The St. Louis Cardinals 2002 season was the team's 121st season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 111th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 97-65 during the season and won the National League Central division by 13 games over the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

. In the playoffs, the Cardinals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3 games to 0 in the NLDS but lost to the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 1 in the

NLCS The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two National ...

. Second baseman Fernando Viña, shortstop Édgar Rentería, third baseman Scott Rolen, and outfielder Jim Edmonds each won

Gold Gloves The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in bo ...

this year. On June 18, long-time broadcaster Jack Buck died at the age of 77, while four days later, pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room, at age 33.

Offseason

* December 11, 2001: Signed free agent pitcher Jason Isringhausen.

Regular season

Season standings

National League Central

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Neagle Neagle is a surname List of people with the surname * Anna Neagle (1904–1986), born Florence Marjorie Robertson, English actress and singer *Denny Neagle (born 1968), baseball player * Jack Neagle (1858–1904), baseball player *James Neagle (1 ...

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Stephenson Stephenson is a medieval patronymic surname meaning "son of Stephen". The earliest public record is found in the county of Huntingdonshire in 1279. There are variant spellings including Stevenson. People with the surname include: *Ashley Stephen ...

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Veres Veres is a surname with multiple origins. It means "red" in Hungary and the same surname appears as Vereș in Romania. The unrelated Ukrainian surname Veres means "heather". People Veres *Dave Veres, (Born 1966), American baseball player *Győző ...

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Kline Kline may refer to: * Kline (surname) Places * Klinë, a.k.a. Klina, in Kosovo United States: * Kline, Colorado * Kline, Iowa, in Des Moines County, Iowa * Kline, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana * Kline, Pennsylvania, in Clarion ...

, , 28,165 , , 6–3 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 10 , , April 12 , , Astros , , 7–3 , , Morris , , Miller , , , , 34,120 , , 7–3 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 11 , , April 13 , , Astros , , 2–1 , , Isringhausen , , Stone , , , , 41,552 , , 8–3 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 12 , , April 14 , , Astros , , 4–5 , , Reynolds , ,

, , Wagner , , 38,609 , , 8–4 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 13 , , April 15 , , @ D'Backs , , 5–14 , , Helling , , Benes , , , , 32,116 , , 8–5 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 14 , , April 16 , , @ D'Backs , , 3–5 , , Johnson , ,

B. Smith Barbara Elaine Smith (August 24, 1949 – February 22, 2020), professionally known as B. Smith, was an American restaurateur, model, author, businesswoman, and television host. Early life and education Smith was born on August 24, 1949, in t ...

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, , DeJean , , 30,600 , , 9–9 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 19 , , April 21 , , @ Brewers , , 3–5 , ,

Neugebauer Neugebauer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Neugebauer, Austrian film actor * Fritz Neugebauer, Second President of the National Council of Austria *Gerry Neugebauer, American astronomer * Hans E J Neugebauer, G ...

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, , DeJean , , 24,592 , , 9–10 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 20 , , April 23 , , @ Mets , , 3–4 , ,

D'Amico D'Amico is an Italian surname. Those with the surname include: People * Alicia D'Amico (1933–2001), Argentine photographer * Andrea D'Amico (footballer) (born 1989), Italian midfielder * Andrea D'Amico (football agent) (born 1964), Italian legal ...

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, , Benitez , , 24,637 , , 10–12 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 23 , , April 26 , , @ Expos , , 7–6 , , Stechschulte , , Ohka , ,

, , 8,545 , , 11–12 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 24 , , April 27 , , @ Expos , , 5–0 , ,

Matthews Matthews may refer to: People * Matthews (surname) Places * Matthews Island, Antarctica * Matthews Range, Kenya * Mount Matthews, New Zealand United States * Matthews, Georgia * Matthews, Indiana * Matthews, Maryland * Matthews, Missouri * Mat ...

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, , 2–7 , , Burnett , , Kile , , , , 32,636 , , 12–14 , - , - bgcolor=#cfc , 27 , , May 1 , ,

, , 6–4 , , T. Smith , , Dempster , , Isringhausen , , 29,755 , , 13–14 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 28 , , May 2 , ,

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Núñez Nunez is the anglicized form of the Spanish surname Núñez ( es, Núñez}, ). The Portuguese (and Old Galician) variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include: Academia * Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic * ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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Hammond Hammond may refer to: People * Hammond Innes (1913–1998), English novelist * Hammond (surname) * Justice Hammond (disambiguation) Places Antarctica * Hammond Glacier, Antarctica Australia *Hammond, South Australia, a small settlement in South ...

