2002 Charlotte Knights Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 55-88
Finished 4th in the IL's South Division
Manager: Nick Capra (55-88)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Ballpark: Knights Castle Stadium
Attendance: 303,321, Avg. 4,396 in 69 home dates
2002 Charlotte Knights Statistics

The Charlotte Knights of the International League ended the 2002 season with a record of 55 wins and 88 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Knights scored 572 runs and allowed 700 runs. Joe Crede led Charlotte with 24 home runs, while Joe Borchard walloped 15 or more, too. Joe Crede recorded 65 runs batted in. Joe Borchard paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .272 clip. Corey Lee, Jon Rauch and Jim Parque topped the team with 7 wins each.

Members of the 2002 Charlotte Knights who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jon Adkins, Edwin Almonte, Sandy Alomar, Lorenzo Barceló, Justin Baughman, Rocky Biddle, Joe Borchard, Damon Buford, José Canseco, Joe Crede, Mark Dalesandro, Jason Dellaero, Matt Ginter, Willie Harris, Tim Hummel, Thomas Jacquez, D'Angelo Jimenez, Brooks Kieschnick, Ryan Kohlmeier, Corey Lee, Jim Parque, Josh Paul, Mike Porzio, Humberto Quintero, Jon Rauch, Anthony Sanders, Steve Schrenk, Bill Simas, Ken Vining and Kelly Wunsch.

Nick Capra served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jon AcevesRRMarch 7, 19786'2"225San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora MX
Jon AdkinsLRAugust 30, 19776'0"200Huntington, WV US
Wyatt AllenRRApril 12, 19806'4"205Nashville, TN US
Edwin AlmonteRRDecember 17, 19766'3"200Santiago, Santiago DO
Sandy AlomarRRJune 18, 19666'5"200Salinas, PR
Lorenzo BarcelóRRAugust 10, 19776'4"230San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Eric BattersbyRLFebruary 28, 19766'1"200San Antonio, TX US
Justin BaughmanRRAugust 1, 19745'11"175Mountain View, CA US
Rocky BiddleRRMay 21, 19766'3"230Las Vegas, NV US
Joe BorchardSRNovember 25, 19786'4"230Panorama City, CA US
Damon BufordRRJune 12, 19705'10"170Baltimore, MD US
Eddi CandelarioRRNovember 3, 19776'0"173Santiago, Santiago DO
José CansecoRRJuly 2, 19646'4"240La Habana, La Habana CU
Brett CaradonnaLRDecember 3, 19786'1"185La Mesa, CA US
Carlos ChantresRRApril 1, 19766'3"190Miami, FL US
Joe CredeRRApril 26, 19786'3"195Jefferson City, MO US
Mark DalesandroRRMay 14, 19686'0"185Chicago, IL US
Jason DellaeroSRDecember 17, 19766'2"195Mount Kisco, NY US
Clay EasonRRSeptember 28, 19755'11"190Dunn, NC US
Lee EvansSRJuly 20, 19776'1"190Tuscaloosa, AL US
Kai FreemanRRMarch 11, 19776'2"182Shorewood, IL US
Matt GinterRRDecember 24, 19776'1"215Lexington, KY US
Willie HarrisLRJune 22, 19785'9"195Cairo, GA US
Tim HummelRRNovember 18, 19786'2"190Goshen, NY US
Jeff InglinRROctober 8, 19755'11"180Petaluma, CA US
Darron IngramRRJune 7, 19766'3"220Lexington, KY US
Thomas JacquezLLDecember 29, 19756'2"195Stockton, CA US
D'Angelo JimenezSRDecember 21, 19776'0"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Kyle KaneLRFebruary 4, 19766'3"215Temecula, CA US
Brooks KieschnickLRJune 6, 19726'4"225Robstown, TX US
Ryan KohlmeierRRJune 25, 19776'2"195Salina, KS US
Corey LeeSLDecember 26, 19746'2"180Raleigh, NC US
Scott McKeeSRMay 6, 19776'0"200Washington, DC US
Kris McWhirterLRMay 11, 19796'4"190Nashville, TN US
Geronimo MendozaLRJanuary 23, 19766'4"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jake MeyerRRJanuary 7, 19756'1"195Torrance, CA US
Scott MorganRRJuly 19, 19736'7"230Westlake Village, CA US
Jim ParqueLLFebruary 8, 19755'11"165Norwalk, CA US
Wade ParrishLLNovember 13, 19776'1"190Moses Lake, WA US
Josh PaulRRMay 19, 19756'1"185Evanston, IL US
Mike PorzioLLAugust 20, 19726'3"190Waterbury, CT US
Humberto QuinteroRRAugust 2, 19795'10"215Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Jon RauchRRSeptember 27, 19786'11"290Louisville, KY US
Guillermo ReyesSRDecember 29, 19815'9"177Cana Chapeton, DO
Anthony SandersRRMarch 2, 19746'2"200Tucson, AZ US
Chris SaundersRRJuly 19, 19706'1"200Harbor City, CA US
Steve SchrenkRRNovember 20, 19686'3"185Chicago, IL US
Bill SimasLRNovember 28, 19716'3"200Hanford, CA US
Ken ViningLLDecember 5, 19746'0"180Decatur, GA US
Denny WagnerRRNovember 8, 19766'0"200Bristol, TN US
Kelly WunschLLJuly 12, 19726'5"192Houston, TX US
Mitch WylieRRJanuary 14, 19776'3"220Davenport, IA US
Mike ZywicaRRSeptember 14, 19746'4"200Palos, IL US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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