| 2002 St. Louis Cardinals NL Central Champs |
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| Owner(s) | William DeWitt, Jr. | |
| General manager(s) | Walt Jocketty | |
| Manager(s) | Tony La Russa | |
| Local television | Fox Sports Midwest (Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin) KPLR (Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky Free TV Bob Carpenter, Rick Horton) |
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| Local radio | KMOX (Mike Shannon, Joel Meyers) |
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The St. Louis Cardinals 2002 season was the team's 121st season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 111th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 97-65 during the season and won the National League Central division by 13 games over the Houston Astros. In the playoffs, the Cardinals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3 games to 0 in the NLDS but lost to the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 1 in the NLCS.
Second baseman Fernando Viña, shortstop Edgar Rentería, third baseman Scott Rolen, and outfielder Jim Edmonds each won Gold Gloves this year.
On June 18, long-time broadcaster Jack Buck died at the age of 77,[1] while four days later, pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room, at age 33.[2]
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Offseason [edit]
- December 11, 2001: Signed free agent pitcher Jason Isringhausen.[3]
Regular season [edit]
Opening Day starters [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| Central Division | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | -- | .599 |
| Houston Astros | 84 | 78 | 13 | .519 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 84 | 19 | .481 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 89 | 24½ | .447 |
| Chicago Cubs | 67 | 95 | 30 | .414 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 56 | 106 | 41 | .346 |
Transactions [edit]
- June 9: Released pitcher José Rodríguez.[4]
- July 29: Traded third baseman Plácido Polanco, pitcher Mike Timlin, and pitcher Bud Smith to the Philadelphia Phillies for third baseman Scott Rolen, Doug Nickle and cash.[5]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters [edit]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| So Taguchi | 19 | 15 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| José Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
NLDS [edit]
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) |
NLCS [edit]
Main article: 2002 National League Championship Series
Game 1 [edit]
October 9: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| San Francisco | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Kirk Rueter (1-0) LP: Matt Morris (0-1) Sv: Robb Nen (1) Home runs: SFG: Kenny Lofton (1), David Bell (1), Benito Santiago (1) STL: Albert Pujols (1), Miguel Cairo (1), J. D. Drew (1) |
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Game 2 [edit]
October 10: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Jason Schmidt (1-0) LP: Woody Williams (0-1) Sv: Robb Nen (2) Home runs: SFG: Rich Aurilia 2 (2) STL: Eduardo Pérez (1) |
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Game 3 [edit]
October 12: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Chuck Finley (1-0) LP: Jay Witasick (0-1) Sv: Jason Isringhausen (1) Home runs: STL: Mike Matheny (1), Jim Edmonds (1), Eli Marrero (1) SFG: Barry Bonds (1) |
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Game 4 [edit]
October 13: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Tim Worrell (1-0) LP: Rick White (0-1) Sv: Robb Nen (3) Home runs: STL: None SFG: Benito Santiago (2) |
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Game 5 [edit]
October 14: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Tim Worrell (2-0) LP: Matt Morris (0-2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peoria[6][7]
References [edit]
- ^ Caesar, Dan (28 October 2011). "Joe Buck honors father in Series call". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "BASEBALL; Coroner Verifies the Cause Of Kile's Death as Natural". New York Times. July 17, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ Jason Isringhausen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ José Rodríguez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Rolen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Baseball America 2003 Annual Directory
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