| 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Record | 55–106 (.342) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
| Owners | Vince Naimoli |
| General managers | Chuck LaMar |
| Managers | Hal McRae |
| Television | FSN Florida WMOR-TV WTSP (Joe Magrane,Dewayne Staats,Todd Kalas) |
| Radio | WFLA (Paul Olden,Charlie Slowes) WLCC (Ricardo Tavares, Enrique Oliu) |
The2002Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their fifth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in theAmerican League East, and managed to finish the season with a record of 55–106. Theirmanager wasHal McRae who entered his first full season and last season with the Devil Rays.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | .640 | — | 52–28 | 51–30 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10½ | 42–39 | 51–30 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 25½ | 42–39 | 36–45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36½ | 34–47 | 33–48 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | .342 | 48 | 30–51 | 25–55 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | .640 |
| Minnesota Twins | 94 | 67 | .584 |
| Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Angels | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6 |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21 |
| Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25 |
| Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 27 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 32 |
| Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | .342 | 43½ |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | .342 | 43½ |
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | — | 7–2 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 9–11 | 9–10 | 8–1 | 12–7 | 7–2 | 11–7 | ||
| Baltimore | 2–7 | — | 6–13 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 6–13 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 3–6 | 4–15 | 9–9 | ||
| Boston | 4–3 | 13–6 | — | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 16–3 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 5–13 | ||
| Chicago | 3–6 | 4–3 | 4–2 | — | 9–10 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–10 | ||
| Cleveland | 3–6 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 10–9 | — | 10–9 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 | ||
| Detroit | 1–8 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 7–12 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 4–14 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–6 | 6–12 | ||
| Kansas City | 3–6 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 10–9 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 5–13 | ||
| Minnesota | 5–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 14–4 | 14–5 | — | 0–6 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 6–1 | 10–8 | ||
| New York | 4–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 13–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 11–7 | ||
| Oakland | 11–9 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | — | 8–11 | 8–1 | 13–6 | 3–6 | 16–2 | ||
| Seattle | 10–9 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 11–8 | — | 5–4 | 13–7 | 6–3 | 11–7 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 1–8 | 9–10 | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–13 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — | 4–5 | 8–11 | 7–11 | ||
| Texas | 7–12 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 7–13 | 5–4 | — | 8–1 | 9–9 | ||
| Toronto | 2–7 | 15–4 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 11–8 | 1–8 | — | 9–9 | ||
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The annualinterleague games between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were played in June and July. They are known as theCitrus Series. The Devil Rays won the series 4–2.
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | Score | Venue |
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| June 14 | Devil Rays | Marlins | 4-3 (14 innings)[5] | Pro Player Stadium |
| June 15 | Marlins | Devil Rays | 3-0[6] | Pro Player Stadium |
| June 16 | Devil Rays | Marlins | 4-1[7] | Pro Player Stadium |
| June 28 | Devil Rays | Marlins | 4-0[8] | Tropicana Field |
| June 29 | Marlins | Devil Rays | 3-2[9] | Tropicana Field |
| June 30 | Devil Rays | Marlins | 6-5 (12 innings)[10] | Tropicana Field |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Toby Hall | 85 | 330 | 85 | .258 | 6 | 42 |
| 1B | Steve Cox | 148 | 560 | 142 | .254 | 16 | 72 |
| 2B | Brent Abernathy | 117 | 463 | 112 | .242 | 2 | 40 |
| SS | Chris Gomez | 130 | 461 | 122 | .265 | 10 | 46 |
| 3B | Jared Sandberg | 102 | 358 | 82 | .229 | 18 | 54 |
| LF | Carl Crawford | 63 | 259 | 67 | .259 | 2 | 30 |
| CF | Randy Winn | 152 | 607 | 181 | .298 | 14 | 75 |
| RF | Ben Grieve | 136 | 482 | 121 | .251 | 19 | 64 |
| DH | Aubrey Huff | 113 | 454 | 142 | .313 | 23 | 59 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Flaherty | 76 | 281 | 73 | .260 | 4 | 33 |
| Greg Vaughn | 69 | 251 | 41 | .163 | 8 | 29 |
| Jason Conti | 78 | 222 | 57 | .257 | 3 | 21 |
| Jason Tyner | 44 | 168 | 36 | .214 | 0 | 9 |
| Félix Escalona | 59 | 157 | 34 | .217 | 0 | 9 |
| Andy Sheets | 41 | 149 | 37 | .248 | 4 | 22 |
| Russ Johnson | 45 | 111 | 24 | .216 | 1 | 12 |
| Damian Rolls | 21 | 89 | 26 | .292 | 0 | 6 |
| Jason Smith | 26 | 65 | 13 | .200 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Smith | 18 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave McCarty | 12 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Hoover | 5 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanyon Sturtze | 33 | 224.0 | 4 | 18 | 5.18 | 137 |
| Joe Kennedy | 30 | 196.2 | 8 | 11 | 4.53 | 109 |
| Paul Wilson | 30 | 193.2 | 6 | 12 | 4.83 | 111 |
| Ryan Rupe | 15 | 90.0 | 5 | 10 | 5.60 | 67 |
| Luis de los Santos | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 3 | 11.57 | 7 |
| Dewon Brazelton | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.85 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Zambrano | 42 | 114.0 | 8 | 8 | 5.53 | 73 |
| Jorge Sosa | 31 | 99.1 | 2 | 7 | 5.53 | 48 |
| Travis Harper | 37 | 85.2 | 5 | 9 | 5.46 | 60 |
| Wilson Álvarez | 23 | 75.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.28 | 56 |
| Delvin James | 8 | 34.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.55 | 17 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Yan | 55 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 4.30 | 53 |
| Steve Kent | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.65 | 41 |
| Jesús Colomé | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8.27 | 33 |
| Doug Creek | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.27 | 37 |
| Travis Phelps | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.78 | 36 |
| Lee Gardner | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 8 |
| Brandon Backe | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 6 |
| Lance Carter | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.33 | 14 |
| Jason Jiménez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
| Tom Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 1 |
| Jason Standridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
In 2004,ESPN was celebrating 25 years of the network since its founding in 1979. The network decided to honor the first 25 years from the best to the worst and everything else in between. The Rays were ranked 16th in the actual ESPN Worst Team Result of the first 25 years conducted by ESPN and its users. The users put them higher at 13th than the original airing as the worst team by only 3 spots.
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