2002 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2002 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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2002 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Andy Benes 6-06 240 Right Right 1967-08-20
54 Mike Crudale 6-00 205 Right Right 1977-01-03
52 Matt Duff 6-01 192 Right Right 1974-10-06
13 Jeff Fassero 6-01 195 Left Left 1963-01-05
31 Chuck Finley 6-06 214 Left Left 1962-11-26
47 Luther Hackman 6-04 195 Right Right 1974-10-10
44 Jason Isringhausen 6-03 195 Right Right 1972-09-07
58 Kevin Joseph 6-04 200 Right Right 1976-08-01
57 Darryl Kile 6-05 185 Right Right 1968-12-02
49 Steve Kline 6-02 200 Left Both 1972-08-22
48 Mike Matthews 6-02 175 Left Left 1973-10-24
56 Gabe Molina 6-01 220 Right Right 1975-05-03
35 Matt Morris 6-05 210 Right Right 1974-08-09
60 Josh Pearce 6-03 215 Right Right 1977-08-20
58 Jose Rodriguez 6-01 215 Left Left 1974-12-18
52 Nerio Rodriguez 6-01 195 Right Right 1971-03-04
46 Jason Simontacchi 6-02 185 Right Right 1973-11-13
52 Bud Smith 6-00 170 Left Left 1979-10-23
53 Travis Smith 5-10 170 Right Right 1972-11-07
36 Gene Stechschulte 6-05 210 Right Right 1973-08-12
55 Garrett Stephenson 6-04 185 Right Right 1972-01-02
50 Mike Timlin 6-04 210 Right Right 1966-03-10
43 Dave Veres 6-02 195 Right Right 1966-10-19
50 Rick White 6-04 215 Right Right 1968-12-23
19 Woody Williams 6-00 190 Right Right 1966-08-19
23 Jamey Wright 6-06 205 Right Right 1974-12-24
8 Mike DiFelice 6-02 205 Right Right 1969-05-28
26 Eli Marrero 6-01 180 Right Right 1973-11-17
22 Mike Matheny 6-03 205 Right Right 1970-09-22
28 Mike Coolbaugh 6-01 185 Right Right 1972-06-05
16 Ivan Cruz 6-03 210 Left Left 1968-05-03
30 Wilson Delgado 5-11 165 Right Both 1972-07-15
21 Tino Martinez 6-02 210 Right Left 1967-12-07
33 Eduardo Perez 6-04 215 Right Right 1969-09-11
27 Placido Polanco 5-10 168 Right Right 1975-10-10
3 Edgar Renteria 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-08-07
16, 27 Scott Rolen 6-04 210 Right Right 1975-04-04
4 Fernando Vina 5-09 170 Right Left 1969-04-16
41 Miguel Cairo 6-00 160 Right Right 1974-05-04
7 J.D. Drew 6-01 195 Right Left 1975-11-20
15 Jim Edmonds 6-01 190 Left Left 1970-06-27
5 Albert Pujols 6-03 210 Right Right 1980-01-16
0 Kerry Robinson 6-00 175 Left Left 1973-10-03
99 So Taguchi 5-10 163 Right Right 1969-07-02
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The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 94/95) where 3,011,756 fans witnessed their 2002 Cardinals finish the season with a .599 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

2002 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Mike DiFelice
J.D. Drew
Jim Edmonds
Tino Martinez
Matt Morris
Placido Polanco
Albert Pujols
Edgar Renteria
Fernando Vina

2002 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Mike Matheny (106)
1B Tino Martinez (149)
2B Fernando Vina (150)
3B Placido Polanco (78)
SS Edgar Renteria (149)
LF Albert Pujols (117)
CF Jim Edmonds (139)
RF J.D. Drew (119)
DH Miguel Cairo (3)
  
SP Andy Benes
SP Matt Morris
SP Jason Simontacchi
SP Woody Williams
  
RP Mike Crudale
RP Luther Hackman
RP Steve Kline
RP Mike Matthews
RP Gene Stechschulte
RP Mike Timlin
RP Dave Veres
RP Rick White
CL Jason Isringhausen


2002 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Jim Edmonds $7,333,333.00
Woody Williams $7,300,000.00
Darryl Kile $7,166,667.00
Andy Benes $6,367,542.00
Edgar Renteria $6,000,000.00
Tino Martinez $5,750,000.00
Mike Timlin $5,250,000.00
Fernando Vina $4,333,333.00
Dave Veres $4,250,000.00
Matt Morris $4,000,000.00
J.D. Drew $3,100,000.00
Jason Isringhausen $2,750,000.00
Mike Matheny $2,500,000.00
Placido Polanco $1,750,000.00
Steve Kline $1,200,000.00
Garrett Stephenson $900,000.00
Eli Marrero $850,000.00
Mike DiFelice $750,000.00
Miguel Cairo $600,000.00
Albert Pujols $600,000.00
Eduardo Perez $450,000.00
Mike Matthews $300,000.00
Gene Stechschulte $265,000.00
Kerry Robinson $250,000.00
Luther Hackman $245,000.00


2002 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#0 Kerry Robinson
#3 Edgar Renteria
#4 Fernando Vina
#5 Albert Pujols
#7 J.D. Drew
#8 Mike DiFelice
#13 Jeff Fassero
#15 Jim Edmonds
#16 Ivan Cruz
#16 Scott Rolen
#19 Woody Williams
#21 Tino Martinez
#22 Mike Matheny
#23 Jamey Wright
#26 Eli Marrero
#27 Placido Polanco
#27 Scott Rolen
#28 Mike Coolbaugh
#30 Wilson Delgado
#31 Chuck Finley
#33 Eduardo Perez
#35 Matt Morris
#36 Gene Stechschulte
#40 Andy Benes
#41 Miguel Cairo
#43 Dave Veres
#44 Jason Isringhausen
#46 Jason Simontacchi
#47 Luther Hackman
#48 Mike Matthews
#49 Steve Kline
#50 Mike Timlin
#50 Rick White
#52 Matt Duff
#52 Nerio Rodriguez
#52 Bud Smith
#53 Travis Smith
#54 Mike Crudale
#55 Garrett Stephenson
#56 Gabe Molina
#57 Darryl Kile
#58 Kevin Joseph
#58 Jose Rodriguez
#60 Josh Pearce
#99 So Taguchi

Did you know that a 2002 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?