month
- Manny Ramirez – Silver Slugger Award, AL Player of the Month
- Johnny Damon, reserve OF
- Nomar Garciaparra, reserve SS
- Shea Hillenbrand, starting 3B
- Derek Lowe, starting P
- Pedro Martínez, reserve P
- Manny Ramirez, starting LF
- Ugueth Urbina, reserve P
Farm system
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