2002 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 53-86
Finished 8th in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Gary Thurman (53-86)
Affiliation: Seattle Mariners
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium
Attendance: 199,210, Avg. 3,065 in 65 home dates
2002 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Statistics

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League ended the 2002 season with a record of 53 wins and 86 losses, finishing eighth in the league's West Division.

The Timber Rattlers scored 531 runs and allowed 672 runs. Sean Peless led Wisconsin with 12 home runs Greg Dobbs and Shin-Soo Choo each recorded 48 runs batted in. Shin-Soo Choo paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .302. Juan Done topped the team with 9 wins, while Emiliano Fruto registered a 3.56 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 2002 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Shin-Soo Choo, Greg Dobbs, Emiliano Fruto and Ryan Rowland-Smith.

Gary Thurman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bo AcorsRRSeptember 3, 19795'11"200Richmond, VA US
Jerry AmadorRRJanuary 13, 19806'0"185Camuy, PR
Pat BarnesRLSeptember 25, 19796'2"180Mobile, AL US
Evel BastidaLRFebruary 28, 19796'0"190La Habana, La Habana CU
Hunter BrownRROctober 24, 19796'2"210Monroe, LA US
Alex CadenaRRMarch 13, 19805'11"205Laredo, TX US
Shin-Soo ChooLLJuly 13, 19825'11"210Busan, KR
John ColeRRJanuary 11, 19805'11"185Ottawa, ON CA
Chris CollinsRRAugust 14, 19816'0"205Phoenix, AZ US
John CorcoranRRSeptember 23, 19806'2"190Joliet, IL US
Luis CordovaSRSeptember 2, 19846'1"180Cura, VE
Antero CorreaRRJanuary 3, 19786'2"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Renee CortezRRDecember 9, 19826'4"180Valencia, Carabobo VE
Phil CullenRRDecember 2, 19796'9"215Sunnyside, WA US
Oscar DelgadoLLApril 5, 19815'11"170Maracay, Aragua VE
Greg DobbsLRJuly 2, 19786'1"205Los Angeles, CA US
Juan DoneRROctober 2, 19806'2"220Hialeah, FL US
Jeff EllenaRRNovember 3, 19796'0"170Whittier, CA US
Dan FloydRRJanuary 17, 19835'9"175Geelong, Victoria AU
Corey FreemanRROctober 13, 19795'11"165Tampa, FL US
Emiliano FrutoRRJune 6, 19846'3"230Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Cip GarciaRROctober 23, 19785'11"215Albuquerque, NM US
Daniel HeadRROctober 7, 19786'2"215Mobile, AL US
Mike KestenSLSeptember 22, 19816'2"185Bellflower, CA US
Ryan KetchnerLLApril 19, 19826'1"190Wellsville, NY US
Guillermo MartinezSRJune 24, 19806'0"150Maracay, Aragua VE
Eddie MenchacaRRFebruary 7, 19815'11"193El Paso, TX US
Tim MerrittRRFebruary 7, 19806'0"180Pensacola, FL US
Harvey MonteLLOctober 8, 19815'11"180, CW
Luis OliverosRRJune 18, 19836'1"225Guatire, Miranda VE
Lanny PattenRRMay 30, 19796'3"200Whitecourt, AB CA
Sean PelessLLDecember 24, 19806'5"230Bellevue, WA US
Jeff PerezRRNovember 21, 19786'0"180Tucson, AZ US
Jason RaineyLLJune 11, 19796'0"180Paris, TX US
Ryan Rowland-SmithLLJanuary 26, 19836'3"250Sydney, New South Wales AU
Ramon RoyceRRSeptember 22, 19796'5"210Boise, ID US
Jason Van MeetrenRROctober 4, 19796'3"200Las Vegas, NV US
Miguel VilliloSROctober 10, 19816'1"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Tanner WatsonRRJune 14, 19826'3"210Arnprior, ON CA
Greg WearRRJuly 7, 19796'6"212Crestwood, 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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