2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season
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| 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks |
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| Owner(s) | Ken Kendrick Jeff Moorad |
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| Manager(s) | Bob Brenly | |
| Local television | FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola, Sr.) |
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| Local radio | KTAR (620 AM) (Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Victor Rojas Jeff Munn) KSUN (Spanish) (Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana) |
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| Stats | ESPN.com | |
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The 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to repeat as World Series champions. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 98-64, good enough for the division title. Randy Johnson would finish the season as the NL Cy Young Award winner and become the second pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.[1]
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Offseason [edit]
- October 29, 2001: Ken Huckaby was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[2]
- January 9, 2002: Quinton McCracken was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[3]
- March 24, 2002: Ernie Young was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.[4]
Regular season [edit]
Luis Gonzalez [edit]
During the 2002 season, Luis Gonzalez received publicity as a piece of gum chewed by Gonzalez during a spring training game was sold for $10,000 on April 15, 2002.[5] The buyer was Curt Mueller, owner of Mueller Sports Medicine Inc., manufacturer of the gum, Quench.[6]
Opening Day starters [edit]
- Danny Bautista
- Craig Counsell
- Steve Finley
- Luis Gonzalez
- Mark Grace
- Randy Johnson
- Damian Miller
- Junior Spivey
- Tony Womack [7]
Season standings [edit]
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks | 98 | 64 | -- | .605 |
| San Francisco Giants | 95 | 66 | 2½ | .590 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | 6 | .568 |
| Colorado Rockies | 73 | 88 | 25 | .451 |
| San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | 32 | .407 |
Roster [edit]
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Transactions [edit]
- June 3, 2002: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[4]
- September 4, 2002: Felix Jose was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).[8]
Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
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 |
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Other batters [edit]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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NLDS [edit]
Main article: 2002 National League Division Series
St. Louis wins the series, 3-0
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Stadium | Series |
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| 1 | Arizona | 2 | St. Louis | 12 | October 1 | BankOne Ballpark | 1-0 (STL) |
| 2 | Arizona | 1 | St. Louis | 2 | October 3 | BankOne Ballpark | 2-0 (STL) |
| 3 | St. Louis | 6 | Arizona | 3 | October 5 | Busch Stadium | 3-0 (STL) |
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor League Baseball
References [edit]
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Quinton McCracken Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/younger02.shtml
- ^ ESPN.com: SPORTSBUSINESS - Gonzo's gum going, going, gone for 10 grand
- ^ Entrepreneur pays a wad for the wads - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Encyclopedia.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=ARI
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
External links [edit]
- Arizona Diamondbacks official web site
- 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
| Preceded by Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 |
NL West Division Championship Season 2002 |
Succeeded by San Francisco Giants 2003 |
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