The 2002

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

season was the 121st season of the franchise; the 116th in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

. This was their second season at

PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore (Pittsburgh), North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). It was opened during the 2001 Major League Baseball season, ...

. The Pirates finished fourth in the

National League Central The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League ...

with a record of 72–89. The Pirates missed the playoffs for the tenth straight season, tying a record set between 1980 and 1989.

Offseason

*January 5, 2002: Scott Service was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. *January 25, 2002: Wayne Gomes was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. *March 5, 2002:

Curtis Pride Curtis John Pride (born December 17, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who is deaf. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In 2015, Pride was named MLB's Ambassador For Inclusion. Since 2009 Pride has served as the head ba ...

was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. *March 5, 2002: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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, , 5–8 , , Acevedo (2–0) , , Wells (1–1) , , Graves (2) , , 36,048 , , 5–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 8 , , April 11 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Haynes (1–1) , , Anderson (1–1) , , Graves (3) , , 12,795 , , 5–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , , April 12 , , Cubs , , 3–7 , , Bere (1–1) , , Williams (1–1) , , — , , 24,002 , , 5–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , , April 13 , , Cubs , , 3–2 , , Fogg (2–0) , , Clement (0–2) , , Williams (5) , , 17,971 , , 6–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 11 , , April 14 , , Cubs , , 1–5 (8) , , Lieber (2–0) , , Villone (1–2) , , Borowski (1) , , 16,045 , , 6–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , April 15 , , @ Brewers , , 6–1 , , Wells (2–1) , , Rusch (1–1) , , — , , 14,090 , , 7–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , , April 16 , , @ Brewers , , 5–1 , , Anderson (2–1) , , Neugebauer (0–2) , , — , , 15,012 , , 8–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , , April 17 , , @ Brewers , , 3–2 , , Williams (2–1) , , Buddie (0–1) , , Williams (6) , , 17,879 , , 9–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , , April 19 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

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, , 6–5 , , Villone (2–2) , , Adams (0–2) , , Williams (8) , , 18,032 , , 11–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , , April 21 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Wells (3–1) , , Duckworth (1–1) , , — , , 18,749 , , 12–5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , , April 23 , ,

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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, , 1–5 , , Daal (3–0) , , Williams (2–2) , , — , , 14,057 , , 12–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , , April 25 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Fogg (3–0) , , Nomo (2–3) , , Williams (9) , , 16,264 , , 13–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 21 , , April 26 , ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

, , 1–10 , , Tomko (2–1) , , Villone (2–3) , , — , , 20,575 , , 13–8 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , April 27 , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , April 28 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Sauerbeck (1–0) , , Embree (2–1) , , Williams (10) , , — , , 14–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 23 , , April 28 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Tollberg (1–3) , , Anderson (2–3) , , — , , 19,621 , , 14–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 24 , , April 30 , , @

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in great-circle distance, straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Can ...

, , 0–10 , , Hampton (1–3) , , Williams (2–3) , , — , , 30,759 , , 14–10 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , , May 1 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Neagle (3–1) , , Fogg (3–1) , , — , , 29,529 , , 14–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 26 , , May 2 , , @

, , 2–7 , , Thomson (4–2) , , Villone (2–4) , , — , , 30,134 , , 14–12 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , , May 3 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Wells (4–1) , , Howard (0–1) , , Williams (11) , , 20,312 , , 15–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 28 , , May 4 , , @

, , 0–3 , , Jarvis (2–3) , , Anderson (2–4) , , Hoffman (10) , , 36,972 , , 15–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 29 , , May 5 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Lawrence (4–1) , , Lowe (1–1) , , Hoffman (11) , , 27,399 , , 15–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 30 , , May 6 , , @

Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

, , 3–2 , , Fogg (4–1) , , Johnson (6–1) , , Williams (12) , , 29,171 , , 16–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 31 , , May 7 , , @

, , 6–7 , , Myers (2–1) , , Beimel (0–1) , , Kim (9) , , 32,204 , , 16–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 32 , , May 8 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Schilling (7–1) , , Wells (4–2) , , Kim (10) , , 31,343 , , 16–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , May 10 , ,

Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

, , 5–1 , , Anderson (3–4) , , Hernandez (3–1) , , — , , 19,197 , , 17–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , , May 11 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Fogg (5–1) , , Oswalt (4–2) , , Williams (13) , , 35,834 , , 18–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , , May 12 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Reynolds (3–3) , , Williams (2–4) , , — , , 20,202 , , 18–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , , May 13 , ,

