2002: National League Championship Season and World Series History of the San Francisco Giants

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in 2002, giants finished 2nd in nl west behind arizona diamondbacks, bolstered mvp season bonds (46 hr, 110 rbi, .370 ba, then-record 198 walks , .582 obp) , kent (37 hr, 108 rbi , .313 ba). additional roster support provided decent seasons veteran catcher benito santiago , aurilia, aided new acquisitions third baseman david bell, slugging outfielder reggie sanders , fleet-footed outfielder tsuyoshi shinjo, (generally known last name only), spent 1 season giants before returning japan. pitching staff again proved solid, 5 starters winning 12 or more including jason schmidt in first full season in san francisco. closer robb nen had 43 saves , 2.20 era, , setup men felix rodríguez , tim worrell solid out of bullpen.


the giants made playoffs nl wild card in last weekend of season. began defeating atlanta braves in nlds 3 games two, ortíz winning games 1 , 5 in atlanta , snow ending deciding game spectacular double play ending in rundown between first , second.


in nlcs, defeated st. louis cardinals 4 games 1 wins rueter, schmidt , 2 worrell in relief. santiago, particularly late clutch game-turning , -winning home run in game 4, elected mvp of nlcs.


the giants faced american league champion anaheim angels (now known los angeles angels of anaheim) in world series, marking first world series between 2 wild-card teams. giants split first 2 (one-run) games in anaheim, took games 4 & 5 in pac bell park after being beaten soundly visiting angels in game 3 three-games-to-two lead following 16–4 blowout home win in game 5 before series shifted anaheim. giants leading 5–0 1 out in bottom of 7th of game 6, momentum changed decisively when manager dusty baker removed starter russ ortíz after gave 2 straight singles , handed him giant fans hoped game ball walked off mound. moments later, however, scott spiezio hit three-run home run angels off reliever felix rodríguez on 3–2 pitch on right field fence (with sanders out of position, playing him shallow) after fouling off numerous fastballs, , angels went on win game 6–5 on eighth-inning two-run double series mvp third baseman troy glaus off faltering nenn, pitching on fumes , guts injured pitching shoulder. following night, anaheim won game 7 4–1 behind 3-run double garret anderson off hernández claim series.


after 2002, giants went through many personnel changes. baker s managerial contract not renewed after ten seasons. closer nenn s damaged shoulder ended career, forcing him retirement; , kent, moving on houston astros in native texas, not re-signed. position players david bell, reggie sanders, tsuyoshi shinjo , kenny lofton, pitchers liván hernández, russ ortíz , southpaw reliever aaron fultz (winner of 2002 world series game 4), went other teams in 2003 well.








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