2002 Tennessee Smokies Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 2nd in the SL's East Division
Manager: Rocket Wheeler (69-71)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: Kodak, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Attendance: 268,033, Avg. 3,829 in 70 home dates
2002 Tennessee Smokies Statistics

The Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League ended the 2002 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Smokies topped the circuit with 739 runs, ignited by 104 home runs. Tennessee yielded 715 runs, most in the league. Jim Deschaine paced the team with 16 home runs Shawn Fagan and Jimmy Alvarez each recorded 69 runs batted in. Rich Thompson led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .280 clip. Diego Markwell and Vinnie Chulk paced the squad with 13 wins each, while Vinnie Chulk recorded a 2.96 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2002 Tennessee Smokies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Chris Carpenter, Kevin Cash, Gustavo Chacín, Vinnie Chulk, Dave Gassner, Frank Gracesqui, Gabe Gross, Esteban Loaiza, Steve Parris, Mike Rouse, Rich Thompson, Scott Wiggins and Dewayne Wise.

Rocket Wheeler served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jimmy AlvarezSROctober 4, 19775'10"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Peter BauerLRNovember 6, 19786'7"243Washington, DC US
Chris CarpenterRRApril 27, 19756'6"230Exeter, NH US
Joe CaseyRRJanuary 25, 19796'0"192Media, PA US
Kevin CashRRDecember 6, 19776'0"200Tampa, FL US
Hugo CastellanosRRJune 30, 19806'4"225Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX
Gustavo ChacínLLDecember 4, 19805'11"205Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Paul ChiaffredoRRMay 30, 19766'2"210Atlanta, GA US
Vinnie ChulkRRDecember 19, 19786'2"200Miami, FL US
Chris CumberlandRLJanuary 15, 19736'1"189Clearwater, FL US
Jim DeschaineRRSeptember 18, 19776'0"220Los Angeles, CA US
Shawn FaganRRMarch 2, 19785'11"200Syosset, NY US
Ryan FlemingLLFebruary 11, 19765'9"177Franklin County, OH US
Dave GassnerRLDecember 14, 19786'2"190Hortonville, WI US
Frank GracesquiSLAugust 20, 19796'5"245Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Gabe GrossLROctober 21, 19796'3"200Baltimore, MD US
Garrick HaltiwangerRLMarch 3, 19756'0"195Columbia, SC US
Rob HamannRRDecember 15, 19766'7"210Franklin Park, IL US
Isaac IorgRRJune 5, 19796'1"190San Diego, CA US
Kenny JamesSROctober 9, 19766'0"190Bartow, FL US
Chuck KegleyRRDecember 17, 19796'3"200Jacksonville, FL US
Selwyn LangaigneLLMarch 22, 19766'0"190Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Esteban LoaizaRRDecember 31, 19716'2"230Tijuana, Baja California MX
Matt LoganLRJuly 22, 19796'3"210Cambridge, ON CA
Diego MarkwellLLAugust 8, 19806'2"190Schelpwijk, CW
Casey MartinezRRAugust 31, 19775'11"200Kansas City, MO US
Joe OrloskiRRMay 17, 19796'3"180Las Vegas, NV US
Francisco OzunaLLMay 17, 19816'2"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Steve ParrisRRDecember 17, 19676'0"190Joliet, IL US
Jerrod PayneRRAugust 27, 19775'10"190Elmira, NY US
Cameron ReimersRRSeptember 15, 19786'5"216Missoula, MT US
Dominic RichLRAugust 22, 19795'10"195Sunbury, PA US
Mike RouseLRApril 25, 19805'11"200San Jose, CA US
Justin SingletonLRApril 10, 19796'2"190Baltimore, MD US
Danny SolanoRRDecember 3, 19755'9"200San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Ryan SpilleLLNovember 11, 19766'3"180Cincinnati, OH US
Rich ThompsonLRApril 23, 19796'2"190Reading, PA US
Jose UmbriaRRJanuary 20, 19786'1"215Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Scott WigginsLLMarch 24, 19766'3"205Fort Thomas, KY US
Dewayne WiseLLFebruary 24, 19786'0"200Columbia, SC 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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