2002 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 2002 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2002 in baseball.

The 2002 Major League Baseball season finished with two wild-card teams, the Anaheim Angels defeating the San Francisco Giants in seven games, for the 2002 World Series championship. It was the first title in Angels team history. This was the first season for mlb.tv .

2002 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	March 31 – October 27, 2002
Draft
Top draft pick	Bryan Bullington
Picked by	Pittsburgh Pirates
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Miguel Tejada (OAK) NL: Barry Bonds (SF)
League Postseason
AL champions	Anaheim Angels
AL runners-up	Minnesota Twins
NL champions	San Francisco Giants
NL runners-up	St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
Champions	Anaheim Angels
Runners-up	San Francisco Giants
Finals MVP	Troy Glaus (ANA)

Contents

Major league baseball final standingsEdit

American LeagueEdit

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(1) New York Yankees	103	58	0.640	—	52–28	51–30
Boston Red Sox	93	69	0.574	10½	42–39	51–30
Toronto Blue Jays	78	84	0.481	25½	42–39	36–45
Baltimore Orioles	67	95	0.414	36½	34–47	33–48
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	55	106	0.342	48	30–51	25–55

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(3) Minnesota Twins	94	67	0.584	—	54–27	40–40
Chicago White Sox	81	81	0.500	13½	47–34	34–47
Cleveland Indians	74	88	0.457	20½	39–42	35–46
Kansas City Royals	62	100	0.383	32½	37–44	25–56
Detroit Tigers	55	106	0.342	39	33–47	22–59

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(2) Oakland Athletics	103	59	0.636	—	54–27	49–32
(4) Anaheim Angels	99	63	0.611	4	54–27	45–36
Seattle Mariners	93	69	0.574	10	48–33	45–36
Texas Rangers	72	90	0.444	31	42–39	30–51

National LeagueEdit

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(1) Atlanta Braves	101	59	0.631	—	52–28	49–31
Montreal Expos	83	79	0.512	19	49–32	34–47
Philadelphia Phillies	80	81	0.497	21½	40–40	40–41
Florida Marlins	79	83	0.488	23	46–35	33–48
New York Mets	75	86	0.466	26½	38–43	37–43

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(3) St. Louis Cardinals	97	65	0.599	—	52–29	45–36
Houston Astros	84	78	0.519	13	47–34	37–44
Cincinnati Reds	78	84	0.481	19	38–43	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	89	0.447	24½	38–42	34–47
Chicago Cubs	67	95	0.414	30	36–45	31–50
Milwaukee Brewers	56	106	0.346	41	31–50	25–56

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
(2) Arizona Diamondbacks	98	64	0.605	—	55–26	43–38
(4) San Francisco Giants	95	66	0.590	2½	50–31	45–35
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	70	0.568	6	46–35	46–35
Colorado Rockies	73	89	0.451	25	47–34	26–55
San Diego Padres	66	96	0.407	32	41–40	25–56

PostseasonEdit

• American League Champion – Anaheim Angels
• National League Champion – San Francisco Giants
• World Series Champion – Anaheim Angels
• Postseason – October 1 to 27

	Division Series (ALDS, NLDS)					League Championship Series (NLCS, ALCS)					World Series
	1	New York Yankees	1
	4	Anaheim Angels	3
						4	Anaheim Angels	4
	American League
						3	Minnesota Twins	1
	2	Oakland Athletics	2
	3	Minnesota Twins	3
											AL	Anaheim Angels	4
											NL	San Francisco Giants	3
	1	Atlanta Braves	2
	4	San Francisco Giants	3
						4	San Francisco Giants	4
	National League
						3	St. Louis Cardinals	1
	2	Arizona Diamondbacks	0
	3	St. Louis Cardinals	3

• Postseason MVPs
  • World Series MVP – Troy Glaus
  • ALCS MVP – Adam Kennedy
  • NLCS MVP – Benito Santiago

All-Star GameEdit

Main article: 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• All-Star Game, July 9 at Miller Park – The game ended in a tie 7–7. The game was called after the managers declared they had no more pitchers available. After this game Bud Selig stated the winner of future All-Star games would earn home-field advantage in the World Series; No MVP was named.
  • Century 21 Home Run Derby, July 8 – Jason Giambi, New York Yankees

Statistical leadersEdit

BattingEdit

TeamEdit

Statistic	American League		National League
Runs scored	New York Yankees	897	Arizona Diamondbacks	819
Hits	Anaheim Angels	1603	Colorado Rockies	1508
Home runs	Texas Rangers	230	Chicago Cubs	200
Batting average	Anaheim Angels	.282	Colorado Rockies	.274
Stolen bases	Kansas City Royals	140	Florida Marlins	177

