2002 St. Louis Cardinals season
Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
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 by 13 games over the Houston Astros . 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 Édgar Rentería , third baseman Scott Rolen , and outfielder Jim Edmonds each won Gold Gloves this year.
On June 18, long-time broadcaster Jack Buck died at the age of 77,[ 1] while four days later, pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room, at age 33.[ 2]
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
National League Central
Record vs. opponents
Source: [1]
Team
AZ
ATL
CHC
CIN
COL
FLA
HOU
LA
MIL
MTL
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
AL
Arizona
—
3–3
4–2
6–0
14–5
5–1
3–3
9–10
4–2
4–2
5–2
4–3
4–2
12–7
8–11
2–4
11–7
Atlanta
3–3
—
4–2
4–2
4–3
11–8
3–3
2–4
5–1
13–6
12–7
11–7
3–3
3–3
3–3
5–1
15–3
Chicago
2–4
2–4
—
5–12
4–2
4–2
8–11
2–4
7–10
3–3
1–5
2–4
10–9
2–4
3–3
6–12
6–6
Cincinnati
0–6
2–4
12–5
—
3–3
5–1
6–11
4–2
13–6
1–5
2–4
2–4
11–7
5–1
2–4
8–11
2–10
Colorado
5–14
3–4
2–4
3–3
—
5–2
3–3
7–12
3–3
4–2
3–3
3–3
4–2
11–8
8–12
2–4
7–11
Florida
1–5
8–11
2–4
1–5
2–5
—
3–3
3–3
4–2
10–9
8–11
10–9
4–2
5–1
4–3
4–2
10–8
Houston
3–3
3–3
11–8
11–6
3–3
3–3
—
3–3
10–8
3–3
4–2
3–3
11–6
4–2
1–5
6–13
5–7
Los Angeles
10–9
4–2
4–2
2–4
12–7
3–3
3–3
—
5–1
5–2
4–2
4–3
4–2
10–9
8–11
2–4
12–6
Milwaukee
2–4
1–5
10–7
6–13
3–3
2–4
8–10
1–5
—
2–4
1–5
1–5
4–15
5–1
1–5
7–10
2–10
Montreal
2–4
6–13
3–3
5–1
2–4
9–10
3–3
2–5
4–2
—
11–8
11–8
3–3
3–4
4–2
3–3
12–6
New York
2–5
7–12
5–1
4–2
3–3
11–8
2–4
2–4
5–1
8–11
—
9–10
1–4
3–4
0–6
3–3
10–8
Philadelphia
3–4
7–11
4–2
4–2
3–3
9–10
3–3
3–4
5–1
8–11
10–9
—
2–4
2–4
3–3
4–2
10–8
Pittsburgh
2–4
3–3
9–10
7–11
2–4
2–4
6–11
2–4
15–4
3–3
4–1
4–2
—
2–4
2–4
6–11
3–9
San Diego
7–12
3–3
4–2
1–5
8–11
1–5
2–4
9–10
1–5
4–3
4–3
4–2
4–2
—
5–14
1–5
8–10
San Francisco
11–8
3–3
3–3
4–2
11–8
3–4
5–1
11–8
5–1
2–4
6–0
3–3
4–2
14–5
—
2–4
8–10
St. Louis
4–2
1–5
12–6
11–8
4–2
2–4
13–6
4–2
10–7
3–3
3–3
2–4
11–6
5–1
4–2
—
8–4
Game log
2002 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log (97–65)[ 4]
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
Rockies
10–2
Morris
Hampton
48,397
1–0
2
April 3
Rockies
3–6
Neagle
Stephenson
Jiménez
26,557
1–1
3
April 4
Rockies
1–6
Thomson
Benes
27,691
1–2
4
April 5
@ Astros
5–1
Stechschulte
Mlicki
27,189
2–2
5
April 6
@ Astros
8–4
Morris
Cruz
36,255
3–2
6
April 7
@ Astros
6–7
Stone
Hackman
28,206
3–3
7
April 9
Brewers
6–5
Veres
Cabrera
Isringhausen
28,488
4–3
8
April 10
Brewers
6–5
Isringhausen
Vizcaino
28,271
5–3
9
April 11
Brewers
