2002 Major League Baseball season
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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.
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| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 31, 2002 – October 27, 2002 |
| 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 | |
| World Series champions | Anaheim Angels |
| Runners-up | San Francisco Giants |
| World Series MVP | Troy Glaus (ANA) |
| MLB seasons | |
| ← 2001 | |
The 2002 Major League Baseball season finished with the Anaheim Angels defeating the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series.
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Major league baseball final standings
| American League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | .640 | -- |
| 2nd | Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10.5 |
| 3rd | Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 25.5 |
| 4th | Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36.5 |
| 5th | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | .342 | 48.0 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | Minnesota Twins | 94 | 67 | .584 | -- |
| 2nd | Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13.5 |
| 3rd | Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20.5 |
| 4th | Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 32.5 |
| 5th | Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | .342 | 39.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | -- |
| 2nd | Anaheim Angels* | 99 | 63 | .611 | 4.0 |
| 3rd | Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10.0 |
| 4th | Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 31.0 |
| National League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| East Division | |||||
| 1st | Atlanta Braves | 101 | 59 | .631 | -- |
| 2nd | Montreal Expos | 83 | 79 | .512 | 19.0 |
| 3rd | Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 81 | .497 | 21.5 |
| 4th | Florida Marlins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 23.0 |
| 5th | New York Mets | 75 | 86 | .466 | 26.5 |
| Central Division | |||||
| 1st | St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- |
| 2nd | Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13.0 |
| 3rd | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19.0 |
| 4th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 89 | .447 | 24.5 |
| 5th | Chicago Cubs | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
| 6th | Milwaukee Brewers | 56 | 106 | .346 | 41.0 |
| West Division | |||||
| 1st | Arizona Diamondbacks | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- |
| 2nd | San Francisco Giants* | 95 | 66 | .590 | 2.5 |
| 3rd | Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 6.0 |
| 4th | Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 25.0 |
| 5th | San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 32.0 |
- The asterisk denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league.
Postseason
- American League Champion - Anaheim Angels
- National League Champion - San Francisco Giants
- World Series Champion - Anaheim Angels
- Postseason - October 1 to October 27
| Division Series TV: ESPN/Fox |
League Championship Series TV: Fox |
World Series TV: Fox |
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| 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 | |||||||||||
| AL4 | Anaheim Angels | 4 | |||||||||||
| NL4 | 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 | |||||||||||
Click on any series score to link to that series' page.
Higher seed had home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series.
The American League champion had home field advantage during the World Series.
- Postseason MVPs
- World Series MVP - Troy Glaus
- ALCS MVP - Adam Kennedy
- NLCS MVP - Benito Santiago
All-Star game
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.
Statistical leaders
Batting
Team
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
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| 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 |
Individual
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
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| 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 |
Pitching
Team
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
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| 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 |
Individual
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
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| 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 |
Managers
American League
| Team | Manager | Comments |
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| 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 | |
| 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 League
| Team | Manager | Comments |
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| 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
Awards
Gold Glove Awards
| Position | American League | National League |
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| 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 | Edgar Rentería, STL |
| Outfielders | Torii Hunter, MIN | Larry Walker, COL |
| Ichiro Suzuki, SEA | Jim Edmonds, STL | |
| Darin Erstad, ANA | Andruw Jones, ATL |
References
- 2002 Major League Baseball standings
- Baseball-reference.com, 2002 American League Baseball Season
- Baseball-reference.com, 2002 National League Baseball Season
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