Major League Baseball team season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2002
Oakland Athletics season was the 102nd season in franchise history and the 35th season in
Oakland, California . The Athletics finished first in the
American League West with a record of 103–59.
The Athletics' 2002 campaign ranks among the most famous in franchise history. Following the 2001 season, Oakland saw the departure of three key players.
Billy Beane , the team's general manager, responded with a series of under-the-radar free agent signings. The new-look Athletics, despite a comparative lack of star power, surprised the baseball world by besting the 2001 team's regular season record. The team is most famous, however, for
winning 20 consecutive games between August 13 and September 4, 2002.
[1] The Athletics' season was the subject of
Michael Lewis 's 2003 book
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Lewis was given the opportunity to follow the team around throughout the season). A film adaptation of the book, titled
Moneyball , was released in 2011.
Offseason
November 2, 2001:
Mark Bellhorn was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the
Chicago Cubs for
Adam Morrissey (minors).
[2]
December 7, 2001:
Billy Koch was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the
Toronto Blue Jays for
Eric Hinske and
Justin Miller .
[3]
December 14, 2001:
David Justice was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the
New York Yankees for
Mark Guthrie and
Tyler Yates . This trade was preceded by a swap between the New York Mets and
New York Yankees of
Robin Ventura for Justice one week prior.
[4]
January 2, 2002:
Scott Hatteberg was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Athletics.
[5]
January 11, 2002:
Randy Velarde was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Athletics.
[6]
January 14, 2002:
Carlos Peña and
Mike Venafro were traded to the Oakland Athletics by the
Texas Rangers for
Jason Hart ,
Gerald Laird ,
Ryan Ludwick , and
Mario Ramos .
[7]
March 19, 2002:
Justin Duchscherer was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the
Texas Rangers for
Luis Vizcaíno .
[8]
Regular season
Summary
Oakland Coliseum
Oakland's 2002 campaign began on a tumultuous note. During the 2001–02 offseason, the team lost three key
free agents to larger-market teams: 2000 AL
MVP
Jason Giambi to the
New York Yankees , outfielder
Johnny Damon to the
Boston Red Sox , and
closer
Jason Isringhausen to the
St. Louis Cardinals . General manager
Billy Beane sought to replace Damon and Giambi with free agent hitters
Scott Hatteberg and
David Justice . Beane also made a number of key pitching acquisitions; most notably, he traded for
Toronto Blue Jays reliever
Billy Koch , who ultimately succeeded Isringhausen as the team's closer. Beane also traded for then-unheralded starter
Ted Lilly and for second baseman