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, , 3–2 , , Simontacchi , , Lopez , , Isringhausen , , 42,455 , , 14–16 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 31 , , May 5 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Maddux , , Kile , , Smoltz , , 39,509 , , 14–17 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 32 , , May 6 , , @ Cubs , , 5–6 , , Fassero , , Timlin , , , , 35,083 , , 14–18 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 33 , , May 7 , , @ Cubs , , 0–8 , , Wood , ,

, , , , 35,748 , , 14–19 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 34 , , May 8 , , @ Cubs , , 3–2 , , Morris , , Cruz , , Isringhausen , , 33,473 , , 15–19 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 35 , , May 10 , , @ Reds , , 4–2 , , Stechschulte , , White , , Isringhausen , , 29,008 , , 16–19 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 36 , , May 11 , , @ Reds , , 1–8 , , Reitsma , , Kile , , , , 25,006 , , 16–20 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 37 , , May 12 , , @ Reds , , 10–8 , , Stechschulte, , Graves , , Isringhausen , , 20,622 , , 17–20 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 38 , , May 13 , , Cubs , , 3–0 , , Morris , , Wood , , , , 45,720 , , 18–20 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 39 , , May 14 , , Cubs , , 11–2 , , Timlin , , Cruz , , , , 47,035 , , 19–20 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 40 , , May 15 , , Cubs , , 4–1 , , Stechschulte , ,

Bere Bere may refer to: Places * Bere, Botswana, a village * Béré, Burkina Faso, a city * Bere Department, Burkina Faso * Béré, Chad, a city * Béré Region, Woroba District, Ivory Coast * Bere Bay, Nunavut, Canada * Early name for the village ...

, , Isringhausen , , 40,719 , , 20–20 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 41 , , May 17 , , Reds , , 3–1 , , Kile , , Sullivan , , Isringhausen, , 36,103 , , 21–20 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 42 , , May 18 , , Reds , , 3–7 , , Rijo , , Morris , , , , 40,483 , , 21–21 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 43 , , May 19 , , Reds , , 10–1 , ,

, , Acevedo , , , , 42,992 , , 22–21 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 44 , , May 20 , , Reds , , 7–3 , , Williams , ,

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, , Stone , , , , 32,481 , , 25–21 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 47 , , May 23 , , Astros , , 5–4 , , Hackman , , Dotel , , Isringhausen , , 38,772 , , 26–21 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 48 , , May 24 , , @

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, , 7–3 , , Simontacchi , , Fogg , , , , 31,989 , , 28–22 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 51 , , May 27 , , @ Astros , , 4–3 , , Stechschulte , ,

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, , Isringhausen , , 30,543 , , 29–22 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 52 , , May 28 , , @ Astros , , 4–1 , , Morris , , Reynolds , , Isringhausen , , 25,376 , , 30–22 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 53 , , May 29 , , @ Astros , , 5–10 , , Redding , ,

, , , , 27,182 , , 30–23 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 54 , , May 31 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Fogg , , W. Williams , , M. Williams , , 38,148 , , 30–24 , - , - bgcolor=#cfc , 55 , , June 1 , ,

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Byrd Byrd commonly refers to: * William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to: Other people * Byrd (surname), includin ...

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, , 11–3 , , Morris , , Affeldt , , , , 40,016 , , 34–26 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 61 , , June 9 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Ro. Hernandez , , Timlin , , , , 26,905 , , 34–27 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 62 , , June 10 , , @ Mariners , , 0–10 , , Moyer , ,

, , , , 45,699 , , 34–28 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 63 , , June 11 , , @ Mariners , , 7–4 , , Williams , ,

Baldwin Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend". People * Baldwin (name) Places Canada * Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario * Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District * Baldwin's Mills, Qu ...

, , , , 44,983 , , 35–28 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 64 , , June 12 , , @ Mariners , , 0–5 , , Piñeiro , , Kile , , , , 45,612 , , 35–29 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 65 , , June 14 , ,

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, , 40,510 , , 36–29 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 66 , , June 15 , ,

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, , 47,453 , , 37–29 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 67 , , June 16 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Williams , , May , , , , 47,522 , , 38–29 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 68 , , June 18 , , Angels , , 7–2 , , Kile , , Appier , , , , 39,386 , , 39–29 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 69 , , June 19 , , Angels , , 6–2 , , Morris , ,

Sele Sele may refer to: Places Africa * Sele, Burkina Faso, a village in the Ouéleni Department of Burkina Fase. * Sele, Ethiopia, a town in Agbe municipality Asia * Sele, Turkey, a Turkish village in Kailar in Ottoman times *Şələ, Azerbaijan *Se ...

