The 2002

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season was the franchise's 42nd, and it ended with the team's first

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pennant and

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championship. The Angels finished the regular season with a record of 99-63, 4 games behind the Oakland Athletics in the

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standings, but qualified for the franchise's first ever wild card playoff berth to return to the postseason for the first time since

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. Outfielder Garret Anderson led the team with 123 runs batted in and a .539 slugging percentage, was selected for the AL All-Star team, and won the Silver Slugger Award.

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went 18-6 with a 3.15 earned run average to anchor a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the league. In the postseason, the Angels defeated the

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3-1 in the

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, then defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-1 in the American League Championship Series to win the AL pennant. The Angels then won the

in dramatic fashion when, with a 3-2 series deficit to the

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, they overcame a 5 run deficit in the late innings of Game 6 to force a winner-take-all Game 7, which they won to clinch the series 4-3. The morning after the win, ''

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'' celebrated the Angels' win with the headline " 7th Heaven," referring to the popular television series and fact that it took seven games for the Angels to win the World Series, and in doing so, it sent them to seventh heaven. 2002 was also notable as the season in which the Angels debuted their present-day uniforms, colors, and halo insignia, which replaced the widely ridiculed "periwinkle" uniforms and "winged" insignia they had worn since 1997. It was also the last season the team was owned by

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, which sold its controlling interest in the team to present-day owner Arte Moreno in 2003.

Off season

The

focus in the off season leading up to the 2002 season was on how to improve the Angels from the 2001 season when they finished 41 games behind the

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(who won a Major League Baseball record 116 games) in the

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Off season transactions

*January 4, 2002: Aaron Sele was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels. *January 31, 2002: Donne Wall was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels. *February 4, 2002: Erick Aybar was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels. *February 7, 2002: Clay Bellinger was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.

Spring training

The Anaheim Angels' 2002 spring training took place at

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. The Angels spring training record was 17-15.

Spring training transactions

*March 16, 2002: Julio Ramirez was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.

Standings

Season standings

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

2002 draft

The

2002 Major League Baseball draft The 2002 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 4 and 5. It is featured in Michael Lewis' 2003 book ''Moneyball''. First round selections Supplemental first round compensation selections * * ...

was held on June 4–5.

Regular season

Game log

, -style="background:#fbb" , 1 , , March 31 , , Indians , , 0–6 , , Colón (1–0) , , Washburn (0–1) , , — , , 42,697 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, - , -style="background:#cfc" , 2 , , April 2 , , Indians , , 7–5 , , Weber (1–0) , , Riske (0–1) , ,

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(1) , , 20,055 , , 1–1 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 3 , , April 3 , , Indians , , 5–6 , , Drese (1–0) , , Sele (0–1) , , Wickman (1) , , 18,194 , , 1–2 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , , April 5 , , @ Rangers , , 3–1 , , Schoeneweis (1–0) , , Valdez (0–1) , ,

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(1) , , 49,617 , , 2–2 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 5 , , April 6 , , @ Rangers , , 6–3 , , Ortiz (1–0) , , Irabu (0–1) , ,

(2) , , 35,006 , , 3–2 ,
W2
, - style=background:#bbb , —, , April 7 , , @ Rangers , , colspan="8" , Postponed (rain) ''rescheduled for June 24'' , -style="background:#fbb" , 6 , , April 8 , , Mariners , , 4–5 , , Hasegawa (1–0) , , Weber (1–1) , , Sasaki (2) , , 16,908 , , 3–3 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 7 , , April 9 , , Mariners , , 1–5 , , Halama (1–0) , , Appier (0–1) , , — , , 17,210 , , 3–4 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 8 , , April 10 , , Mariners , , 1–8 , , Baldwin (2–0) , , Sele (0–2) , , — , , 17,784 , , 3–5 ,
L3
, -style="background:#fbb" , 9 , , April 11 , , Mariners , , 4–8 , , García (1–2) , , Schoeneweis (1–1) , , — , , 18,806 , , 3–6 ,
L4
, -style="background:#fbb" , 10 , , April 12 , ,

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, , 1–5 , , Hudson (2–0) , , Ortiz (1–1) , , — , , 31,815 , , 3–7 ,
L5
, -style="background:#fbb" , 11 , , April 13 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Hiljus (1–1) , , Washburn (0–2) , , — , , 33,554 , , 3–8 ,
L6
, -style="background:#cfc" , 12 , , April 14 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Appier (1–1) , , Zito (0–1) , ,

(3) , , 32,881 , , 4–8 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 13 , , April 16 , , Rangers , , 6–5 (10) , ,