Ray Durham . The season also saw the MLB debuts of second baseman
Mark Ellis and eventual starter
Aaron Harang .[
citation needed ]
The new-look Athletics experienced a bumpy start to the season. The team followed a respectable 15–10 start with an abysmal 5–16 run; at the end of their slump, on May 23, the team's record stood at 20–26. From that point forward, the Athletics' fortunes improved significantly. In a prelude to the team's famous late-season winning streak, the Athletics went 16–1 from June 6 to June 24. The surge propelled the club to within two games of first place, but a prolonged funk saw the A's play roughly .500 baseball for the next month and a half. That ended with an unremarkable 2–1 loss to the
Toronto Blue Jays on August 12.[
citation needed ]
On August 13, the Athletics began their then-AL-
record 20-game win streak . The streak's first win came courtesy of
Barry Zito , who allowed three runs (one earned) over eight innings in a 5–4 victory over the Jays. Over the next several weeks, stellar pitching, hitting, and defense propelled the Athletics' surge. Most notable were the efforts of fourth starter
Cory Lidle . During August, Lidle went 5–0 while posting a scant 0.20 earned run average (he allowed one run his final start of the month); three of his five winning decisions were during the streak. Many of the Athletics' victories were by narrow margins: closer Billy Koch recorded either a win or save in 12 of the streak's 20 games.[
citation needed ]
The Athletics' 18th and 19th wins came courtesy of game-ending hits by shortstop
Miguel Tejada . On September 4, Oakland sought to win its 20th consecutive game; in doing so, the team hoped to break the
1947 New York Yankees ' American League record of 19 consecutive wins. Their opponent was the
Kansas City Royals . Over the first three innings of the game, Oakland shelled Kansas City pitchers
Paul Byrd and
Darrell May for a total of 11 runs, building a seemingly insurmountable 11–0 lead. Sloppy play down the stretch, however, allowed the Royals to score five runs apiece in the fourth and eighth innings. In the ninth, Koch surrendered a two-out single to Royals pinch hitter
Luis Alicea ; the single allowed pinch runner
Kit Pellow to score the tying run. So the Athletics entered the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied at 11–11. Pinchhitter
Scott Hatteberg then hit a one-out solo
walkoff home run off of Kansas City reliever
Jason Grimsley . The home run clinched the AL-record 20th consecutive victory for the Athletics.[
citation needed ]
Oakland's streak came to an end with a 6–0 loss to the
Minnesota Twins on September 6. The A's continued to play well down the stretch, and finished with a record of 103–59. The club's late-season surge allowed it to hold off the
