2002 temporada de los Cardenales de San Luis

Major League Baseball season

2002 Cardenales de San Luis
Campeones de la Liga Nacional Subcampeón de la Liga Nacional
Afiliaciones de Grandes Ligas
Liga Nacional (desde 1892 ) División Central (desde 1994 )
Localización
Estadio Busch Memorial (desde 1966 ) St. Louis, Missouri (desde 1882 )
Resultados
Registro	97–65 (.599)
Lugar divisional	1er
Otra información
Propietario (s)	William DeWitt, Jr.
Gerente (s) general (es)	Walt Jocketty
Gerente (s)	Tony La Russa
Televisión local	Fox Sports Midwest ( Joe Buck , Dan McLaughlin ) KPLR ( Dan McLaughlin , Al Hrabosky Free TV Bob Carpenter , Rick Horton )
Radio local	KMOX ( Mike Shannon , Joel Meyers )
<Temporada anterior      Próxima temporada>

La temporada 2002 de los St. Louis Cardinals fue la 121ª temporada del equipo en St. Louis, Missouri y la 111ª temporada en la Liga Nacional . Los Cardinals tuvieron marca de 97-65 durante la temporada y ganaron la división central de la Liga Nacional por 13 juegos sobre los Astros de Houston . En los playoffs, los Cardinals derrotaron a los Diamondbacks de Arizona 3 juegos a 0 en la NLDS pero perdieron ante los Gigantes de San Francisco 4 juegos a 1 en la NLCS .

El segunda base Fernando Viña , el campocorto Édgar Rentería , el tercera base Scott Rolen y el jardinero Jim Edmonds ganaron Guantes de Oro este año.

El 18 de junio, el locutor Jack Buck murió a la edad de 77 años, ^[1] mientras que cuatro días después, el lanzador Darryl Kile fue encontrado muerto en una habitación de hotel de Chicago , a los 33 años. ^[2]

Temporada baja

• 11 de diciembre de 2001: Fichó al lanzador agente libre Jason Isringhausen . ^[3]

Temporada regular

Entrantes del Día Inaugural

Clasificación de la temporada

Liga Nacional Central

v t mi NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Casa	Camino
Cardenales de San Luis	97	sesenta y cinco	0.599	-	52-29	45–36
Astros de Houston	84	78	0.519	13	47–34	37–44
Rojos de Cincinnati	78	84	0.481	19	38–43	40–41
Piratas de Pittsburgh	72	89	0.447	24½	38–42	34–47
Cachorros de Chicago	67	95	0,414	30	36–45	31–50
Cerveceros de Milwaukee	56	106	0.346	41	31–50	25–56

Registro contra oponentes

Récords de la Liga Nacional 2002 v t mi Fuente: [1]
Equipo	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COLUMNA	FLA	HOU	MUCHACHO	MIL	LUN	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]
April: (12–14) # 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
May: (18–10) # 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
June: (12–12) # 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
July: (17–9) # 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
August: (17–14) # 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
September: (21–6) # 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

• June 9: Released pitcher José Rodríguez.^[5]
• July 29: Traded third baseman Plácido Polanco, pitcher Mike Timlin, and pitcher Bud Smith to the Philadelphia Phillies for third baseman Scott Rolen, Doug Nickle and cash.^[6]

Roster

2002 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 40 Andy Benes 54 Mike Crudale 52 Matt Duff 13 Jeff Fassero 31 Chuck Finley 47 Luther Hackman 44 Jason Isringhausen 58 Kevin Joseph 57 Darryl Kile 49 Steve Kline 48 Mike Matthews 56 Gabe Molina 35 Matt Morris 60 Josh Pearce 58 José Rodríguez 52 Nerio Rodríguez 46 Jason Simontacchi 52 Bud Smith 53 Travis Smith 36 Gene Stechschulte 55 Garrett Stephenson 50 Mike Timlin 43 Dave Veres 50 Rick White 19 Woody Williams 23 Jamey Wright		Catchers  8 Mike DiFelice 26 Eli Marrero 22 Mike Matheny Infielders 28 Mike Coolbaugh 16 Iván Cruz 30 Wilson Delgado 21 Tino Martinez 33 Eduardo Pérez 27 Plácido Polanco  3 Édgar Rentería 16,27 Scott Rolen  4 Fernando Viña		Outfielders 41 Miguel Cairo  7 J. D. Drew 15 Jim Edmonds  5 Albert Pujols  0 Kerry Robinson 99 So Taguchi		Manager 10 Tony La Russa Coaches 18 Dave Duncan (Pitching) 38 Marty Mason (Bullpen) 39 Dave McKay (First Base) 11 José Oquendo (Third Base) 12 Mitchell Page (Hitting) 24 Joe Pettini (Bench)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Mike Matheny	110	315	77	.244	3	35
1B	Tino Martinez	150	511	134	.262	21	75
2B	Fernando Viña	150	622	168	.270	1	54
SS	Édgar Rentería	152	544	166	.305	11	83
3B	Plácido Polanco	94	342	97	.284	5	27
LF	Albert Pujols	157	590	185	.314	34	127
CF	Jim Edmonds	144	476	148	.311	28	83
RF	J.D. Drew	135	424	107	.252	18	56