(1–0) , , Rocker (0–1) , , — , , 15,385 , , 5–8 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 14 , , April 17 , , Rangers , , 1–4 , , Valdez (1–2) , , Schoeneweis (1–2) , , Irabu (1) , , 15,632 , , 5–9 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 15 , , April 18 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Hiljus (2–1) , , Ortiz (1–2) , , Koch (3) , , 9,145 , , 5–10 ,
L2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 16 , , April 19 , , @

, , 9–7 , , Washburn (1–2) , , Fyhrie (0–1) , ,

(2) , , 12,468 , , 6–10 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 17 , , April 20 , , @

, , 7–8 , , Bradford (1–0) , ,

(1–1) , , Koch (4) , , 20,253 , , 6–11 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 18 , , April 21 , , @

, , 5–6 , ,

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(1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , — , , 20,088 , , 6–12 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 19 , , April 22 , , @ Mariners , , 5–16 , , Moyer (3–1) , , Schoeneweis (1–3) , , — , , 33,119 , , 6–13 ,
L3
, -style="background:#fbb" , 20 , , April 23 , , @ Mariners , , 0–1 , , Franklin (2–0) , , Ortiz (1–3) , , Sasaki (6) , , 32,127 , , 6–14 ,
L4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 21 , , April 24 , , @ Mariners , , 10–6 , , Washburn (2–2) , , Abbott (1–2) , , — , , 37,212 , , 7–14 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 22 , , April 26 , , Blue Jays , , 4–0 , , Appier (2–1) , ,

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(0–1) , ,

(3) , , 25,296 , , 8–14 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 23 , , April 27 , , Blue Jays , , 11–4 , , Sele (1–2) , , Borbón (1–1) , , — , , 29,112 , , 9–14 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 24 , , April 28 , , Blue Jays , , 8-5 (14) , , Lukasiewicz (1–0) , , Borbón (1–2) , , — , , 25,073 , , 10–14 ,
W4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 25 , , April 30 , , @ Indians , , 21–2 , , Ortiz (2–3) , , Sabathia (2–3) , , — , , 24,286 , , 11–14 ,
W5
, - , -style="background:#cfc" , 26 , , May 1 , , @ Indians , , 7–2 , , Washburn (3–2) , , Drese (2–3) , , — , , 23,536 , , 12–14 ,
W6
, -style="background:#cfc" , 27 , , May 2 , , @ Indians , , 8–0 , , Appier (3–1) , , Finley (2–3) , , — , , 26,068 , , 13–14 ,
W7
, -style="background:#cfc" , 28 , , May 3 , , @ Blue Jays , , 6–4 , , Sele (2–2) , ,

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(1–3) , ,

(4) , , 13,183 , , 14–14 ,
W8
, -style="background:#fbb" , 29 , , May 4 , , @ Blue Jays , , 1–4 , ,

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(2–0) , , Schoeneweis (1–4) , , Escobar (4) , , 20,558 , , 14–15 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 30 , , May 5 , , @ Blue Jays , , 8–2 , , Ortiz (3–3) , , Prokopec (1–4) , , — , , 24,046 , , 15–15 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 31 , , May 7 , ,

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, , 0–3 , , Greisinger (1–0) , , Weber (1–2) , , Acevedo (3) , , 15,315 , , 15–16 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 32 , , May 8 , ,

, , 3–2 , ,

(1–1) , , Rodney (0–2) , , — , , 14,722 , , 16–16 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 33 , , May 9 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Sele (3–2) , , Redman (0–4) , ,

(5) , , 15,003 , , 17–16 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 34 , , May 10 , , White Sox , , 19–0 , , Schoeneweis (2–4) , , Wright (3–4) , , , , 36,715 , , 18–16 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 35 , , May 11 , , White Sox , , 6–3 , , Ortiz (4–3) , ,

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(4–2) , ,

(6) , , 40,535 , , 19–16 ,
W4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 36 , , May 12 , , White Sox , , 5–4 , ,

(2–1) , , Foulke (0–2) , , — , , 19,251 , , 20–16 ,
W5
, -style="background:#cfc" , 37 , , May 14 , , @

, , 9–2 , , Appier (4–1) , , Cornejo (1–4) , , — , , 12,745 , , 21–16 ,
W6
, -style="background:#cfc" , 38 , , May 15 , , @

, , 10–1 , , Sele (4–2) , , Redman (0–5) , , — , , 12,314 , , 22–16 ,
W7
, - style=background:#bbb , —, , May 16 , , @

, , colspan="8" , Postponed (rain) ''rescheduled for August 5'' , -style="background:#cfc" , 39 , , May 17 , , @ White Sox , , 8–4 , , Schoeneweis (3–4) , ,

