2002 Oakland Athletics season

Major League Baseball team season March 2026 April 2021 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 2002 American League West champions American League West Network Associates Coliseum Oakland, California 103–59 (.636) 1st Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann Billy Beane Art Howe KICU-TVFSN Bay Area(Ray Fosse, Greg Papa) KFRC(Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse)The 2002 Oakland Athletics season was the 102nd season in franchise history and the 35th season in Oakland, California. The Athletics finished first in the American League West with a record of 103–59. The Athletics' 2002 campaign ranks among the most famous in franchise history. Following the 2001 season, Oakland saw the departure of three key players. Billy Beane, the team's general manager, responded with a series of under-the-radar free-agent signings. The new-look Athletics, despite a comparative lack of star power, surprised the baseball world by besting the 2001 team's regular season record. The team is most famous, however, for winning 20 consecutive games between August 13 and September 4, 2002.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 377, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tU1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2646%2C993556 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Beacham Greg A's extend their wild ride September 5, 2002 1Ehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zw0wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2QMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4972%2C1336283 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Straight A's September 5, 2002 C4 They proceeded to lose in the 2002 American League Division Series to the Minnesota Twins. The Athletics' season was the subject of Michael Lewis's 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Lewis was given the opportunity to follow the team around throughout the season). A film adaptation of the book, titled Moneyball, was released in 2011. Offseason November 2, 2001: Mark Bellhorn was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Adam Morrissey (minors).Mark Bellhorn Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bellhma01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 8 July 2014 December 7, 2001: Billy Koch was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the Toronto Blue Jays for Eric Hinske and Justin Miller.Billy Koch Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kochbi01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 24 Dec 2021 December 14, 2001: David Justice was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the New York Mets for Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates. This trade was preceded by a swap between the New York Mets and New York Yankees of Robin Ventura for Justice one week prior. The Mets paid $1.2 million of Justice's $7 million salary.Mets trade Justice to A's for Guthrie, minor leaguer ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2001/1214/1295754.html Associated Press December 14, 2002 January 12, 2026 January 2, 2002: Scott Hatteberg was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Athletics.Scott Hatteberg Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hattesc01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 24 Dec 2021 January 11, 2002: Randy Velarde was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Athletics.Randy Velarde Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/velarra01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 8 July 2014 January 14, 2002: Carlos Peña and Mike Venafro were traded to the Oakland Athletics by the Texas Rangers for Jason Hart, Gerald Laird, Ryan Ludwick, and Mario Ramos.Carlos Peña Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/penaca01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 24 Dec 2021 March 19, 2002: Justin Duchscherer was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the Texas Rangers for Luis Vizcaíno.Justin Duchscherer Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/duchsju01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 8 July 2014 Regular season Summary thumb|Oakland Coliseum Oakland's 2002 campaign began on a tumultuous note. During the 2001–02 offseason, the team lost three key free agents to larger-market teams: 2000 AL MVP Jason Giambi to the New York Yankees, outfielder Johnny Damon to the Boston Red Sox, and closer Jason Isringhausen to