2002 Major League Baseball season

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The 2002 Major League Baseball season was the 102nd season of MLB, highlighted by the Anaheim Angels winning their first World Series title after a seven-game victory over the San Francisco Giants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball season
sports season
ALCyYoungAwardWinner Barry Zito
AllStarGame 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
AllStarGameCity Milwaukee
AllStarGameLeague American League
National League
AllStarGameMVP none
AllStarGameResult Game ended in a 7–7 tie
AllStarGameVenue Miller Park
ALManagerOfTheYear Mike Scioscia
ALMVP Miguel Tejada
ALRookieOfTheYear Eric Hinske
AmericanLeagueChampion Anaheim Angels
linked to: Los Angeles Angels
championship 2002 World Series
country United States
designatedHitterRule used in American League games
divisionStructure American League Central
American League East
American League West
National League Central
National League East
National League West
endDate 2002-10-27
followedBy 2003 Major League Baseball season
league Major League Baseball
NationalLeagueChampion San Francisco Giants
NLCyYoungAwardWinner Randy Johnson
NLManagerOfTheYear Tony La Russa
NLMVP Barry Bonds
NLRookieOfTheYear Jason Jennings
notableEvent 2002 All-Star Game ended in a tie due to lack of available pitchers
Anaheim Angels won first World Series title in franchise history
notablePlayerPerformance Barry Bonds hit 46 home runs with a .370 batting average
linked to: Barry Bonds

Randy Johnson won his fourth consecutive Cy Young Award
linked to: Randy Johnson
numberOfGamesPerTeam 162
numberOfTeams 30
playoffFormat Division Series, League Championship Series, World Series
linked to: Division Series
precededBy 2001 Major League Baseball season
seasonNumber 102
sport baseball
startDate 2002-03-31
startYear 2002
WorldSeriesChampion Anaheim Angels
linked to: Los Angeles Angels
WorldSeriesGame7City Anaheim
WorldSeriesGame7Venue Edison International Field of Anaheim
WorldSeriesMVP Troy Glaus
WorldSeriesResult Anaheim Angels defeated San Francisco Giants 4–3
WorldSeriesRunnerUp San Francisco Giants

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2002 American League Championship Series season 2002 Major League Baseball season
Mark Gardner participantIn Major League Baseball season 2002
subject linked to: Mark Gardner (baseball player)
linked to: 2002 Major League Baseball season
2001 Major League Baseball season followedBy 2002 Major League Baseball season