2002 Colorado Rockies season

March 2026 November 2013 Colorado Rockies 2002 National League West Coors Field Denver, Colorado 73–89 (.451) 4th Jerry McMorris Dan O'Dowd Buddy Bell and Clint Hurdle KWGN-TVFox Sports Rocky Mountain(George Frazier, Drew Goodman, Jack Corrigan) KOA (AM)(Jack Corrigan, Jeff Kingery, Wayne Hagin)KCUV(Antonio Guevara) The Colorado Rockies' 2002 season was the tenth for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Buddy Bell and Clint Hurdle were the managers, the latter replacing the former after the former was fired 22 games into the season. Hurdle won 67 out of 140 games and was kept on as manager for the following season. They played home games at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 73–89, fourth in the NL West. Offseason December 16, 2001: Jeff Cirillo was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Seattle Mariners for Brian Fuentes, Denny Stark, and José Paniagua.Brian Fuentes page at Baseball Reference January 7, 2002: Mike Myers was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Arizona Diamondbacks for J.D. Closser and Jack Cust.JD Closser page at Baseball Reference January 11, 2002: Todd Jones was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.Todd Jones page at Baseball Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20110412074207/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesto02.shtml 2011-04-12 January 21, 2002: Ross Gload was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Craig House to the New York Mets for Todd Zeile, Benny Agbayani, and cash.Todd Zeile page at Baseball Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20090408133155/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zeileto01.shtml April 8, 2009 January 26, 2002: Ross Gload was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the New York Mets.Ross Gload page at Baseball Reference February 7, 2002: Kent Mercker was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.Kent Mercker page at Baseball Reference March 31, 2002: Bobby Estalella was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.Bobby Estalella page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings National League West Colorado Rockies Record vs. opponents COL Notable transactions June 4, 2002: Jeff Francis was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2002.Jeff Francis page at Baseball Reference July 29, 2002: Sandy Alomar Jr. was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Enemencio Pacheco (minors).Sandy Alomar, Jr. page at Baseball Reference July 31, 2002: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Dennys Reyes to the Texas Rangers for Gabe Kapler, Jason Romano and cash.Gabe Kapler page at Baseball Reference July 31, 2002: John Thomson was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Mark Little to the New York Mets for Jay Payton, Mark Corey, and Robert Stratton (minors).Jay Payton page at Baseball Reference Major League debuts Pitchers: Aaron Cook (Aug 10) Cory Vance (Sep 21)http://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/debut.php?y=2002&l=NL 2002 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac Roster 2002 Colorado Rockies Roster Pitchers 56 Shawn Chacón 35 Aaron Cook 46 Mark Corey 51 Randy Flores 39 Brian Fuentes 10 Mike Hampton 48 Mike James 32 Jason Jennings 16 José Jiménez 59 Todd Jones 52 Sean Lowe 54 Kent Mercker 15 Denny Neagle 47 Chris Nichting 49 Dennys Reyes 45 Víctor Santos 30 Justin Speier 41 Denny Stark 52 John Thomson 53 Cory Vance 51 Rick White Catchers 25 Sandy Alomar Jr. 29 Gary Bennett  8 Bobby Estalella 26 Walt McKeel  6 Ben Petrick Infielders  5 Brent Butler 17 Todd Helton 14 Greg Norton 12 José Ortiz  3 Jason Romano 22 Terry Shumpert  4 Juan Uribe  7 Todd Zeile Outfielders 50 Benny Agbayani 21 Jack Cust 23 Ross Gload 27 Todd Hollandsworth 19 Gabe Kapler 19 Mark Little 27 Jay Payton  9 Juan Pierre 33 Larry Walker Manager 25 Buddy Bell 13 Clint Hurdle Coaches 44 Alan Cockrell (hitting) 26 Rich Donnelly (third base)  2 Mike Gallego (third base)  1 Dave Garcia (asst. coach) 11 Toby Harrah (bench) 13 Clint Hurdle (hitting) 18 Fred Kendall (bullpen) 20 Dallas Williams (first base) 55 Jim Wright (pitching) Game log background:#6E8B3D 2002 Game Log y background:#9EBD69; April: 10-16 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 1 || @ Cardinals || 10–2 || Morris (1–0) || Hampton (0–1) || || 48,397 || 