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2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season

FieldValue
nameArizona Diamondbacks
season2002
miscNational League West champions
leagueNational League
divisionWest
ballparkBank One Ballpark
cityPhoenix, Arizona
record98–64 (.605)
divisional_place1st
ownersKen Kendrick
Jerry Colangelo
general_managersJoe Garagiola Jr.
managersBob Brenly
televisionFSN Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola)
radioKTAR (620 AM)
(Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Victor Rojas Jeff Munn)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana)
espntnari
brtnARI

Jerry Colangelo KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola) (Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Victor Rojas Jeff Munn) KSUN (Spanish) (Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana) |}}

The 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 5th season in Major League Baseball and their 5th season at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West.

The Diamondbacks entered the 2002 season as the defending World Series champions. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West. They finished the season with a record of 98–64, good enough for the division title. However, they were unable to defend their World Series title as they were swept in the NLDS by the St. Louis Cardinals in three games. Randy Johnson would finish the season as the NL Cy Young Award winner for the fourth consecutive year and become the second pitcher in history to win five Cy Young Awards after Roger Clemens.

Offseason

  • October 29, 2001: Ken Huckaby was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • January 9, 2002: Quinton McCracken was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • March 24, 2002: Ernie Young was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

Regular season

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. The buyer was Curt Mueller, owner of Mueller Sports Medicine Inc., manufacturer of the gum, Quench.

Opening Day starters

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

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Roster

2002 Arizona Diamondbacks
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Transactions

  • June 3, 2002: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • September 4, 2002: Félix José was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

PosPlayerGABHHRRBIAvg.
CDamian Miller101297741142.249
1BMark Grace12429875748.252
2BJunior Spivey1435381621678.301
SSTony Womack153590160557.271
3BCraig Counsell112436123251.282
LFLuis Gonzalez14852415128103.288
CFSteve Finley1505051452589.287
RFQuinton McCracken123349108340.309

Other batters

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

PosPlayerGABHHRRBIAvg.
RFDavid Dellucci9722956729.245
1BErubiel Durazo76222581648.261
3BMatt Williams60215561240.260
1BGreg Colbrunn72171571027.333
CRod Barajas7015436323.234
RFDanny Bautista4015450623.325
RFJosé Guillén5413130415.229
CChad Moeller3710530216.286
3BChris Donnels748019316.238
MIAlex Cintrón38751604.213
IFJay Bell32498211.163
OFMark Little1522602.273
RFFélix José1319524.263
PHLyle Overbay1010101.100
IFDanny Klassen43100.333

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Randy Johnson35260.02452.32334
Curt Schilling36259.12373.23316
Miguel Batista36184.2894.29112
Rick Helling30175.210124.51120
Brian Anderson35156.06114.7981

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
John Patterson730.2203.2331
Todd Stottlemyre520.1027.5212
Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
Byung-hyun Kim7284.083362.0492
Mike Koplove5561.26103.3646
Mike Myers6937.04344.3831
Mike Morgan2934.01105.2913
Greg Swindell3433.00206.2723
Matt Mantei3126.22204.7326
Eddie Oropesa3225.120010.3018
Mike Fetters3324.22305.1124
José Parra1614.00103.218
Bret Prinz2013.10209.4510
Duaner Sánchez63.20004.914
Armando Reynoso21.200010.802
Mark Grace11.00009.000

NLDS

Main article: 2002 National League Division Series

St. Louis wins the series, 3–0

GameHomeScoreVisitorScoreDateStadiumSeries
1Arizona2**St. Louis**12October 1BankOne Ballpark1–0 (STL)
2Arizona1**St. Louis**2October 3BankOne Ballpark2–0 (STL)
3**St. Louis**6Arizona3October 5Busch Stadium3–0 (STL)

Farm system

References

References

  1. ''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0451223630
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huckake01.shtml Ken Huckaby Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccraqu01.shtml Quinton McCracken Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
  4. "Ernie Young Stats".
  5. [https://www.espn.com/sportsbusiness/news/2002/0415/1369298.html ESPN.com: SportBusiness – Gonzo's gum going, going, gone for 10 grand]
  6. [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-6091239.html Entrepreneur pays a wad for the wads. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  7. "2002 Arizona Diamondbacks Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  8. "Felix Jose Stats".
  9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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