, , 0–11 , , Schilling (8–1) , , Benson (0–1) , , — , , 14,500 , , 18–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , , May 14 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Wells (5–2) , , Anderson (0–3) , , Williams (14) , , 16,373 , , 19–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 38 , , May 15 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Helling (4–4) , , Anderson (3–5) , , — , , 18,780 , , 19–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 39 , , May 16 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Oswalt (5–2) , , Boehringer (0–1) , , Wagner (6) , , 26,277 , , 19–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 40 , , May 17 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Stone (2–1) , , Villone (2–5) , , Dotel (1) , , 28,861 , , 19–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41 , , May 18 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Dotel (2–1) , , Lowe (1–2) , , — , , 34,921 , , 19–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , , May 19 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Wells (6–2) , , Mlicki (3–5) , , Williams (15) , , 34,259 , , 20–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , May 21 , , @ Cubs , , 12–1 , , Anderson (4–5) , , Bere (1–7) , , — , , — , , 21–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 44 , , May 21 , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 , , Cruz (1–7) , , Fogg (5–2) , , Alfonseca (6) , , 37,175 , , 21–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 45 , , May 22 , , @ Cubs , , 4–7 , , Prior (1–0) , , Williams (2–5) , , Alfonseca (7) , , 40,138 , , 21–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 46 , , May 23 , , @ Cubs , , 6–11 , , Clement (2–3) , , Benson (0–2) , , — , , 37,578 , , 21–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , , May 24 , ,

Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

, , 5–2 , , Wells (7–2) , , Stephenson (1–3) , , — , , 25,203 , , 22–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , May 25 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Williams (2–0) , , Anderson (4–6) , , Isringhausen (13) , , 26,201 , , 22–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49 , , May 26 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Simontacchi (3–0) , , Fogg (5–3) , , — , , 31,989 , , 22–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , , May 27 , , Cubs , , 3–2 (10) , , Williams (1–0) , , Alfonseca (0–1) , , — , , 16,215 , , 23–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 51 , , May 28 , , Cubs , , 0–3 , , Clement (3–3) , , Benson (0–3) , , — , , 15,060 , , 23–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 52 , , May 29 , , Cubs , , 5–0 , , Wells (8–2) , , Lieber (3–4) , , — , , 17,116 , , 24–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 53 , , May 30 , , Cubs , , 8–9 , , Wood (6–3) , , Anderson (4–7) , , Alfonseca (8) , , 21,208 , , 24–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , , May 31 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Fogg (6–3) , , Williams (2–1) , , Williams (16) , , 38,148 , , 25–29 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 55 , , June 1 , , @

, , 4–9 , , Kile (3–3) , , Arroyo (0–1) , , — , , 43,295 , , 25–30 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 56 , , June 2 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Lowe (2–2) , , Morris (7–4) , , Williams (17) , , 37,243 , , 26–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 57 , , June 3 , , @

Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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, , 5–2 , , Anderson (5–7) , , Pavano (3–7) , , Williams (18) , , 4,619 , , 27–31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 59 , , June 5 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Vazquez (4–2) , , Fogg (6–4) , , — , , 4,890 , , 27–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , , June 7 , , Brewers , , 6–1 , , Beimel (1–1) , , Sheets (3–6) , , — , , 27,001 , , 28–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , , June 8 , , Brewers , , 9–8 (11) , , Boehringer (1–1) , , King (1–2) , , — , , 38,244 , , 29–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , , June 9 , , Brewers , , 5–4 , , Sauerbeck (2–0) , , Wright (1–3) , , Williams (19) , , 24,897 , , 30–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 63 , , June 10 , , @

Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

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, , 7–3 , , Fogg (7–4) , , Appier (5–5) , , — , , 17,755 , , 31–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , , June 12 , , @

, , 5–8 , , Weber (3–2) , , Boehringer (1–2) , , Percival (15) , , 17,096 , , 31–34 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 14 , , @

, , 3–4 (11) , , Williamson (2–0) , , Williams (1–1) , , — , , 30,820 , , 31–35 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 67 , , June 15 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Sullivan (4–2) , , Lincoln (0–1) , , Graves (21) , , 31,419 , , 31–36 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , June 16 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Anderson (6–8) , , Haynes (7–6) , , — , , 29,532 , , 32–36 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 69 , , June 18 , ,

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

, , 2–4 , , Mulder (7–4) , , Fogg (7–5) , , Koch (16) , , 21,943 , , 32–37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 70 , , June 19 , ,