0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 3 || @ Cardinals || 6–3 || Neagle (1–0) || Stephenson (0–1) || Jiménez (1) || 26,557 || 1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 4 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Thomson (1–0) || Benes (0–1) || || 27,691 || 2–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 5 || @ Dodgers || 9–0 || Ashby (1–0) || Chacón (0–1) || || 25,091 || 2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 6 || @ Dodgers || 9–2 || Ishii (1–0) || Jennings (0–1) || || 38,693 || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 7 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Brown (1–1) || Hampton (0–2) || Gagné (1) || 28,452 || 2–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 8 || Astros || 8–4 || Oswalt (2–0) || Neagle (1–1) || || 50,392 || 2–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 9 || Astros || 10–5 || Thomson (2–0) || Reynolds (1–1) || || 30,153 || 3–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 10 || Astros || 4–1 || Chacón (1–1) || Mlicki (0–2) || Jiménez (2) || 29,552 || 4–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 11 || Diamondbacks || 8–4 || Johnson (3–0) || Reyes (0–1) || || 31,714 || 4–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 12 || Diamondbacks || 8–3 || Schilling (3–0) || Hampton (0–3) || || 40,832 || 4–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 13 || Diamondbacks || 7–5 (10) || Myers (1–1) || Jiménez (0–1) || || 42,596 || 4–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 14 || Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Batista (1–0) || Thomson (2–1) || Kim (2) || 42,298 || 4–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 15 || Dodgers || 5–2 || Pérez (1–1) || Chacón (1–2) || || 29,763 || 4–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 16 || Dodgers || 6–4 || Jennings (1–1) || Ashby (1–1) || Jiménez (3) || 30,354 || 5–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 17 || Dodgers || 6–3 || Ishii (3–0) || White (0–1) || Gagné (5) || 32,878 || 5–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–6 || Neagle (2–1) || Anderson (0–2) || Jiménez (4) || 37,443 || 6–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 20 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–8 || Helling (2–2) || Thomson (2–2) || Myers (2) || 47,627 || 6–12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 21 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Johnson (5–0) || Chacón (1–3) || || 43,891 || 6–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 23 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Haynes (2–2) || Jennings (1–2) || Graves (7) || 14,518 || 6–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 24 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Williamson (1–0) || Jiménez (0–2) || || 13,004 || 6–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 25 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Sullivan (2–0) || White (0–2) || Graves (8) || 14,416 || 6–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 23 || April 26 || Phillies || 4–1 || Thomson (3–2) || Adams (0–3) || Jiménez (5) || 37,551 || 7–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 24 || April 27 || Phillies || 8–6 || Chacón (2–3) || Duckworth (1–2) || Jiménez (6) || 38,064 || 8–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 25 || April 28 || Phillies || 4–2 || Jennings (2–2) || Wolf (1–1) || Jiménez (7) || 40,357 || 9–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 26 || April 30 || Pirates || 10–0 || Hampton (1–3) || Williams (2–3) || || 30,759 || 10–16 y background:#9EBD69; May: 19-10 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 1 || Pirates || 6–0 || Neagle (3–1) || Fogg (3–1) || || 29,529 || 11–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 2 || Pirates || 7–2 || Thomson (4–2) || Villone (2–4) || || 30,134 || 12–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 3 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Duckworth (2–2) || Chacón (2–4) || Mesa (7) || 15,257 || 12–17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 6–5 || Mercado (1–0) || White (0–3) || Mesa (8) || 16,205 || 12–18 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 5 || @ Phillies || 7–4 || Padilla (4–2) || Hampton (1–4) || Mesa (9) || 32,411 || 12–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 7 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Thomson (5–2) || Armas (4–3) || Jiménez (8) || 3,780 || 13–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 8 || @ Expos || 5–0 || Chacón (3–4) || Pavano (2–4) || || 5,220 || 14–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 9 || @ Expos || 6–5 (12) || Lloyd (1–2) || White (0–4) || || 3,183 || 14–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbfbbb;" | 35 || May 10 || @ Mets || 9–5 || Jennings (3–2) || D'Amico (2–3) || || 37,484 || 15–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 11 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Leiter (4–2) || Hampton (1–5) || Strickland (1) || 41,605 || 15–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 12 || @ Mets || 4–3 (13) || White (1–4) || Davis (1–1) || Jiménez (9) || 33,578 || 16–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 13 || Marlins || 7–3 || Stark (1–0) || Penny (3–2) || || 29,971 || 17–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 14 || Marlins || 6–2 || Beckett (1–2) || Neagle (3–2) || Núñez (8) || 28,651 || 17–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 15 || Marlins || 7–2 || Jennings (4–2) || Burnett (5–3) || || 27,898 || 18–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 16 || Marlins || 10–3 || Hampton (2–5) || Tavárez (1–3) || || 28,197 || 19–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 17 || Braves || 4–2 || Glavine (6–2) || Thomson (5–3) || Smoltz (12) || 40,357 || 19–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 18 || Braves || 7–3 || Stark (2–0) || Millwood (2–5) || || 42,780 || 20–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 19 || Braves || 2–1 || Remlinger (2–0) || Nichting (0–1) || Smoltz (13) || 43,151 || 20–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 21 || Padres || 7–6 || Speier (1–0) || Embree (3–2) || Jiménez (10) || 30,616 || 21–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 22 || Padres || 5–3 || Mercker (1–0) || Fikac (3–3) || Jiménez (11) || 29,204 || 22–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 23 || Padres || 16–3 || Thomson (6–3) || Tomko (3–4) || || 30,701 || 23–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 24 || Giants || 8–5 || Stark (3–0) || Ortiz (4–3) || Jiménez (12) || 37,627 || 24–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 25 || Giants || 6–3 || Nichting (1–1) || Rueter (6–2) || Jiménez (13) || 41,957 || 25–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 26 || Giants || 10–6 || Jennings (5–2) || Jensen (4–4) || || 48,073 || 26–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 27 || @ Padres || 8–5 || Lawrence (5–3) || Hampton (2–6) || Hoffman (14) || 15,666 || 26–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 52 || May 28 || @ Padres || 3–2 (12) || Jiménez (1–2) || Fikac (3–4) || Speier (1) || 13,998 || 27–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 29 || @ Padres || 11–3 || Middlebrook (1–1) || Stark (3–1) || || 13,421 || 27–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 54 || May 30 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Neagle (4–2) || Jones (3–3) || Jiménez (14) || 18,755 || 28–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 55 || May 31 || @ Giants || 6–2 || Jennings (6–2) || Jensen (4–5) || Jones (1) || 38,337 || 29–26 y background:#9EBD69; June: 10-17 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 1 || @ Giants || 5–4 || Hampton (3–6) || Hernández (5–5) || Jiménez (15) || 40,893 || 30–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 2 || @ Giants || 9–2 || Schmidt (1–1) || Thomson (6–4) || || 40,651 || 30–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 3 || Dodgers || 11–5 || Mota (1–0) || Jiménez (1–3) || || 30,150 || 30–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 4 || Dodgers || 10–4 || Orosco (1–1) || Jones (0–1) || || 30,195 || 30–29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 5 || Dodgers || 8–6 || Jennings (7–2) || Daal (4–2) || Jiménez (16) || 31,793 || 31–29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 7 || @ Blue Jays || 8–0 || Halladay (7–2) || Hampton (3–7) || || 20,032 || 31–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 8 || @ Blue Jays || 3–1 || Walker (2–0) || Thomson (6–5) || Escobar (12) || 21,298 || 31–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 9 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Escobar (3–2) || Jiménez (1–4) || || 20,328 || 31–32 