(4–3) , ,

(4) , , 12,736 , , 23–16 ,
W8
, -style="background:#fbb" , 40 , , May 18 , , @ White Sox , , 4–10 , , Glover (0–1) , , Ortiz (4–4) , , — , , 21,122 , , 23–17 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 41 , , May 19 , , @ White Sox , , 6–1 , , Washburn (4–2) , , Buehrle (7–3) , , , , 19,869 , , 24–17 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 42 , , May 20 , , Royals , , 6–3 , , Appier (5–1) , ,

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(0–2) , ,

(7) , , 14,035 , , 25–17 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 43 , , May 21 , , Royals , , 5–1 , , Cook (1–0) , , Reichert (2–5) , , — , , 15,593 , , 26–17 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 44 , , May 22 , , Royals , , 7–6 , , Weber (2–2) , , May (0–2) , ,

(8) , , 16,163 , , 27–17 ,
W4
, -style="background:#fbb" , 45 , , May 24 , ,

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, , 1–5 , ,

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(5–2) , , Ortiz (4–5) , , — , , 27,494 , , 27–18 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 46 , , May 25 , ,

, , 4–3 (13) , ,

(2–1) , , Cressend (0–1) , , — , , 31,820 , , 28–18 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 47 , , May 26 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Milton (7–3) , , Appier (5–2) , , Guardado (15) , , 22,854 , , 28–19 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 48 , , May 28 , , @ Royals , , 4–7 , ,

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(8–2) , , Sele (4–3) , , Hernández (8) , , 11,773 , , 28–20 ,
L2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 49 , , May 29 , , @ Royals , , 12–2 , , Ortiz (5–5) , , Affeldt (1–2) , , — , , 13,662 , , 29–20 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 50 , , May 30 , , @

, , 6–7 (10) , , Guardado (1–1) , , Pote (0–1) , , , , 14,521 , , 29–21 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 51 , , May 31 , , @

, , 11–3 , , Washburn (5–2) , , Milton (7–4) , , — , , 17,101 , , 30–21 ,
W1
, - , -style="background:#fbb" , 52 , , June 1 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Lohse (5–3) , , Appier (5–3) , , Guardado (17) , , 17,480 , , 30–22 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 53 , , June 2 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Sele (5–3) , , Kinney (1–5) , ,

(9) , , 18,657 , , 31–22 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 54 , , June 3 , , Rangers , , 5–2 , , Ortiz (6–5) , ,

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(2–2) , ,

(10) , , 15,619 , , 32–22 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 55 , , June 4 , , Rangers , , 3–0 , , Schoeneweis (4–4) , , Burba (3–3) , ,

(11) , , 16,810 , , 33–22 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 56 , , June 5 , , Rangers , , 7–5 (10) , ,

(3–1) , , Irabu (2–5) , , — , , 15,301 , , 34–22 ,
W4
, -style="background:#fbb" , 57 , , June 6 , , Rangers , , 8–9 , , Rogers (7–3) , , Appier (5–4) , ,

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(1) , , 17,948 , , 34–23 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 58 , , June 7 , ,

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, , 4–3 , , Sele (6–3) , , Reitsma (3–3) , ,

(12) , , 35,341 , , 35–23 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 59 , , June 8 , ,

, , 3–4 , ,

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(3–1) , , Cook (1–1) , , Graves (19) , , 29,881 , , 35–24 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 60 , , June 9 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Schoeneweis (5–4) , , Hamilton (3–4) , ,

(13) , , 35,501 , , 36–24 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 61 , , June 10 , , Pirates , , 4–3 , , Washburn (6–2) , ,

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(5–8) , ,

(14) , , 16,861 , , 37–24 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 62 , , June 11 , , Pirates , , 3–7 , , Fogg (7–4) , , Appier (5–5) , , — , , 17,755 , , 37–25 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 63 , , June 12 , , Pirates , , 8–5 , , Weber (3–2) , , Boehringer (1–2) , ,

(15) , , 17,096 , , 38–25 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 64 , , June 14 , , @ Dodgers , , 8–4 , , Ortiz (7–5) , , Ishii (10–2) , , — , , 51,722 , , 39–25 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 65 , , June 15 , , @ Dodgers , , 5–10 , , Pérez (7–3) , , Schoeneweis (5–5) , , — , , 52,165 , , 39–26 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 66 , , June 16 , , @ Dodgers , , 4–5 , ,

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(4–2) , ,

(3–2) , , Gagné (23) , , 52,183 , , 39–27 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 67 , , June 18 , , @

