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Sports season
2002 MLB season League Major League Baseball Sport Baseball Duration March 31 – October 27, 2002 Number of games 162 Number of teams 30 TV partner(s) Fox , ESPN/ABC Family Top draft pick Bryan Bullington Picked by Pittsburgh Pirates Season MVP AL : Miguel Tejada (OAK )NL : Barry Bonds (SF )AL championsAnaheim Angels AL runners-up Minnesota Twins NL championsSan Francisco Giants NL runners-up St. Louis Cardinals Champions Anaheim Angels Runners-up San Francisco Giants World Series MVP Troy Glaus (ANA )
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 .
Standings [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Postseason [ ]
Bracket [ ]
Statistical leaders [ ]
Batting [ ]
Team [ ]
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
Individual [ ]
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
Pitching [ ]
Team [ ]
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
Individual [ ]
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
Managers [ ]
American League [ ]
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 League [ ]
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
Awards [ ]
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 Awards [ ]
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 & Payroll [ ]
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 also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Arizona Diamondbacks Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Colorado Rockies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Tampa Bay Rays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Florida Marlins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
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See also
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