2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season

2002 Arizona Diamondbacks
National 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)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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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.[1]

Offseason

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  • October 29, 2001: Ken Huckaby was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[2]
  • January 9, 2002: Quinton McCracken was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[3]
  • March 24, 2002: Ernie Young was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.[4]

Regular season

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Luis Gonzalez

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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.[5] The buyer was Curt Mueller, owner of Mueller Sports Medicine Inc., manufacturer of the gum, Quench.[6]

Opening Day starters

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Season standings

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National League West

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Arizona Diamondbacks 98 64 .605 — 55‍–‍26 43‍–‍38
San Francisco Giants 95 66 .590 2½ 50‍–‍31 45‍–‍35
Los Angeles Dodgers 92 70 .568 6 46‍–‍35 46‍–‍35
Colorado Rockies 73 89 .451 25 47‍–‍34 26‍–‍55
San Diego Padres 66 96 .407 32 41‍–‍40 25‍–‍56


Record vs. opponents

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2002 National League record

Source: [1]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MIL MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 3–3 4–2 6–0 14–5 5–1 3–3 9–10 4–2 4–2 5–2 4–3 4–2 12–7 8–11 2–4 11–7
Atlanta 3–3 — 4–2 4–2 4–3 11–8 3–3 2–4 5–1 13–6 12–7 11–7 3–3 3–3 3–3 5–1 15–3
Chicago 2–4 2–4 — 5–12 4–2 4–2 8–11 2–4 7–10 3–3 1–5 2–4 10–9 2–4 3–3 6–12 6–6
Cincinnati 0–6 2–4 12–5 — 3–3 5–1 6–11 4–2 13–6 1–5 2–4 2–4 11–7 5–1 2–4 8–11 2–10
Colorado 5–14 3–4 2–4 3–3 — 5–2 3–3 7–12 3–3 4–2 3–3 3–3 4–2 11–8 8–12 2–4 7–11
Florida 1–5 8–11 2–4 1–5 2–5 — 3–3 3–3 4–2 10–9 8–11 10–9 4–2 5–1 4–3 4–2 10–8
Houston 3–3 3–3 11–8 11–6 3–3 3–3 — 3–3 10–8 3–3 4–2 3–3 11–6 4–2 1–5 6–13 5–7
Los Angeles 10–9 4–2 4–2 2–4 12–7 3–3 3–3 — 5–1 5–2 4–2 4–3 4–2 10–9 8–11 2–4 12–6
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 10–7 6–13 3–3 2–4 8–10 1–5 — 2–4 1–5 1–5 4–15 5–1 1–5 7–10 2–10
Montreal 2–4 6–13 3–3 5–1 2–4 9–10 3–3 2–5 4–2 — 11–8 11–8 3–3 3–4 4–2 3–3 12–6
New York 2–5 7–12 5–1 4–2 3–3 11–8 2–4 2–4 5–1 8–11 — 9–10 1–4 3–4 0–6 3–3 10–8
Philadelphia 3–4 7–11 4–2 4–2 3–3 9–10 3–3 3–4 5–1 8–11 10–9 — 2–4 2–4 3–3 4–2 10–8
Pittsburgh 2–4 3–3 9–10 7–11 2–4 2–4 6–11 2–4 15–4 3–3 4–1 4–2 — 2–4 2–4 6–11 3–9
San Diego 7–12 3–3 4–2 1–5 8–11 1–5 2–4 9–10 1–5 4–3 4–3 4–2 4–2 — 5–14 1–5 8–10
San Francisco 11–8 3–3 3–3 4–2 11–8 3–4 5–1 11–8 5–1 2–4 6–0 3–3 4–2 14–5 — 2–4 8–10
St. Louis 4–2 1–5 12–6 11–8 4–2 2–4 13–6 4–2 10–7 3–3 3–3 2–4 11–6 5–1 4–2 — 8–4