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, , 2–7 , , Kile (5–4) , , Appier (5–6) , , — , , 39,386 , , 39–28 ,
L3
, -style="background:#fbb" , 68 , , June 19 , , @

, , 2–6 , ,

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(10–4) , , Sele (6–4) , , — , , 35,432 , , 39–29 ,
L4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 69 , , June 20 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Schoeneweis (6–5) , ,

(0–5) , ,

(16) , , 36,385 , , 40–29 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 70 , , June 21 , , @ Brewers , , 11–4 , , Ortiz (8–5) , , Quevedo (3–6) , , — , , 20,289 , , 41–29 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 71 , , June 22 , , @ Brewers , , 8–2 , , Washburn (7–2) , , Cabrera (3–5) , , — , , 28,765 , , 42–29 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 72 , , June 23 , , @ Brewers , , 5–2 , , Appier (6–6) , ,

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(4–8) , ,

(17) , , 23,751 , , 43–29 ,
W4
, -style="background:#fbb" , 73 , , June 24 , , @ Rangers , , 5–8 , , Benoit (2–0) , , Sele (6–5) , , — , , 0 , , 43–30 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 74 , , June 24 , , @ Rangers , , 2–3 , , Burba (4–4) , , Lackey (0–1) , , — , , 23,103 , , 43–31 , ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 75 , , June 25 , , @ Rangers , , 5–11 , , Valdez (5–6) , , Schoeneweis (6–6) , , — , , 20,089 , , 43–32 ,
L3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 76 , , June 26 , , @ Rangers , , 7–6 , , Weber (4–2) , , Irabu (3–7) , ,

(18) , , 29,726 , , 44–32 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 77 , , June 27 , , @ Rangers , , 6–3 , , Washburn (8–2) , ,

(3–3) , ,

(19) , , 22,077 , , 45–32 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 78 , , June 28 , , Dodgers , , 5–7 , ,

(5–2) , ,

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(0–1) , , Gagné (29) , , 43,690 , , 45–33 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 79 , , June 29 , , Dodgers , , 7–0 , , Sele (7–5) , , Ishii (11–4) , , — , , 43,502 , , 46–33 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 80 , , June 30 , , Dodgers , , 5–1 , , Lackey (1–1) , , Pérez (9–4) , , Weber (1) , , 43,059 , , 47–33 ,
W2
, - , -style="background:#fbb" , 81 , , July 2 , ,

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

, , 0–3 , , Lopez (7–3) , , Ortiz (8–6) , , Julio (17) , , 18,521 , , 47–34 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 82 , , July 3 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Washburn (9–2) , , Erickson (3–8) , ,

(20) , , 17,477 , , 48–34 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 83 , , July 4 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Driskill (6–1) , , Appier (6–7) , , — , , 43,342 , , 48–35 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 84 , , July 5 , , Devil Rays , , 6–5 (10) , ,

(1–1) , ,

Yan Yan may refer to: Chinese states * Yan (state) (11th century – 222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty * Yan (Han dynasty kingdom), first appearing in 206 BC * Yan (Three Kingdoms kingdom), officially claimed indepe ...

(4–4) , , — , , 23,648 , , 49–35 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 85 , , July 6 , , Devil Rays , , 4–3 , , Schoeneweis (7–6) , , Colome (1–5) , ,

(21) , , 29,513 , , 50–35 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 86 , , July 7 , , Devil Rays , , 2–1 (10) , ,

(3–1) , , Harper (3–5) , , — , , 26,446 , , 51–35 ,
W3
, -style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" , colspan="10", 73rd All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , -style="background:#cfc" , 87 , , July 11 , , @ Royals , , 1–0 , , Washburn (10–2) , , May (2–6) , ,

(22) , , 13,031 , , 52–35 ,
W4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 88 , , July 12 , , @ Royals , , 11–3 , , Appier (7–7) , , Suppan (7–7) , , — , , 24,824 , , 53–35 ,
W5
, -style="background:#fbb" , 89 , , July 13 , , @ Royals , , 0–4 , ,

(12–6) , , Sele (7–6) , , — , , 19,504 , , 53–36 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 90 , , July 14 , , @ Royals , , 3–12 , , Asencio (2–2) , , Ortiz (8–7) , , — , , 12,457 , , 53–37 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 91 , , July 15 , , @

, , 8–10 , , Hawkins (4–0) , , Schoeneweis (7–7) , , Guardado (29) , , 19,189 , , 53–38 ,
L3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 92 , , July 16 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Washburn (11–2) , , Milton (11–7) , , Weber (2) , , 26,258 , , 54–38 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 93 , , July 17 , , @

, , 10–4 , , Appier (8–7) , , Hudson (7–8) , , — , , 38,547 , , 55–38 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 94 , , July 18 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Zito (13–3) , , Sele (7–7) , , Koch (24) , , 15,733 , , 55–39 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 95 , , July 19 , , Mariners , , 15–3 , , Ortiz (9–7) , , García (11–6) , , — , , 43,407 , , 56–39 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 96 , , July 20 , , Mariners , , 7–6 , ,

(2–1) , ,

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...

