The 2002 Anaheim Angels 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

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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 1986. 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. Jarrod Washburn 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 ALDS, then defeated the

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4–1 in the ALCS 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. Another highlight came in Game 2 when the Angels did not strike out at all, becoming the first team since both the 1960 Pirates and 1960 Yankees to avoid striking out in a postseason game (both teams avoided striking out in Game 7 of the

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). This feat wouldn't be repeated until the 2024 Mets did so in Game 5 of the 2024 NLCS against the Dodgers. 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 Arturo "Arte" Moreno (born August 14, 1946) is an American businessman. On May 15, 2003, he became the first Mexican-American to own a major sports team in the United States when he purchased the Anaheim Angels baseball team from the Walt Disne ...

in 2003.

Off season

The Anaheim Angels 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 AL West.

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 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

spring training Spring training, also called spring camp, is the preseason of the Summer Professional Baseball Leagues, such as Major League Baseball (MLB), and it is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spri ...

took place at Tempe Diablo Stadium in

Tempe, Arizona Tempe ( ; ''Oidbaḍ'' in O'odham language, O'odham) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in t ...

. 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 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) , ,

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(0–1) , , Wickman (1) , , 18,194 , , 1–2 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , , April 5 , , @ Rangers , , 3–1 , , Schoeneweis (1–0) , , Valdez (0–1) , , Levine (1) , , 49,617 , , 2–2 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 5 , , April 6 , , @ Rangers , , 6–3 , , Ortiz (1–0) , , Irabu (0–1) , , Levine (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) , ,

(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 , , Athletics , , 1–5 , ,

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(2–0) , , Ortiz (1–1) , , — , , 31,815 , , 3–7 ,
L5
, -style="background:#fbb" , 11 , , April 13 , , Athletics , , 2–7 , , Hiljus (1–1) , , Washburn (0–2) , , — , , 33,554 , , 3–8 ,
L6
, -style="background:#cfc" , 12 , , April 14 , , Athletics , , 4–1 , , Appier (1–1) , , Zito (0–1) , , Levine (3) , , 32,881 , , 4–8 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 13 , , April 16 , , Rangers , , 6–5 (10) , , Levine (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 , , @ Athletics , , 2–4 , , Hiljus (2–1) , , Ortiz (1–2) , , Koch (3) , , 9,145 , , 5–10 ,
L2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 16 , , April 19 , , @ Athletics , , 9–7 , , Washburn (1–2) , , Fyhrie (0–1) , ,

(2) , , 12,468 , , 6–10 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 17 , , April 20 , , @ Athletics , , 7–8 , ,

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(1–0) , , Levine (1–1) , , Koch (4) , , 20,253 , , 6–11 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 18 , , April 21 , , @ Athletics , , 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) , , Smith (0–1) , ,

(3) , , 25,296 , , 8–14 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 23 , , April 27 , , Blue Jays , , 11–4 , ,

(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 , ,

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

(1–1) , , Rodney (0–2) , , — , , 14,722 , , 16–16 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 33 , , May 9 , , Tigers , , 7–6 , ,

(3–2) , , Redman (0–4) , ,

(5) , , 15,003 , , 17–16 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 34 , , May 10 , ,

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, , 19–0 , , Schoeneweis (2–4) , ,

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(3–4) , , , , 36,715 , , 18–16 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 35 , , May 11 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Ortiz (4–3) , ,

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(4–2) , ,

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

, , 5–4 , ,

(2–1) , , Foulke (0–2) , , — , , 19,251 , , 20–16 ,
W5
, -style="background:#cfc" , 37 , , May 14 , , @ Tigers , , 9–2 , , Appier (4–1) , , Cornejo (1–4) , , — , , 12,745 , , 21–16 ,
W6
, -style="background:#cfc" , 38 , , May 15 , , @ Tigers , , 10–1 , ,