Anaheim Angels , who finished four games behind them at 99–63. Oakland's regular-season exploits, however, once again failed to translate into postseason success. The team again lost the American League Division Series (this time to the Twins) in five games.[
citation needed ]
Tejada and starting pitcher
Barry Zito went on to win the
American League
MVP and
Cy Young Award , respectively. Tejada left the Athletics following the 2003 season, while Zito stayed until the end of the 2006 campaign.[
citation needed ]
Game log
2002 Game Log (103–59)
April: 15–11 (Home: 10–6 ; Away: 5–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
1
April 1
Rangers
8–3
Mulder (1–0)
Park (0–1)
—
43,908
1–0
W1
2
April 2
Rangers
3–2
Koch (1–0)
Miceli (0–1)
—
10,267
2–0
W2
3
April 3
Rangers
9–6
Mecir (1–0)
Rodriguez (0–1)
Koch (1)
23,259
3–0
W3
4
April 4
Rangers
5–7
Davis (1–0)
Lidle (0–1)
—
15,081
3–1
L1
5
April 5
@
Mariners
1–7
Baldwin (1–0)
Hiljus (0–1)
—
40,303
3–2
L2
6
April 6
@ Mariners
8–3
Mulder (2–0)
García (0–2)
—
45,093
4–2
W1
7
April 7
@ Mariners
6–5
Hudson (1–0)
Moyer (0–1)
Koch (2)
39,870
5–2
W2
8
April 9
@ Rangers
5–4 (11)
Koch (2–0)
Seánez (0–1)
—
20,158
6–2
W3
9
April 10
@ Rangers
2–4
Burba (1–0)
Lidle (0–2)
Rocker (1)
21,384
6–3
L1
10
April 11
@ Rangers
0–7
Davis (2–0)
Mulder (2–1)
—
21,903
6–4
L2
11
April 12
@
Angels
5–1
Hudson (2–0)
Ortiz (1–1)
—
31,815
7–4
W1
12
April 13
@ Angels
7–2
Hiljus (1–1)
Washburn (0–2)
—
33,554
8–4
W2
13
April 14
@ Angels
1–4
Appier (1–1)
Zito (0–1)
Levine (3)
32,881
8–5
L1
14
April 16
Mariners
2–6 (7)
Piñeiro (1–0)
Lidle (0–3)
—
13,022
8–6
L2
15
April 17
Mariners
4–7
Moyer (2–1)
Hudson (2–1)
Sasaki (4)
31,260
8–7
L3
16
April 18
Angels
4–2
Hiljus (2–1)
Ortiz (1–2)
Koch (3)
9,145
9–7
W1
17
April 19
Angels
7–9
Washburn (1–2)
Fyhrie (0–1)
Percival (2)
12,468
9–8
L1
18
April 20
Angels
8–7
Bradford (1–0)
Levine (1–1)
Koch (4)
20,253
10–8
W1
19
April 21
Angels
6–5
Venafro (1–0)
Percival (0–1)
—
20,088
11–8
W2
20
April 23
Yankees
1–2
Hernández (3–1)
Hudson (2–2)
Rivera (6)
40,360
11–9
L1
21
April 24
Yankees
5–8
Stanton (1–0)
Magnante (0–1)
Rivera (7)
54,513
11–10
L2
22
April 25
Yankees
6–2
Zito (1–1)
Mussina (3–1)
—
31,870
12–10
W1
23
April 26
White Sox
6–4
Lidle (1–3)
Parque (0–1)
Koch (5)
10,129
13–10
W2
24
April 27
White Sox
16–1
Fyhrie (1–1)
Buehrle (4–2)
—
26,111
14–10
W3
25
April 28
White Sox
10–0
Hudson (3–2)
Ritchie (2–2)
—
20,365
15–10
W4
26
April 30
@ Yankees
2–8
Wells (4–0)
Zito (1–2)
—
32,888
15–11
L1
May: 10–17 (Home: 5–7 ; Away: 5–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
27
May 1
@ Yankees
4–1
Hiljus (3–1)
Mussina (3–2)
Koch (6)
31,006
16–11
W1
28
May 2
@ Yankees
2–9
Clemens (4–2)
Lidle (1–4)
—
30,463
16–12
L1
29
May 3
@ White Sox
1–6
Buehrle (5–2)
Fyhrie (1–2)
—
15,746
16–13
L2
30
May 4
@ White Sox
2–10
Ritchie (3–2)
Hudson (3–3)
—
27,511
16–14
L3
31
May 5
@ White Sox
3–2
Zito (2–2)
Wright (3–3)
Koch (7)
27,275
17–14
W1
32
May 7
Red Sox
7–9
Arrojo (2–0)
Mecir (1–1)
Urbina (12)
19,715
