2002 Oakland Athletics season
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| 2002 Oakland Athletics 2002 AL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann | |
| General manager(s) | Billy Beane | |
| Manager(s) | Art Howe | |
| Local television | KICU-TV FSN Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa) |
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| Local radio | KFRC (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 2002 season featured the A's finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 103 wins and 59 losses, despite losing three free agents to larger market teams: 2000 AL MVP Jason Giambi to the New York Yankees, outfielder Johnny Damon to the Boston Red Sox, and closer Jason Isringhausen to the St. Louis Cardinals. They are most notable for having set an American League record of winning 20 consecutive games between August 13 and September 4, 2002.[1]
Miguel Tejada and Barry Zito would go on to win the American League MVP and Cy Young Award respectively.
This year's team is prominently featured in the Michael Lewis book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (as Lewis was given the opportunity to follow the team around throughout that season). A film adaptation of the book was released in 2011, also titled Moneyball.
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Off-season [edit]
- November 2, 2001: Mark Bellhorn was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Adam Morrissey (minors).[2]
- December 14, 2001: David Justice was traded by the New York Yankees to the Athletics for Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates.
- January 11, 2002: Randy Velarde was signed as a Free Agent with the Athletics.[3]
- March 19, 2002: Justin Duchscherer was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Athletics for Luis Vizcaíno.[4]
Regular season [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | -- |
| Anaheim Angels | 99 | 63 | .611 | 4 |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 10 |
| Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | .444 | 31 |
Draft picks [edit]
- June 4, 2002: Nick Swisher was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.[5]
- June 4, 2002: Joe Blanton was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed July 20, 2002.[6]
- June 4, 2002: Jared Burton was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 8th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2002.[7]
Trades [edit]
- May 22, 2002: John Mabry was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Oakland Athletics for Jeremy Giambi.[8]
- July 5, 2002: Ted Lilly was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the New York Yankees with Jason Arnold (minors) and John-Ford Griffin to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later, Carlos Peña, and Franklyn Germán to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman (August 22, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.[9]
- July 25, 2002: Ray Durham was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jon Adkins.[10]
- July 30, 2002: Ricardo Rincón was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Marshall McDougall.[11]
Roster [edit]
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Postseason [edit]
The A's lost 3-2 to the Twins in the 2002 American League Division Series
Player statistics [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tim Hudson | 34 | 238.1 | 15 | 9 | 2.98 | 152 |
| Barry Zito | 35 | 229.1 | 23 | 5 | 2.75 | 182 |
Farm system [edit]
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See also: Minor League Baseball
References [edit]
Specific references:
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 377, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellhma01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/duchsju01.shtml
- ^ Nick Swisher Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blantjo01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burtoja01.shtml
- ^ John Mabry Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Ted Lilly Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/durhara01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/2002-transactions.shtml
General references:
- 2002 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 2002 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
| Preceded by Seattle Mariners 2001 |
AL West Championship Season 2002 |
Succeeded by Oakland Athletics 2003 |
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