, , 2–3 (10) , , Bradford (3–1) , , Williams (1–2) , , Koch (17) , , 30,562 , , 32–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 71 , , June 20 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Hudson (5–6) , , Benson (0–4) , , Koch (18) , , 22,464 , , 32–39 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 72 , , June 21 , , Rangers , , 0–2 , , Rogers (8–4) , , Wells (8–4) , , Cordero (3) , , 24,475 , , 32–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 73 , , June 22 , , Rangers , , 2–3 , , Bell (3–2) , , Lincoln (0–2) , , Irabu (13) , , 35,302 , , 32–41 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 74 , , June 23 , , Rangers , , 4–10 , , Park (3–3) , , Fogg (7–6) , , — , , 26,930 , , 32–42 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , June 25 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Benson (1–4) , , Ohka (7–4) , , Williams (20) , , 17,543 , , 33–42 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , , June 26 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Wells (9–4) , , Vazquez (5–4) , , Williams (21) , , 36,966 , , 34–42 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 77 , , June 27 , ,

, , 2–7 (7) , , Brower (3–0) , , Villone (2–6) , , — , , 21,312 , , 34–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , , June 28 , , @

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

, , 3–1 , , Fogg (8–6) , , Redman (3–8) , , Williams (22) , , 28,582 , , 35–43 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 79 , , June 29 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Weaver (6–8) , , Beimel (1–2) , , Acevedo (12) , , 24,449 , , 35–44 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , June 30 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Benson (2–4) , , Maroth (1–2) , , Williams (23) , , 25,966 , , 36–44 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 81 , , July 1 , , Brewers , , 0–2 , , Wright (2–6) , , Wells (9–5) , , — , , 14,634 , , 36–45 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 82 , , July 2 , , Brewers , , 6–12 , , Quevedo (4–6) , , Anderson (6–9) , , — , , 15,142 , , 36–46 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 83 , , July 3 , , Brewers , , 3–1 , , Fogg (9–6) , , Sheets (4–10) , , Williams (24) , , 32,309 , , 37–46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 84 , , July 4 , ,

, , 6–8 , , Borbon (3–3) , , Beimel (1–3) , , — , , 25,962 , , 37–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 85 , , July 5 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Fetters (1–0) , , Borbon (3–4) , , Williams (25) , , 24,556 , , 38–47 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 86 , , July 6 , ,

, , 2–10 , , Cruz (1–4) , , Wells (9–6) , , — , , 26,578 , , 38–48 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 87 , , July 7 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Miller (4–3) , , Anderson (6–10) , , — , , 23,348 , , 38–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 88 , , July 11 , , @ Brewers , , 3–2 (10) , , Boehringer (2–2) , , DeJean (0–4) , , Williams (26) , , 21,021 , , 39–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 89 , , July 12 , , @ Brewers , , 9–2 , , Lowe (3–2) , , Rusch (5–8) , , — , , 26,362 , , 40–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 90 , , July 13 , , @ Brewers , , 5–3 , , Wells (10–6) , , Wright (2–8) , , Williams (27) , , 28,214 , , 41–49 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 91 , , July 14 , , @ Brewers , , 3–5 , , Quevedo (5–6) , , Beimel (1–4) , , DeJean (16) , , 21,976 , , 41–50 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 92 , , July 15 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Lowe (4–2) , , Wagner (2–2) , , Williams (28) , , 29,204 , , 42–50 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 93 , , July 16 , , @

, , 7–3 , , Fogg (10–6) , , Oswalt (10–6) , , Boehringer (1) , , 27,042 , , 43–50 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 94 , , July 17 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Anderson (7–10) , , Dempster (5–10) , , Williams (29) , , 32,864 , , 44–50 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 18 , ,

, , 5–7 , , Sullivan (6–3) , , Boehringer (2–3) , , Graves (28) , , 21,625 , , 44–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 96 , , July 19 , ,

, , 12–9 , , Sauerbeck (3–0) , , Veres (3–6) , , — , , 23,812 , , 45–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 97 , , July 20 , ,

, , 15–6 , , Benson (3–4) , , Smith (3–1) , , — , , 35,101 , , 46–51 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 21 , ,

, , 4–8 , , Finley (5–11) , , Fogg (10–7) , , Kline (3) , , 27,999 , , 46–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 99 , , July 22 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Anderson (8–10) , , Dempster (5–11) , , Williams (30) , , 18,398 , , 47–52 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 100 , , July 23 , , @

, , 2–7 , , Haynes (11–6) , , Wells (10–7) , , — , , 19,884 , , 47–53 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 24 , , @

