2002 St. Paul Saints Roster

Northern League-Central (NLC) - Independent
Team Record: 39-50
Finished 4th in the NLC's North Division
Manager: Jimmy Johnson (39-50)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Ballpark: Midway Stadium
Attendance: 294,363, Avg. 6,263 in 47 home dates
2002 St. Paul Saints Statistics

The St. Paul Saints of the Northern League-Central ended the 2002 season with a record of 39 wins and 50 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Saints scored 385 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 447 runs. Kevin Roberson paced St. Paul with 27 home runs and accounted for 55 RBI, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .310. Jake Whitney topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.13 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 2002 St. Paul Saints who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Howard Battle, Kevin Roberson and Keith Williams.

Jimmy Johnson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Scott AlbinRRSeptember 27, 19756'0"185Redondo Beach, CA US
Chris AshbyRRDecember 15, 19746'3"195Phoenix, AZ US
Howard BattleRRMarch 25, 19726'0"210Biloxi, MS US
Richard BellLLMay 24, 19736'1"230Los Angeles, CA US
Oliver BerroaRRMarch 24, 19786'1"204San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Reagan BuckleyRRMarch 14, 19745'11"190Houston, TX US
Klae CalvertRRNovember 30, 19766'5"180Gold Coast, Queensland AU
Condor CashRRSeptember 22, 19796'2"200Toccoa, GA US
Wesley CrawfordSLDecember 12, 19766'3"200Jackson, MS US
Arián CruzLLMay 30, 19785'10"170Camaguey, Camaguey CU
Ray DanzySRJune 14, 19795'10"215Crossett, AR US
Rodney DickinsonRRNovember 9, 19755'10"175Atlanta, GA US
John DriskillLROctober 21, 19776'0"190
Ryan EskierkaJuly 9, 1979
Ben FleethamRRAugust 3, 19726'1"205Minneapolis, MN US
Jody FriedmanRRDecember 12, 19775'10"195Pensacola, FL US
Matt GawerLLApril 15, 19786'4"235Yuma, AZ US
Emiliano GironRRJanuary 5, 19726'2"165Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Isabel GironRRNovember 17, 19736'2"160Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Ricky GomezRRDecember 7, 19785'10"183San Juan, PR
Kevin GoodrumLLJune 17, 19796'3"225Euclid, OH US
Jason HillRRFebruary 25, 19756'0"205Los Angeles, CA US
Jay HoodRRMarch 8, 19776'0"185Hollywood, FL US
Kerry JacobsonLRApril 5, 19796'0"225Aberdeen, SD US
Ricky MagdalenoRRJuly 6, 19746'0"185West Covina, CA US
Limberth MarinSRNovember 22, 19815'10"165Maracay, Aragua VE
Matt MartunasLLAugust 27, 19786'2"180Worcester, MA US
Keith MeyersLLApril 11, 19796'0"190Hastings, MN US
Kevin MooreSRJune 20, 19756'2"210Culver City, CA US
Reggie NelsonRRMarch 30, 19795'10"165San Diego, CA US
Brian NickersonRRFebruary 20, 19785'10"195Tucson, AZ US
Miguel PerezRRFebruary 19, 19766'1"192Moa, CU
Tommy PetermanLLMay 21, 19756'0"228Springfield, OH US
Kevin RobersonSRJanuary 29, 19686'4"210Decatur, IL US
Ryan RuizLLApril 7, 19775'9"160Mission Viejo, CA US
Willy RuizRROctober 15, 19765'11"150Nagua, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO
Osmany SantanaLLAugust 9, 19765'11"185La Habana, La Habana CU
Joe ShallenbergerRRMay 23, 19806'4"235Abilene, TX US
Kevin SullivanRRAugust 20, 19796'1"210
Chris SwiatkiewiczRRMay 24, 19766'1"190Fridley, MN US
Bao VinhSRApril 15, 19775'11"180Saigon, VN
Thomas WheelerRRNovember 17, 19796'3"200Toms River, NJ US
Jake WhitneyLLMay 23, 19766'1"190Edina, MN US
Keith WilliamsRRApril 21, 19726'0"190Bedford, PA US
Jay WoolfSRJune 6, 19776'1"170Miami, FL 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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