The 2002 Major League Baseball season finished with two wild-card teams contesting the World Series; the
Anaheim Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team h ...
defeated the
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...
in seven games for the
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
championship. It was the first title in Angels team history. This was the first season fo
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Standings
American League
National League
Postseason
Bracket
Statistical leaders
Batting
Team
Individual
Pitching
Team
Individual
Managers
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...
±hosted the MLB All Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National ...
Awards
Gold Glove Awards
Home Field Attendance & Payroll
See also
* 2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series
The 2002 Japan Series was the 53rd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the ...
References
2002 Major League Baseball standings
External links
2002 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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Major League Baseball seasons