6–5
Veres
Cabrera
Kline
28,165
6–3
10
April 12
Astros
7–3
Morris
Miller
34,120
7–3
11
April 13
Astros
2–1
Isringhausen
Stone
41,552
8–3
12
April 14
Astros
4–5
Reynolds
Stephenson
Wagner
38,609
8–4
13
April 15
@ D'Backs
5–14
Helling
Benes
32,116
8–5
14
April 16
@ D'Backs
3–5
Johnson
B. Smith
Myers
37,505
8–6
15
April 17
@ D'Backs
8–4
Morris
Schilling
Isringhausen
35,147
9–6
16
April 18
@ Brewers
5–7
Cabrera
Hackman
DeJean
17,717
9–7
17
April 19
@ Brewers
1–6
Quevedo
Timlin
Vizcaino
23,865
9–8
18
April 20
@ Brewers
3–5
Vizcaino
Veres
DeJean
30,600
9–9
19
April 21
@ Brewers
3–5
Neugebauer
B. Smith
DeJean
24,592
9–10
20
April 23
@ Mets
3–4
D'Amico
Morris
Benitez
33,333
9–11
21
April 24
@ Mets
4–2
Kile
Leiter
Isringhausen
22,938
10–11
22
April 25
@ Mets
6–7
Strickland
Veres
Benitez
24,637
10–12
23
April 26
@ Expos
7–6
Stechschulte
Ohka
Veres
8,545
11–12
24
April 27
@ Expos
5–0
Matthews
Chen
6,288
12–12
25
April 28
@ Expos
2–5
Ohka
Morris
Herges
9,780
12–13
26
April 30
Marlins
2–7
Burnett
Kile
32,636
12–14
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
27
May 1
Marlins
6–4
T. Smith
Dempster
Isringhausen
29,755
13–14
28
May 2
Marlins
6–9
Tejera
Veres
Núñez
36,132
13–15
29
May 3
Braves
2–11
Hammond
Stechschulte
Smoltz
40,758
13–16
30
May 4
Braves
3–2
Simontacchi
Lopez
Isringhausen
42,455
14–16
31
May 5
Braves
2–4
Maddux
Kile
Smoltz
39,509
14–17
32
May 6
@ Cubs
5–6
Fassero
Timlin
35,083
14–18
33
May 7
@ Cubs
0–8
Wood
B. Smith
35,748
14–19
34
May 8
@ Cubs
3–2
Morris
Cruz
Isringhausen
33,473
15–19
35
May 10
@ Reds
4–2
Stechschulte
White
Isringhausen
29,008
16–19
36
May 11
@ Reds
1–8
Reitsma
Kile
25,006
16–20
37
May 12
@ Reds
10–8
Stechschulte
Graves
Isringhausen
20,622
17–20
38
May 13
Cubs
3–0
Morris
Wood
45,720
18–20
39
May 14
Cubs
11–2
Timlin
Cruz
47,035
19–20
40
May 15
Cubs
4–1
Stechschulte
Bere
Isringhausen
40,719
20–20
41
May 17
Reds
3–1
Kile
Sullivan
Isringhausen
36,103
21–20
42
May 18
Reds
3–7
Rijo
Morris
40,483
21–21
43
May 19
Reds
10–1
Stephenson
Acevedo
42,992
22–21
44
May 20
Reds
7–3
Williams
Haynes
35,560
23–21
45
May 21
Astros
3–1
Simontacchi
Hernandez
Isringhausen
33,442
24–21
46
May 22
Astros
3–2
Veres
Stone
32,481
25–21
47
May 23
Astros
5–4
Hackman
Dotel
Isringhausen
38,772
26–21
48
May 24
@ Pirates
2–5
Wells
Stephenson
25,203
26–22
49
May 25
@ Pirates
6–3
Williams
Anderson
Isringhausen
26,201
27–22
50
May 26
@ Pirates
7–3
Simontacchi
Fogg
31,989
28–22
51
May 27
@ Astros
4–3
Stechschulte
Oswalt
Isringhausen
30,543
29–22
52
May 28
@ Astros
4–1
Morris
Reynolds
Isringhausen
25,376
30–22
53
May 29
@ Astros
5–10
Redding
