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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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% |
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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.