2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season

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2002 Arizona Diamondbacks
Major league affiliations
Location
2002 information
Owner(s) Ken Kendrick
Jeff Moorad
Manager(s) Bob Brenly
Local television FSN Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola, Sr.)
Local radio KTAR (620 AM)
(Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Victor Rojas Jeff Munn)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana)
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]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • 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]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Luis Gonzalez

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]

[edit] Opening Day starters

  • Danny Bautista
  • Craig Counsell
  • Steve Finley
  • Luis Gonzalez
  • Mark Grace
  • Randy Johnson
  • Damian Miller
  • Junior Spivey
  • Tony Womack [7]

[edit] Season standings

NL West W L GB Pct.
Arizona Diamondbacks 98 64 -- .605
San Francisco Giants 95 66 .590
Los Angeles Dodgers 92 70 6 .568
Colorado Rockies 73 88 25 .451
San Diego Padres 66 96 32 .407

[edit] Roster

2002 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

[edit] Transactions

  • 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]

[edit] Player stats

[edit] 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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA
[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] NLDS

St. Louis wins the series, 3-0

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Stadium Series
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)

[edit] Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Sidewinders Pacific Coast League Al Pedrique
AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Chip Hale
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Steve Scarsone and Bill Plummer
A South Bend Silver Hawks Midwest League Dick Schofield
Short-Season A Yakima Bears Northwest League Mike Aldrete
Rookie Missoula Osprey Pioneer League Jack Howell

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  2. ^ Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Quinton McCracken Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/younger02.shtml
  5. ^ ESPN.com: SPORTSBUSINESS - Gonzo's gum going, going, gone for 10 grand
  6. ^ Entrepreneur pays a wad for the wads - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Encyclopedia.com
  7. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=ARI
  8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml
  9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Arizona Diamondbacks
2001
NL West Division
Championship Season

2002
Succeeded by
San Francisco Giants
2003
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