Stephenson
27,182
30–23
54
May 31
Pirates
1–3
Fogg
W. Williams
M. Williams
38,148
30–24
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
55
June 1
Pirates
9–4
Kile
Arroyo
43,295
31–24
56
June 2
Pirates
2–5
Lowe
Morris
M. Williams
37,243
31–25
57
June 4
@ Reds
8–5
Simontacchi
Hamilton
19,189
32–25
June 5
@ Reds
Postponed (Rain) Makeup date: August 27
58
June 6
@ Reds
2–3
Haynes
Williams
Graves
23,102
32–26
59
June 7
@ Royals
12–6
Kile
Byrd
34,194
33–26
60
June 8
@ Royals
11–3
Morris
Affeldt
40,016
34–26
61
June 9
@ Royals
2–3
Ro. Hernandez
Timlin
26,905
34–27
62
June 10
@ Mariners
0–10
Moyer
B. Smith
45,699
34–28
63
June 11
@ Mariners
7–4
Williams
Baldwin
44,983
35–28
64
June 12
@ Mariners
0–5
Piñeiro
Kile
45,612
35–29
65
June 14
Royals
3–0
Morris
Asencio
Kline
40,510
36–29
66
June 15
Royals
5–3
Simontacchi
Suppan
Veres
47,453
37–29
67
June 16
Royals
5–1
Williams
May
47,522
38–29
68
June 18
Angels
7–2
Kile
Appier
39,386
39–29
69
June 19
Angels
6–2
Morris
Sele
35,432
40–29
70
June 20
Angels
2–3
Schoeneweis
B. Smith
Percival
36,385
40–30
71
June 21
@ Cubs
1–2
Lieber
Williams
38,486
40–31
June 22
@ Cubs
Postponed (death of P Darryl Kile ) Makeup date: August 31
72
June 23
@ Cubs
3–8
Wood
Simontacchi
37,647
40–32
73
June 25
Brewers
0–2
Rusch
Morris
33,074
40–33
74
June 26
Brewers
5–2
Williams
Wright
Isringhausen
32,686
41–33
75
June 27
Brewers
2–7
Vizcaino
Stechschulte
31,136
41–34
76
June 28
Reds
3–2
Simontacchi
Reitsma
Isringhausen
38,564
42–34
77
June 29
Reds
2–4
Dessens
Hackman
Graves
46,272
42–35
78
June 30
Reds
8–12
Sullivan
Isringhausen
39,861
42–36
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
79
July 1
Padres
7–3
Williams
Pérez
30,113
43–36
80
July 2
Padres
11–5
Crudale
Jarvis
29,622
44–36
81
July 3
Padres
4–1
Simontacchi
Lawrence
Isringhausen
41,533
45–36
82
July 4
Dodgers
3–2
T. Smith
Ishii
Isringhausen
39,421
46–36
83
July 5
Dodgers
5–6
Pérez
Morris
Gagné
41,447
46–37
84
July 6
Dodgers
2–4
Quantrill
Kline
Gagné
42,825
46–38
85
July 7
Dodgers
12–6
Matthews
Daal
33,777
47–38
86
July 12
@ Padres
3–4
Holtz
Veres
Hoffman
23,794
47–39
87
July 13
@ Padres
2–1
Crudale
Reed
Isringhausen
48,963
48–39
88
July 14
@ Padres
4–1
B. Smith
B. J. Jones
Isringhausen
24,045
49–39
89
July 15
@ Dodgers
4–2
T. Smith
Daal
Isringhausen
31,899
50–39
90
July 16
@ Dodgers
9–2
Hackman
Nomo
37,988
51–39
91
July 17
@ Giants
4–5
Worrell
Veres
Nen
44,355
51–40
92
July 18
@ Giants
5–1
Morris
Schmidt
44,118
52–40
93
July 19
@ Pirates
9–12
Sauerbeck
Veres
23,812
52–41
94
July 20
@ Pirates
6–15
Benson
T. Smith
35,101
52–42
95
July 21
@ Pirates
8–4