17–15
L1
33
May 8
Red Sox
6–12
Burkett (3–0)
Hiljus (3–2)
—
40,155
17–16
L2
34
May 9
Red Sox
1–5
Lowe (5–1)
Hudson (3–4)
—
18,477
17–17
L3
35
May 10
Blue Jays
2–6
Prokopec (2–4)
Mulder (2–2)
—
10,824
17–18
L4
36
May 11
Blue Jays
7–4
Zito (3–2)
Miller (2–1)
—
21,115
18–18
W1
37
May 12
Blue Jays
4–11
Halladay (3–1)
Lidle (1–5)
Walker (1)
19,519
18–19
L1
38
May 14
@ Red Sox
2–6
Burkett (4–0)
Hudson (3–5)
—
31,404
18–20
L2
39
May 15
@ Red Sox
2–8
Lowe (6–1)
Hiljus (3–3)
—
32,346
18–21
L3
40
May 16
@ Red Sox
5–0
Zito (4–2)
Castillo (2–4)
—
33,057
19–21
W1
41
May 17
@ Blue Jays
1–7
Halladay (4–1)
Mulder (2–3)
—
14,061
19–22
L1
42
May 18
@ Blue Jays
3–6
Miller (3–1)
Fyhrie (1–3)
Escobar (7)
17,846
19–23
L2
43
May 19
@ Blue Jays
0–11
Loaiza (2–0)
Hudson (3–6)
—
23,408
19–24
L3
44
May 21
Orioles
4–6 (14)
Driskill (1–0)
Venafro (1–1)
Julio (9)
10,245
19–25
L4
45
May 22
Orioles
7–6
Fyhrie (2–3)
Maduro (2–4)
Koch (8)
20,444
20–25
W1
46
May 23
Orioles
3–11
Ponson (3–3)
Mulder (2–4)
—
11,737
20–26
L1
47
May 24
Devil Rays
9–8
Mecir (2–1)
Zambrano (1–4)
Koch (9)
25,458
21–26
W1
48
May 25
Devil Rays
6–0
Harang (1–0)
Harper (1–2)
Bradford (1)
31,697
22–26
W2
49
May 26
Devil Rays
7–0
Zito (5–2)
Kennedy (1–2)
—
15,943
23–26
W3
50
May 28
@ Orioles
5–2
Mulder (3–4)
Maduro (2–5)
Koch (10)
24,825
24–26
W4
51
May 29
@ Orioles
5–10
Bauer (2–2)
Fyhrie (2–4)
—
24,913
24–27
L1
52
May 30
@ Devil Rays
3–4 (13)
Harper (2–2)
Bradford (1–1)
—
10,130
24–28
L2
53
May 31
@ Devil Rays
13–9
Venafro (2–1)
Yan (2–2)
—
10,227
25–28
W1
June: 21–7 (Home: 10–3 ; Away: 11–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
54
June 1
@ Devil Rays
8–3
Zito (6–2)
Kennedy (3–5)
—
14,073
26–28
W2
55
June 2
@ Devil Rays
4–2
Mulder (4–4)
Rupe (5–6)
Koch (11)
10,563
27–28
W3
56
June 3
Mariners
1–4
García (7–4)
Harang (1–1)
Sasaki (13)
14,188
27–29
L1
57
June 4
Mariners
3–2 (10)
Koch (3–0)
Hasegawa (3–1)
—
13,528
28–29
W1
58
June 5
Mariners
0–5
Moyer (5–2)
Lidle (1–6)
—
35,647
28–30
L1
59
June 6
Mariners
10–4
Zito (7–2)
Baldwin (4–5)
—
27,344
29–30
W1
60
June 7
Astros
5–3
Mulder (5–4)
Oswalt (6–4)
Koch (12)
17,453
30–30
W2
61
June 8
Astros
5–1
Harang (2–1)
Reynolds (3–6)
—
27,115
31–30
W3
62
June 9
Astros
7–6
Koch (4–0)
Dotel (3–3)
—
35,065
32–30
W4
63
June 10
Brewers
8–6
Bradford (2–1)
de los Santos (1–2)
Koch (13)
10,584
33–30
W5
64
June 11
Brewers
11–2
Zito (8–2)
Figueroa (1–4)
—
11,223
34–30
W6
65
June 12
Brewers
8–0
Mulder (6–4)
Sheets (3–7)
—
20,847
35–30
W7
66
June 14
@
Giants
3–2
Hudson (4–6)
Schmidt (2–2)
Koch (14)
41,457
36–30
W8
67
June 15
@ Giants
2–6
Zerbe (2–0)
Harang (2–2)
—
41,298
36–31
L1
68
June 16
@ Giants
2–1
Zito (9–2)
Rueter (7–5)
Koch (15)
41,550
37–31
W1
69
June 18
@
Pirates
4–2
Mulder (7–4)
Fogg (7–5)
Koch (16)
21,943
38–31
W2
70
June 19
@ Pirates
3–2 (10)
Bradford (3–1)
Williams (1–2)
Koch (17)
30,562
39–31
W3
71
June 20
@ Pirates
5–3
Hudson (5–6)
Benson (0–4)
Koch (18)
