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2002 New York Yankees season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2002 New York Yankees 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. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. 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.
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| 2002 New York Yankees | ||||
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| American League East Champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Record | 103–58 (.640) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | George Steinbrenner | |||
| General managers | Brian Cashman | |||
| Managers | Joe Torre | |||
| Television | WCBS-TV YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, David Cone, Paul O'Neill) | |||
| Radio | WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Charley Steiner) | |||
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- 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.[1]
- December 13, 2001: Jason Giambi, a free agent, signed a 7-year $120-million deal with the Yankees.[2]
- January 8, 2002: Luis Sojo was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[3]
- January 11, 2002: David Wells was signed as a free agent with the Yankees.
- January 17, 2002: Clay Bellinger was released by the Yankees.[4]
- January 28, 2002: Ron Coomer was signed as a free agent with the Yankees.[5]
- March 27, 2002: Bobby Estalella was released by the Yankees.[6]
Broadcasting changes
Beginning this season, the newly launched YES Network 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 Ken Singleton 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 WNYW to CBS owned and operated station WCBS-TV; Bobby Murcer 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.
Opening Day starters
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | 0.640 | — | 52–28 | 51–30 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 10½ | 42–39 | 51–30 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 25½ | 42–39 | 36–45 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36½ | 34–47 | 33–48 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | 0.342 | 48 | 30–51 | 25–55 |
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American League Wild Card
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| Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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| New York Yankees | 103 | 58 | 0.640 |
| Minnesota Twins | 94 | 67 | 0.584 |
| Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | 0.636 |
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| Wild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) |
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| Anaheim Angels | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 6 |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 6 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 21 |
| Cleveland Indians | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 25 |
| Texas Rangers | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 27 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 32 |
| Kansas City Royals | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | 106 | 0.342 | 43½ |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 55 | 106 | 0.342 | 43½ |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 7–2 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 9–11 | 9–10 | 8–1 | 12–7 | 7–2 | 11–7 |
| Baltimore | 2–7 | — | 6–13 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 6–13 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 3–6 | 4–15 | 9–9 |
| Boston | 4–3 | 13–6 | — | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 16–3 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 5–13 |
| Chicago | 3–6 | 4–3 | 4–2 | — | 9–10 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–10 |
| Cleveland | 3–6 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 10–9 | — | 10–9 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
| Detroit | 1–8 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 7–12 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 4–14 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–6 | 6–12 |
| Kansas City | 3–6 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 10–9 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 5–13 |
| Minnesota | 5–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 14–4 | 14–5 | — | 0–6 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 6–1 | 10–8 |
| New York | 4–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | — | 5–4 | 4–5 | 13–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 11–7 |
| Oakland | 11–9 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | — | 8–11 | 8–1 | 13–6 | 3–6 | 16–2 |
| Seattle | 10–9 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 11–8 | — | 5–4 | 13–7 | 6–3 | 11–7 |
| Tampa Bay | 1–8 | 9–10 | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–13 | 1–8 | 4–5 | — | 4–5 | 8–11 | 7–11 |
| Texas | 7–12 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 7–13 | 5–4 | — | 8–1 | 9–9 |
| Toronto | 2–7 | 15–4 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 11–8 | 1–8 | — | 9–9 |
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Notable transactions
- April 8, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.[7]
- May 23, 2002: Bill Pulsipher was released by the New York Yankees.[7]
- July 1, 2002: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Yankees for Scott Wiggins.[8]
- 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.[9]
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Game log
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April (17–10) Home: 8–2 Away: 9–8
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May (19–9) Home: 8–7 Away: 11–2
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June (14–12) Home: 8–6 Away: 6–6
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July (17–8) Home: 9–2 Away: 8–6
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August (17–11) Home: 7–6 Away: 10–5
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September (19–8) Home: 12–5 Away: 7–3
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Jorge Posada | 143 | 511 | 137 | .268 | 20 | 99 |
| 1B | Jason Giambi | 155 | 560 | 176 | .314 | 41 | 122 |
| 2B | Alfonso Soriano | 156 | 696 | 209 | .300 | 39 | 102 |
| SS | Derek Jeter | 157 | 644 | 191 | .297 | 18 | 75 |
| 3B | Robin Ventura | 141 | 465 | 115 | .247 | 27 | 93 |
| LF | Rondell White | 126 | 455 | 109 | .240 | 14 | 62 |
| CF | Bernie Williams | 154 | 612 | 204 | .333 | 19 | 102 |
| RF | Raúl Mondesí | 71 | 270 | 65 | .241 | 11 | 43 |
| DH | Nick Johnson | 129 | 378 | 92 | .243 | 15 | 58 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Shane Spencer | 94 | 288 | 71 | .247 | 6 | 34 |
| John Vander Wal | 84 | 219 | 57 | .260 | 6 | 20 |
| Ron Coomer | 55 | 148 | 39 | .264 | 3 | 17 |
| Enrique Wilson | 60 | 105 | 19 | .181 | 2 | 11 |
| Juan Rivera | 28 | 83 | 22 | .265 | 1 | 6 |
| Chris Widger | 21 | 64 | 19 | .297 | 0 | 5 |
| Alberto Castillo | 15 | 37 | 5 | .135 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerald Williams | 33 | 17 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thames | 7 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Arias | 6 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim García | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Henson | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games, IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Mussina | 33 | 215.2 | 18 | 10 | 4.05 | 182 |
| David Wells | 31 | 206.1 | 19 | 7 | 3.75 | 137 |
| Roger Clemens | 29 | 180.0 | 13 | 6 | 4.35 | 192 |
| Orlando Hernández | 24 | 146.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.64 | 113 |
| Andy Pettitte | 22 | 134.2 | 13 | 5 | 3.27 | 97 |
| Ted Lilly | 16 | 76.2 | 3 | 6 | 3.40 | 59 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jeff Weaver | 15 | 78.0 | 5 | 3 | 4.04 | 57 |
| Mike Thurman | 12 | 33.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.18 | 23 |
| Adrián Hernández | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 9 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mariano Rivera | 45 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 2.74 | 41 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 62 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3.44 | 61 |
| Mike Stanton | 79 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 44 |
| Steve Karsay | 78 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3.26 | 65 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.49 | 31 |
| Randy Choate | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.04 | 17 |
| Brandon Knight | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.42 | 7 |
| Jay Tessmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
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Game log
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ALDS
Main article: 2002 American League Division Series
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.
- Jason Giambi, Silver Slugger Award
- Alfonso Soriano, Most home runs in one season by an American League second baseman (39)[10]
See also: Minor League Baseball
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Brian Butterfield, Frank Howard and Stump Merrill |
| AA | Norwich Navigators | Eastern League | Stump Merrill and Luis Sojo |
| A | Tampa Yankees | Florida State League | Mitch Seoane |
| A | Greensboro Bats | South Atlantic League | Bill Masse |
| A-Short Season | Staten Island Yankees | New York–Penn League | Derek Shelton |
| Rookie | GCL Yankees | Gulf Coast League | Manny Crespo |
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- "John Vander Wal". Transactions. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- Curry, Jack (December 14, 2001). "Tearful Giambi Is Proud To Put On the Pinstripes". New York Times. p. S1. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- Bobby Estalella Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Ted Lilly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Baseball America 2003 Annual Directory
- 2002 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
- 2002 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac