The 2002

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

season was the 100th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 103–58 finishing 10.5 games ahead of the

Boston 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) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

. New York was managed by

Joe Torre Joseph Paul Torre Jr. (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball Senior management, executive and former player, Manager (baseball), manager, and television color commentator. He has served as a special assistant to the Commiss ...

. The Yankees played 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 ...

. 2002 was a transition year for the Yankees, as they soldiered on without Paul O'Neill, Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius and Chuck Knoblauch, main pieces in the 1990s dynasty. In the playoffs, they lost in the ALDS in 4 games to the Anaheim Angels, marking the 2002 Yankees season a failure as they did not advance to a World Series for the first time since 1997; failing to win their fifth straight pennant; they did not win a World Championship, giving the team a 2-year title drought.

Offseason

* December 7, 2001: David Justice was traded by the Yankees to the New York Mets for Robin Ventura. *December 13, 2001: John Vander Wal was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Yankees for Jay Witasick. *December 13, 2001: Jason Giambi, a free agent, signed a 7-year $120-million deal with the Yankees. *January 8, 2002: Luis Sojo was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. *January 11, 2002: David Wells was signed as a free agent with the Yankees. *January 17, 2002: Clay Bellinger was released by the Yankees. *January 28, 2002: Ron Coomer was signed as a

free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under a contract at present ...

with the Yankees. * March 27, 2002: Bobby Estalella was released by the Yankees.

Broadcasting changes

Beginning this season, the newly launched

YES Network The Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) is an American pay television regional sports network owned by Yankee Global Enterprises (the largest shareholder with 26%), Main Street Sports Group (which owns 20%), Amazon (which owns 15% ...

began airing regular season games, taking over from MSG Network, cable rights holder for these games until the 2001 season. The on-air team of

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and Jim Kaat was moved from MSG to YES beginning this season, while Michael Kay joined as play-by-play commentator beginning this season in addition to radio duties, and they also added retired right fielder Paul O'Neill and former Yankees pitcher David Cone as color commentators; in addition, the over-the-air Yankees games were moved from Fox owned and operated station

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to CBS owned and operated station

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;

Bobby Murcer Bobby Ray Murcer (May 20, 1946 – July 12, 2008) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1965 and 1983. He played the majority of his career for the New York Yankees, whom he ...

remained as a play-by-play announcer for the games on over-the-air television. Also beginning this season, the radio broadcasts of Yankees games moved from WABC-AM to CBS Radio-owned AM station WCBS-AM which was a sibling to TV over-the-air rights holder WCBS-TV.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*April 8, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Bill Pulsipher Statistics
Baseball-Reference.com *May 23, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was released by the New York Yankees. *July 1, 2002: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Scott Wiggins. *July 5, 2002: Ted Lilly was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the New York Yankees with Jason Arnold (minors) and John-Ford Griffin to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later, Carlos Peña, and Franklyn Germán to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman (August 22, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

Roster

Game log

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(21) , ,

, , 46,788 , , 54–31 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 86 , , July 6 , , Blue Jays , , 3–8 , , Parris (1–2) , , Pettitte (2–3) , , — , ,

, , 55,005 , , 54–32 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 87 , , July 7 , , Blue Jays , , 10–6 , , Weaver (7–8) , , Thurman (1–2) , , — , ,

, , 46,922 , , 55–32 , - bgcolor="bbcaff" , colspan=10 , 73rd All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 88 , , July 11 , , @ Indians , , 7–4 , , Pettitte (3–3) , , Sabathia (6–8) , ,

(22) , ,

Jacobs Field Progressive Field is a baseball stadium in the downtown Cleveland, downtown area of Cleveland, Ohio. It is the ballpark of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball and, together with Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Rocket Arena, is part of ...

, , 41,192 , , 56–32 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 89 , , July 12 , , @ Indians , , 1–2 , , Wohlers (1–1) , , Karsay (3–4) , , — , ,

, , 42,518 , , 56–33 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 90 , , July 13 , , @ Indians , , 14–5 , , Wells (10–5) , , Drese (8–7) , , — , ,

, , 42,631 , , 57–33 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 14 , , @ Indians , , 7–10 , , Rincon (1–3) , ,

(1–4) , , — , ,

, , 42,573 , , 57–34 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 15 , , @ Blue Jays , , 5–8 , , Parris (2–2) , , O. Hernandez (5–3) , , Escobar (15) , ,

, , 25,371 , , 57–35 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 93 , , July 16 , , @ Blue Jays , , 7–6 , , Karsay (4–4) , , Politte (3–3) , ,

