2002 St. Louis Cardinals season
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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 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.
2002 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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National League Central Champions | ||||
League | National League | |||
Division | Central | |||
Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
Record | 97–65 (.599) | |||
Divisional place | 1st | |||
Owners | William DeWitt, Jr. | |||
General managers | Walt Jocketty | |||
Managers | Tony La Russa | |||
Television | Fox Sports Midwest (Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin) KPLR (Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky Free TV Bob Carpenter, Rick Horton) | |||
Radio | KMOX (Mike Shannon, Joel Meyers) | |||
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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]