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, , Percival , , 36,385 , , 40–30 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 71 , , June 21 , , @ Cubs , , 1–2 , ,

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, , Williams , , , , 38,486 , , 40–31 , - bgcolor=#bbb , , , June 22 , , @ Cubs , , colspan=6 , ''Postponed (death of P Darryl Kile)'' Makeup date: August 31 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 72 , , June 23 , , @ Cubs , , 3–8 , , Wood , , Simontacchi , , , , 37,647 , , 40–32 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 73 , , June 25 , , Brewers , , 0–2 , ,

Rusch Rusch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Rusch (1435–1489), notable German printer and publisher *Arthur Rusch, American politician *Bob Rusch (born 1943), American jazz critic and record producer *Frank Rusch (born 194 ...

, , Morris , , , , 33,074 , , 40–33 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 74 , , June 26 , , Brewers , , 5–2 , , Williams , , Wright , , Isringhausen , , 32,686 , , 41–33 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 75 , , June 27 , , Brewers , , 2–7 , , Vizcaino , , Stechschulte , , , , 31,136 , , 41–34 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 76 , , June 28 , , Reds , , 3–2 , , Simontacchi , , Reitsma , , Isringhausen , , 38,564 , , 42–34 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 77 , , June 29 , , Reds , , 2–4 , , Dessens , , Hackman , , Graves , , 46,272 , , 42–35 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 78 , , June 30 , , Reds , , 8–12 , , Sullivan , , Isringhausen , , , , 39,861 , , 42–36 , - , - bgcolor=#cfc , 79 , , July 1 , , Padres , , 7–3 , , Williams , , Pérez , , , , 30,113 , , 43–36 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 80 , , July 2 , , Padres , , 11–5 , , Crudale , , Jarvis , , , , 29,622 , , 44–36 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 81 , , July 3 , , Padres , , 4–1 , , Simontacchi , , Lawrence , , Isringhausen , , 41,533 , , 45–36 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 82 , , July 4 , , Dodgers , , 3–2 , , T. Smith , ,

Ishii Ishii (, "stone well") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akio Ishii (born 1955), Japanese baseball player * Ami Ishii (born 1980), Japanese gravure idol *Anna Ishii (born 1998), Japanese performer, model and actress ...

, , Isringhausen , , 39,421 , , 46–36 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 83 , , July 5 , , Dodgers , , 5–6 , , Pérez , , Morris , ,

Gagné Gagne and Gagné are two distinct French surnames. The name Gagné is more common in France. Gagne is also the name of three minor French rivers. People with these surnames include: Gagne * Al Gagne (1941–2020), American curler *Greg Gagne (base ...

, , 41,447 , , 46–37 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 84 , , July 6 , , Dodgers , , 2–4 , , Quantrill , ,

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, , 42,825 , , 46–38 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 85 , , July 7 , , Dodgers , , 12–6 , ,

, , Daal , , , , 33,777 , , 47–38 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 86 , , July 12 , , @ Padres , , 3–4 , ,

Holtz Holtz is the surname of: * Alexander Holtz (born 2002), Swedish ice hockey player * Andrew Holtz, American journalist * Carl Holtz (1920–2006), American oarsman and farmer * Daniel Holtz, a fictional character on the TV series ''Angel'' * Eric H ...

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, , Hoffman , , 23,794 , , 47–39 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 87 , , July 13 , , @ Padres , , 2–1 , , Crudale , , Reed , , Isringhausen , , 48,963 , , 48–39 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 88 , , July 14 , , @ Padres , , 4–1 , ,

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, , Isringhausen , , 24,045 , , 49–39 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 89 , , July 15 , , @ Dodgers , , 4–2 , , T. Smith , , Daal , , Isringhausen , , 31,899 , , 50–39 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 90 , , July 16 , , @ Dodgers , , 9–2 , , Hackman , , Nomo , , , , 37,988 , , 51–39 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 91 , , July 17 , , @ Giants , , 4–5 , ,

Worrell Worrell is a mainly English surname of: People * Bernie Worrell (1944–2016), American keyboardist and composer * Cameron Worrell (born 1979), American football player * David Worrell (born 1978), Irish football player * Eric Worrell (1924–1987 ...

