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Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
General manager(s) | Brian Cashman |
Manager(s) | Joe Torre |
Local television | WCBS-TV YES Network (Michael Kay, Jim Kaat, Ken Singleton, Bobby Murcer, David Cone, Paul O'Neill) |
Local radio | WCBS (AM) (John Sterling, Charley Steiner) |
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The New York Yankees' 2002 season was the 100th season for the Yankees in New York, and their 102nd overall going back to their origins in Baltimore. 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. In the playoffs, they lost in the ALDS in 4 games to the Anaheim Angels.
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Offseason[edit]
- 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]
Regular season[edit]
Opening Day starters[edit]
Season standings[edit]
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 |
Notable transactions[edit]
- 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: Raul Mondesi 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 Pena, and Franklyn German 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]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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 | Raul Mondesi | 71 | 270 | 65 | .241 | 11 | 43 |
DH | Nick Johnson | 129 | 378 | 92 | .243 | 15 | 58 |
Starting pitchers[edit]
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 | 13 | 6 | 4.35 | 192 |
Orlando Hernandez | 24 | 146 | 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 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Jeff Weaver | 15 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 4.04 |
Mike Thurman | 12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5.18 |
Randy Choate | 18 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 6.04 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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 |
Steve Karsay | 78 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3.26 | 65 |
Mike Stanton | 79 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 44 |
Sterling Hitchcock | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.49 | 31 |
ALDS[edit]
Game 1: New York 8 - Anaheim 5.
Game 2: Anaheim 8 - New York 6.
Game 3: Anaheim 9 - New York 6.
Game 4: Anaheim 9 - New York 5.
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.
Awards and records[edit]
- Jason Giambi, Silver Slugger award
- Alfonso Soriano, Most Home Runs in one season by an American League Second Baseman (39)[10]
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Norwich, Staten Island[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellicl01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coomero01.shtml?redir
- ^ Bobby Estalella Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Bill Pulsipher Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Raul Mondesi 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, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ 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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