(5–2) , , Weber (3) , , 43,109 , , 57–39 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 97 , , July 21 , , Mariners , , 7–5 , , Washburn (12–2) , ,

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

(1–2) , , Weber (4) , , 34,945 , , 58–39 ,
W3
, -style="background:#fbb" , 98 , , July 23 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Zito (14–3) , , Appier (8–8) , , Koch (25) , , 25,370 , , 58–40 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 99 , , July 24 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Sele (8–7) , , Hudson (7–9) , , — , , 25,240 , , 59–40 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 100 , , July 25 , ,

, , 5–4 , ,

(3–1) , , Mecir (3–3) , , Weber (3) , , 31,653 , , 60–40 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 101 , , July 26 , , @ Mariners , , 8–0 , , Lackey (2–1) , , Baldwin (6–7) , , — , , 45,559 , , 61–40 ,
W3
, -style="background:#fbb" , 102 , , July 27 , , @ Mariners , , 1–3 , , Piñeiro (11–4) , , Washburn (12–3) , , Sasaki (26) , , 45,974 , , 61–41 ,
L1
�� , -style="background:#cfc" , 103 , , July 28 , , @ Mariners , , 1–0 , , Appier (9–8) , , Sasaki (2–4) , ,

(23) , , 45,634 , , 62–41 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 104 , , July 29 , ,

Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, , 5–4 , , Schoeneweis (8–7) , , Embree (0–1) , ,

(24) , , 27,929 , , 63–41 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 105 , , July 30 , ,

, , 0–6 , , Martínez (14–2) , , Ortiz (9–8) , , — , , 32,812 , , 63–42 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 106 , , July 31 , ,

, , 1–2 , ,

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

(5–3) , , Lackey (2–2) , , Urbina (25) , , 28,227 , , 63–43 ,
L2
, - , -style="background:#cfc" , 107 , , August 1 , ,

Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

, , 2–1 , , Washburn (13–3) , , Weaver (7–10) , ,

(25) , , 42,897 , , 64–43 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 108 , , August 2 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Pettitte (6–4) , , Appier (9–9) , , Mendoza (3) , , 43,668 , , 64–44 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 109 , , August 3 , ,

, , 5–4 , ,

(4–1) , , Mendoza (7–3) , , — , , 43,619 , , 65–44 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 110 , , August 4 , ,

, , 5–7 (12) , , Stanton (5–1) , ,

(3–2) , , Mendoza (4) , , 43,455 , , 65–45 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 111 , , August 5 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Lackey (3–2) , , Powell (1–2) , ,

(26) , , 18,546 , , 66–45 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 112 , , August 6 , , @ White Sox , , 11–2 , , Washburn (14–3) , , Wright (7–10) , ,

(5) , , 17,706 , , 67–45 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 113 , , August 7 , , @ White Sox , , 6–7 , , Osuna (6–2) , , Donnelly (0–1) , , — , , 14,253 , , 67–46 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 114 , , August 8 , , @ White Sox , , 2–3 , , Parque (1–1) , , Sele (8–8) , , Marte (5) , , 18,165 , , 67–47 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 115 , , August 9 , , @ Blue Jays , , 4–5 , ,

Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People * Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) * Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California ...

(5–2) , , Ortiz (9–9) , , Escobar (23) , , 18,728 , , 67–48 ,
L3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 116 , , August 10 , , @ Blue Jays , , 11–4 , , Lackey (4–2) , ,

Parris Parris is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Parris Afton Bonds, American novelist * Parris Campbell (born 1997), American football player * Parris Duffus (born 1970), retired American ice hockey go ...

