2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season
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| Owner(s) |
Ken Kendrick Jeff Moorad |
| Manager(s) | Bob Brenly |
| Local television |
FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola) |
| Local radio |
KTAR (620 AM) (Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Victor Rojas Jeff Munn) KSUN (Spanish) (Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana) |
| Stats |
ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to repeat as World Series champions. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 98-64, good enough for the division title. Randy Johnson would finish the season as the NL Cy Young Award winner and become the second pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.[1]
Offseason
- 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
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.[5] The buyer was Curt Mueller, owner of Mueller Sports Medicine Inc., manufacturer of the gum, Quench.[6]
Opening Day starters
- Danny Bautista
- Craig Counsell
- Steve Finley
- Luis Gonzalez
- Mark Grace
- Randy Johnson
- Damian Miller
- Junior Spivey
- Tony Womack [7]
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 55–26 | 43–38 |
| San Francisco Giants | 95 | 66 | 0.590 | 2½ | 50–31 | 45–35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 6 | 46–35 | 46–35 |
| Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 25 | 47–34 | 26–55 |
| San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 32 | 41–40 | 25–56 |
Roster
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Transactions
- June 3, 2002: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[4]
- September 4, 2002: Felix Jose was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).[8]
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Pos. | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
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| 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
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Pos. | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
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Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| 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 |
| Greg Swindell | 34 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.27 | 23 |
| Mike Fetters | 33 | 24.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.11 | 24 |
NLDS
Main article: 2002 National League Division Series
St. Louis wins the series, 3-0
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Stadium | Series |
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| 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
See also: Minor League Baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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 |
| Short-Season A | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Mike Aldrete |
| Rookie | Missoula Osprey | Pioneer League | Jack Howell |
References
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Quinton McCracken Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/younger02.shtml
- ↑ ESPN.com: SPORTSBUSINESS - Gonzo's gum going, going, gone for 10 grand
- ↑ Entrepreneur pays a wad for the wads - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Encyclopedia.com
- ↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=ARI
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- Arizona Diamondbacks official web site
- 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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