- 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 the Anaheim Angels defeating the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series.
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
- The asterisk denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league.
[edit] Postseason | | Division Series
TV: ESPN/Fox | | League Championship Series
TV: Fox | | World Series
TV: Fox | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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. [edit] 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.
[edit] Statistical leaders [edit] Batting | 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] Pitching | 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 | [edit] 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 |
[edit] Awards | Award | National League | American League | | Most Valuable Player | Barry Bonds, SFG | 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 | [edit] 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 | Edgar Rentería, STL | | Outfielders | Torii Hunter, MIN | Larry Walker, COL | | Ichiro Suzuki, SEA | Jim Edmonds, STL | | Darin Erstad, ANA | Andruw Jones, ATL | [edit] References |