Finley
Fogg
Kline
27,999
53–42
96
July 22
@ Giants
5–3
Hackman
Worrell
Isringhausen
40,607
54–42
97
July 23
@ Giants
4–0
Morris
Schmidt
40,453
55–42
98
July 24
@ Giants
4–6
Rueter
Benes
Nen
41,005
55–43
99
July 25
@ Giants
4–3
T. Smith
Jensen
Isringhausen
41,503
56–43
100
July 26
Cubs
8–4
Finley
Lieber
48,730
57–43
101
July 27
Cubs
3–7
Wood
Simontacchi
47,110
57–44
102
July 28
Cubs
10–9
Veres
Alfonseca
47,583
58–44
103
July 30
@ Marlins
5–0
Benes
Tejera
8,187
59–44
104
July 31
@ Marlins
5–8
Beckett
T. Smith
Looper
7,587
59–45
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
105
August 1
@ Marlins
0–4
Burnett
Finley
7,346
59–46
106
August 2
@ Braves
5–11
Glavine
Simontacchi
45,512
59–47
107
August 3
@ Braves
1–6
Marquis
Morris
46,356
59–48
108
August 4
@ Braves
1–2
Smoltz
Veres
33,686
59–49
109
August 6
Expos
1–10
Yoshii
Finley
34,126
59–50
110
August 7
Expos
1–4
Ohka
Simontacchi
Stewart
33,179
59–51
111
August 8
Expos
5–3
Morris
Reames
Isringhausen
33,403
60–51
112
August 9
Mets
1–2
Leiter
Matthews
Benitez
44,299
60–52
113
August 10
Mets
5–4
Veres
Reed
Isringhausen
44,934
61–52
114
August 11
Mets
9–0
Finley
Astacio
36,896
62–52
115
August 12
@ Pirates
10–6
Simontacchi
Meadows
15,700
63–52
116
August 13
@ Pirates
9–5
Morris
Anderson
Isringhausen
17,609
64–52
117
August 14
@ Pirates
7–3
Benes
Wells
18,791
65–52
118
August 15
@ Pirates
11–5
Kline
M. Williams
20,503
66–52
119
August 16
@ Phillies
0–4
Wolf
Finley
31,117
66–53
120
August 17
@ Phillies
5–1
Simontacchi
Coggin
20,242
67–53
121
August 18
@ Phillies
5–1
Morris
Padilla
58,493
68–53
122
August 19
Pirates
7–2
Benes
Wells
31,626
69–53
123
August 20
Pirates
0–8
Benson
Hackman
34,997
69–54
124
August 21
Pirates
4–1
Finley
Fogg
Isringhausen
26,806
70–54
125
August 22
Pirates
5–4
Molina
M. Williams
26,606
71–54
126
August 23
Phillies
4–5
Adams
Joseph
35,724
71–55
127
August 24
Phillies
0–4
Padilla
Benes
Mesa
41,033
71–56
128
August 25
Phillies
3–5
Silva
Isringhausen
Mesa
31,850
71–57
129
August 27 (1)
@ Reds
4–5
Reitsma
Simontacchi
Graves
71–58
130
August 27 (2)
@ Reds
5–0
Finley
Dessens
19,570
72–58
131
August 28
@ Reds
9–2
Kline
Estes
17,544
73–58
132
August 29
@ Reds
0–7
Haynes
Williams
20,503
73–59
133
August 30
@ Cubs
6–3
Wright
Zambrano
Veres
36,311
74–59
134
August 31 (1)
@ Cubs
8–1
Hackman
Prior
37,874
75–59
135
August 31 (2)
@ Cubs
10–4
Benes
Bere
37,639
76–59
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
136
September 1
@ Cubs
4–5
Cruz
Finley
Alfonseca
37,739
76–60
137
September 2
Reds
3–5
Estes
Stephenson
Graves
37,064
76–61
138
September 3
Reds
3–1
Williams