22,464
40–31
W4
72
June 21
@
Reds
5–3
Harang (3–2)
Williamson (2–1)
Koch (19)
26,101
41–31
W5
73
June 22
@ Reds
10–3
Zito (10–2)
Chen (2–4)
—
27,243
42–31
W6
74
June 23
@ Reds
5–1
Mulder (8–4)
Reitsma (3–5)
—
23,961
43–31
W7
75
June 24
@ Mariners
13–2
Lidle (2–6)
García (10–5)
—
45,602
44–31
W8
76
June 25
@ Mariners
1–7
Baldwin (6–6)
Hudson (5–7)
—
43,985
44–32
L1
77
June 26
@ Mariners
0–1
Hasegawa (4–1)
Bradford (3–2)
Sasaki (18)
42,120
44–33
L2
78
June 27
@ Mariners
4–7
Halama (3–2)
Zito (10–3)
Rhodes (1)
42,159
44–34
L3
79
June 28
Giants
10–6
Mulder (9–4)
Hernández (6–9)
—
46,345
45–34
W1
80
June 29
Giants
3–5
Schmidt (4–2)
Lidle (2–7)
Nen (21)
53,501
45–35
L1
81
June 30
Giants
7–0
Hudson (6–7)
Ortiz (6–5)
—
54,123
46–35
W1
July: 15–12 (Home: 8–7 ; Away: 7–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
82
July 1
Twins
4–5
Romero (4–1)
Venafro (2–2)
Guardado (25)
13,503
46–36
L1
83
July 2
Twins
4–3
Bradford (4–2)
Guardado (1–2)
—
15,317
47–36
W1
84
July 3
Twins
1–2
Santana (4–1)
Mulder (9–5)
Guardado (26)
30,213
47–37
L1
85
July 4
Royals
3–2
Koch (5–0)
Hernández (1–1)
—
28,315
48–37
W1
86
July 5
Royals
4–3
Mecir (3–1)
Hernández (1–2)
—
53,802
49–37
W2
87
July 6
Royals
3–4 (10)
Mullen (1–2)
Koch (5–1)
Voyles (1)
18,259
49–38
L1
88
July 7
Royals
3–2
Zito (11–3)
Byrd (11–6)
Koch (20)
31,676
50–38
W1
All–Star Break (July 8–10)
89
July 11
@ Orioles
4–1
Mulder (10–5)
Erickson (3–9)
Koch (21)
32,507
51–38
W2
90
July 12
@ Orioles
1–0
Hudson (7–7)
Johnson (3–6)
Koch (22)
33,366
52–38
W3
91
July 13
@ Orioles
6–0
Zito (12–3)
Driskill (6–2)
—
36,100
53–38
W4
92
July 14
@ Orioles
3–6
López (9–3)
Lidle (2–8)
Julio (18)
32,853
53–39
L1
93
July 15
@ Devil Rays
4–0
Lilly (4–6)
Rupe (5–10)
—
10,116
54–39
W1
94
July 16
@ Devil Rays
2–1
Mulder (11–5)
Sosa (0–2)
Koch (23)
10,592
55–39
W2
95
July 17
Angels
4–10
Appier (8–7)
Hudson (7–8)
—
38,547
55–40
L1
96
July 18
Angels
2–0
Zito (13–3)
Sele (7–7)
Koch (24)
15,733
56–40
W1
97
July 19
Rangers
10–0
Lidle (3–8)
Myette (0–1)
—
21,445
57–40
W2
98
July 20
Rangers
6–5
Koch (6–1)
Burba (4–5)
—
31,129
58–40
W3
99
July 21
Rangers
3–7 (12)
Powell (2–1)
Mecir (3–2)
—
27,567
58–41
L1
100
July 23
@ Angels
2–1
Zito (14–3)
Appier (8–8)
Koch (25)
25,370
59–41
W1
101
July 24
@ Angels
1–5
Sele (8–7)
Hudson (7–9)
—
25,240
59–42
L1
102
July 25
@ Angels
4–5
Shields (3–1)
Mecir (3–3)
Weber (5)
31,653
59–43
L2
103
July 26
@ Rangers
4–12
Rodriguez (1–1)
Mulder (11–6)
—
34,585
59–44
L3
104
July 27
@ Rangers
6–10 (10)
Kolb (1–0)
Koch (6–2)
—
35,359
59–45
L4
105
July 28
@ Rangers
12–2
Zito (15–3)
Alvarez (0–3)
—
24,022
60–45
W1
106
July 29
Indians
6–8
Mulholland (1–0)
Magnante (0–2)
Wohlers (1)
18,297
60–46
L1
107
July 30
Indians
4–5
Drese (9–8)
Lidle (3–9)
Wohlers (2)
14,737
60–47
L2
108
July 31
Indians
6–4
Mulder (12–6)
Westbrook (0–1)
Koch (26)
47,574
61–47
W1
August: 24–4 (Home: 10–2 ; Away: 14–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