the St. Louis Cardinals. General manager Billy Beane sought to replace Damon and Giambi with free agent hitters Scott Hatteberg and David Justice. Beane also made a number of key pitching acquisitions; most notably, he traded for Toronto Blue Jays reliever Billy Koch, who ultimately succeeded Isringhausen as the team's closer. Beane also traded for then-unheralded starter Ted Lilly and for second baseman Ray Durham. The season also saw the MLB debuts of second baseman Mark Ellis and eventual starter Aaron Harang.April 2021 The new-look Athletics experienced a bumpy start to the season. The team followed a respectable 15–10 start with an abysmal 5–16 run; at the end of their slump, on May 23, the team's record stood at 20–26. From that point forward, the Athletics' fortunes improved significantly. In a prelude to the team's famous late-season winning streak, the Athletics went 16–1 from June 6 to June 24. The surge propelled the club to within two games of first place, but a prolonged funk saw the A's play roughly .500 baseball for the next month and a half. That ended with an unremarkable 2–1 loss in Oakland to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, August 12.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=klJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5835%2C3125676 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1 August 13, 2002 3E On August 13, the Athletics began their then-AL-record 20-game win streak. The streak's first win came courtesy of Barry Zito, who allowed three runs (one earned) over eight innings in a 5–4 victory over the Jays. Over the next several weeks, stellar pitching, hitting, and defense propelled the Athletics' surge. Most notable were the efforts of fourth starter Cory Lidle. During August, Lidle went 5–0 while posting a scant 0.20 earned run average (he allowed one run his final start of the month); three of his five winning decisions were during the streak. Many of the Athletics' victories were by narrow margins; closer Billy Koch recorded either a win or save in 12 of the streak's 20 games.April 2021 The Athletics' 18th and 19th wins came courtesy of game ending hits by shortstop Miguel Tejada. On September 4, Oakland sought to win its 20th consecutive game; in doing so, the team hoped to break the 1947 New York Yankees' American League record of 19 consecutive wins. Their opponent was the Kansas City Royals. Over the first three innings of the game, Oakland shelled Kansas City pitchers Paul Byrd and Darrell May for a total of 11 runs, building a seemingly insurmountable 11–0 lead. Sloppy play down the stretch, however, allowed the Royals to score five runs apiece in the fourth and eighth innings. In the ninth, Koch surrendered a two-out single to Royals pinch hitter Luis Alicea; the single allowed pinch runner Kit Pellow to score the tying run. So the Athletics entered the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied at 11–11. Pinch hitter Scott Hatteberg then hit a one-out solo walkoff home run off of Kansas City reliever Jason Grimsley. The home run clinched the AL-record 20th consecutive victory for the Athletics. Oakland's streak came to an end with a 6–0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on September 6.Twins 6-0 Athletics (Sep 6, 2002) Final Score https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/220906109/athletics-twins 2026-05-01 ESPN en The A's continued to play well down the stretch, and finished with a record of 103–59. The club's late-season surge allowed it to hold off the Anaheim Angels, who finished four games behind them at 99–63. Oakland's regular season exploits, however, once again failed to translate into postseason success. The team again lost the American League Division Series (this time to the Twins) in five games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G8peAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4846%2C1775701 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Beacham Greg Twins make AL finals October 7, 2002 1B Tejada and starting pitcher Barry Zito went on to win the American League MVP and Cy Young Award, respectively. Tejada left the Athletics following the 2003 season, while Zito stayed until the end of the 2006 campaign.Barry Zito Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=zitoba01 2026-05-01 www.baseball-almanac.com Game log background:#003831;color:#FFD800; 2002 Game Log (103–59) y background:#FFD800;color:black; April: 15–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 