2002 St. Louis Cardinals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 2002
misc = NL Central Champs

current league = National League
y1 = 1892
division = Central Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Busch Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1882
owners = William DeWitt, Jr.
managers = Tony La Russa
television = Fox Sports Midwest
(Joe Buck,Dan McLaughlin)
KPLR
(Al Hrabosky, Dan McLaughlin)
radio = KMOX
(Mike Shannon, Joel Meyers)
espntn = stl
brtn = stl

The St. Louis Cardinals 2002 season was the team's 121st season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 111th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 97-65 during the season and won the National League Central division. In the playoffs the Cardinals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3 games to 0 in the NLDS but lost to the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 1 in the NLCS.

Second baseman Fernando Viña, shortstop Edgar Rentería, third baseman Scott Rolen, and outfielder Jim Edmonds won Gold Gloves this year.

On June 18, long-time broadcaster Jack Buck died at the age of 77, while four days later, pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room, at age 33.

Offseason

*December 11, 2001: Jason Isringhausen was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/i/isrinja01.shtml Jason Isringhausen page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Opening Day starters

eason standings

Transactions

*June 9, 2002: José Rodríguez was released by the Cardinals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrijo04.shtml José Rodríguez page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 29, 2002: Plácido Polanco, Mike Timlin, and Bud Smith were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Scott Rolen, Doug Nickle and cash. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rolensc01.shtml Scott Rolen page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

NLDS

St. Louis wins the series, 3-0

Game 3

October 12: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, California

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2002.shtml 2002 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=SLN 2002 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = NL Central Championship Season
years = 2002
before =St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
2001
after = Chicago Cubs
2003