, , 5–10 , , Moehler (2–1) , , Beimel (1–5) , , — , , 24,910 , , 47–54 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 102 , , July 25 , , @

, , 0–8 , , Saarloos (2–2) , , Benson (3–5) , , — , , 26,027 , , 47–55 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 103 , , July 26 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Wagner (3–2) , , Sauerbeck (3–1) , , — , , 32,115 , , 47–56 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 104 , , July 27 , , @

, , 0–3 , , Oswalt (11–6) , , Anderson (8–11) , , Wagner (20) , , 38,896 , , 47–57 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 105 , , July 28 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Miller (8–3) , , Wells (10–8) , , — , , 35,144 , , 47–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 106 , , July 30 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Benson (4–5) , , Neagle (4–7) , , Williams (31) , , 23,749 , , 48–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 107 , , July 31 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Boehringer (3–3) , , White (2–6) , , Williams (32) , , 18,106 , , 49–58 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 108 , , August 1 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Jennings (11–5) , , Meadows (0–1) , , Jimenez (27) , , 19,075 , , 49–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 109 , , August 2 , ,

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

, , 6–5 , , Boehringer (4–3) , , Nen (4–1) , , — , , 28,203 , , 50–59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 110 , , August 3 , ,

, , 6–11 , , Schmidt (7–5) , , Wells (10–9) , , — , , 38,275 , , 50–60 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 111 , , August 4 , ,

, , 5–10 , , Rueter (10–6) , , Benson (4–6) , , — , , 31,398 , , 50–61 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 112 , , August 6 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Fogg (11–7) , , Perez (10–8) , , Williams (33) , , 31,254 , , 51–61 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 7 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Ashby (8–9) , , Meadows (0–2) , , Gagne (37) , , 31,588 , , 51–62 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 114 , , August 8 , , @

, , 5–10 , , Beirne (1–0) , , Anderson (8–12) , , — , , 31,776 , , 51–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 115 , , August 9 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Wells (11–9) , , Schmidt (7–6) , , Williams (34) , , 41,897 , , 52–63 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 116 , , August 10 , , @

, , 3–8 , , Aybar (1–0) , , Lincoln (0–3) , , — , , 41,146 , , 52–64 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 117 , , August 11 , , @

, , 4–5 (11) , , Nen (6–1) , , Williams (1–3) , , — , , 41,479 , , 52–65 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 118 , , August 12 , ,

, , 6–10 , , Simontacchi (8–4) , , Meadows (0–3) , , — , , 15,700 , , 52–66 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 13 , ,

, , 5–9 , , Morris (14–7) , , Anderson (8–13) , , Isringhausen (27) , , 17,609 , , 52–67 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 14 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Benes (2–3) , , Wells (11–10) , , — , , 18,791 , , 52–68 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 121 , , August 15 , ,

, , 5–11 , , Kline (1–1) , , Williams (1–4) , , — , , 20,503 , , 52–69 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 122 , , August 16 , , Brewers , , 3–10 , , Sheets (7–14) , , Fogg (11–8) , , — , , 35,343 , , 52–70 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 123 , , August 17 , , Brewers , , 5–0 , , Meadows (1–3) , , Cabrera (5–9) , , — , , 25,277 , , 53–70 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 124 , , August 18 , , Brewers , , 3–2 , , Arroyo (1–1) , , Rusch (6–13) , , Williams (35) , , 20,170 , , 54–70 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 19 , , @

, , 2–7 , , Benes (3–3) , , Wells (11–11) , , — , , 31,626 , , 54–71 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 20 , , @

, , 8–0 , , Benson (5–6) , , Hackman (3–4) , , — , , 34,997 , , 55–71 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 127 , , August 21 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Finley (8–14) , , Fogg (11–9) , , Isringhausen (28) , , 26,806 , , 55–72 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 22 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Molina (1–0) , , Williams (1–5) , , — , , 26,606 , , 55–73 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 129 , , August 23 , , @ Brewers , , 6–3 , , Lincoln (1–3) , , Durocher (1–1) , , Williams (36) , , 30,957 , , 56–73 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 130 , , August 24 , , @ Brewers , , 17–10 , , Wells (12–11) , , Cabrera (5–10) , , — , , 22,568 , , 57–73 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 131 , , August 25 , , @ Brewers , , 3–2 , , Benson (6–6) , , Wright (5–13) , , Williams (37) , , 19,443 , , 58–73 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 132 , , August 27 , ,