Roster

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2002 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Transactions

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  • June 3, 2002: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[4]
  • September 4, 2002: Félix José was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).[8]

Player stats

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Batting

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

Pos Player G AB H HR RBI Avg.
C Damian Miller 101 297 74 11 42 .249
1B Mark Grace 124 298 75 7 48 .252
2B Junior Spivey 143 538 162 16 78 .301
SS Tony Womack 153 590 160 5 57 .271
3B Craig Counsell 112 436 123 2 51 .282
LF Luis Gonzalez 148 524 151 28 103 .288
CF Steve Finley 150 505 145 25 89 .287
RF Quinton McCracken 123 349 108 3 40 .309

Other batters

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

Pos Player G AB H HR RBI Avg.
RF David Dellucci 97 229 56 7 29 .245
1B Erubiel Durazo 76 222 58 16 48 .261
3B Matt Williams 60 215 56 12 40 .260
1B Greg Colbrunn 72 171 57 10 27 .333
C Rod Barajas 70 154 36 3 23 .234
RF Danny Bautista 40 154 50 6 23 .325
RF José Guillén 54 131 30 4 15 .229
C Chad Moeller 37 105 30 2 16 .286
3B Chris Donnels 74 80 19 3 16 .238
MI Alex Cintrón 38 75 16 0 4 .213
IF Jay Bell 32 49 8 2 11 .163
OF Mark Little 15 22 6 0 2 .273
RF Félix José 13 19 5 2 4 .263
PH Lyle Overbay 10 10 1 0 1 .100
IF Danny Klassen 4 3 1 0 0 .333

Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Randy Johnson 35 260.0 24 5 2.32 334
Curt Schilling 36 259.1 23 7 3.23 316
Miguel Batista 36 184.2 8 9 4.29 112
Rick Helling 30 175.2 10 12 4.51 120
Brian Anderson 35 156.0 6 11 4.79 81

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Patterson 7 30.2 2 0 3.23 31
Todd Stottlemyre 5 20.1 0 2 7.52 12
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Byung-hyun Kim 72 84.0 8 3 36 2.04 92
Mike Koplove 55 61.2 6 1 0 3.36 46
Mike Myers 69 37.0 4 3 4 4.38 31
Mike Morgan 29 34.0 1 1 0 5.29 13
Greg Swindell 34 33.0 0 2 0 6.27 23
Matt Mantei 31 26.2 2 2 0 4.73 26
Eddie Oropesa 32 25.1 2 0 0 10.30 18
Mike Fetters 33 24.2 2 3 0 5.11 24
José Parra 16 14.0 0 1 0 3.21 8
Bret Prinz 20 13.1 0 2 0 9.45 10
Duaner Sánchez 6 3.2 0 0 0 4.91 4
Armando Reynoso 2 1.2 0 0 0 10.80 2
Mark Grace 1 1.0 0 0 0 9.00 0

NLDS

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Main article: 2002 National League Division Series

St. Louis wins the series, 3–0

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Stadium Series
1 Arizona 2 St. Louis 12 October 1 BankOne Ballpark 1–0 (STL)
2 Arizona 1 St. Louis 2 October 3 BankOne Ballpark 2–0 (STL)
3 St. Louis 6 Arizona 3 October 5 Busch Stadium 3–0 (STL)

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Sidewinders Pacific Coast League Al Pedrique
AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Chip Hale
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Steve Scarsone and Bill Plummer
A South Bend Silver Hawks Midwest League Dick Schofield
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Mike Aldrete
Rookie Missoula Osprey Pioneer League Jack Howell

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References

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  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. ^ Ken Huckaby Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Quinton McCracken Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ a b "Ernie Young Stats".
  5. ^ ESPN.com: SportBusiness – Gonzo's gum going, going, gone for 10 grand
  6. ^ Entrepreneur pays a wad for the wads|work=The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |via=Encyclopedia.com
  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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