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Eli Marrero	131	397	104	.262	18	66
Scott Rolen	55	205	57	.278	14	44
Miguel Cairo	108	184	46	.250	2	23
Kerry Robinson	124	181	47	.260	1	15
Mike DiFelice	70	174	40	.230	4	19
Eduardo Pérez	96	154	31	.201	10	26
Wilson Delgado	12	20	4	.200	2	5
So Taguchi	19	15	6	.400	0	2
Iván Cruz	17	14	5	.357	1	3
Mike Coolbaugh	5	12	1	.083	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Matt Morris	32	210.1	17	9	3.42	171
Jason Simontacchi	24	143.1	11	5	4.02	72
Woody Williams	17	103.1	9	4	2.53	76
Andy Benes	18	97	5	4	2.78	64
Chuck Finley	14	85.1	7	4	3.80	83
Darryl Kile	14	84.2	5	4	3.72	50
Josh Pearce	3	13	0	0	7.62	1

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Luther Hackman	43	81	5	4	4.11	46
Travis Smith	12	54	4	2	7.17	32
Bud Smith	11	48	1	5	6.94	22
Garrett Stephenson	12	45	2	5	5.40	34
Jamey Wright	4	15	2	0	4.80	8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dave Veres	71	5	8	4	3.48	68
Steve Kline	66	2	1	6	3.39	41
Jason Isringhausen	60	3	2	32	2.48	68
Mike Crudale	49	3	0	0	1.88	47
Mike Matthews	43	2	1	0	3.39	32
Mike Timlin	42	1	3	0	2.51	35
Gene Stechschulte	29	6	2	0	4.78	21
Rick White	20	3	1	0	0.82	14
Jeff Fassero	16	3	0	0	3.00	12
Gabe Molina	12	1	0	0	1.59	4
Kevin Joseph	11	0	1	0	4.91	2
Matt Duff	7	0	0	0	4.76	4
Nerio Rodríguez	2	0	0	0	4.15	2
José Rodríguez	2	0	0	0	54.00	0

NLDS

Main article: 2002 National League Division Series

St. Louis wins the series, 3-0

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Stadium	Series
1	Arizona	2	St. Louis	12	October 1	Bank One Ballpark	1-0 (STL)
2	Arizona	1	St. Louis	2	October 3	Bank One Ballpark	2-0 (STL)
3	St. Louis	6	Arizona	3	October 5	Busch Stadium	3-0 (STL)

NLCS

Main article: 2002 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 9: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco	1	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	9	11	0
St. Louis	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	6	11	0
WP: Kirk Rueter (1-0)   LP: Matt Morris (0-1)   Sv: Robb Nen (1) Home runs: SFG: Kenny Lofton (1), David Bell (1), Benito Santiago (1) STL: Albert Pujols (1), Miguel Cairo (1), J. D. Drew (1)

Game 2

October 10: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Francisco	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	7	0
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
WP: Jason Schmidt (1-0)   LP: Woody Williams (0-1)   Sv: Robb Nen (2) Home runs: SFG: Rich Aurilia 2 (2) STL: Eduardo Pérez (1)

Game 3

October 12: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	6	1
San Francisco	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	10	0
WP: Chuck Finley (1-0)   LP: Jay Witasick (0-1)   Sv: Jason Isringhausen (1) Home runs: STL: Mike Matheny (1), Jim Edmonds (1), Eli Marrero (1) SFG: Barry Bonds (1)

Game 4

October 13: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12	0
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	X	4	4	1
WP: Tim Worrell (1-0)   LP: Rick White (0-1)   Sv: Robb Nen (3) Home runs: STL: None SFG: Benito Santiago (2)

Game 5

October 14: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	9	0
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	7	0
WP: Tim Worrell (2-0)   LP: Matt Morris (0-2)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast League	Gaylen Pitts
AA	New Haven Ravens	Eastern League	Mark DeJohn
A	Potomac Cannons	Carolina League	Joe Cunningham, Jr.
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	Danny Sheaffer
A-Short Season	New Jersey Cardinals	New York–Penn League	Tommy Shields
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Brian Rupp

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Peoria^[7][8]

References

1. Caesar, Dan (October 28, 2011). "Joe Buck honors father in Series call". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
2. "BASEBALL; Coroner Verifies the Cause Of Kile's Death as Natural". New York Times. July 17, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
3. Jason Isringhausen at Baseball-Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2002-schedule-scores.shtml
5. José Rodríguez at Baseball-Reference
6. Scott Rolen at Baseball-Reference
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
8. Baseball America 2003 Annual Directory

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2002 St. Louis Cardinals season.

• 2002 St. Louis Cardinals
• 2002 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com