2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season
2002 Arizona Diamondbacks | ||
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National League West Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Bank One Ballpark | |
City | Phoenix, Arizona | |
Record | 98–64 (.605) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Ken Kendrick Jerry Colangelo | |
General managers | Joe Garagiola Jr. | |
Managers | Bob Brenly | |
Television | FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola) | |
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. 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
- 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
National League West
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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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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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Transactions
- 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
Batting
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. |
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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: 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. |
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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
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Patterson | 7 | 30.2 | 2 | 0 | 3.23 | 31 |
Todd Stottlemyre | 5 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.52 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
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 |
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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 |
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
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
References
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 234, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0451223630
- ^ Ken Huckaby Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Quinton McCracken Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "Ernie Young Stats".
- ^ ESPN.com: SportBusiness – Gonzo's gum going, going, gone for 10 grand
- ^ Entrepreneur pays a wad for the wads|work=The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |via=Encyclopedia.com
- ^ "2002 Arizona Diamondbacks Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ "Felix Jose Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007