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 10 || @ Red Sox || 7–3 || Lowe (10–2) || Neagle (4–3) || Wakefield (3) || 33,508 || 31–33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 11 || @ Red Sox || 3–1 || Jennings (8–2) || Fossum (2–1) || Jiménez (17) || 32,340 || 32–33 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 12 || @ Red Sox || 7–5 || Castillo (5–6) || Hampton (3–8) || Urbina (19) || 31,583 || 32–34 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 14 || Indians || 5–3 || Drese (7–4) || Thomson (6–6) || Wickman (15) || 40,156 || 32–35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 68 || June 15 || Indians || 7–4 || Jones (1–1) || Paronto (0–2) || Jiménez (18) || 41,870 || 33–35 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 16 || Indians || 5–4 || Colón (9–4) || Neagle (4–4) || Wickman (16) || 40,792 || 33–36 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 18 || Yankees || 10–5 || Mussina (10–3) || Jennings (8–3) || Stanton (1) || 48,738 || 33–37 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 19 || Yankees || 20–10 || Mendoza (4–2) || White (1–5) || || 48,821 || 33–38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 20 || Yankees || 14–11 (10) || Stark (4–1) || Karsay (3–3) || || 48,916 || 34–38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 21 || Devil Rays || 8–7 (10) || Speier (2–0) || Yan (3–3) || || 30,284 || 35–38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 74 || June 22 || Devil Rays || 6–5 (11) || Jiménez (2–4) || Kent (0–2) || || 31,190 || 36–38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 23 || Devil Rays || 6–5 || White (2–5) || Kennedy (5–6) || Jiménez (19) || 31,043 || 37–38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 24 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Hampton (4–8) || Ishii (11–3) || Jiménez (20) || 34,641 || 38–38 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 25 || @ Dodgers || 4–0 || Pérez (9–3) || Thomson (6–7) || || 23,635 || 38–39 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 26 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Nomo (8–5) || Chacón (3–5) || Gagné (28) || 25,083 || 38–40 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 27 || @ Dodgers || 7–1 || Daal (6–3) || Neagle (4–5) || || 41,279 || 38–41 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 80 || June 28 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Piñeiro (8–3) || Jennings (8–4) || || 45,118 || 38–42 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 81 || June 29 || @ Mariners || 8–1 || García (11–5) || Hampton (4–9) || || 45,790 || 38–43 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 82 || June 30 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Speier (3–0) || Sasaki (2–2) || Jiménez (21) || 45,928 || 39–43 y background:#9EBD69; July: 9-16 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 1 || Giants || 8–6 || Rodríguez (3–4) || Jiménez (2–5) || Nen (22) || 31,115 || 39–44 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 2 || Giants || 18–5 || Jensen (8–6) || Neagle (4–6) || || 30,838 || 39–45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 85 || July 3 || Giants || 14–4 || Jennings (9–4) || Hernández (6–10) || || 48,504 || 40–45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 86 || July 5 || Padres || 9–6 || Hampton (5–9) || Tomko (4–6) || Jiménez (22) || 48,540 || 41–45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 87 || July 6 || Padres || 3–2 || Thomson (7–7) || Peavy (0–3) || Jiménez (23) || 36,866 || 42–45 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 7 || Padres || 7–1 || Pérez (3–1) || Chacón (3–6) || || 30,707 || 42–46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 11 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Worrell (6–0) || Jiménez (2–6) || || 39,644 || 42–47 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 12 || @ Giants || 9–0 || Hernández (7–10) || Hampton (5–10) || || 40,963 || 42–48 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 13 || @ Giants || 6–1 || Schmidt (5–3) || Thomson (7–8) || || 41,434 || 42–49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 92 || July 14 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Chacón (4–6) || Rueter (7–6) || || 41,980 || 43–49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 15 || @ Padres || 5–0 || Stark (5–1) || Pérez (3–2) || || 37,827 || 44–49 