IndividualEdit

Statistic	American League		National League
Batting average	Manny Ramírez (Boston)	.349	Barry Bonds (San Francisco)	.370
Runs scored	Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees)	128	Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs)	122
Hits	Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees)	209	Vladimir Guerrero (Montreal)	206
Home runs	Alex Rodriguez (Texas)	57	Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs)	49
Runs batted in	Alex Rodriguez (Texas)	142	Lance Berkman (Houston)	128
Stolen bases	Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees)	41	Luis Castillo (Florida)	48

PitchingEdit

TeamEdit

Statistic	American League		National League
Runs allowed	Anaheim Angels	644	Atlanta Braves	565
Earned run average	Oakland Athletics	3.68	Atlanta Braves	3.13
Hits allowed	Boston Red Sox	1339	Atlanta Braves	1302
Home runs allowed	Oakland Athletics	135	San Francisco Giants	116
Strikeouts	Boston Red Sox	1157	Chicago Cubs	1333

IndividualEdit

Statistic	American League		National League
Earned run average	Pedro Martínez (Boston)	2.26	Randy Johnson (Arizona)	2.32
Wins	Barry Zito (Oakland)	23	Randy Johnson (Arizona)	24
Saves	Eddie Guardado (Minnesota)	45	John Smoltz (Atlanta)	55
Strikeouts	Pedro Martínez (Boston)	239	Randy Johnson (Arizona)	334

ManagersEdit

American LeagueEdit

Team	Manager	Comments
Anaheim Angels	Mike Scioscia	Won the World Series
Baltimore Orioles	Mike Hargrove
Boston Red Sox	Grady Little
Chicago White Sox	Jerry Manuel
Cleveland Indians	Charlie Manuel	Replaced during the season by Joel Skinner
Detroit Tigers	Phil Garner	Replaced during the season by Luis Pujols
Kansas City Royals	Tony Muser	John Mizerock served as interim manager for 13 games prior to being replaced by Tony Peña
Minnesota Twins	Ron Gardenhire
New York Yankees	Joe Torre
Oakland Athletics	Art Howe	20-game win streak from August 13th to September 4th
Seattle Mariners	Lou Piniella
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Hal McRae
Texas Rangers	Jerry Narron
Toronto Blue Jays	Buck Martinez	Replaced during the season by Carlos Tosca

National LeagueEdit

Team	Manager	Comments
Arizona Diamondbacks	Bob Brenly
Atlanta Braves	Bobby Cox
Chicago Cubs	Don Baylor	Replaced during the season by Bruce Kimm
Cincinnati Reds	Bob Boone
Colorado Rockies	Buddy Bell	Replaced during the season by Clint Hurdle
Florida Marlins	Jeff Torborg
Houston Astros	Jimy Williams
Los Angeles Dodgers	Jim Tracy
Milwaukee Brewers±	Davey Lopes	Replaced during the season by Jerry Royster
Montreal Expos	Frank Robinson
New York Mets	Bobby Valentine
Philadelphia Phillies	Larry Bowa
Pittsburgh Pirates	Lloyd McClendon
St. Louis Cardinals	Tony LaRussa
San Diego Padres	Bruce Bochy
San Francisco Giants	Dusty Baker	Won the National League pennant

±hosted the MLB All Star Game

AwardsEdit

Award	National League	American League
Most Valuable Player	Barry Bonds, SF	Miguel Tejada, OAK
Cy Young	Randy Johnson, ARI	Barry Zito, OAK
Manager of the Year	Tony LaRussa, STL	Mike Scioscia, ANA
Rookie of the Year	Jason Jennings, COL	Eric Hinske, TOR
Relief Man of the Year	John Smoltz, ATL	Billy Koch, OAK
Comeback Player of the Year	Mike Lieberthal, PHI	Tim Salmon, ANA
Hank Aaron Award	Barry Bonds, SF	Alex Rodriguez, TEX
Roberto Clemente Award	Jim Thome, CLE

Gold Glove AwardsEdit

Position	American League	National League
Pitcher	Kenny Rogers, TEX	Greg Maddux, ATL
Catcher	Bengie Molina, ANA	Brad Ausmus, HOU
First baseman	John Olerud, SEA	Todd Helton, COL
Second baseman	Bret Boone, SEA	Fernando Viña, STL
Third baseman	Eric Chavez, OAK	Scott Rolen, STL
Shortstop	Alex Rodriguez, TEX	Édgar Rentería, STL
Outfielders	Torii Hunter, MIN	Larry Walker, COL
	Ichiro Suzuki, SEA	Jim Edmonds, STL
	Darin Erstad, ANA	Andruw Jones, ATL

See alsoEdit

• 2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season

External linksEdit

• 2002 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

ReferencesEdit

• 2002 Major League Baseball standings
• Baseball-reference.com, 2002 American League Baseball Season
• Baseball-reference.com, 2002 National League Baseball Season