(5–3) , , — , , 25,118 , , 68–48 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 117 , , August 11 , , @ Blue Jays , , 1–0 , , Washburn (15–3) , , Halladay (14–5) , ,

(27) , , 34,013 , , 69–48 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 118 , , August 12 , ,

, , 7–0 , , Appier (10–9) , , Redman (7–10) , , — , , 19,709 , , 70–48 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 119 , , August 13 , ,

, , 7–6 (12) , ,

(4–2) , , Bernero (2–7) , , , , 19,694 , , 71–48 ,
W4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 120 , , August 14 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Ortiz (10–9) , , Maroth (4–5) , ,

(28) , , 23,391 , , 72–48 ,
W5
, -style="background:#cfc" , 121 , , August 16 , , Indians , , 5–4 , , Lackey (5–2) , , Drese (9–9) , ,

(29) , , 41,356 , , 73–48 ,
W6
, -style="background:#fbb" , 122 , , August 17 , , Indians , , 4–9 , , Sadler (1–0) , , Washburn (15–4) , , — , , 39,866 , , 73–49 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 123 , , August 18 , , Indians , , 4–1 , , Appier (11–9) , , Sabathia (8–10) , ,

(30) , , 41,059 , , 74–49 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 124 , , August 20 , , @

, , 5–7 , , Pettitte (8–4) , , Sele (8–9) , , Stanton (2) , , 41,619 , , 74–50 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 125 , , August 21 , , @

, , 5–1 (11) , , Weber (5–2) , , Weaver (7–11) , , — , , 46,423 , , 75-50 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 126 , , August 22 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Wells (14–6) , , Lackey (5–3) , , Karsay (6) , , 43,222 , , 75–51 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 127 , , August 23 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Martínez (17–3) , , Washburn (15–5) , , Urbina (30) , , 33,221 , , 75–52 ,
L2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 128 , , August 24 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Appier (12–9) , ,

(7–5) , ,

(31) , , 32,510 , , 76–52 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 129 , , August 25 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Schoeneweis (9–7) , , Lowe (17–6) , , — , , 32,059 , , 77–52 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 130 , , August 26 , , @

, , 9–10 (10) , , Urbina (1–6) , ,

(3–3) , , — , , 32,869 , , 77–53 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 131 , , August 27 , , Devil Rays , , 7–3 , , Lackey (6–3) , , Zambrano (5–6) , , Weber (4) , , 19,869 , , 78–53 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 132 , , August 28 , , Devil Rays , , 5–8 (10) , ,

(6–7) , ,

(4–3) , , — , , 17,740 , , 78–54 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 133 , , August 29 , , Devil Rays , , 6–1 , , Appier (13–9) , , Sturtze (3–14) , , — , , 18,820 , , 79–54 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 134 , , August 30 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Callaway (1–0) , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

(4–11) , , Schoeneweis (1) , , 29,959 , , 80–54 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 135 , , August 31 , ,

, , 9–0 , , Ortiz (11–9) , , Erickson (5–12) , , — , , 38,563 , , 81–54 ,
W3
, - , -style="background:#cfc" , 136 , , September 1 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Lackey (7–3) , , Lopez (14–7) , ,

(32) , , 24,592 , , 82–54 ,
W4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 137 , , September 3 , , @ Devil Rays , , 10–2 , , Washburn (16–5) , , Sosa (1–7) , , — , , 10,146 , , 83–54 ,
W5
, -style="background:#cfc" , 138 , , September 4 , , @ Devil Rays , , 4–2 , , Appier (14–9) , , Sturtze (3–15) , ,

(33) , , 10,161 , , 84–54 ,
W6
, -style="background:#cfc" , 139 , , September 5 , , @ Devil Rays , , 10–1 , , Ortiz (12–9) , , Kennedy (7–10) , , — , , 10,135 , , 85–54 ,
W7
, -style="background:#cfc" , 140 , , September 6 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Lackey (8–3) , , Douglass (0–2) , ,

(34) , , 24,045 , , 86–54 ,
W8
, -style="background:#cfc" , 141 , , September 7 , , @

, , 4–2 (10) , , Weber (6–2) , , Julio (5–6) , ,

(35) , , 30,714 , , 87–54 ,
W9
, -style="background:#cfc" , 142 , , September 8 , , @

, , 6–2 , , Washburn (17–5) , , Hentgen (0–1) , , Weber (5) , , 27,665 , , 88–54 ,
W10
, -style="background:#fbb" , 143 , , September 9 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Hudson (13–9) , , Appier (14–10) , , Koch (39) , , 28,145 , , 89–54 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 144 , , September 10 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Ortiz (13–9) , , Lilly (4–7) , ,

(36) , , 35,323 , , 89–55 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 145 , , September 11 , ,

, , 6–5 , ,

(4–3) , , Tam (0–1) , ,

(37) , , 34,302 , , 90–55 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 146 , , September 12 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Donnelly (1–1) , , Koch (9–3) , , — , , 31,304 , , 91–55 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 147 , , September 13 , , Rangers , , 3–2 , , Washburn (18–5) , , Benoit (3–4) , ,

(38) , , 35,345 , , 92–55 ,
W4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 148 , , September 14 , , Rangers , , 8–6 , ,