(23) , ,

, , 27,197 , , 58–35 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 94 , , July 17 , , Tigers , , 2–1 , , Pettitte (4–3) , , Redman (5–9) , , — , ,

, , 49,116 , , 59–35 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 95 , , July 18 , , Tigers , , 6–5 , , Mendoza (7–2) , , Rodney (1–3) , ,

(24) , ,

, , 54,725 , , 60–35 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 96 , , July 19 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Martinez (12–2) , , Mussina (12–4) , , Urbina (24) , ,

, , 55,510 , , 60–36 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 97 , , July 20 , ,

, , 9–8 , , Karsay (5–4) , , Gomes (1–2) , , — , ,

, , 55,526 , , 61–36 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 98 , , July 21 , ,

, , 9–8 , , Stanton (4–1) , , Urbina (1–5) , , — , ,

, , 55,581 , , 62–36 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 99 , , July 23 , , @ Indians , , 3–9 , , Baez (8–7) , , Pettitte (4–4) , , — , ,

, , 38,520 , , 62–37 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 100 , , July 24 , , @ Indians , , 14–7 , , Wells (11–5) , , Drese (8–8) , , — , ,

, , 38,081 , , 63–37 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 101 , , July 26 , , @ Devil Rays , , 12–9 , , Mussina (13–4) , , Sosa (1–3) , , Karsay (4) , ,

, , 22,527 , , 64–37 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 27 , , @ Devil Rays , , 4–7 , , Harper (4–6) , , Weaver (7–9) , , Yan (14) , ,

, , 35,021 , , 64–38 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 103 , , July 28 , , @ Devil Rays , , 9–1 , , Pettitte (5–4) , , Sturtze (1–11) , , — , ,

, , 29,144 , , 65–38 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 104 , , July 29 , , @ Rangers , , 9–2 , , O. Hernandez (6–3) , , Rogers (11–6) , , — , , The Ballpark in Arlington , , 44,006 , , 66–38 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , July 30 , , @ Rangers , , 9–6 , , Wells (12–5) , , Myette (0–3) , , Mendoza (2) , , The Ballpark in Arlington , , 42,818 , , 67–38 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 106 , , July 31 , , @ Rangers , , 6–17 , ,

Bell A bell /ˈbɛl/ () is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be m ...

(4–3) , , Mussina (13–5) , , — , , The Ballpark in Arlington , , 41,133 , , 67–39 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107 , , August 1 , , @

Angels An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

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

Percival Perceval (, also written Percival, Parzival, Parsifal), alternatively called Peredur (), is a figure in the legend of King Arthur, often appearing as one of the Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Tr ...

(25) , , Edison International Field of Anaheim , , 42,897 , , 67–40 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 108 , , August 2 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Pettitte (6–4) , , Appier (9–9) , , Mendoza (3) , , Edison International Field of Anaheim , , 43,668 , , 68–40 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 109 , , August 3 , , @

, , 4–5 , ,

(4–1) , , Mendoza (7–3) , , — , , Edison International Field of Anaheim , , 43,619 , , 68–41 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 110 , , August 4 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Stanton (5–1) , , Shields (3–2) , , Mendoza (4) , , Edison International Field of Anaheim , , 43,455 , , 69–41 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 111 , , August 6 , , Royals , , 2–6 , , Ru. Hernandez (2–1) , , Mussina (13–6) , , — , ,

, , 48,275 , , 69–42 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 7 , , Royals , , 6–2 , ,

(9–3) , , Suppan (8–11) , , — , ,

, , 40,184 , , 70–42 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 8 , , Royals , , 6–3 , , Pettitte (7–4) , ,

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

(14–8) , ,

(25) , ,

, , 55,142 , , 71–42 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 9 , , Athletics , , 2–3 , , Bowie (2–0) , , Hitchcock (1–1) , , — , ,

, , 54,316 , , 71–43 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 10 , , Athletics , , 0–8 , , Lidle (5–9) , , Wells (12–6) , , — , ,

, , 54,439 , , 71–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 116 , , August 11 , , Athletics , , 8–5 , , Mussina (14–6) , , Mulder (13–7) , , — , ,

, , 54,703 , , 72–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 117 , , August 13 , , @ Royals , , 10–5 , ,

(10–3) , , Suppan (8–12) , , — , ,

Kauffman Stadium Kauffman Stadium () (nicknamed "The K") is a ballpark located in Kansas City, Missouri, and the home of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. It is next door to Arrowhead Stadium, home of National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Bo ...

