2002 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 2002
misc = 2002 AL West Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Network Associates Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann
managers = Art Howe
television = KICU-TV
FSN Bay Area
(Ray Fosse, Greg Papa)
radio = KFRC
(Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse)|

The Oakland Athletics' 2002 season involved the A's finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 103 wins and 59 losses.

Offseason

* December 14, 2001: David Justice was traded by the New York Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates.
*January 11, 2002: Randy Velarde was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*May 22, 2002: John Mabry was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Oakland Athletics for Jeremy Giambi. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mabryjo01.shtml John Mabry Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 4, 2002: Nick Swisher was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/swishni01.shtml Nick Swisher Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lillyte01.shtml Ted Lilly Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 25, 2002: Ray Durham was traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jon Adkins. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/durhara01.shtml]

Roster

Starting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/2002.shtml 2002 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=OAK 2002 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 2002
before = Seattle Mariners
2001
after = Oakland Athletics
2003