109
August 1
Tigers
5–3
Bowie (1–0)
Sparks (5–11)
Koch (27)
13,861
62–47
W2
110
August 2
Tigers
1–3
Redman (7–9)
Zito (15–4)
Acevedo (19)
17,197
62–48
L1
111
August 3
Tigers
8–4
Hudson (8–9)
Lima (2–5)
—
29,648
63–48
W1
112
August 4
Tigers
4–0
Lidle (4–9)
Maroth (3–4)
—
24,546
64–48
W2
113
August 6
@ Red Sox
9–1
Mulder (13–6)
Wakefield (5–4)
—
34,059
65–48
W3
114
August 7
@ Red Sox
3–2
Harang (4–2)
Burkett (10–5)
Koch (28)
33,325
66–48
W4
115
August 8
@ Red Sox
2–4
Lowe (16–5)
Zito (15–5)
Urbina (26)
33,855
66–49
L1
116
August 9
@ Yankees
3–2 (16)
Bowie (2–0)
Hitchcock (1–1)
—
54,316
67–49
W1
117
August 10
@ Yankees
8–0
Lidle (5–9)
Wells (12–6)
—
54,439
68–49
W2
118
August 11
@ Yankees
5–8
Mussina (14–6)
Mulder (13–7)
—
54,703
68–50
L1
119
August 12
Blue Jays
1–2
Loaiza (5–6)
Harang (4–3)
Escobar (24)
14,178
68–51
L2
120
August 13
Blue Jays
5–4
Zito (16–5)
Carpenter (4–5)
Koch (29)
17,466
69–51
W1
121
August 14
Blue Jays
4–2
Hudson (9–9)
Walker (5–3)
Koch (30)
40,528
70–51
W2
122
August 16
White Sox
1–0
Lidle (6–9)
Buehrle (15–9)
Koch (31)
22,622
71–51
W3
123
August 17
White Sox
9–2
Mulder (14–7)
Garland (8–9)
—
40,658
72–51
W4
124
August 18
White Sox
7–4
Zito (17–5)
Wright (8–11)
—
31,489
73–51
W5
125
August 19
@ Indians
8–1
Hudson (10–9)
Báez (9–10)
—
27,696
74–51
W6
126
August 20
@ Indians
6–3
Harang (5–3)
Westbrook (1–2)
Koch (32)
27,527
75–51
W7
127
August 21
@ Indians
6–0
Lidle (7–9)
Rodríguez (0–1)
—
26,916
76–51
W8
128
August 22
@ Indians
9–3
Mulder (15–7)
Phillips (1–2)
Bradford (2)
27,759
77–51
W9
129
August 23
@ Tigers
9–1
Zito (18–5)
Powell (1–3)
—
21,807
78–51
W10
130
August 24
@ Tigers
12–3
Hudson (11–9)
Lima (4–6)
—
19,045
79–51
W11
131
August 25
@ Tigers
10–7
Mecir (4–3)
Walker (1–1)
Koch (33)
24,346
80–51
W12
132
August 26
@ Royals
6–3
Lidle (8–9)
May (3–9)
Koch (34)
11,096
81–51
W13
133
August 27
@ Royals
6–4
Mulder (16–7)
Hernández (3–3)
Koch (35)
13,077
82–51
W14
134
August 28
@ Royals
7–1
Zito (19–5)
Sedlacek (3–4)
—
15,952
83–51
W15
135
August 30
Twins
4–2
Hudson (12–9)
Radke (6–4)
Koch (36)
25,221
84–51
W16
136
August 31
Twins
6–3
Mecir (5–3)
Romero (8–2)
Koch (37)
42,841
85–51
W17
September: 18–8 (Home: 11–2 ; Away: 7–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
137
September 1
Twins
7–5
Koch (7–2)
Guardado (1–3)
—
37,676
86–51
W18
138
September 2
Royals
7–6
Koch (8–2)
Grimsley (3–5)
—
26,325
87–51
W19
139
September 4
Royals
12–11
Koch (9–2)
Grimsley (3–6)
—
55,528
88–51
W20
140
September 6
@ Twins
0–6
Radke (7–4)
Lidle (8–10)
—
27,409
88–52
L1
141
September 7
@ Twins
2–0
Mulder (17–7)
Mays (3–6)
Koch (38)
43,628
89–52
W1
142
September 8
@ Twins
6–0
Zito (20–5)
Milton (13–8)
—
20,102
90–52
W2
143
September 9
@ Angels
2–1
Hudson (13–9)
Appier (14–10)
Koch (39)
28,145
91–52
W3
144
September 10
@ Angels
2–5
Ortiz (13–9)
Lilly (4–7)
Percival (36)
35,323
91–53
L1
145
September 11