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, , Nen , , 44,355 , , 51–40 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 92 , , July 18 , , @ Giants , , 5–1 , , Morris , , Schmidt , , , , 44,118 , , 52–40 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 93 , , July 19 , , @

, , 9–12 , , Sauerbeck , ,

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, , 6–15 , , Benson , , T. Smith , , , , 35,101 , , 52–42 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 95 , , July 21 , , @

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, , 27,999 , , 53–42 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 96 , , July 22 , , @ Giants , , 5–3 , , Hackman , ,

, , Isringhausen , , 40,607 , , 54–42 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 97 , , July 23 , , @ Giants , , 4–0 , , Morris , , Schmidt , , , , 40,453 , , 55–42 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 98 , , July 24 , , @ Giants , , 4–6 , , Rueter , , Benes , , Nen , , 41,005 , , 55–43 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 99 , , July 25 , , @ Giants , , 4–3 , , T. Smith , , Jensen , , Isringhausen , , 41,503, , 56–43 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 100 , , July 26 , , Cubs , , 8–4 , , Finley , ,

, , , , 48,730 , , 57–43 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 101 , , July 27 , , Cubs , , 3–7 , , Wood , , Simontacchi , , , , 47,110 , , 57–44 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 102 , , July 28 , , Cubs , , 10–9 , ,

, , Alfonseca , , , , 47,583 , , 58–44 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 103 , , July 30 , , @

, , 5–0 , , Benes , , Tejera , , , , 8,187 , , 59–44 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 104 , , July 31 , , @

, , 5–8 , , Beckett , , T. Smith , , Looper , , 7,587 , , 59–45 , - , - bgcolor=#fbb , 105 , , August 1 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Burnett , , Finley , , , , 7,346 , , 59–46 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 106 , , August 2 , , @

, , 5–11 , , Glavine , , Simontacchi , , , , 45,512 , , 59–47 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 107 , , August 3 , , @

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, , , , 33,686 , , 59–49 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 109 , , August 6 , , Expos , , 1–10 , , Yoshii , , Finley , , , , 34,126 , , 59–50 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 110 , , August 7 , , Expos , , 1–4 , , Ohka , , Simontacchi , , Stewart , , 33,179 , , 59–51 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 111 , , August 8 , , Expos , , 5–3 , , Morris , , Reames , , Isringhausen , , 33,403 , , 60–51 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 112 , , August 9 , , Mets , , 1–2 , ,

Leiter Leiter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A family of American baseball pitchers: ** Al Leiter (born 1965), left-hander ** Jack Leiter (born 2000), son of Al, right-hander ** Mark Leiter (born 1963), brother of Al, right-ha ...

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, , Benitez , , 44,299 , , 60–52 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 113 , , August 10 , , Mets , , 5–4 , ,

, , Reed , , Isringhausen , , 44,934 , , 61–52 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 114 , , August 11 , , Mets , , 9–0 , , Finley , , Astacio , , , , 36,896 , , 62–52 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 115 , , August 12 , , @

, , 10–6 , , Simontacchi , , Meadows , , , , 15,700 , , 63–52 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 116 , , August 13 , , @

, , 9–5 , , Morris , , Anderson , , Isringhausen , , 17,609 , , 64–52 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 117 , , August 14 , , @

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, , M. Williams , , , , 20,503 , , 66–52 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 119 , , August 16 , , @ Phillies , , 0–4 , , Wolf , , Finley , , , , 31,117 , , 66–53 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 120 , , August 17 , , @ Phillies , , 5–1 , , Simontacchi , , Coggin , , , , 20,242 , , 67–53 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 121 , , August 18 , , @ Phillies , , 5–1 , , Morris , , Padilla , , , , 58,493 , , 68–53 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 122 , , August 19 , ,

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, , , , 31,626 , , 69–53 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 123 , , August 20 , ,

, , 0–8 , , Benson , , Hackman , , , , 34,997 , , 69–54 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 124 , , August 21 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Finley , , Fogg , , Isringhausen , , 26,806 , , 70–54 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 125 , , August 22 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Molina , , M. Williams , , , , 26,606 , , 71–54 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 126 , , August 23 , , Phillies , , 4–5 , , Adams , , Joseph , , , , 35,724 , , 71–55 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 127 , , August 24 , , Phillies , , 0–4 , , Padilla , , Benes , , Mesa , , 41,033 , , 71–56 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 128 , , August 25 , , Phillies , , 3–5 , , Silva , , Isringhausen , , Mesa , , 31,850 , , 71–57 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 129 , , August 27 (1) , , @ Reds , , 4–5 , , Reitsma , , Simontacchi , , Graves , , , , 71–58 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 130 , , August 27 (2) , , @ Reds , , 5–0 , , Finley , , Dessens , , , , 19,570 , , 72–58 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 131 , , August 28 , , @ Reds , , 9–2 , ,