, , 28,834 , , 73–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 14 , , @ Royals , , 3–2 , , Mendoza (8–3) , , Stein (0–3) , ,

(26) , ,

, , 26,383 , , 74–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119 , , August 15 , , @ Royals , , 7–5 , , Stanton (6–1) , , Ro. Hernandez (1–3) , ,

(27) , ,

, , 27,565 , , 75–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 120 , , August 16 , , @ Mariners , , 9–3 , , Wells (13–6) , , Halama (5–4) , , Weaver (1) , , Safeco Field , , 46,033 , , 76–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 121 , , August 17 , , @ Mariners , , 8–3 , , Mussina (15–6) , , Franklin (4–3) , , Karsay (5) , , Safeco Field , , 46,174 , , 77–44 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 18 , , @ Mariners , , 2–5 , , Pineiro (13–4) , ,

(10–4) , , Sasaki (31) , , Safeco Field , , 46,086 , , 77–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 123 , , August 20 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Pettitte (8–4) , ,

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

(8–9) , , Stanton (2) , ,

, , 41,619 , , 78–45 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 21 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Weber (5–2) , , Weaver (7–11) , , — , ,

, , 46,423 , , 78–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 125 , , August 22 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Wells (14–6) , , Lackey (5–3) , , Karsay (6) , ,

, , 43,222 , , 79–46 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 23 , , Rangers , , 2–6 , ,

Park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

(5–6) , , Mussina (15–7) , , — , ,

, , 50,871 , , 79–47 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 127 , , August 24 , , Rangers , , 3–2 , ,

(11–4) , , Alvarez (0–4) , , Karsay (7) , ,

, , 53,494 , , 80–47 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 25 , , Rangers , , 2–6 , , Benoit (3–2) , , Pettitte (8–5) , , — , ,

, , 50,037 , , 80–48 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 129 , , August 26 , , Rangers , , 10–3 , , O. Hernandez (7–3) , , Rogers (12–7) , , Weaver (2) , ,

, , 42,785 , , 81–48 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 130 , , August 27 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Wells (15–6) , , Fossum (2–3) , , — , ,

, , 33,810 , , 82–48 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 131 , , August 28 , , @

, , 7–0 , , Mussina (16–7) , , Martinez (17–4) , , — , ,

, , 33,793 , , 83–48 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , August 29 , , @ Blue Jays , , 4–7 , , Loaiza (7–7) , ,

(11–5) , , — , ,

, , 32,679 , , 83–49 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 133 , , August 30 , , @ Blue Jays , , 9–7 , , Weaver (8–11) , , Walker (7–4) , , Karsay (8) , ,

, , 24,301 , , 84–49 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , August 31 , , @ Blue Jays , , 1–5 , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents ...

(6–4) , , O. Hernandez (7–4) , , — , ,

, , 36,021 , , 84–50 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 1 , , @ Blue Jays , , 6–7 , , Halladay (15–6) , , Wells (15–7) , , Escobar (28) , ,

, , 32,577 , , 84–51 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , September 2 , ,

, , 4–8 , , Fossum (3–3) , , Mussina (16–8) , , — , ,

, , 55,169 , , 84–52 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 137 , , September 3 , ,

, , 4–2 , ,

(12–5) , , Castillo (5–13) , , Stanton (3) , ,

, , 47,318 , , 85–52 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 4 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Pettitte (9–5) , , Lowe (18–7) , , Karsay (9) , ,

, , 50,006 , , 86–52 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 139 , , September 5 , , Tigers , , 9–3 , , O. Hernandez (8–4) , , Sparks (8–15) , , — , ,

, , 28,222 , , 87–52 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 140 , , September 6 , , Tigers , , 8–1 , , Wells (16–7) , , Redman (8–14) , , — , ,

, , 41,114 , , 88–52 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 7 , , Tigers , , 1–2 , , German (1–0) , , Mussina (16–9) , , Acevedo (28) , ,

, , 40,541 , , 88–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 142 , , September 8 , , Tigers , , 6–4 , , Stanton (7–1) , , Henriquez (1–1) , , Karsay (10) , ,

, , 39,302 , , 89–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 143 , , September 10 , , Orioles , , 5–2 , , Pettitte (10–5) , ,

(4–13) , , Stanton (4) , ,

, , 8,875 , , 90–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 144 , , September 10 , , Orioles , , 3–1 , , Weaver (9–11) , , Ponson (7–6) , , Karsay (11) , ,

