2002 Arizona Diamondbacks season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Arizona Diamondbacks
season = 2002
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1998
division = Western Division
y2 = 1998
Uniform logo =
ballpark = BankOne Ballpark
y4 = 1998
city = Phoenix, Arizona
y5 = 1998
owners = Ken Kendrick
Jeff Moorad
managers = Bob Brenly
television = FSN Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Joe Garagiola, Sr.)
radio = KTAR (620 AM)
(Rod Allen, Greg Schulte, Jim Traber, Jeff Munn)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Richard Saenz, Oscar Soria, Miguel Quintana)
espntn = ari
brtn = ARI|

The 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to repeat as World Series champions. They looked to contend in what was once again a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 98-64, good enough for the division title.

Offseason

*October 29, 2001: Ken Huckaby was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huckake01.shtml Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 9, 2002: Quinton McCracken was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccraqu01.shtml Quinton McCracken Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

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. [ [http://espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/news/2002/0415/1369298.html ESPN.com: SPORTSBUSINESS - Gonzo's gum going, going, gone for 10 grand ] ] The buyer was Curt Mueller, owner of Mueller Sports Medicine Inc., manufacturer of the gum, Quench. [ [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-6091239.html Entrepreneur pays a wad for the wads - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Encyclopedia.com ] ]

Opening Day starters

*Danny Bautista
*Craig Counsell
*Steve Finley
*Luis Gonzalez
*Mark Grace
*Randy Johnson
*Damian Miller
*Junior Spivey
*Tony Womack [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=ARI]

eason standings

Transactions

*September 4, 2002: Felix Jose was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Mexico City Reds (Mexican). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml]

Player stats

Batting

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

References

External links

* [http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/ari/homepage/ari_homepage.jsp Arizona Diamondbacks official web site]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=ARI 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]