The 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...

looked to repeat as World Series champions. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 West Division

National League West

The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

. They finished the season with a record of 98-64, good enough for the division title. Randy Johnson would finish the season as the NL Cy Young Award winner and become the second pitcher to win five Cy Young Awards.

Offseason

• October 29, 2001: Ken Huckaby
  Ken Huckaby
  Kenneth Paul Huckaby is a retired catcher in Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Through , Huckaby is a .222 hitter with three home runs and 31 RBI in 161 games played....
  
   was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• January 9, 2002: Quinton McCracken was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• March 24, 2002: Ernie Young was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.

Luis Gonzalez

During the 2002 season, Luis Gonzalez received publicity as a piece of gum chewed by Gonzalez during a spring training game was sold for $10,000 on April 15, 2002. The buyer was Curt Mueller, owner of Mueller Sports Medicine Inc., manufacturer of the gum, Quench.

Opening Day starters

• Danny Bautista
• Craig Counsell
• Steve Finley
• Luis Gonzalez
• Mark Grace
• Randy Johnson
• Damian Miller
• Junior Spivey
• Tony Womack

Roster

2002 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters	Manager Coaches

Transactions

• June 3, 2002: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• September 4, 2002: Felix Jose was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican).

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

NLDS

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 Chase Field Chase Field is a baseball stadium located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona and is the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. It opened in , just in time for the Diamondbacks' first game as an expansion team...	1-0 (STL)
2	Arizona	1	St. Louis	2	October 3	BankOne Ballpark Chase Field Chase Field is a baseball stadium located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona and is the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. It opened in , just in time for the Diamondbacks' first game as an expansion team...	2-0 (STL)
3	St. Louis	6	Arizona	3	October 5	Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1966 to 2005....	3-0 (STL)

Farm system

External links

• Arizona Diamondbacks official web site
• 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com