2002 Atlanta Braves season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Atlanta Braves
season = 2002
misc = 2002 NL East Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Turner Field
y4 = 1997
city = Atlanta, Georgia
y5 = 1966
owners = AOL Time Warner
general managers = John Schuerholz
managers = Bobby Cox
television = TBS Superstation
Turner South
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
Fox Sports South
(Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
radio = WSB (AM)
(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
WWWE
(Marcelo Godoy, Jose Manuel Flores)|

Offseason

*December 4, 2001: John Smoltz was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smoltjo01.shtml]
*December 17, 2001: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francju01.shtml Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

*Vinny Castilla
*Rafael Furcal
*Marcus Giles
*Tom Glavine
*Andruw Jones
*Chipper Jones
*Javy Lopez
*Gary Sheffield
*B.J. Surhoff [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=ATL]

eason standings

Transactions

* June 4, 2002: Jeff Francoeur was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2002. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francje02.shtml Jeff Francoeur Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

2002 National League Division Series

an Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves

San Francisco wins the series, 3-2

Award Winners

2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system [Baseball America 2003 Annual Directory]

* Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Fredi Gonzalez, manager)
* Class AA: Greenville Braves (Southern League; Brian Snitker, manager)
* Class A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Carolina League; Randy Ingle, manager)
* Class A: Macon Braves (South Atlantic League; Lynn Jones, manager)
* Rookie: Danville Braves (Appalachian League; Ralph Henriquez, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Jim Saul, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2002.shtml 2002 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference] succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 2002
before = Atlanta Braves
2001
after = Atlanta Braves
2003