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2002 Chicago Cubs (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2001/2003)
67-95, Finished 5th in NL Central Division
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Scored 706 runs, Allowed 759 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-86
Managed by Don Baylor, Rene Lachemann, and Bruce Kimm

Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,693,096 (7th of 16)
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Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
  (one-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 2002 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (2001/2003) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 2, 2001

Traded Adam Morrissey (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Mark Bellhorn.

November 5, 2001

Delino DeShields granted Free Agency.

Ricky Gutierrez granted Free Agency.

Matt Stairs granted Free Agency.

Todd Van Poppel granted Free Agency.

Dave Weathers granted Free Agency.

Rondell White granted Free Agency.

November 7, 2001

Ron Coomer granted Free Agency.

Kevin Tapani granted Free Agency.

Eric Young granted Free Agency.

November 8, 2001

Signed Adam Melhuse as a free agent.

November 16, 2001

Received Ivanon Coffie from the Baltimore Orioles as part of a conditional deal.

November 19, 2001

Signed Kevin Orie as a free agent.

November 20, 2001

Signed Joe Borowski as a free agent.

November 23, 2001

Signed Mark Budzinski as a free agent.

November 27, 2001

Signed Mickey Lopez as a free agent.

December 4, 2001

Signed Delino DeShields as a free agent.

December 7, 2001

Signed Luis Ordaz as a free agent.

December 10, 2001

Traded a player to be named later and Felix Heredia to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Alex Gonzalez. The Chicago Cubs sent James Deschaine (minors) (December 13, 2001) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

December 11, 2001

Traded Nate Teut to the Florida Marlins. Received Jesus Sanchez.

December 14, 2001

Signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.

December 19, 2001

Signed Moises Alou as a free agent.

Traded Michael Tucker to the Kansas City Royals. Received a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Shawn Sonnier (minors) (March 15, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

December 28, 2001

Signed Angel Echevarria as a free agent.

January 2, 2002

Signed Chris Stynes as a free agent.

January 7, 2002

Signed Mark Watson as a free agent.

January 14, 2002

Signed Darren Lewis as a free agent.

Released Phil Norton.

January 16, 2002

Signed Alan Benes as a free agent.

Signed Anthony Shumaker as a free agent.

January 29, 2002

Signed Bryan Ward as a free agent.

January 31, 2002

Signed Pat Mahomes as a free agent.

February 13, 2002

Signed Phil Norton as a free agent.

Signed Donovan Osborne as a free agent.

March 19, 2002

Traded Syketo Anderson (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Winston Abreu.

March 24, 2002

Signed Leo Estrella as a free agent.

March 27, 2002

Traded Julian Tavarez, Ryan Jorgensen, Dontrelle Willis, and Jose Cueto (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement.

March 30, 2002

Released Bryan Ward.

April 4, 2002 (Standings)

Selected Mario Encarnacion off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

April 30, 2002 (Standings)

Released Winston Abreu.

May 3, 2002 (Standings)

Sold Jorge Piedra to the Colorado Rockies.

June 4, 2002 (Standings)

Drafted Billy Petrick in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 2002.

Drafted Rich Hill in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2002.

Drafted Adam Greenberg in the 9th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.

Drafted Rocky Cherry in the 14th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed January 25, 2003.

June 7, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Ryan O'Malley as an amateur free agent.

June 8, 2002 (Standings)

Released Leo Estrella.

June 9, 2002 (Standings)

Traded Robert Machado to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Jackson Melian (minors).

June 18, 2002 (Standings)

Sold Mark Watson to the Seattle Mariners.

July 1, 2002 (Standings)

Released Luis Ordaz.

July 14, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Clay Rapada as an amateur free agent.

July 17, 2002 (Standings)

Released Adam Melhuse.

July 31, 2002 (Standings)

Traded Darren Lewis to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Chad Hermansen.

August 8, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Wilfredo Rodriguez as a free agent.

August 22, 2002 (Standings)

Traded Tom Gordon to the Houston Astros. Received players to be named later and Ross Rohlicek (minors). The Houston Astros sent Travis Anderson (minors) (September 11, 2002) and Mike Nannini (minors) (September 11, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

August 25, 2002 (Standings)

Traded Jeff Fassero to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received players to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jared Blasdell (minors) (September 24, 2002) and Jason Karnuth (September 24, 2002) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

September 3, 2002 (Standings)

Released Donovan Osborne.

September 4, 2002 (Standings)

Traded Bill Mueller and cash to the San Francisco Giants. Received Jeff Verplancke (minors).

September 30, 2002 (Standings)

Released Ron Mahay.

October 1, 2002 (Standings)

Released Jesus Sanchez.

October 15, 2002 (Standings)

Mark Budzinski granted Free Agency.

Ben Ford granted Free Agency.

Chris Gissell granted Free Agency.

Mickey Lopez granted Free Agency.

Released Wilfredo Rodriguez.

October 28, 2002

Jason Bere granted Free Agency.

Joe Girardi granted Free Agency.

October 30, 2002

Pat Mahomes granted Free Agency.

November 1, 2002

Released Ivanon Coffie.

Jon Lieber granted Free Agency.

Fred McGriff granted Free Agency.

November 12, 2002

Released Roosevelt Brown.

November 13, 2002

Traded Dave Noyce (minors) and Gary Johnson (minors) to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Damian Miller.

November 14, 2002

Signed Tim Christman as a free agent.

November 18, 2002

Signed Keith McDonald as a free agent.

November 24, 2002

Signed Eliezer Alfonzo as a free agent.

November 26, 2002

Traded a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Paul Bako. The Chicago Cubs sent Ryan Gripp (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

December 3, 2002

Released Chris Stynes.

December 4, 2002

Traded Todd Hundley and Chad Hermansen to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Mark Grudzielanek and Eric Karros.

Signed Mike Remlinger as a free agent.

December 9, 2002

Signed Phil Hiatt as a free agent.

December 11, 2002

Released Angel Echevarria.

December 16, 2002

Jason Dubois drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Derek Thompson from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Sold Derek Thompson to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

December 17, 2002

Signed Troy O'Leary as a free agent.

December 20, 2002

Signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.

December 21, 2002

Will Cunnane granted Free Agency.

Courtney Duncan granted Free Agency.

Mike Mahoney granted Free Agency.

December 30, 2002

Signed Mickey Lopez as a free agent.

January 2, 2003

Signed Rod Beck as a free agent.

Signed Mike Mahoney as a free agent.

Signed Ramon Martinez as a free agent.

January 8, 2003

Signed Felix Martinez as a free agent.

Signed Dave Veres as a free agent.

January 13, 2003

Signed Midre Cummings as a free agent.

Signed Aaron Small as a free agent.

January 16, 2003

Signed Tom Goodwin as a free agent.

January 17, 2003

Signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.

January 20, 2003

Signed Mark Guthrie as a free agent.

January 23, 2003

Signed Will Cunnane as a free agent.

January 27, 2003

Signed Charles Gipson as a free agent.

Signed Lenny Harris as a free agent.

March 1, 2003

Signed Javier Cardona as a free agent.

March 4, 2003

Signed Trenidad Hubbard as a free agent.

March 12, 2003

Released Kevin Orie.

March 15, 2003

the Toronto Blue Jays returned Jason Dubois (earlier draft pick).

March 20, 2003

Released Tim Christman.

March 28, 2003

Released Charles Gipson.

March 29, 2003

Released Eliezer Alfonzo.

Released Felix Martinez.

Released Aaron Small.

March 30, 2003

Released Trenidad Hubbard.

Released Mickey Lopez.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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