(5–3) , , Van Poppel (3–2) , ,

(39) , , 39,909 , , 93–55 ,
W5
, -style="background:#cfc" , 149 , , September 15 , , Rangers , , 13–4 , , Ortiz (14–9) , , Rogers (13–8) , , — , , 33,445 , , 94–55 ,
W6
, -style="background:#fbb" , 150 , , September 16 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Koch (10–3) , ,

(4–3) , , — , , 22,326 , , 94–56 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 151 , , September 17 , , @

, , 1–0 (10) , , Weber (7–2) , , Koch (10–4) , ,

(40) , , 25,894 , , 95–56 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 152 , , September 18 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Zito (22–5) , , Callaway (1–1) , , Koch (40) , , 50,734 , , 95–57 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 153 , , September 19 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Hudson (15–9) , , Appier (14–11) , , Koch (41) , , 27,435 , , 95–58 ,
L2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 154 , , September 20 , , @ Mariners , , 8–1 , , Ortiz (15–9) , , Piñeiro (14–7) , , — , , 45,663 , , 96–58 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 155 , , September 21 , , @ Mariners , , 4–6 , , García (16–10) , , Lackey (8–4) , , Sasaki (36) , , 45,784 , , 96–59 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 156 , , September 22 , , @ Mariners , , 2–3 , , Franklin (7–4) , , Washburn (18–6) , ,

(2) , , 45,693 , , 96–60 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 157 , , September 24 , , @ Rangers , , 1–2 , , Benoit (4–4) , , Appier (14–12) , , Cordero (9) , , 21,869 , , 96–61 ,
L3
, -style="background:#fbb" , 158 , , September 25 , , @ Rangers , , 3–4 , , Seánez (1–3) , , Schoeneweis (9–8) , , Cordero (10) , , 20,976 , , 96–62 ,
L4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 159 , , September 26 , , @ Rangers , , 10–5 , , Lackey (9–4) , ,

Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

(1–3) , , — , , 21,774 , , 97–62 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 160 , , September 27 , , Mariners , , 6–7 (12) , , Halama (6–5) , , Pote (0–2) , , — , , 43,452 , , 97–63 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 161 , , September 28 , , Mariners , , 8–4 , , Callaway (2–1) , , Franklin (7–5) , , — , , 43,202 , , 98–63 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 162 , , September 29 , , Mariners , , 7–6 , , Lukasiewicz (2–0) , , Valdez (8–12) , , Donnelly (1) , , 42,878 , , 99–63 ,
W2
, - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

Roster

Regular season transactions

*July 31, 2002:

Alex Ochoa Alex Ochoa (; born March 29, 1972) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. Career Ochoa played in part of eight seasons for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Milwau ...

was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Sal Fasano to the Anaheim Angels for players to be named later and Jorge Fábregas. The Anaheim Angels sent Johnny Raburn (minors) (August 14, 2002) and Pedro Liriano (September 20, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; 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; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

=Relief pitchers

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

Postseason

With their 10-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, September 26, 2002, the Angels clinched their first (and only to date as of

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)

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berth. At this time, the Angels would be in the postseason for the first time since the 1986 season.

American League Division Series

The 2002 American League Division Series featured the Wild Card winner

and the

AL East The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before ...

champion

. The series began on October 1, 2002 with the Angels splitting the first two games at

Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the orig ...

. The Angels then proceeded to win the next two games, earning their ticket to the ALCS and winning their first postseason series in franchise history, ending New York's bid for a fifth consecutive World Series appearance.

Game One

October 1, 2002 at Yankee Stadium (I) in

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, NY

Game Two

October 2, 2002 at Yankee Stadium (I) in

, NY

Game Three

October 4, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Game Four

October 5, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

American League Championship Series

The 2002 American League Championship Series featured the Wild Card winner

and the

AL Central The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the American League West and two teams from the American League East. Its teams are all loc ...

champion Minnesota Twins. The series began on October 8, 2002 with the Angels splitting the first two games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Angels then went home where they won three straight at Edison Field to earn a spot in the 2002 World Series. Infielder

Adam Kennedy Adam Thomas Kennedy (born January 10, 1976) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Washington National ...

was the ALCS MVP.