5–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 1 || April 1 || Rangers || 8–3 || Mulder (1–0) || Park (0–1) || — || 43,908 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 2 || April 2 || Rangers || 3–2 || Koch (1–0) || Miceli (0–1) || — || 10,267 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 3 || April 3 || Rangers || 9–6 || Mecir (1–0) || Rodriguez (0–1) || Koch (1) || 23,259 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 4 || April 4 || Rangers || 5–7 || Davis (1–0) || Lidle (0–1) || — || 15,081 || 3–1 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 5 || April 5 || @ Mariners || 1–7 || Baldwin (1–0) || Hiljus (0–1) || — || 40,303 || 3–2 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 6 || April 6 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Mulder (2–0) || García (0–2) || — || 45,093 || 4–2 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 7 || April 7 || @ Mariners || 6–5 || Hudson (1–0) || Moyer (0–1) || Koch (2) || 39,870 || 5–2 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 8 || April 9 || @ Rangers || 5–4 (11) || Koch (2–0) || Seánez (0–1) || — || 20,158 || 6–2 || W3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 9 || April 10 || @ Rangers || 2–4 || Burba (1–0) || Lidle (0–2) || Rocker (1) || 21,384 || 6–3 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 10 || April 11 || @ Rangers || 0–7 || Davis (2–0) || Mulder (2–1) || — || 21,903 || 6–4 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 11 || April 12 || @ Angels || 5–1 || Hudson (2–0) || Ortiz (1–1) || — || 31,815 || 7–4 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 12 || April 13 || @ Angels || 7–2 || Hiljus (1–1) || Washburn (0–2) || — || 33,554 || 8–4 || W2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 13 || April 14 || @ Angels || 1–4 || Appier (1–1) || Zito (0–1) || Levine (3) || 32,881 || 8–5 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 14 || April 16 || Mariners || 2–6 (7) || Piñeiro (1–0) || Lidle (0–3) || — || 13,022 || 8–6 || L2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 15 || April 17 || Mariners || 4–7 || Moyer (2–1) || Hudson (2–1) || Sasaki (4) || 31,260 || 8–7 || L3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 16 || April 18 || Angels || 4–2 || Hiljus (2–1) || Ortiz (1–2) || Koch (3) || 9,145 || 9–7 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 17 || April 19 || Angels || 7–9 || Washburn (1–2) || Fyhrie (0–1) || Percival (2) || 12,468 || 9–8 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 18 || April 20 || Angels || 8–7 || Bradford (1–0) || Levine (1–1) || Koch (4) || 20,253 || 10–8 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 19 || April 21 || Angels || 6–5 || Venafro (1–0) || Percival (0–1) || — || 20,088 || 11–8 || W2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 20 || April 23 || Yankees || 1–2 || Hernández (3–1) || Hudson (2–2) || Rivera (6) || 40,360 || 11–9 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 21 || April 24 || Yankees || 5–8 || Stanton (1–0) || Magnante (0–1) || Rivera (7) || 54,513 || 11–10 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 22 || April 25 || Yankees || 6–2 || Zito (1–1) || Mussina (3–1) || — || 31,870 || 12–10 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 23 || April 26 || White Sox || 6–4 || Lidle (1–3) || Parque (0–1) || Koch (5) || 10,129 || 13–10 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 24 || April 27 || White Sox || 16–1 || Fyhrie (1–1) || Buehrle (4–2) || — || 26,111 || 14–10 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 25 || April 28 || White Sox || 10–0 || Hudson (3–2) || Ritchie (2–2) || — || 20,365 || 15–10 || W4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 26 || April 30 || @ Yankees || 2–8 || Wells (4–0) || Zito (1–2) || — || 32,888 || 15–11 || L1 |- y background:#FFD800;color:black; May: 10–17 (Home: 5–7; Away: 5–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 27 || May 1 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || Hiljus (3–1) || Mussina (3–2) || Koch (6) || 31,006 || 16–11 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 28 || May 2 || @ Yankees || 2–9 || Clemens (4–2) || Lidle (1–4) || — || 30,463 || 16–12 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 29 || May 3 || @ White Sox || 1–6 || Buehrle (5–2) || Fyhrie (1–2) || — || 15,746 || 16–13 || L2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 30 || May 4 || @ White Sox || 2–10 || Ritchie (3–2) || Hudson (3–3) || — || 27,511 || 16–14 || L3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 31 || May 5 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Zito (2–2) || Wright (3–3) || Koch (7) || 27,275 || 17–14 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 32 || May 7 || Red Sox || 7–9 || Arrojo (2–0) || Mecir (1–1) || Urbina (12) || 19,715 || 17–15 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 33 || May 8 || Red Sox || 6–12 || Burkett (3–0) || Hiljus (3–2) || — || 40,155 || 17–16 || L2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 34 || May 9 || Red Sox || 1–5 || Lowe (5–1) || Hudson (3–4) || — || 18,477 || 17–17 || L3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 35 || May 10 || Blue Jays || 2–6 || Prokopec (2–4) || Mulder (2–2) || — || 10,824 || 17–18 || L4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 36 || May 11 || Blue Jays || 7–4 || Zito (3–2) || Miller (2–1) || — || 21,115 || 18–18 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 37 || May 12 || Blue Jays || 4–11 || Halladay (3–1) || Lidle (1–5) || Walker (1) || 19,519 || 18–19 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 38 || May 14 || @ Red Sox || 2–6 || Burkett (4–0) || Hudson (3–5) || — || 31,404 || 18–20 || L2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 39 || May 15 || @ Red Sox || 2–8 || Lowe (6–1) || Hiljus (3–3) || — || 32,346 || 18–21 || L3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 40 || May 16 || @ Red Sox || 5–0 || Zito (4–2) || Castillo (2–4) || — || 33,057 || 19–21 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 41 || May 17 || @ Blue Jays || 1–7 || Halladay (4–1) || Mulder (2–3) || — || 14,061 || 19–22 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 42 || May 18 || @ Blue Jays || 3–6 || Miller (3–1) || Fyhrie (1–3) || Escobar (7) || 17,846 || 19–23 || L2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 43 || May 19 || @ Blue Jays || 0–11 || Loaiza (2–0) || Hudson (3–6) || — || 23,408 || 19–24 || L3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 44 || May 21 || Orioles || 4–6 (14) || Driskill (1–0) || Venafro (1–1) || Julio (9) || 10,245 || 19–25 || L4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 45 || May 22 || Orioles || 7–6 || Fyhrie (2–3) || Maduro (2–4) || Koch (8) || 20,444 || 20–25 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 46 || May 23 || Orioles || 3–11 || Ponson (3–3) || Mulder (2–4) || — || 11,737 || 20–26 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 47 || May 24 || Devil Rays || 9–8 || Mecir (2–1) || Zambrano (1–4) || Koch (9) || 25,458 || 21–26 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 48 || May 25 || Devil Rays || 6–0 || Harang (1–0) || Harper (1–2) || Bradford (1) || 31,697 || 22–26 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 49 || May 26 || Devil Rays || 7–0 || Zito (5–2) || Kennedy (1–2) || — || 15,943 || 23–26 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 50 || May 28 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Mulder (3–4) || Maduro (2–5) || Koch (10) || 24,825 || 24–26 || W4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 51 || May 29 || @ Orioles || 5–10 || Bauer (2–2) || Fyhrie (2–4) || — || 24,913 || 24–27 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 52 || May 30 || @ Devil Rays || 3–4 (13) || Harper (2–2) || Bradford (1–1) || — || 10,130 || 24–28 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 53 || May 31 || @ Devil Rays || 13–9 || Venafro (2–1) || Yan (2–2) || — || 10,227 || 25–28 || W1 |- y background:#FFD800;color:black; June: 21–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 11–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 54 || June 1 || @ Devil Rays || 8–3 || Zito (6–2) || Kennedy (3–5) || — || 14,073 || 26–28 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 55 || June 2 || @ Devil Rays || 4–2 || Mulder (4–4) || Rupe (5–6) || Koch (11) || 10,563 || 27–28 || W3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 56 || June 3 || Mariners || 1–4 || García (7–4) || Harang (1–1) || Sasaki (13) || 14,188 || 27–29 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 57 || June 4 || Mariners || 3–2 (10) || Koch (3–0) || Hasegawa (3–1) || — || 13,528 || 28–29 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 58 || June 5 || Mariners || 0–5 || Moyer (5–2) || Lidle (1–6) || — || 35,647 || 28–30 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 59 || June 6 || Mariners || 10–4 || Zito (7–2) || Baldwin (4–5) || — || 27,344 || 29–30 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 