(4–2) , , Redman (0–5) , , — , , 12,314 , , 22–16 ,
W7
, - style=background:#bbb , —, , May 16 , , @ Tigers , , colspan="8" , Postponed (rain) ''rescheduled for August 5'' , -style="background:#cfc" , 39 , , May 17 , , @

, , 8–4 , , Schoeneweis (3–4) , ,

(4–3) , , Levine (4) , , 12,736 , , 23–16 ,
W8
, -style="background:#fbb" , 40 , , May 18 , , @

, , 4–10 , , Glover (0–1) , , Ortiz (4–4) , , — , , 21,122 , , 23–17 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 41 , , May 19 , , @

, , 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) , , Stein (0–2) , ,

(7) , , 14,035 , , 25–17 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 43 , , May 21 , , Royals , , 5–1 , ,

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

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(0–2) , ,

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

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, , 1–5 , , Reed (5–2) , , Ortiz (4–5) , , — , , 27,494 , , 27–18 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 46 , , May 25 , ,

, , 4–3 (13) , , Levine (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) , ,

(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 , ,

(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) , , Levine (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) , ,

Telford Telford () is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern b ...

(1) , , 17,948 , , 34–23 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 58 , , June 7 , , Reds , , 4–3 , ,

(6–3) , , Reitsma (3–3) , ,

(12) , , 35,341 , , 35–23 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 59 , , June 8 , , Reds , , 3–4 , ,

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(3–1) , ,

(1–1) , , Graves (19) , , 29,881 , , 35–24 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 60 , , June 9 , , Reds , , 7–4 , , Schoeneweis (5–4) , ,

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(3–4) , ,

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

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(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) , , Levine (3–2) , , Gagné (23) , , 52,183 , , 39–27 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 67 , , June 18 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–7 , , Kile (5–4) , , Appier (5–6) , , — , , 39,386 , , 39–28 ,
L3
, -style="background:#fbb" , 68 , , June 19 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–6 , , Morris (10–4) , ,

(6–4) , , — , , 35,432 , , 39–29 ,
L4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 69 , , June 20 , , @ Cardinals , , 3–2 , , Schoeneweis (6–5) , , Smith (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) , , Sheets (4–8) , ,

(17) , , 23,751 , , 43–29 ,
W4
, -style="background:#fbb" , 73 , , June 24 , , @ Rangers , , 5–8 , , Benoit (2–0) , ,

(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) , ,

Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry like spears or long ranged projectiles suc ...

(0–1) , , Gagné (29) , , 43,690 , , 45–33 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 79 , , June 29 , , Dodgers , , 7–0 , ,

(7–5) , , Ishii (11–4) , , — , , 43,502 , , 46–33 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 80 , , June 30 , , Dodgers , , 5–1 , , Lackey (1–1) , ,

(9–4) , , Weber (1) , , 43,059 , , 47–33 ,
W2
, - , -style="background:#fbb" , 81 , , July 2 , , Orioles , , 0–3 , , Lopez (7–3) , , Ortiz (8–6) , ,

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(17) , , 18,521 , , 47–34 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 82 , , July 3 , , Orioles , , 1–0 , , Washburn (9–2) , , Erickson (3–8) , ,

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

(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) , ,

(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 , , @ Athletics , , 10–4 , , Appier (8–7) , ,

(7–8) , , — , , 38,547 , , 55–38 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 94 , , July 18 , , @ Athletics , , 0–2 , , Zito (13–3) , ,

(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 (; ) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, the island forms a separ ...

(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 , , Athletics , , 1–2 , , Zito (14–3) , , Appier (8–8) , , Koch (25) , , 25,370 , , 58–40 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 99 , , July 24 , , Athletics , , 5–1 , ,

(8–7) , ,

(7–9) , , — , , 25,240 , , 59–40 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 100 , , July 25 , , Athletics , , 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 ch ...

, , 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 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolit ...

