2002 Anaheim Angels season

2002 Anaheim Angels 2002 AL Wild Card 2002 AL Champions 2002 World Series Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1961) West Division (since 1969)
Location
Edison International Field of Anaheim (since 1966) Anaheim, CA (since 1966)
2002 information
Owner(s)	The Walt Disney Company
Manager(s)	Mike Scioscia
Local television	FSN West KCAL-9 •Rex Hudler, Steve Physioc
Local radio	KLAC (AM 570) •Terry Smith, Rory Markas KTNQ (AM 1020—Spanish) •José Mota, Ivan Lara
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The Anaheim Angels' 2002 season was the franchise's 42nd, and it ended with the team's first American League pennant and World Series championship.

The Angels finished the regular season with a record of 99-63, 4 games behind the Oakland Athletics in the American League West standings, but qualified for the franchise's first ever Wild Card playoff berth to return to the postseason for the first time since 1986. Outfielder Garret Anderson led the team with 123 runs batted in and a .539 slugging percentage, was selected for the AL All-Star team, and won the Silver Slugger Award. Jarrod Washburn went 18-6 with a 3.15 earned run average to anchor a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the league.

In the postseason, the Angels defeated the New York Yankees 3-1 in the American League Division Series, then defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-1 in the American League Championship Series to win the AL pennant. The Angels then won the World Series in dramatic fashion when, with a 3-2 series deficit to the San Francisco Giants, they overcame a 5 run deficit in the late innings of Game 6 to force a winner-take-all Game 7, which they won to clinch the series 4-3. The morning after the win, The Orange County Register celebrated the Angels' win with the headline "7th Heaven," referring to the popular television series and fact that it took seven games for the Angels to win the World Series, and in doing so, it sent them to seventh heaven.

2002 was also notable as the season in which the Angels debuted their present-day uniforms, colors, and halo insignia, which replaced the widely ridiculed "periwinkle" uniforms and "winged" insignia they had worn since 1997. It was also the last full season the team was owned by The Walt Disney Company, which sold its controlling interest in the team to present-day owner Arte Moreno in May 2003.

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB
Oakland Athletics	103	59	.636	--
Anaheim Angels	99	63	.611	4
Seattle Mariners	93	69	.574	10
Texas Rangers	72	90	.444	31

Transactions

• February 7, 2002: Clay Bellinger was signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.
• July 31, 2002: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Sal Fasano to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later and Jorge Fábregas. The Anaheim Angels sent Johnny Raburn (minors) (August 14, 2002) and Pedro Liriano (September 20, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

Roster

2002 Anaheim Angels
Roster
Pitchers 27 Kevin Appier 51 Mickey Callaway 21 Dennis Cook 53 Brendan Donnelly 41 John Lackey 43 Al Levine 47 Mark Lukasiewicz 36 Ramón Ortiz 40 Troy Percival 58 Lou Pote 57 Francisco Rodríguez 60 Scott Schoeneweis 34 Aaron Sele 62 Scot Shields 18 Donne Wall 56 Jarrod Washburn 77 Ben Weber 32 Matt Wise		Catchers  6 Jorge Fábregas  9 Sal Fasano  1 Bengie Molina 28 José Molina Infielders  5 Alfredo Amezaga 35 Clay Bellinger 22 David Eckstein  6 Chone Figgins 20 Brad Fullmer 10 Benji Gil 25 Troy Glaus  2 Adam Kennedy  8 José Nieves 23 Scott Spiezio 44 Shawn Wooten		Outfielders 16 Garret Anderson 33 Jeff DaVanon 17 Darin Erstad 18 Alex Ochoa  3 Orlando Palmeiro 39 Julio Ramírez 15 Tim Salmon		Manager 14 Mike Scioscia Coaches 24 Bud Black (pitching)  4 Alfredo Griffin (first base)  7 Mickey Hatcher (hitting) 70 Joe Maddon (bench) 13 Bobby Ramos (bullpen) 12 Ron Roenicke (third base)

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Garret Anderson	158	638	195	.306	29	123
David Eckstein	152	608	178	.293	8	63
Darin Erstad	150	625	177	.283	10	73
Brad Fullmer	130	429	124	.289	19	59
Troy Glaus	156	569	142	.250	30	111
Adam Kennedy	144	474	148	.312	7	52
Bengie Molina	122	800	105	.245	5	47
Tim Salmon	138	483	138	.286	22	88
Scott Spiezio	153	491	140	.285	12	82

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Postseason

With their win on Mon. September 26, 2002, the Angels clinched their first (and only to date as of 2010) Wildcard berth. At this time, the Angels would be in the postseason for the first time since the 1986 season.

American League Division Series

Main article: 2002 American League Division Series

The 2002 American League Division Series featured the Wildcard winner Anaheim Angels and the AL East champion New York Yankees. The series began on October 1, 2002 with the Angels splitting the first two games at Yankee Stadium. The Angels then proceeded to win the next two games, earning their ticket to the ALCS and winning their first postseason series in franchise history.