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 94 || July 16 || @ Padres || 5–1 || Peavy (1–3) || Jennings (9–5) || Reed (1) || 22,150 || 44–50 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 17 || Diamondbacks || 12–3 || Schilling (16–3) || Hampton (5–11) || || 39,023 || 44–51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 96 || July 18 || Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Speier (4–0) || Swindell (0–1) || Jiménez (24) || 35,799 || 45–51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 97 || July 19 || Brewers || 9–5 || Chacón (5–6) || Quevedo (5–7) || || 34,347 || 46–51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 98 || July 20 || Brewers || 6–5 || Stark (6–1) || Cabrera (4–7) || Jiménez (25) || 37,009 || 47–51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 99 || July 21 || Brewers || 6–4 || Jennings (10–5) || Sheets (4–12) || Jiménez (26) || 31,597 || 48–51 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 22 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Schilling (17–3) || Hampton (5–12) || || 34,516 || 48–52 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 101 || July 23 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–5 || Kim (4–1) || Jones (1–2) || || 37,837 || 48–53 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 24 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Batista (5–7) || Chacón (5–7) || || 34,743 || 48–54 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 26 || @ Brewers || 10–3 || Sheets (5–12) || Stark (6–2) || Vizcaíno (3) || 29,270 || 48–55 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 104 || July 27 || @ Brewers || 6–5 (10) || DeJean (1–4) || Jiménez (2–7) || || 33,497 || 48–56 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 105 || July 28 || @ Brewers || 5–3 || Wright (3–10) || Hampton (5–13) || DeJean (17) || 26,535 || 48–57 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 106 || July 30 || @ Pirates || 4–1 || Benson (4–5) || Neagle (4–7) || Williams (31) || 23,749 || 48–58 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 107 || July 31 || @ Pirates || 7–6 || Boehringer (3–3) || White (2–6) || Williams (32) || 18,106 || 48–59 y background:#9EBD69; August: 13-16 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 108 || August 1 || @ Pirates || 3–0 || Jennings (11–5) || Meadows (0–1) || Jiménez (27) || 19,075 || 49–59 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 2 || @ Cubs || 6–4 (12) || Borowski (3–4) || Santos (0–1) || || 38,493 || 49–60 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 3 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Neagle (5–7) || Clement (8–8) || Jiménez (28) || 39,385 || 50–60 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 4 || @ Cubs || 4–1 || Prior (5–3) || Chacón (5–8) || || 38,474 || 50–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 112 || August 6 || Reds || 7–6 || Stark (7–2) || Moehler (2–3) || Jiménez (29) || 32,780 || 51–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 113 || August 7 || Reds || 7–2 || Jennings (12–5) || Hamilton (3–7) || || 32,483 || 52–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 114 || August 8 || Reds || 10–3 || Hampton (6–13) || Haynes (12–7) || || 30,218 || 53–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 115 || August 9 || Cubs || 2–0 || Neagle (6–7) || Zambrano (2–3) || Jiménez (30) || 41,131 || 54–61 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 10 || Cubs || 15–1 || Prior (6–3) || Chacón (5–9) || || 45,474 || 54–62 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 11 || Cubs || 12–9 || Smyth (1–0) || Stark (7–3) || || 37,016 || 54–63 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 118 || August 12 || @ Marlins || 1–0 || Jennings (13–5) || Burnett (11–9) || Jiménez (31) || 5,090 || 55–63 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 13 || @ Marlins || 5–4 || Hampton (7–13) || Núñez (5–5) || Jiménez (32) || 4,729 || 56–63 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 14 || @ Marlins || 1–0 || Lloyd (3–3) || Santos (0–2) || || 4,746 || 56–64 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 16 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Millwood (12–6) || Chacón (5–10) || Smoltz (43) || 30,504 || 56–65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 122 || August 17 || @ Braves || 10–3 || Stark (8–3) || Marquis (8–7) || || 46,104 || 57–65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 