2002 St. Louis Cardinals season
| 2002 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| NL Central Champs | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 97–65 (.599) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | William DeWitt, Jr. |
| General manager(s) | Walt Jocketty |
| Manager(s) | Tony La Russa |
| Local television |
Fox Sports Midwest (Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin) KPLR (Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky Free TV Bob Carpenter, Rick Horton) |
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KMOX (Mike Shannon, Joel Meyers) |
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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 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 Edgar 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, while four days later, pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room, at age 33.
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
St. Louis wins the series, 3-0
October 9: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
October 10: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
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