American League Championship Series

Main article: 2002 American League Championship Series

The 2002 American League Championship Series featured the Wildcard winner Anaheim Angels and the AL Central champion Minnesota Twins. The series began on October 8, 2002 with the Angels splitting the first two games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Angels then went home where they won three straight at Edison Field to earn a spot in the 2002 World Series. Infielder Adam Kennedy was the ALCS MVP.

World series

President George W. Bush greets the Angels after their World Series victory

Main article: 2002 World Series

The 2002 World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic, held from October 19–27, 2002. The series featured the American League champion Anaheim Angels defeating the National League champion San Francisco Giants, 4–3, to win the franchise's first ever World Series.

The series was notable as being the first (and as of 2011 only) time since the 1995 inception of the wild card in Major League Baseball that two wild card teams would vie for the title. It was also the fourth World Series played between two teams from California (after 1974, 1988, and 1989, when the Giants last went to the World Series), and the first such series to not include the Oakland Athletics. It was also the last Series to be played in a full seven games until 2011.

The series was played as a best-of-seven playoff with a 2–3–2 site format (standard in Major League Baseball). Barry Bonds of the Giants was almost elected World Series MVP before the Angels began their Game 6 comeback; the award would be presented the following night to Troy Glaus of the Angels for his role in that comeback. (Bobby Richardson of the 1960 New York Yankees remains the only World Series MVP from a losing team.)

Game One

October 19, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	6	0
Anaheim	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	9	0
WP: Jason Schmidt (1–0)   LP: Jarrod Washburn (0–1)   Sv: Robb Nen (1) Home runs: SF: Barry Bonds (1), Reggie Sanders (1), J. T. Snow (1) ANA: Troy Glaus 2 (2)

Game Three

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Anaheim	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	10	16	0
San Francisco	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	6	2
WP: Ramón Ortiz (1–0)   LP: Liván Hernández (0–1) Home runs: ANA: None SF: Rich Aurilia (1), Barry Bonds (3)

Game Five

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Anaheim	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	10	2
San Francisco	3	3	0	0	0	2	4	4	X	16	16	0
WP: Chad Zerbe (1–0)   LP: Jarrod Washburn (0–2) Home runs: ANA: None SF: Jeff Kent 2 (3), Rich Aurilia (2)

Game Seven

October 27, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
Anaheim	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	5	0
WP: John Lackey (1–0)   LP: Liván Hernández (0–2)   Sv: Troy Percival (3)

Game Two

October 20, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco	0	4	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	10	12	1
Anaheim	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	X	11	16	1
WP: Francisco Rodríguez (1–0)   LP: Félix Rodríguez (0–1)   Sv: Troy Percival (1) Home runs: SF: Reggie Sanders (2), David Bell (1), Jeff Kent (1), Barry Bonds (2) ANA: Tim Salmon 2 (2)

Game Four

October 23, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Anaheim	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	1
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	X	4	12	1
WP: Tim Worrell (1–0)   LP: Francisco Rodríguez (1–1)   Sv: Robb Nen (2) Home runs: ANA: Troy Glaus (3) SF: None

Game Six

October 26, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	5	8	1
Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	X	6	10	1
WP: Brendan Donnelly (1–0)   LP: Tim Worrell (1–1)   Sv: Troy Percival (2) Home runs: SF: Shawon Dunston (1), Barry Bonds (4) ANA: Scott Spiezio (1), Darin Erstad (1)

Game Log

Legend
Angels Win	Angels Loss	Game Postponed

Bracket

	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

The American League champion had home field advantage during the World Series.
Note: Major League Baseball's playoff format automatically seeds the Wild Card team 4th. Normally, the No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed in the Division Series. However, MLB does not allow the No. 1 seed to play the 4th seed/Wild Card winner in the Division Series if they are from the same division, instead having the No. 1 seed play the next lowest seed, the No. 3 seed.

Awards and honors

Tim Salmon

• Hutch Award

Garret Anderson

• All-Star
• Silver Slugger Award
• #4 in AL in RBI (123)

Darin Erstad

• Gold Glove Award

Bengie Molina

• Gold Glove Award

Mike Scioscia

• AL Manager of the Year Award

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake Stingers	Pacific Coast League	Mike Brumley
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Doug Sisson
A	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	California League	Bobby Meacham
A	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Midwest League	Todd Claus
Rookie	AZL Angels	Arizona League	Brian Harper
Rookie	Provo Angels	Pioneer League	Tom Kotchman

References

• 2002 Anaheim Angels team page at Baseball Reference
• 2002 Anaheim Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Preceded by 2001	Anaheim Angels seasons 2002	Succeeded by 2003
Preceded by Oakland Athletics 2001	AL Wild Card 2002	Succeeded by Boston Red Sox 2003
Preceded by New York Yankees 2001	American League champion 2002	Succeeded by New York Yankees 2003