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2002 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2001/2003)
93-69, Finished 2nd in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 859 runs, Allowed 665 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 100-62
Managed by Grady Little

Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,650,862 (4th of 14)
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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 5, 2001

Rod Beck granted Free Agency.

Dante Bichette granted Free Agency.

Darren Lewis granted Free Agency.

Hideo Nomo granted Free Agency.

Troy O'Leary granted Free Agency.

Joe Oliver granted Free Agency.

Hipolito Pichardo granted Free Agency.

Bret Saberhagen granted Free Agency.

John Valentin granted Free Agency.

November 6, 2001

David Cone granted Free Agency.

November 13, 2001

Mike Lansing granted Free Agency.

Signed Rob Stanifer as a free agent.

November 16, 2001

Signed Tim Young as a free agent.

November 20, 2001

Selected Tony Clark off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

November 21, 2001

Signed Michael Coleman as a free agent.

December 4, 2001

Selected Jeff Wallace off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

December 12, 2001

Traded Carl Everett to the Texas Rangers. Received Darren Oliver.

December 15, 2001

Traded Dustin Brisson (minors), Luis Alfonso Garcia (minors), and Rick Asadoorian (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dustin Hermanson.

December 18, 2001

Signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.

December 19, 2001

Signed John Burkett as a free agent.

Traded Scott Hatteberg to the Colorado Rockies. Received Pokey Reese.

Signed Bry Nelson as a free agent.

December 21, 2001

Israel Alcantara granted Free Agency.

Signed Johnny Damon as a free agent.

Todd Erdos granted Free Agency.

Allen McDill granted Free Agency.

Pokey Reese granted Free Agency.

Chris Stynes granted Free Agency.

Steve Lomasney granted Free Agency.

Signed Steve Lomasney as a free agent.

February 1, 2002

Released Rob Stanifer.

February 5, 2002

Signed Shane Andrews as a free agent.

February 12, 2002

Signed Todd Erdos as a free agent.

February 13, 2002

Signed Rickey Henderson as a free agent.

February 27, 2002

Signed Rey Sanchez as a free agent.

March 30, 2002

Signed Chris Haney as a free agent.

April 1, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Charlie Zink as an amateur free agent.

April 19, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Kevin Brown as a free agent.

April 26, 2002 (Standings)

Andy Dominique assigned onto roster from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Released Mike Rose.

April 27, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Wayne Gomes as a free agent.

June 4, 2002 (Standings)

Drafted Jon Lester in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2002.

Drafted Chris Smith in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 2002.

Drafted Brandon Moss in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2002.

Drafted Brian Bannister in the 45th round of the 2002 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 6, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Chris Michalak as a free agent.

June 14, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Harvey Garcia as a free agent.

June 21, 2002 (Standings)

Purchased Rob Ryan from the Oakland Athletics.

June 26, 2002 (Standings)

Traded Dan Giese and Brad Baker (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Alan Embree and Andy Shibilo (minors).

July 2, 2002 (Standings)

Released Darren Oliver.

July 11, 2002 (Standings)

Released Michael Coleman.

July 16, 2002 (Standings)

Selected Warren Morris off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 30, 2002 (Standings)

Traded Sun-Woo Kim and Seung Song (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Cliff Floyd.

July 31, 2002 (Standings)

Traded Frank Francisco and Byeong Hak An (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bobby Howry.

August 1, 2002 (Standings)

Released Rich Garces.

August 8, 2002 (Standings)

Sent Jose Offerman to the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.

August 9, 2002 (Standings)

Signed Jason Boyd as a free agent.

Signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.

August 26, 2002 (Standings)

Selected Benny Agbayani off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.

August 27, 2002 (Standings)

Released Joe Nelson.

August 29, 2002 (Standings)

Released Chris Haney.

September 3, 2002 (Standings)

Sold Tim Young to the Cleveland Indians.

September 30, 2002 (Standings)

Rob Ryan granted Free Agency.

October 2, 2002 (Standings)

Selected Jason Shiell off waivers from the San Diego Padres.

October 9, 2002 (Standings)

Selected Brandon Lyon off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 14, 2002 (Standings)

Kevin Brown granted Free Agency.

Calvin Pickering granted Free Agency.

October 15, 2002 (Standings)

Jason Boyd granted Free Agency.

Paxton Crawford granted Free Agency.

Todd Erdos granted Free Agency.

Rontrez Johnson granted Free Agency.

James Lofton granted Free Agency.

Steve Lomasney granted Free Agency.

Chris Michalak granted Free Agency.

Warren Morris granted Free Agency.

Bry Nelson granted Free Agency.

October 22, 2002

Signed Hansel Izquierdo as a free agent.

October 28, 2002

Cliff Floyd granted Free Agency.

Ugueth Urbina granted Free Agency.

October 29, 2002

Carlos Baerga granted Free Agency.

Rickey Henderson granted Free Agency.

October 30, 2002

Tony Clark granted Free Agency.

Rey Sanchez granted Free Agency.

November 1, 2002

Dustin Hermanson granted Free Agency.

November 6, 2002

Signed Chris Coste as a free agent.

Signed James Lofton as a free agent.

November 8, 2002

Signed Justin Kaye as a free agent.

November 18, 2002

Signed Kevin Tolar as a free agent.

November 25, 2002

Signed Steve Woodard as a free agent.

November 27, 2002

Selected Ryan Rupe off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

December 6, 2002

Released Wayne Gomes.

December 12, 2002

Traded players to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Todd Walker. The Boston Red Sox sent Josh Thigpen (minors) (December 16, 2002) and Tony Blanco (December 16, 2002) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

December 15, 2002

Traded Josh Hancock to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jeremy Giambi.

December 16, 2002

Drafted Adrian Brown from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Traded Luis Cruz to the San Diego Padres. Received Cesar Crespo.

Drafted Junior Herndon from the San Diego Padres in the 2002 minor league draft.

Wilfredo Ledezma drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Javier Lopez from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

Signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.

Drafted Matt White from the Cleveland Indians in the 2002 rule 5 draft.

December 18, 2002

Signed Damian Jackson as a free agent.

December 21, 2002

Brian Daubach granted Free Agency.

December 24, 2002

Signed Chad Fox as a free agent.

December 31, 2002

Signed Ramiro Mendoza as a free agent.

January 3, 2003

Signed Andy Abad as a free agent.

January 6, 2003

Signed Mike Timlin as a free agent.

January 10, 2003

Signed Bill Mueller as a free agent.

January 17, 2003

Selected Earl Snyder off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.

January 22, 2003

Signed David Ortiz as a free agent.

January 23, 2003

Signed Hector Almonte as a free agent.

February 4, 2003

Selected Bronson Arroyo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

February 15, 2003

Purchased Kevin Millar from the Florida Marlins.

February 22, 2003

Signed Robert Person as a free agent.

February 25, 2003

Dernell Stenson selected by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers.

March 18, 2003

Traded Javier Lopez to the Colorado Rockies. Received a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ryan Cameron (minors) (March 29, 2003) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

March 21, 2003

Signed Lou Collier as a free agent.

March 25, 2003

Released Juan Diaz.

Lou Merloni selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.

March 26, 2003

Returned Adrian Brown (earlier draft pick) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Released Frank Castillo.

March 28, 2003

Selected Dicky Gonzalez off waivers from the Montreal Expos.

Signed Adrian Brown as a free agent.

March 31, 2003

Released James Lofton.

Released Larry Sutton.


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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