# 2002 Major League Baseball season

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

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| $^{(1)}$ New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | .640 | — | 52‍–‍28 | 51‍–‍30 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10½ | 42‍–‍39 | 51‍–‍30 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | .481 | 25½ | 42‍–‍39 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36½ | 34‍–‍47 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | .342 | 48 | 30‍–‍51 | 25‍–‍55 |
vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| $^{(3)}$ Minnesota Twins | 94 | 67 | .584 | — | 54‍–‍27 | 40‍–‍40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13½ | 47‍–‍34 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20½ | 39‍–‍42 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 32½ | 37‍–‍44 | 25‍–‍56 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | .342 | 39 | 33‍–‍47 | 22‍–‍59 |
vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| $^{(2)}$ Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 54‍–‍27 | 49‍–‍32 |
| $^{(4)}$ Anaheim Angels | 99 | 63 | .611 | 4 | 54‍–‍27 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10 | 48‍–‍33 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 31 | 42‍–‍39 | 30‍–‍51 |

### National League

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| $^{(1)}$ Atlanta Braves | 101 | 59 | .631 | — | 52‍–‍28 | 49‍–‍31 |
| Montreal Expos | 83 | 79 | .512 | 19 | 49‍–‍32 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 81 | .497 | 21½ | 40‍–‍40 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Florida Marlins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 23 | 46‍–‍35 | 33‍–‍48 |
| New York Mets | 75 | 86 | .466 | 26½ | 38‍–‍43 | 37‍–‍43 |
vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| $^{(3)}$ St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 47‍–‍34 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | 38‍–‍43 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 89 | .447 | 24½ | 38‍–‍42 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 36‍–‍45 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 56 | 106 | .346 | 41 | 31‍–‍50 | 25‍–‍56 |
vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| $^{(2)}$ Arizona Diamondbacks | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 55‍–‍26 | 43‍–‍38 |
| $^{(4)}$ San Francisco Giants | 95 | 66 | .590 | 2½ | 50‍–‍31 | 45‍–‍35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 6 | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 25 | 47‍–‍34 | 26‍–‍55 |
| San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 32 | 41‍–‍40 | 25‍–‍56 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

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

## Statistical leaders
### Batting
#### Team

| Statistic | American League | American League | National 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 | American League | National 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 | American League | National 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 | American League | National 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

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards :
| BBWAA Award | National League | American League |
| Rookie of the Year | Jason Jennings (COL) | Eric Hinske (TOR) |
| Cy Young Award | Randy Johnson (AZ) | Barry Zito (OAK) |
| Manager of the Year | Tony La Russa (STL) | Mike Scioscia (ANA) |
| Most Valuable Player | Barry Bonds (SF) | Miguel Tejada (OAK) |
| Gold Glove Awards |||||||||
| Position | National League | American League |
| Pitcher | Greg Maddux (ATL) | Kenny Rogers (TEX) |
| Catcher | Brad Ausmus (HOU) | Bengie Molina (ANA) |
| 1st Base | Todd Helton (COL) | John Olerud (SEA) |
| 2nd Base | Fernando Viña (STL) | Bret Boone (SEA) |
| 3rd Base | Scott Rolen (STL)/(PHI) | Eric Chavez (OAK) |
| Shortstop | Édgar Rentería (STL) | Alex Rodriguez (TEX) |
| Outfield | Jim Edmonds (STL) Andruw Jones (ATL) Larry Walker (COL) | Darin Erstad (ANA) Torii Hunter (MIN) Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) |
| Silver Slugger Awards |||||||||
| Position | National League | American League |
| Pitcher/Designated Hitter | Mike Hampton (ATL) | Manny Ramirez (BOS) |
| Catcher | Mike Piazza (NYM) | Jorge Posada (NYY) |
| 1st Base | Todd Helton (COL) | Jason Giambi (NYY) |
| 2nd Base | Jeff Kent (SF) | Alfonso Soriano (NYY) |
| 3rd Base | Scott Rolen (STL)/(PHI) | Eric Chavez (OAK) |
| Shortstop | Édgar Rentería (STL) | Alex Rodriguez (TEX) |
| Outfield | Barry Bonds (SF) Vladimir Guerrero (MTL) Sammy Sosa (CHC) | Garret Anderson (ANA) Magglio Ordóñez (CWS) Bernie Williams (NYY) |

### Other awards

* Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: Ellis Burks (CLE)
* Hank Aaron Award: Alex Rodriguez (TEX), American); Barry Bonds (SF), National).
* Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Jim Thome (CLE).
* Rolaids Relief Man Award: Billy Koch (OAK, American); John Smoltz (ATL, National).
* Warren Spahn Award (Best left-handed pitcher): Randy Johnson (AZ)

### Player of the Month

| Month | American League | National League |
| April | Torii Hunter | Vladimir Guerrero |
| May | Jason Giambi | Todd Helton |
| June | Paul Konerko | Jeff Kent |
| July | Alex Rodriguez | Larry Walker |
| August | Alex Rodriguez | Barry Bonds |
| September | Manny Ramirez | Brian Jordan |

### Pitcher of the Month

| Month | American League | National League |
| April | Derek Lowe | Randy Johnson |
| May | Bartolo Colón | Curt Schilling |
| June | Mark Mulder | Éric Gagné |
| July | Pedro Martínez | Curt Schilling |
| August | Cory Lidle | Roy Oswalt |
| September | Andy Pettitte | Randy Johnson |

### Rookie of the Month

| Month | American League | National League |
| April | Carlos Peña | Kaz Ishii |
| May | Ryan Drese | Austin Kearns |
| June | Eric Hinske | Jason Simontacchi |
| July | Rodrigo López | Kirk Saarloos |
| August | Josh Phelps | Jason Jennings |
| September | Josh Phelps | Endy Chávez |

## Home field attendance and payroll

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

## Television coverage

This was the second season that national TV coverage was split between ESPN and Fox Sports. ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected weeknight and Sunday night games, and selected Division Series playoff games. Fox televised Saturday baseball, the All-Star Game, selected Division Series games, both League Championship Series, and the World Series. With the purchase of Fox Family by ESPN's parent company Disney, and its subsequent rebranding to ABC Family, the channel was allowed to continue airing selected Division Series games with ESPN-produced telecasts just for this season.