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 contesting the World Series; the Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games for the World Series championship. It was the first title in Angels team history. This was the first season for mlb.tv .

2002 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 31 – October 27, 2002
Number of games162
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)Fox, ESPN/ABC Family
Draft
Top draft pickBryan Bullington
Picked byPittsburgh Pirates
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Miguel Tejada (OAK)
NL: Barry Bonds (SF)
League Postseason
AL championsAnaheim Angels
  AL runners-upMinnesota Twins
NL championsSan Francisco Giants
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsAnaheim Angels
  Runners-upSan Francisco Giants
World Series MVPTroy Glaus (ANA)
MLB seasons

StandingsEdit

PostseasonEdit

BracketEdit

  Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS) 		League Championship Series
(NLCS, ALCS) 		World Series
                           
  1 NY Yankees 1  
4 Anaheim 3  
  4 Anaheim 4  
American League
  3 Minnesota 1  
2 Oakland 2
  3 Minnesota 3  
    AL4 Anaheim 4
  NL4 San Francisco 3
  1 Atlanta 2  
4 San Francisco 3  
  4 San Francisco 4
National League
  3 St. Louis 1  
2 Arizona 0
  3 St. Louis 3  

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 13 to September 4
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

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

Home Field Attendance & PayrollEdit

Team Name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per Game Est. Payroll %±
Seattle Mariners[1] 93 -19.8% 3,542,938 1.0% 43,740 $80,282,668 7.4%
New York Yankees[2] 103 8.4% 3,465,807 6.2% 43,323 $125,928,583 11.7%
San Francisco Giants[3] 95 5.6% 3,253,203 -1.8% 40,163 $78,299,835 23.7%
Arizona Diamondbacks[4] 98 6.5% 3,198,977 16.9% 39,494 $102,819,999 20.8%
Los Angeles Dodgers[5] 92 7.0% 3,131,255 3.8% 38,657 $94,850,953 -13.1%
St. Louis Cardinals[6] 97 4.3% 3,011,756 -3.1% 37,182 $74,660,875 -5.9%
New York Mets[7] 75 -8.5% 2,804,838 5.5% 34,628 $94,633,593 1.6%
Colorado Rockies[8] 73 0.0% 2,737,838 -13.5% 33,800 $56,851,043 -20.5%
Chicago Cubs[9] 67 -23.9% 2,693,096 -3.1% 33,248 $75,690,833 17.0%
Baltimore Orioles[10] 67 6.3% 2,682,439 -13.3% 33,117 $64,493,487 -13.2%
Boston Red Sox[11] 93 13.4% 2,650,862 1.0% 32,727 $108,366,060 -1.5%
Cleveland Indians[12] 74 -18.7% 2,616,940 -17.6% 32,308 $78,909,449 -15.5%
Atlanta Braves[13] 101 14.8% 2,603,484 -7.8% 32,142 $93,470,367 1.7%
Houston Astros[14] 84 -9.7% 2,517,357 -13.3% 31,078 $63,448,417 4.7%
Texas Rangers[15] 72 -1.4% 2,352,397 -16.9% 29,042 $105,726,122 19.3%
Anaheim Angels[16] 99 32.0% 2,305,547 15.2% 28,464 $61,721,667 29.3%
San Diego Padres[17] 66 -16.5% 2,220,601 -6.6% 27,415 $41,425,000 5.7%
Oakland Athletics[18] 103 1.0% 2,169,811 1.7% 26,788 $40,004,167 18.3%
Milwaukee Brewers[19] 56 -17.6% 1,969,153 -29.9% 24,311 $50,287,833 14.6%
Minnesota Twins[20] 94 10.6% 1,924,473 7.9% 23,759 $40,425,000 67.5%
Cincinnati Reds[21] 78 18.2% 1,855,787 -1.3% 22,911 $45,050,390 -8.0%
Pittsburgh Pirates[22] 72 16.1% 1,784,988 -27.6% 22,312 $42,323,599 -26.7%
Chicago White Sox[23] 81 -2.4% 1,676,911 -5.1% 20,703 $57,052,833 -13.1%
Toronto Blue Jays[24] 78 -2.5% 1,637,900 -14.5% 20,221 $76,864,333 0.0%
Philadelphia Phillies[25] 80 -7.0% 1,618,467 -9.2% 20,231 $57,954,999 39.1%
Detroit Tigers[26] 55 -16.7% 1,503,623 -21.7% 18,795 $55,048,000 3.1%
Kansas City Royals[27] 62 -4.6% 1,323,036 -13.9% 16,334 $47,257,000 33.4%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays[28] 55 -11.3% 1,065,742 -17.9% 13,157 $34,380,000 -39.7%
Florida Marlins[29] 79 3.9% 813,118 -35.5% 10,038 $41,979,917 17.4%
Montreal Expos[30] 83 22.1% 812,045 26.3% 10,025 $38,670,500 10.0%

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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  30. ^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External linksEdit

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