@ Angels
5–6
Shields (4–3)
Tam (0–1)
Percival (37)
34,302
91–54
L2
146
September 12
@ Angels
6–7
Donnelly (1–1)
Koch (9–3)
—
31,304
91–55
L3
147
September 13
Mariners
5–0
Zito (21–5)
Valdez (8–11)
—
38,210
92–55
W1
148
September 14
Mariners
1–0
Hudson (14–9)
Moyer (13–8)
—
40,309
93–55
W2
149
September 15
Mariners
3–6
Piñeiro (14–6)
Harang (5–4)
Sasaki (35)
38,783
93–56
L1
150
September 16
Angels
4–3
Koch (10–3)
Levine (4–4)
—
22,326
94–56
W1
151
September 17
Angels
0–1 (10)
Weber (7–2)
Koch (10–4)
Percival (40)
25,894
94–57
L1
152
September 18
Angels
7–4
Zito (22–5)
Callaway (1–1)
Koch (40)
50,730
95–57
W1
153
September 19
Angels
5–3
Hudson (15–9)
Appier (14–11)
Koch (41)
27,435
96–57
W2
154
September 20
Rangers
4–2
Mecir (6–3)
Kolb (3–5)
Rincón (1)
25,281
97–57
W3
155
September 21
Rangers
6–3
Tam (1–1)
Nitkowski (0–1)
Koch (42)
24,862
98–57
W4
156
September 22
Rangers
7–5
Mulder (18–7)
Park (9–7)
Koch (43)
35,697
99–57
W5
157
September 24
@ Mariners
7–8
Hasegawa (8–2)
Tam (1–2)
Rhodes (2)
39,037
99–58
L1
158
September 25
@ Mariners
2–3
Rhodes (10–4)
Mecir (6–4)
Sasaki (37)
39,776
99–59
L2
159
September 26
@ Mariners
5–3 (10)
Koch (11–4)
Hasegawa (8–3)
—
45,822
100–59
W1
160
September 27
@ Rangers
3–2
Mulder (19–7)
Park (9–8)
Koch (44)
31,521
101–59
W2
161
September 28
@ Rangers
10–8
Lilly (5–7)
Kolb (3–6)
Mecir (1)
44,442
102–59
W3
162
September 29
@ Rangers
8–7
Zito (23–5)
Benoit (4–5)
—
34,529
103–59
W4
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Athletics team member Source: baseball-reference.com
[9]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
Team
ANA
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TB
TEX
TOR
NL
Anaheim
—
7–2
3–4
6–3
6–3
8–1
6–3
4–5
3–4
9–11
9–10
8–1
12–7
7–2
11–7
Baltimore
2–7
—
6–13
3–4
1–5
2–4
7–0
5–1
6–13
4–5
5–4
10–9
3–6
4–15
9–9
Boston
4–3
13–6
—
2–4
5–4
5–4
4–2
3–3
9–10
6–3
4–5
16–3
4–3
13–6
5–13
Chicago
3–6
4–3
4–2
—
9–10
12–7
11–8
8–11
2–4
2–7
5–4
4–3
5–4
4–2
8–10
Cleveland
3–6
5–1
4–5
10–9
—
10–9
9–10
8–11
3–6
2–5
3–4
4–2
4–5
3–3
6–12
Detroit
1–8
4–2
4–5
7–12
9–10
—
9–10
4–14
1–8
1–6
2–5
2–4
5–4
0–6
6–12
Kansas City
3–6
0–7
2–4
8–11
10–9
10–9
—
5–14
1–5
1–8
3–6
4–2
7–2
3–4
5–13
Minnesota
5–4
1–5
3–3
11–8
11–8
14–4
14–5
—
0–6
3–6
5–4
5–2
6–3
6–1
10–8
New York
4–3
13–6
10–9
4–2
6–3
8–1
5–1
6–0
—
5–4
4–5
13–5
4–3
10–9
11–7
Oakland
11–9
5–4
3–6
7–2
5–2
6–1
8–1
6–3
4–5
—
8–11
8–1
13–6
3–6
16–2
Seattle
10–9
4–5
5–4
4–5
4–3
5–2
6–3
4–5
5–4
11–8
—
5–4
13–7
6–3
11–7
Tampa Bay
1–8
9–10
3–16
3–4
2–4
4–2
2–4
2–5
5–13
1–8
4–5
—
4–5
8–11
7–11
Texas
7–12
6–3
3–4
4–5
5–4
4–5
2–7
3–6
3–4
6–13
7–13
5–4
—
8–1
9–9
Toronto
2–7
15–4
6–13
2–4
3–3
6–0
4–3
1–6
9–10
6–3
3–6
11–8
1–8
—
9–9
Draft picks (first round)
The following were drafted in the first round of the
2002 MLB draft by the Athletics on June 4, 2002:
Trades
May 22, 2002:
John Mabry was traded by the
Philadelphia Phillies to the Oakland Athletics for
