2002 Chicago White Sox season
The 2002 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 103rd season, and their 102nd in Major League Baseball. They finished with a record 81-81, good enough for 2nd place in the American League Central, 13.5 games behind the champion Minnesota Twins.
Offseason
February 1, 2002: Kenny Lofton signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.Regular season
- On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron of the Mariners hit four home runs in one game versus the White Sox.
- On July 2, the Tigers and White Sox set a Major League Baseball record by combining to hit for 12 home runs in one game. The box score for the Home Runs is as follows:
- *Detroit Young 2 ; Fick ; Lombard ; Magee ; Easley.
- * Chicago Lofton ; Ordonez 2 ; Valentin ; Alomar 2.
Season standings
American League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Kenny Lofton, CF
- Ray Durham, 2B
- Frank Thomas, DH
- Magglio Ordóñez, RF
- Paul Konerko, 1B
- José Valentín, 3B
- Carlos Lee, LF
- Sandy Alomar, Jr., C
- Royce Clayton, SS
- Mark Buehrle, P
Notable transactions
- May 16, 2002: Brooks Kieschnick was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
- July 25, 2002: Ray Durham was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jon Adkins.
- July 28, 2002: Kenny Lofton was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Felix Diaz and Ryan Meaux.
- July 29, 2002: Sandy Alomar, Jr. was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Enemencio Pacheco.
Roster
Game log
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Sandy Alomar, Jr., C | 51 | 167 | 21 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 14 | .287 | 0 |
| Joe Borchard, OF | 16 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .222 | 0 |
| Mark Buehrle, P | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton, SS | 112 | 342 | 51 | 86 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 67 | .251 | 5 |
| Joe Crede, 3B | 53 | 200 | 28 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 40 | .285 | 0 |
| Ray Durham, 2B | 96 | 345 | 71 | 103 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 49 | 59 | .299 | 20 |
| Keith Foulke, P | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jon Garland, P | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Gary Glover, P | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Tony Graffanino, 3B,2B,SS | 70 | 229 | 35 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 38 | .262 | 2 |
| Willie Harris, 2B,CF | 49 | 163 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 21 | .233 | 8 |
| D'Angelo Jiménez, 2B,SS | 27 | 108 | 22 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 10 | .287 | 2 |
| Mark Johnson, C | 86 | 263 | 31 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 52 | .209 | 0 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 151 | 570 | 81 | 173 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 104 | 44 | 72 | .304 | 0 |
| Carlos Lee, LF | 140 | 492 | 82 | 130 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 80 | 75 | 73 | .264 | 1 |
| Jeff Liefer, OF,1B,DH | 76 | 204 | 28 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 60 | .230 | 0 |
| Kenny Lofton, CF | 93 | 352 | 68 | 91 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 49 | 51 | .259 | 22 |
| Dámaso Marte, P | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Miguel Olivo, C | 6 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .211 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordóñez, RF | 153 | 590 | 116 | 189 | 47 | 1 | 38 | 135 | 53 | 77 | .320 | 7 |
| Josh Paul, C | 33 | 104 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 22 | .240 | 2 |
| Todd Ritchie, P | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
| Aaron Rowand, CF | 126 | 302 | 41 | 78 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 54 | .258 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas, DH,1B | 148 | 523 | 77 | 132 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 92 | 88 | 115 | .252 | 3 |
| José Valentín, 3B | 135 | 474 | 70 | 118 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 75 | 43 | 99 | .249 | 3 |
| Dan Wright, P | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| 162 | 5502 | 856 | 1475 | 289 | 29 | 217 | 819 | 555 | 952 | .268 | 75 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Lorenzo Barceló | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rocky Biddle | 3 | 4 | 4.06 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 77.2 | 72 | 42 | 35 | 13 | 43 | 64 |
| Mark Buehrle | 19 | 12 | 3.58 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 239.0 | 236 | 102 | 95 | 25 | 68 | 134 |
| Keith Foulke | 2 | 4 | 2.90 | 65 | 0 | 11 | 77.2 | 65 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 58 |
| Jon Garland | 12 | 12 | 4.58 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 192.2 | 188 | 109 | 98 | 23 | 84 | 112 |
| Matt Ginter | 1 | 0 | 4.47 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 54.1 | 59 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 37 |
| Gary Glover | 7 | 8 | 5.20 | 41 | 22 | 1 | 138.1 | 136 | 86 | 80 | 21 | 53 | 70 |
| Bob Howry | 2 | 2 | 3.91 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 31 |
| Dámaso Marte | 1 | 1 | 2.83 | 68 | 0 | 10 | 60.1 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 72 |
| Antonio Osuna | 8 | 2 | 3.86 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 67.2 | 64 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 32 | 66 |
| Jim Parque | 1 | 4 | 9.95 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25.1 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 13 |
| Mike Porzio | 2 | 2 | 4.81 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 33 |
| Jon Rauch | 2 | 1 | 6.59 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 28.2 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 19 |
| Todd Ritchie | 5 | 15 | 6.06 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 133.2 | 176 | 104 | 90 | 18 | 54 | 77 |
| Dan Wright | 14 | 12 | 5.18 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 196.1 | 200 | 124 | 113 | 32 | 72 | 136 |
| Kelly Wunsch | 2 | 1 | 3.41 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 22 |
| 81 | 81 | 4.53 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 1423.0 | 1422 | 798 | 716 | 190 | 559 | 945 |