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, , 4–5 , , Millwood (14–6) , , Fogg (11–10) , , Smoltz (46) , , 20,542 , , 58–74 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 133 , , August 28 , ,

, , 1–0 (10) , , Williams (2–5) , , Remlinger (7–2) , , — , , 20,136 , , 59–74 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 134 , , August 29 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Arroyo (2–1) , , Glavine (16–8) , , Williams (38) , , 17,312 , , 60–74 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 135 , , August 30 , , @

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, , 3–4 , , Tavarez (10–10) , , Wells (12–12) , , Looper (8) , , 4,962 , , 60–75 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 136 , , August 31 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Nunez (6–5) , , Sauerbeck (3–2) , , Looper (9) , , 10,188 , , 60–76 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 137 , , September 1 , , @

, , 4–8 , , Neal (3–0) , , Fogg (11–11) , , — , , 5,588 , , 60–77 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 138 , , September 2 , , @

, , 1–5 , , Maddux (12–5) , , Meadows (1–4) , , — , , 30,803 , , 60–78 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 139 , , September 3 , , @

, , 3–0 , , Torres (1–0) , , Glavine (16–9) , , Williams (39) , , 18,931 , , 61–78 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 4 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Moss (10–5) , , Wells (12–13) , , — , , 19,525 , , 61–79 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 141 , , September 6 , ,

, , 11–0 , , Benson (7–6) , , Tejera (8–7) , , — , , 33,525 , , 62–79 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 142 , , September 7 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Fogg (12–11) , , Robertson (0–1) , , Williams (40) , , 18,848 , , 63–79 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 143 , , September 8 , ,

, , 1–11 , , Pavano (4–10) , , Meadows (1–5) , , — , , 15,211 , , 63–80 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 144 , , September 9 , , @

, , 8–9 , , Dempster (8–13) , , Torres (1–1) , , Williamson (1) , , 13,434 , , 63–81 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 10 , , @

, , 0–3 , , Reitsma (6–10) , , Wells (12–14) , , Williamson (2) , , 13,153 , , 63–82 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 146 , , September 11 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Villone (3–6) , , Dessens (7–8) , , Williams (41) , , 14,514 , , 64–82 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 13 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Beimel (2–5) , , Timlin (4–6) , , Williams (42) , , 13,718 , , 65–82 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 148 , , September 14 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Junge (1–0) , , Meadows (1–6) , , Mesa (40) , , 16,621 , , 65–83 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 149 , , September 15 , , @

, , 0–1 (10) , , Mesa (4–6) , , Sauerbeck (3–3) , , — , , 23,054 , , 65–84 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 150 , , September 16 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Silva (1–0) , , Lincoln (1–4) , , Williamson (5) , , 10,752 , , 65–85 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 151 , , September 17 , ,

, , 11–3 , , Benson (8–6) , , Reitsma (6–12) , , — , , 10,991 , , 66–85 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 152 , , September 18 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Lincoln (2–4) , , Riedling (2–3) , , Williams (43) , , 11,684 , , 67–85 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 153 , , September 19 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Hamilton (4–9) , , Williams (2–6) , , Williamson (6) , , 11,338 , , 67–86 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 154 , , September 20 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , , Sauerbeck (4–3) , , Alfonseca (2–5) , , — , , 22,299 , , 68–86 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 155 , , September 21 , , Cubs , , 2–4 , , Farnsworth (4–6) , , Sauerbeck (4–4) , , Cruz (1) , , 33,653 , , 68–87 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 156 , , September 22 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , , Benson (9–6) , , Benes (2–2) , , Williams (44) , , 25,026 , , 69–87 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 157 , , September 24 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Sauerbeck (5–4) , , Guthrie (5–3) , , Williams (45) , , 13,249 , , 70–87 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 158 , , September 25 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Villone (4–6) , , Roberts (3–1) , , Williams (46) , , 11,641 , , 71–87 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 159 , , September 27 , , @ Cubs , , 13–3 , , Torres (2–1) , , Mahomes (1–1) , , — , , 27,637 , , 72–87 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 160 , , September 28 , , @ Cubs , , 4–5 , , Cruz (3–11) , , Boehringer (4–4) , , — , , 38,617 , , 72–88 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 161 , , September 29 , , @ Cubs , , 3–7 , , Wood (12–11) , , Fogg (12–12) , , — , , 37,541 , , 72–89 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member''

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Awards and honors

2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball. The game was held on July ...

* Mike Williams, P, reserve

Statistics

;Hitting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Draft picks

;Note *''Age at time of draft.''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg, Hickory

References

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