Jeremy Giambi .
[10]
June 21, 2002:
Bob Ryan was traded to the
Boston Red Sox for cash considerations.
[10]
July 5, 2002:
Jeff Weaver was traded by the
Detroit Tigers to the
New York Yankees , and cash was sent by the Tigers to the
Oakland Athletics , as part of a 3-team trade. The Athletics sent
Carlos Peña ,
Franklyn Germán , and a player to be named later to the Tigers. The Yankees sent
Ted Lilly ,
John-Ford Griffin , and Jason Arnold (minors) to the Athletics. The Athletics completed the trade by sending
Jeremy Bonderman to the Tigers on August 22, 2002.
[11]
July 25, 2002:
Ray Durham was traded by the
Chicago White Sox to the Oakland Athletics with cash for
Jon Adkins .
[12]
July 30, 2002:
Ricardo Rincón was traded by the
Cleveland Indians to the Oakland Athletics for
Marshall McDougall .
[10]
Roster
2002 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Postseason
The Athletics clinched the
American League West with a regular season record of 103–59, advancing to the first round of the postseason. They were defeated in the
2002 American League Division Series three games to two by the
American League Central champion
Minnesota Twins .
[13] The Twins would later be defeated in the
2002 American League Championship Series by the eventual
World Series champion
Anaheim Angels .
[14]
[15]
Postseason game log
2002 Postseason Game Log (2–3)
2002 AL Division Series vs. Minnesota Twins: Athletics lose 2–3
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Series
1
October 1
Twins
5–7
Radke (1–0)
Lilly (0–1)
Guardado (1)
34,853
MIN 1–0
2
October 2
Twins
9–1
Mulder (1–0)
Mays (0–1)
—
31,953
Tied 1–1
3
October 4
@ Twins
6–3
Zito (1–0)
Reed (0–1)
Koch (1)
55,932
OAK 2–1
4
October 5
@ Twins
2–11
Milton (1–0)
Hudson (0–1)
—
55,960
Tied 2–2
5
October 6
Twins
4–5
Radke (2–0)
Mulder (1–1)
—
32,146
MIN 3–2
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Athletics team member Source: baseball-reference.com
[13]
Player statistics
Pitching
Note: POS = Position; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Source:
[15]
Batting
Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: Only players with at least one at-bat are listed.
Source:
[16]
Farm system
References
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^
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^
"Scott Hatteberg Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021 .
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"Carlos Peña Statistics and History" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021 .
^
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"2002 Oakland Athletics Schedule" . Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 27, 2014 .
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b
c
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Ted Lilly at Baseball Reference
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