18 || @ Braves || 6–3 || Jennings (14–5) || Maddux (11–5) || Jiménez (33) || 30,399 || 58–65 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 19 || @ Braves || 7–6 || Smoltz (3–2) || Jiménez (2–8) || || 24,568 || 58–66 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 125 || August 20 || Expos || 8–6 || Neagle (7–7) || Vázquez (8–10) || Jiménez (34) || 28,278 || 59–66 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 21 || Expos || 13–5 || Yoshii (4–5) || Chacón (5–11) || || 27,916 || 59–67 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 127 || August 22 || Expos || 14–6 || Stark (9–3) || Armas (8–11) || || 27,231 || 60–67 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 128 || August 23 || Mets || 10–4 || Jennings (15–5) || Astacio (11–7) || || 29,110 || 61–67 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 129 || August 24 || Mets || 5–2 || Weathers (5–3) || Jiménez (2–9) || Benítez (28) || 35,178 || 61–68 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 25 || Mets || 7–4 || Leiter (11–10) || Neagle (7–8) || Benítez (29) || 27,386 || 61–69 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 26 || Giants || 4–3 || Rodríguez (4–6) || Jones (1–3) || Nen (32) || 26,877 || 61–70 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 27 || Giants || 7–4 || Rodríguez (5–6) || Jones (1–4) || Nen (33) || 26,592 || 61–71 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 133 || August 28 || Giants || 9–1 || Ortiz (9–10) || Jennings (15–6) || || 27,080 || 61–72 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 134 || August 29 || Giants || 10–6 || Hernández (9–14) || Hampton (7–14) || || 26,330 || 61–73 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 135 || August 30 || @ Padres || 2–0 || Tomko (8–8) || Neagle (7–9) || Hoffman (33) || 15,987 || 61–74 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 136 || August 31 || @ Padres || 3–0 || Condrey (1–0) || Cook (0–1) || Hoffman (34) || 31,043 || 61–75 y background:#9EBD69; September: 12-14 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 1 || @ Padres || 9–5 || Nickle (1–0) || Santos (0–3) || Hoffman (35) || 21,190 || 61–76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 138 || September 2 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Jennings (16–6) || Jones (7–8) || Jiménez (35) || 31,837 || 62–76 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 139 || September 3 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Ortiz (10–10) || Hampton (7–15) || Nen (35) || 33,483 || 62–77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 140 || September 4 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Neagle (8–9) || Hernández (9–15) || Jiménez (36) || 34,342 || 63–77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 6 || Padres || 7–3 || Cook (1–1) || Eaton (0–1) || || 26,243 || 64–77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 142 || September 7 || Padres || 5–3 || Mercker (2–0) || Holtz (2–2) || Jiménez (37) || 26,444 || 65–77 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 8 || Padres || 9–4 || Lawrence (12–10) || Jennings (16–7) || Hoffman (36) || 25,706 || 65–78 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 9 || @ Astros || 6–5 (10) || Lidge (1–0) || Flores (0–1) || || 28,330 || 65–79 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 10 || @ Astros || 11–4 || Miller (13–3) || Neagle (8–10) || || 24,812 || 65–80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 146 || September 11 || @ Astros || 8–6 || Cook (2–1) || Saarloos (6–5) || Jiménez (38) || 29,185 || 66–80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 147 || September 12 || Dodgers || 7–1 || Stark (10–3) || Daal (11–8) || || 25,593 || 67–80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 148 || September 13 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Mercker (3–0) || Mota (1–3) || Jiménez (39) || 26,441 || 68–80 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 14 || Dodgers || 16–3 || Pérez (14–9) || Santos (0–4) || || 28,118 || 68–81 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 150 || September 15 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Speier (5–0) || Ashby (9–12) || Jiménez (40) || 26,011 || 69–81 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 17 || Cardinals || 11–4 || Fassero (8–6) || Mercker (3–1) || || 25,833 || 69–82 