Game One

October 8, 2002 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in

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Game Two

October 9, 2002 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in

Game Three

October 11, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in

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Game Four

October 12, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in

Game Five

October 13, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in

World Series

The 2002

was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic, held from October 19–27, 2002. The series featured the

champion

defeating the

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 ...

champion

, 4–3, to win the franchise's first ever World Series. The series was notable as being the first time since the 1995 inception of the wild card in Major League Baseball that two wild card teams would vie for the title. It was also the fourth World Series played between two teams from

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

(after , , and , when the Giants last went to the World Series), and the first such series to not include the Oakland Athletics. It was also the last Series to be played in a full seven games until 2011. The series was played as a

best-of-seven playoff There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly ...

with a 2–3–2 site format (standard in

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). Barry Bonds of the Giants was almost elected

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before the Angels began their Game 6 comeback; the award would be presented the following night to

Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (; born August 3, 1976) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman. Glaus played in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels (–), Arizona Diamondbacks (), Toronto Blue Jays (–), St. Lou ...

of the Angels for his role in that comeback. (

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of the 1960 New York Yankees remains the only World Series MVP from a losing team.)

Game One

October 19, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Game Two

October 20, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Game Three

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at

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in San Francisco

Game Four

October 23, 2002 at

in San Francisco

Game Five

Thursday, October 24, 2002 at

in San Francisco

Game Six

October 26, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Game Seven

October 27, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Game log

, -style="background:#fbb" , 1 , , October 1 , , @

, , 5–8 , , Karsay (1–0) , , Weber (0–1) , ,

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(1) , , 56,710 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 2 , , October 2 , , @

, , 8–6 , , Rodríguez (1–0) , , Hernández (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 56,695 , , 1–1 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 3 , , October 4 , ,

, , 9–6 , , Rodríguez (2–0) , , Stanton (0–1) , ,

(2) , , 45,072 , , 2–1 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , , October 5 , ,

, , 9–5 , , Washburn (1–0) , , Wells (0–1) , , — , , 45,067 , , 3–1 ,
W3
, - , -style="background:#fbb" , 1 , , October 8 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Mays (1–0) , , Appier (0–1) , , Guardado (1) , , 55,562 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 2 , , October 9 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Ortiz (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , ,

(1) , , 55,990 , , 1–1 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 3 , , October 11 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Rodríguez (1–0) , , Romero (0–1) , ,

(2) , , 44,234 , , 2–1 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , , October 12 , ,

, , 7–1 , , Lackey (1–0) , , Radke (0–1) , , — , , 44,830 , , 3–1 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 5 , , October 13 , ,

, , 13–5 , , Rodríguez (2–0) , , Santana (0–1) , , — , , 44,835 , , 4–1 ,
W4
, - , -style="background:#fbb" , 1 , , October 19 , ,

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, , 3–4 , , Schmidt (1–0) , , Washburn (0–1) , , Nen (1) , , 44,603 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 2 , , October 20 , ,

, , 11–10 , , Rodríguez (1–0) , , Rodríguez (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 44,584 , , 1–1 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 3 , , October 22 , , @

, , 10–4 , , Ortiz (1–0) , , Hernández (0–1) , , — , , 42,707 , , 2–1 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 4 , , October 23 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Worrell (1–0) , , Rodríguez (1–1) , , Nen (2) , , 42,703 , , 2–2 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 5 , , October 24 , , @

, , 4–16 , , Zerbe (1–0) , , Washburn (0–2) , , — , , 42,713 , , 2–3 ,
L2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 6 , , October 26 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Donnelly (1–0) , , Worrell (1–1) , ,

(2) , , 44,506 , , 3–3 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 7 , , October 27 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Lackey (1–0) , , Hernández (0–2) , ,

(3) , , 44,598 , , 4–3 ,
W2
, - , - style="text-align:center;" , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member''

Bracket

The American League champion had home field advantage during the World Series.
Note: Major League Baseball's playoff format automatically seeds the Wild Card team 4th. Normally, the No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed in the Division Series. However, MLB does not allow the No. 1 seed to play the 4th seed/Wild Card winner in the Division Series if they are from the same division, instead having the No. 1 seed play the next lowest seed, the No. 3 seed.

Awards and honors

2002 Anaheim Angels * 2003 Outstanding Team ESPY Award

* ALCS MVP Tim Salmon *

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Garret Anderson * All-Star * Silver Slugger Award * #4 in AL in RBI (123)

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* Gold Glove Award Bengie Molina * Gold Glove Award Mike Scioscia * AL Manager of the Year Award

73rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Outfielders Coaches

Farm system

''Baseball America 2003 Directory''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America

Local media

Local television Local cable television Local radio Some radio games carried on KPLS–AM 830 because of broadcast conflict with the Los Angeles Lakers of the ( NBA).

References

;Notes ;Sources
2002 Anaheim Angels team
at ''Baseball-Reference''
2002 Anaheim Angels team
at baseball-almanac.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Anaheim Angels Season Los Angeles Angels seasons American League champion seasons World Series champion seasons

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