Haynes
Veres
26,641
77–61
139
September 4
Reds
10–5
Hackman
Chen
25,363
78–61
140
September 6
Cubs
11–2
Andy Benes
Alan Benes
38,661
79–61
141
September 7
Cubs
6–5
Fassero
Alfonseca
46,779
80–61
142
September 8
Cubs
3–1
Simontacchi
Wood
Kline
45,265
81–61
143
September 9
@ Brewers
3–0
Williams
Diggins
Kline
16,351
82–61
144
September 10
@ Brewers
8–3
Morris
Franklin
17,539
83–61
145
September 11
@ Brewers
4–3
Fassero
Sheets
Isringhausen
16,907
84–61
146
September 12
@ Astros
3–6
Dotel
Veres
Wagner
26,365
84–62
147
September 13
@ Astros
3–2
White
Gordon
Isringhausen
33,672
85–62
148
September 14
@ Astros
2–1
Williams
Munro
Isringhausen
39,333
86–62
149
September 15
@ Astros
0–8
Miller
Morris
32,456
86–63
150
September 17
@ Rockies
11–4
Fassero
Mercker
25,833
87–63
151
September 18
@ Rockies
8–5
White
Speier
Kline
25,330
88–63
152
September 19
@ Rockies
12–6
Simontacchi
Jennings
25,567
89–63
153
September 20
Astros
9–3
White
Munro
34,990
90–63
154
September 21
Astros
3–6
Miller
Morris
40,365
90–64
155
September 22
Astros
7–3
Finley
Saarloos
38,706
91–64
156
September 23
D'Backs
13–1
Wright
Helling
30,568
92–64
157
September 24
D'Backs
3–2
Isringhausen
Fetters
30,019
93–64
158
September 25
D'Backs
6–1
Stephenson
Schilling
32,212
94–64
159
September 26
Brewers
9–1
Morris
Diggins
27,299
95–64
160
September 27
Brewers
1–2
Sheets
White
DeJean
32,186
95–65
161
September 28
Brewers
3–1
Finley
Rusch
Isringhausen
35,906
96–65
162
September 29
Brewers
4–0
Crudale
Vizcaino
40,250
97–65
Transactions
Roster
2002 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
NLDS
St. Louis wins the series, 3-0
NLCS
Game 1
October 9: Busch Stadium , St. Louis, Missouri
Game 2
October 10: Busch Stadium , St. Louis, Missouri
Game 3
October 12: Pac Bell Park , San Francisco
Game 4
October 13: Pac Bell Park , San Francisco
Game 5
October 14: Pac Bell Park , San Francisco
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peoria [ 7] [ 8]
References
^ Caesar, Dan (October 28, 2011). "Joe Buck honors father in Series call" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved October 29, 2011 .
^ "BASEBALL; Coroner Verifies the Cause Of Kile's Death as Natural" . New York Times . July 17, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2012 .
^ Jason Isringhausen at Baseball-Reference
^ "2002 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule" .
^ José Rodríguez at Baseball-Reference
^ Scott Rolen at Baseball-Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Baseball America 2003 Annual Directory
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