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Sports 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 .
*Denotes walk-off
Statistical leaders [ edit ]
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
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
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
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
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
Player of the Month [ edit ]
Pitcher of the Month [ edit ]
Rookie of the Month [ edit ]
Home field attendance and payroll [ edit ]
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%
Television coverage [ edit ]
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.
^ "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 .
Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
See also