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 18 || Cardinals || 8–5 || White (4–6) || Speier (5–1) || Kline (6) || 25,330 || 69–83 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 19 || Cardinals || 12–6 || Simontacchi (11–5) || Jennings (16–8) || || 25,567 || 69–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 154 || September 20 || Diamondbacks || 9–4 || Lowe (5–2) || Schilling (23–6) || || 37,842 || 70–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 155 || September 21 || Diamondbacks || 15–8 || Fuentes (1–0) || Fetters (3–2) || || 29,484 || 71–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 156 || September 22 || Diamondbacks || 11–7 || Fuentes (2–0) || Swindell (0–2) || || 26,520 || 72–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 157 || September 24 || @ Dodgers || 1–0 || Stark (11–3) || Pérez (15–10) || Jiménez (41) || 30,332 || 73–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 158 || September 25 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Gagné (3–1) || Jiménez (2–10) || || 28,189 || 73–85 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 159 || September 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Johnson (24–5) || Flores (0–2) || || 33,605 || 73–86 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 160 || September 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–6 || Batista (8–9) || Neagle (8–11) || Kim (35) || 39,693 || 73–87 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 161 || September 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 17–8 || Helling (10–12) || Lowe (5–3) || || 45,052 || 73–88 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 162 || September 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 11–8 || Patterson (2–0) || Stark (11–4) || Kim (36) || 45,553 || 73–89 Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position 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 RBICGary Bennett9029177.2654261BTodd Helton156553 182.32930109 2BBrent Butler11334489.259 942SSJuan Uribe155566136.2406 49 3B Todd Zeile144506138.2731887LFTodd Hollandsworth9529888.2951148 CF Juan Pierre152592170 .2871 35 RF Larry Walker 136477 161.33826104 Other batters 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 Terry Shumpert Terry Shumpert 106 234 55 .235 6 21 José Ortiz José Ortiz (second baseman) 65 192 48 .250 1 12 Jay Payton Jay Payton 47 170 57 .335 8 28 Greg Norton Greg Norton (baseball) 113 168 37 .220 7 37 Gabe Kapler Gabe Kapler 40 119 37 .311 2 17 Benny Agbayani Benny Agbayani 48 117 24 .205 4 19 Sandy Alomar Jr. Sandy Alomar Jr. 38 116 31 .267 0 12 Bobby Estalella 38 112 23 .205 8 25 Mark Little 61 105 21 .200 0 5 Ben Petrick 38 95 20 .211 5 11 Jack Cust 35 65 11 .169 1 8 Jason Romano 18 37 12 .324 0 1 Ross Gload 26 31 8 .258 1 4 Walt McKeel 5 13 4 .308 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jason Jennings Jason Jennings 32 185.1 16 8 4.52 127 Mike Hampton Mike Hampton 30 178.2 7 15 6.15 74 Denny Neagle Denny Neagle 35 164.1 8 11 5.26 111 John Thomson John Thomson (baseball) 21 127.1 7 8 4.88 76 Shawn Chacón Shawn Chacón 21 119.1 5 11 5.73 67 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Denny Stark 32 128.1 11 4 4.00 64 Aaron Cook Aaron Cook (baseball) 9 35.2 2 1 4.54 14 Randy Flores 8 17.0 0 2 9.53 7 Cory Vance 2 4.0 0 0 6.75 1 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO José Jiménez José Jiménez (baseball) 74 2 10 41 3.56 47 Todd Jones Todd Jones 79 1 4 1 4.70 73 Justin Speier Justin Speier 63 5 1 1 4.33 47 Kent Mercker Kent Mercker 58 3 1 0 6.14 37 Dennys Reyes Dennys Reyes 43 0 1 0 4.24 30 Rick White 41 2 6 0 6.20 27 Brian Fuentes 31 2 0 0 4.73 38 Chris Nichting 29 1 1 0 4.46 25 Víctor Santos 24 0 4 0 10.38 25 Mark Corey 14 0 0 0 12.00 12 Mike James 13 0 0 0 5.56 10 Sean Lowe 8 1 1 0 8.71 7 Todd Zeile 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Chris Cron AA Carolina Mudcats Southern League P. J. Carey A Salem Avalanche Carolina League Stu Cole A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Joe Mikulik A-Short Season Tri-City Dust Devils Northwest League Ron Gideon Rookie Casper Rockies Pioneer League Darron CoxJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes References 2002 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference 2002 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Colorado Rockies seasons Colorado Rockies season Colorado Rockies Category:2000s in Denver