, , 31,270 , , 91–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , September 11 , , Orioles , , 5–4 , , Karsay (6–4) , , Bauer (6–7) , , — , ,

, , 35,183 , , 92–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 146 , , September 12 , , Orioles , , 7–3 , , Wells (17–7) , , Douglass (0–3) , , — , ,

, , 33,263 , , 93–53 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 13 , ,

, , 2–13 , , Biddle (2–3) , , Mussina (16–10) , , Osuna (11) , ,

, , 45,935 , , 93–54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 14 , ,

, , 1–8 , ,

(12–12) , ,

(12–6) , , — , ,

, , 44,795 , , 93–55 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , September 15 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Pettitte (11–5) , , Porzio (2–1) , , — , ,

, , 39,587 , , 94–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 17 , , @ Devil Rays , , 7–9 , , Carter (1–0) , , Mendoza (8–4) , , — , ,

, , 14,797 , , 94–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , September 18 , , @ Devil Rays , , 7–1 , , Weaver (10–11) , , Zambrano (6–8) , , — , ,

, , 14,993 , , 94–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 19 , , @ Devil Rays , , 2–3 , , Yan (7–8) , , Hitchcock (1–2) , , — , ,

, , 18,557 , , 95–57 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 153 , , September 20 , , @ Tigers , , 5–1 , ,

(13–6) , , Van Hekken (1–2) , , — , ,

Comerica Park Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It has been the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers since 2000, when the team left Tiger Stadium (Detroit), Tiger Stadium. History Construction Founded in 1894, t ...

, , 25,364 , , 96–57 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 154 , , September 21 , , @ Tigers , , 3–2 , , Pettitte (12–5) , , Beverlin (0–2) , , Karsay (12) , ,

, , 25,432 , , 97–57 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 155 , , September 22 , , @ Tigers , , 4–3 , , Wells (18–7) , ,

Maroth Maroth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The locality belongs to the area Westerwaldkreis - village Maroth with the degree of 7.687 ...

(6–9), , Stanton (5) , ,

, , 23,930 , , 98–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 23 , , Devil Rays , , 2–3 , , Zambrano (7–8) , , O. Hernandez (8–5) , , Yan (19) , ,

, , 31,937 , , 98–58 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 157 , , September 24 , , Devil Rays , , 6–0 , , Mussina (17–10) , , Harper (5–9) , , — , ,

, , 32,492 , , 99–58 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 158 , , September 25 , , Devil Rays , , 4–3 , , Weaver (11–11) , , Sturtze (4–18) , ,

(28) , ,

, , 30,004 , , 100–58 , - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , September 26 , , Devil Rays , , colspan=8, ''Cancelled (rain)'' , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 27 , , @ Orioles , , 6–2 , , Pettitte (13–5) , , Ponson (7–9) , , — , ,

, , 40,975 , , 101–58 , - bgcolor="bbffbb , 160 , , September 28 , , @ Orioles , , 4–2 , , Wells (19–7) , , Driskill (8–8) , , Stanton (6) , ,

, , 48,165 , , 102–58 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , September 29 , , @ Orioles , , 6–1 , , Mussina (18–10) , , Stephens (2–5) , , — , ,

, , 46,443 , , 103–58 , -

Player stats

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Postseason

Game log

, - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 1 , , October 1 , ,

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

(1) , ,

, , 56,710 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 2 , ,

, , 6–8 , , Rodriguez (1–0) , , Hernandez (0–1) , ,

(1) , ,

, , 56,695 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , October 4 , , @

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

(2) , , Edison International Field of Anaheim , , 45,072 , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , October 5 , , @

, , 5–9 , , Washburn (1–0) , , Wells (0–1) , , — , , Edison International Field of Anaheim , , 45,067 , , 1–3 , -

ALDS

Anaheim's victory secured their place in the American League Championship Series, where they defeated the Minnesota Twins, and subsequently the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series. This was the first time since 1997 that the Yankees failed to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series.

Awards and records

* Jason Giambi,

Silver Slugger Award The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best Batting (baseball), offensive player at each Baseball positions, position in both the American League (AL) and the National League (baseball), National League (NL), as determ ...

*Alfonso Soriano, Most home runs in one season by an American League second baseman (39)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Norwich, Staten Island''Baseball America 2003 Annual Directory''

References

External links

2002 New York Yankees
at ''Baseball Reference''
2002 New York Yankees
at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{New York Yankees New York Yankees seasons

2000s in the Bronx American League East champion seasons