2002 National League
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The 2002 season of the National League was the one hundred twenty-seventh season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team won its league's wild card, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 97 | 65 | 0 | .599 | -.- | 787 (4.86) | 648 (4.00) | 0.268 | 0.338 | 0.425 | 3.70 | 0.983 |
| 2 | Houston Astros | 162 | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 13.0 | 749 (4.62) | 695 (4.29) | 0.262 | 0.338 | 0.417 | 4.00 | 0.986 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 78 | 84 | 0 | .481 | 19.0 | 709 (4.38) | 774 (4.78) | 0.253 | 0.330 | 0.408 | 4.27 | 0.981 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 161 | 72 | 89 | 0 | .447 | 24.5 | 641 (3.98) | 730 (4.53) | 0.244 | 0.319 | 0.381 | 4.23 | 0.982 |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 30.0 | 706 (4.36) | 759 (4.69) | 0.246 | 0.321 | 0.413 | 4.29 | 0.981 |
| 6 | Milwaukee Brewers | 162 | 56 | 106 | 0 | .346 | 41.0 | 627 (3.87) | 821 (5.07) | 0.253 | 0.320 | 0.390 | 4.73 | 0.983 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Atlanta Braves | 161 | 101 | 59 | 1 | .627 | -.- | 708 (4.40) | 565 (3.51) | 0.260 | 0.331 | 0.409 | 3.13 | 0.982 |
| 2 | Montreal Expos | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 19.0 | 735 (4.54) | 718 (4.43) | 0.261 | 0.334 | 0.418 | 3.97 | 0.978 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Phillies | 161 | 80 | 81 | 0 | .497 | 21.5 | 710 (4.41) | 724 (4.50) | 0.259 | 0.339 | 0.422 | 4.17 | 0.986 |
| 4 | Florida Marlins | 162 | 79 | 83 | 0 | .488 | 23.0 | 699 (4.31) | 763 (4.71) | 0.261 | 0.337 | 0.403 | 4.36 | 0.983 |
| 5 | New York Mets | 161 | 75 | 86 | 0 | .466 | 26.5 | 690 (4.29) | 703 (4.37) | 0.256 | 0.322 | 0.395 | 3.89 | 0.976 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 162 | 98 | 64 | 0 | .605 | -.- | 819 (5.06) | 674 (4.16) | 0.267 | 0.346 | 0.423 | 3.92 | 0.985 |
| 2 | San Francisco Giants* | 162 | 95 | 66 | 1 | .586 | 2.5 | 783 (4.83) | 616 (3.80) | 0.267 | 0.344 | 0.442 | 3.54 | 0.985 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 92 | 70 | 0 | .568 | 6.0 | 713 (4.40) | 643 (3.97) | 0.264 | 0.320 | 0.409 | 3.69 | 0.985 |
| 4 | Colorado Rockies | 162 | 73 | 89 | 0 | .451 | 25.0 | 778 (4.80) | 898 (5.54) | 0.274 | 0.337 | 0.423 | 5.20 | 0.982 |
| 5 | San Diego Padres | 162 | 66 | 96 | 0 | .407 | 32.0 | 662 (4.09) | 815 (5.03) | 0.253 | 0.321 | 0.381 | 4.62 | 0.979 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The seventy-third midsummer classic at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI on Tuesday, July 9, 2002 ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings when both teams ran out of players. The league's manager was Bob Brenly.
Postseason[edit]
The 2002 National League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with a wild card team. The teams competed in a best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Division Series | Championship Series | |||||||
| East. | Atlanta Braves | 2 | ||||||
| WC | San Francisco Giants | 3 | ||||||
| WC | San Francisco Giants | 4 | ||||||
| Cent. | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | ||||||
| Cent. | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | ||||||
| West. | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | ||||||
In the World Series, the National League champion San Francisco Giants were defeated by the American League's Anaheim Angels, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Barry Bonds, an outfielder with the San Francisco Giants. In the award's voting, he had 448 out of a possible 448 points and 32 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Randy Johnson (johnsra05) of the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the award's voting, he had 160 out of a possible 160 points and 32 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Jason Jennings, a pitcher with the Colorado Rockies. In the award's voting, he had 150 out of a possible 160 points and 27 first place votes.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: Vladimir Guerrero, Montréal Expos
- May: Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies
- June: Jeff Kent, San Francisco Giants
- July: Larry Walker, Colorado Rockies
- August: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants
- September: Brian Jordan, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- April: Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks
- May: Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks
- June: Eric Gagné, Los Angeles Dodgers
- July: Curt Schilling, Arizona Diamondbacks
- August: Roy Oswalt, Houston Astros
- September: Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Rookie of the Month Award
- April: Kazuhisa Ishii, Los Angeles Dodgers
- May: Austin Kearns, Cincinnati Reds
- June: Jason Simontacchi, St. Louis Cardinals
- July: Kirk Saarloos, Houston Astros
- August: Jason Jennings, Colorado Rockies
- September: Endy Chavez, Montréal Expos
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The fifty-sixth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 29 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's Colorado Rockies defeated the Chicago White Sox of the American League by a score of 18 to 10.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
See 2002 Major League Baseball
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