(5–3) , , Lackey (2–2) , , Urbina (25) , , 28,227 , , 63–43 ,
L2
, - , -style="background:#cfc" , 107 , , August 1 , , Yankees , , 2–1 , , Washburn (13–3) , , Weaver (7–10) , ,

(25) , , 42,897 , , 64–43 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 108 , , August 2 , , Yankees , , 0–4 , , Pettitte (6–4) , , Appier (9–9) , , Mendoza (3) , , 43,668 , , 64–44 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 109 , , August 3 , , Yankees , , 5–4 , ,

(4–1) , , Mendoza (7–3) , , — , , 43,619 , , 65–44 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 110 , , August 4 , , Yankees , , 5–7 (12) , , Stanton (5–1) , ,

(3–2) , , Mendoza (4) , , 43,455 , , 65–45 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 111 , , August 5 , , @ Tigers , , 6–3 , , Lackey (3–2) , , Powell (1–2) , ,

(26) , , 18,546 , , 66–45 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 112 , , August 6 , , @

, , 11–2 , , Washburn (14–3) , ,

(7–10) , , Levine (5) , , 17,706 , , 67–45 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 113 , , August 7 , , @

, , 6–7 , , Osuna (6–2) , , Donnelly (0–1) , , — , , 14,253 , , 67–46 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 114 , , August 8 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Parque (1–1) , ,

(8–8) , , Marte (5) , , 18,165 , , 67–47 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fbb" , 115 , , August 9 , , @ Blue Jays , , 4–5 , , Walker (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 (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 , , Tigers , , 7–0 , , Appier (10–9) , , Redman (7–10) , , — , , 19,709 , , 70–48 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc" , 119 , , August 13 , , Tigers , , 7–6 (12) , , Levine (4–2) , , Bernero (2–7) , , , , 19,694 , , 71–48 ,
W4
, -style="background:#cfc" , 120 , , August 14 , , Tigers , , 5–4 , , Ortiz (10–9) , ,

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(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 , , @ Yankees , , 5–7 , , Pettitte (8–4) , ,

(8–9) , , Stanton (2) , , 41,619 , , 74–50 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 125 , , August 21 , , @ Yankees , , 5–1 (11) , , Weber (5–2) , , Weaver (7–11) , , — , , 46,423 , , 75-50 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 126 , , August 22 , , @ Yankees , , 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) , , Yan (6–7) , , Levine (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 , , Orioles , , 6–2 , , Callaway (1–0) , ,

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(4–11) , , Schoeneweis (1) , , 29,959 , , 80–54 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 135 , , August 31 , , Orioles , , 9–0 , , Ortiz (11–9) , , Erickson (5–12) , , — , , 38,563 , , 81–54 ,
W3
, - , -style="background:#cfc" , 136 , , September 1 , , Orioles , , 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 , , @ Orioles , , 6–3 , , Lackey (8–3) , , Douglass (0–2) , ,

(34) , , 24,045 , , 86–54 ,
W8
, -style="background:#cfc" , 141 , , September 7 , , @ Orioles , , 4–2 (10) , , Weber (6–2) , ,

(5–6) , ,

(35) , , 30,714 , , 87–54 ,
W9
, -style="background:#cfc" , 142 , , September 8 , , @ Orioles , , 6–2 , , Washburn (17–5) , , Hentgen (0–1) , , Weber (5) , , 27,665 , , 88–54 ,
W10
, -style="background:#fbb" , 143 , , September 9 , , Athletics , , 1–2 , ,

(13–9) , , Appier (14–10) , , Koch (39) , , 28,145 , , 89–54 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 144 , , September 10 , , Athletics , , 5–2 , , Ortiz (13–9) , , Lilly (4–7) , ,

(36) , , 35,323 , , 89–55 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 145 , , September 11 , , Athletics , , 6–5 , ,

