2002 St. Louis Cardinals season

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2002 St. Louis Cardinals
NL Central Champs
Major league affiliations
Location
2002 Information
Owner(s) William DeWitt, Jr.
Manager(s) Tony La Russa
Local television Fox Sports Midwest
(Joe Buck,Dan McLaughlin)
KPLR
(Al Hrabosky, Dan McLaughlin)
Local radio KMOX
(Mike Shannon, Joel Meyers)
Stats ESPN.com

BB-reference

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. 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 won Gold Gloves this year.

On June 18, long-time broadcaster Jack Buck died at the age of 77, while four days later, pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room, at age 33.

Contents

[edit] Roster

2002 St. Louis Cardinals roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: 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
So Taguchi 19 15 6 .400 0 2

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] NLDS

Main article: 2002 National League Division Series

St. Louis wins the series, 3-0

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Stadium Series
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)

[edit] NLCS

Main article: 2002 National League Championship Series

[edit] Game 1

October 9: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
W: Kirk Rueter (1-0)   L: Matt Morris (0-1)   S: Robb Nen (1)
HR: SFG – Kenny Lofton (1), David Bell (1), Benito Santiago (1)  STL – Albert Pujols (1), Miguel Cairo (1), J. D. Drew (1)

[edit] Game 2

October 10: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
W: Jason Schmidt (1-0)   L: Woody Williams (0-1)   S: Robb Nen (2)
HR: SFG – Rich Aurilia 2 (2)  STL – Eduardo Perez (1)

[edit] Game 3

October 12: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
W: Chuck Finley (1-0)   L: Jay Witasick (0-1)   S: Jason Isringhausen (1)
HR: STL – Mike Matheny (1), Jim Edmonds (1), Eli Marrero (1)  SFG – Barry Bonds (1)

[edit] Game 4

October 13: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
W: Tim Worrell (1-0)   L: Rick White (0-1)   S: Robb Nen (3)
HR: SFG – Benito Santiago (2)

[edit] Game 5

October 14: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
W: Tim Worrell (2-0)   L: Matt Morris (0-2)   

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2002 MLB season by team
AL East
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Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Milwaukee • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West
2002 All-Star Game • 2002 World Series
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St. Louis Cardinals
Based in St. Louis, Missouri
Franchise
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Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 6 • 9 • 14 • 20 • 42 • 42 • 45 • 85
Key Personnel
Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. • General Manager: John Mozeliak • Manager: Tony La Russa
Minors
World Series
Championships (10)
Pre-Modern • 1926 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1982 • 2006
League Pennants
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Division Titles
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St. Louis Cardinals seasons

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Preceded by
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
2001		 NL Central Championship Season
2002		 Succeeded by
Chicago Cubs
2003
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