, , Estes , , , , 17,544 , , 73–58 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 132 , , August 29 , , @ Reds , , 0–7 , ,

, , Williams , , , , 20,503 , , 73–59 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 133 , , August 30 , , @ Cubs , , 6–3 , , Wright , , Zambrano , ,

, , 36,311 , , 74–59 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 134 , , August 31 (1) , , @ Cubs , , 8–1 , , Hackman , ,

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, , , , 37,639 , , 76–59 , - , - bgcolor=#fbb , 136 , , September 1 , , @ Cubs , , 4–5 , , Cruz , , Finley , , Alfonseca , , 37,739 , , 76–60 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 137 , , September 2 , , Reds , , 3–5 , , Estes , ,

, , Graves , , 37,064 , , 76–61 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 138 , , September 3 , , Reds , , 3–1 , , Williams , ,

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, , 26,641 , , 77–61 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 139 , , September 4 , , Reds , , 10–5 , , Hackman , , Chen , , , , 25,363 , , 78–61 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 140 , , September 6 , , Cubs , , 11–2 , , Andy Benes , ,

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, , 45,265 , , 81–61 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 143 , , September 9 , , @ Brewers , , 3–0 , , Williams , , Diggins , ,

, , 16,351 , , 82–61 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 144 , , September 10 , , @ Brewers , , 8–3 , , Morris , , Franklin , , , , 17,539 , , 83–61 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 145 , , September 11 , , @ Brewers , , 4–3 , , Fassero , ,

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, , Wagner , , 26,365 , , 84–62 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 147 , , September 13 , , @ Astros , , 3–2 , , White , , Gordon , , Isringhausen , , 33,672 , , 85–62 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 148 , , September 14 , , @ Astros , , 2–1 , , Williams , , Munro , , Isringhausen , , 39,333 , , 86–62 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 149 , , September 15 , , @ Astros , , 0–8 , , Miller , , Morris , , , , 32,456 , , 86–63 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 150 , , September 17 , , @ Rockies , , 11–4 , , Fassero , , Mercker , , , , 25,833 , , 87–63 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 151 , , September 18 , , @ Rockies , , 8–5 , , White , , Speier , ,

, , 25,330 , , 88–63 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 152 , , September 19 , , @ Rockies , , 12–6 , , Simontacchi , , Jennings , , , , 25,567 , , 89–63 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 153 , , September 20 , , Astros , , 9–3 , , White , , Munro , , , , 34,990 , , 90–63 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 154 , , September 21 , , Astros , , 3–6 , , Miller , , Morris , , , , 40,365 , , 90–64 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 155 , , September 22 , , Astros , , 7–3 , , Finley , , Saarloos , , , , 38,706 , , 91–64 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 156 , , September 23 , , D'Backs , , 13–1 , , Wright , , Helling , , , , 30,568 , , 92–64 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 157 , , September 24 , , D'Backs , , 3–2 , , Isringhausen , , Fetters , , , , 30,019 , , 93–64 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 158 , , September 25 , , D'Backs , , 6–1 , ,

, , Schilling , , , , 32,212 , , 94–64 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 159 , , September 26 , , Brewers , , 9–1 , , Morris , , Diggins , , , , 27,299 , , 95–64 , - bgcolor=#fbb , 160 , , September 27 , , Brewers , , 1–2 , ,

, , White , , DeJean , , 32,186 , , 95–65 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 161 , , September 28 , , Brewers , , 3–1 , , Finley , ,

, , Isringhausen , , 35,906 , , 96–65 , - bgcolor=#cfc , 162 , , September 29 , , Brewers , , 4–0 , , Crudale , , Vizcaino , , , , 40,250 , , 97–65 , -

Transactions

* June 9: Released pitcher José Rodríguez. * July 29: Traded third baseman Plácido Polanco, pitcher Mike Timlin, and pitcher Bud Smith to the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

for third baseman Scott Rolen, Doug Nickle and cash.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

NLDS

St. Louis wins the series, 3-0

NLCS

Game 1

October 9: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Game 2

October 10: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Game 3

October 12:

Pac Bell Park Oracle Park is a Major League Baseball stadium in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's curren ...

, San Francisco

Game 4

October 13:

, San Francisco

Game 5

October 14:

, San Francisco

Farm system

''Baseball America 2003 Annual Directory''

References

External links

2002 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference2002 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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