(4–3) , , Tam (0–1) , ,

(37) , , 34,302 , , 90–55 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 146 , , September 12 , , Athletics , , 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 , , @ Athletics , , 3–4 , , Koch (10–3) , , Levine (4–3) , , — , , 22,326 , , 94–56 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 151 , , September 17 , , @ Athletics , , 1–0 (10) , , Weber (7–2) , , Koch (10–4) , ,

(40) , , 25,894 , , 95–56 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 152 , , September 18 , , @ Athletics , , 4–7 , , Zito (22–5) , , Callaway (1–1) , , Koch (40) , , 50,734 , , 95–57 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fbb" , 153 , , September 19 , , @ Athletics , , 3–5 , ,

(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 (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 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

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

) Wildcard 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 Anaheim Angels and the AL East 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 in New York City. It is the home field of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. The stadium opened in April 2009, replacing the Yankee S ...

. 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 Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the tenth-most ...

, CA

Game Four

October 5, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in

, CA

American League Championship Series

The 2002 American League Championship Series featured the Wild Card winner Anaheim Angels and the AL Central champion

. 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 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

Anaheim, California Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orang ...

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 Anaheim Angels defeating the

National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

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 U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

(after , , and , when the Giants last went to the World Series), and the first such series to not include the

. 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 with a 2–3–2 site format (standard in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants f ...

of the Giants was almost elected World Series MVP before the Angels began their Game 6 comeback; the award would be presented the following night to Troy Glaus 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

, CA

Game Two

October 20, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in

, CA

Game Three

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco

Game Four

October 23, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco

Game Five

Thursday, October 24, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco

Game Six

October 26, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in

, CA

Game Seven

October 27, 2002 at Edison International Field of Anaheim in

, CA

Game log

, -style="background:#fbb" , 1 , , October 1 , , @ Yankees , , 5–8 , , Karsay (1–0) , , Weber (0–1) , ,

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(1) , , 56,710 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 2 , , October 2 , , @ Yankees , , 8–6 , , Rodríguez (1–0) , , Hernández (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 56,695 , , 1–1 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc" , 3 , , October 4 , , Yankees , , 9–6 , , Rodríguez (2–0) , , Stanton (0–1) , ,

(2) , , 45,072 , , 2–1 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , , October 5 , , Yankees , , 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) , , Reed (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 55,990 , , 1–1 ,
W1
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(2) , , 44,234 , , 2–1 ,
W2
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, , 7–1 , , Lackey (1–0) , , Radke (0–1) , , — , , 44,830 , , 3–1 ,
W3
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, , 13–5 , , Rodríguez (2–0) , ,

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(0–1) , , — , , 44,835 , , 4–1 ,
W4
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, , 3–4 , , Schmidt (1–0) , , Washburn (0–1) , , Nen (1) , , 44,603 , , 0–1 ,
L1
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, , 11–10 , , Rodríguez (1–0) , , Rodríguez (0–1) , ,

(1) , , 44,584 , , 1–1 ,
W1
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, , 10–4 , , Ortiz (1–0) , , Hernández (0–1) , , — , , 42,707 , , 2–1 ,
W2
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, , 3–4 , , Worrell (1–0) , , Rodríguez (1–1) , , Nen (2) , , 42,703 , , 2–2 ,
L1
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, , 4–16 , , Zerbe (1–0) , , Washburn (0–2) , , — , , 42,713 , , 2–3 ,
L2
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, , 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 Troy Glaus * World Series MVP Adam Kennedy * ALCS MVP

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* Hutch Award Garret Anderson * All-Star * Silver Slugger Award * #4 in AL in RBI (123) Darin Erstad * Gold Glove Award Bengie Molina * Gold Glove Award

Mike Scioscia Michael Lorri Scioscia ( ; born November 27, 1958), nicknamed "Sosh" and "El Jefe" (Spanish for "The Boss"), is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and manager (baseball), manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Los A ...

* 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

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of the (

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References

External links

2002 Anaheim Angels team
at ''Baseball-Reference''
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