60 || June 7 || Astros || 5–3 || Mulder (5–4) || Oswalt (6–4) || Koch (12) || 17,453 || 30–30 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 61 || June 8 || Astros || 5–1 || Harang (2–1) || Reynolds (3–6) || — || 27,115 || 31–30 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 62 || June 9 || Astros || 7–6 || Koch (4–0) || Dotel (3–3) || — || 35,065 || 32–30 || W4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 63 || June 10 || Brewers || 8–6 || Bradford (2–1) || de los Santos (1–2) || Koch (13) || 10,584 || 33–30 || W5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 64 || June 11 || Brewers || 11–2 || Zito (8–2) || Figueroa (1–4) || — || 11,223 || 34–30 || W6 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 65 || June 12 || Brewers || 8–0 || Mulder (6–4) || Sheets (3–7) || — || 20,847 || 35–30 || W7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 66 || June 14 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Hudson (4–6) || Schmidt (2–2) || Koch (14) || 41,457 || 36–30 || W8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 67 || June 15 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Zerbe (2–0) || Harang (2–2) || — || 41,298 || 36–31 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 68 || June 16 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Zito (9–2) || Rueter (7–5) || Koch (15) || 41,550 || 37–31 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 69 || June 18 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Mulder (7–4) || Fogg (7–5) || Koch (16) || 21,943 || 38–31 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 70 || June 19 || @ Pirates || 3–2 (10) || Bradford (3–1) || Williams (1–2) || Koch (17) || 30,562 || 39–31 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 71 || June 20 || @ Pirates || 5–3 || Hudson (5–6) || Benson (0–4) || Koch (18) || 22,464 || 40–31 || W4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 72 || June 21 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Harang (3–2) || Williamson (2–1) || Koch (19) || 26,101 || 41–31 || W5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 73 || June 22 || @ Reds || 10–3 || Zito (10–2) || Chen (2–4) || — || 27,243 || 42–31 || W6 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 74 || June 23 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Mulder (8–4) || Reitsma (3–5) || — || 23,961 || 43–31 || W7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 75 || June 24 || @ Mariners || 13–2 || Lidle (2–6) || García (10–5) || — || 45,602 || 44–31 || W8 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 76 || June 25 || @ Mariners || 1–7 || Baldwin (6–6) || Hudson (5–7) || — || 43,985 || 44–32 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 77 || June 26 || @ Mariners || 0–1 || Hasegawa (4–1) || Bradford (3–2) || Sasaki (18) || 42,120 || 44–33 || L2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 78 || June 27 || @ Mariners || 4–7 || Halama (3–2) || Zito (10–3) || Rhodes (1) || 42,159 || 44–34 || L3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 79 || June 28 || Giants || 10–6 || Mulder (9–4) || Hernández (6–9) || — || 46,345 || 45–34 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 80 || June 29 || Giants || 3–5 || Schmidt (4–2) || Lidle (2–7) || Nen (21) || 53,501 || 45–35 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 81 || June 30 || Giants || 7–0 || Hudson (6–7) || Ortiz (6–5) || — || 54,123 || 46–35 || W1 |- y background:#FFD800;color:black; July: 15–12 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 82 || July 1 || Twins || 4–5 || Romero (4–1) || Venafro (2–2) || Guardado (25) || 13,503 || 46–36 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 83 || July 2 || Twins || 4–3 || Bradford (4–2) || Guardado (1–2) || — || 15,317 || 47–36 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 84 || July 3 || Twins || 1–2 || Santana (4–1) || Mulder (9–5) || Guardado (26) || 30,213 || 47–37 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 85 || July 4 || Royals || 3–2 || Koch (5–0) || Hernández (1–1) || — || 28,315 || 48–37 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 86 || July 5 || Royals || 4–3 || Mecir (3–1) || Hernández (1–2) || — || 53,802 || 49–37 || W2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 87 || July 6 || Royals || 3–4 (10) || Mullen (1–2) || Koch (5–1) || Voyles (1) || 18,259 || 49–38 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 88 || July 7 || Royals || 3–2 || Zito (11–3) || Byrd (11–6) || Koch (20) || 31,676 || 50–38 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |colspan=10| All–Star Break (July 8–10) |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 89 || July 11 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Mulder (10–5) || Erickson (3–9) || Koch (21) || 32,507 || 51–38 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 90 || July 12 || @ Orioles || 1–0 || Hudson (7–7) || Johnson (3–6) || Koch (22) || 33,366 || 52–38 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 91 || July 13 || @ Orioles || 6–0 || Zito (12–3) || Driskill (6–2) || — || 36,100 || 53–38 || W4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 92 || July 14 || @ Orioles || 3–6 || López (9–3) || Lidle (2–8) || Julio (18) || 32,853 || 53–39 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 93 || July 15 || @ Devil Rays || 4–0 || Lilly (4–6) || Rupe (5–10) || — || 10,116 || 54–39 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 94 || July 16 || @ Devil Rays || 2–1 || Mulder (11–5) || Sosa (0–2) || Koch (23) || 10,592 || 55–39 || W2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 95 || July 17 || Angels || 4–10 || Appier (8–7) || Hudson (7–8) || — || 38,547 || 55–40 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 96 || July 18 || Angels || 2–0 || Zito (13–3) || Sele (7–7) || Koch (24) || 15,733 || 56–40 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 97 || July 19 || Rangers || 10–0 || Lidle (3–8) || Myette (0–1) || — || 21,445 || 57–40 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 98 || July 20 || Rangers || 6–5 || Koch (6–1) || Burba (4–5) || — || 31,129 || 58–40 || W3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 99 || July 21 || Rangers || 3–7 (12) || Powell (2–1) || Mecir (3–2) || — || 27,567 || 58–41 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 100 || July 23 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Zito (14–3) || Appier (8–8) || Koch (25) || 25,370 || 59–41 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 101 || July 24 || @ Angels || 1–5 || Sele (8–7) || Hudson (7–9) || — || 25,240 || 59–42 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 102 || July 25 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Shields (3–1) || Mecir (3–3) || Weber (5) || 31,653 || 59–43 || L2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 103 || July 26 || @ Rangers || 4–12 || Rodriguez (1–1) || Mulder (11–6) || — || 34,585 || 59–44 || L3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 104 || July 27 || @ Rangers || 6–10 (10) || Kolb (1–0) || Koch (6–2) || — || 35,359 || 59–45 || L4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 105 || July 28 || @ Rangers || 12–2 || Zito (15–3) || Alvarez (0–3) || — || 24,022 || 60–45 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 106 || July 29 || Indians || 6–8 || Mulholland (1–0) || Magnante (0–2) || Wohlers (1) || 18,297 || 60–46 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 107 || July 30 || Indians || 4–5 || Drese (9–8) || Lidle (3–9) || Wohlers (2) || 14,737 || 60–47 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 108 || July 31 || Indians || 6–4 || Mulder (12–6) || Westbrook (0–1) || Koch (26) || 47,574 || 61–47 || W1 |- y background:#FFD800;color:black; August: 24–4 (Home: 10–2; Away: 14–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 109 || August 1 || Tigers || 5–3 || Bowie (1–0) || Sparks (5–11) || Koch (27) || 13,861 || 62–47 || W2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 110 || August 2 || Tigers || 1–3 || Redman (7–9) || Zito (15–4) || Acevedo (19) || 17,197 || 62–48 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 111 || August 3 || Tigers || 8–4 || Hudson (8–9) || Lima (2–5) || — || 29,648 || 63–48 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 112 || August 4 || Tigers || 4–0 || Lidle (4–9) || Maroth (3–4) || — || 24,546 || 64–48 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 113 || August 6 || @ Red Sox || 9–1 || Mulder (13–6) || Wakefield (5–4) || — || 34,059 || 65–48 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 114 || August 7 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 || Harang (4–2) || Burkett (10–5) || Koch (28) || 33,325 || 66–48 || W4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 115 || August 8 || @ Red Sox || 2–4 || Lowe (16–5) || Zito (15–5) || Urbina (26) || 33,855 || 66–49 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 116 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 3–2 (16) || Bowie (2–0) || Hitchcock (1–1) || — || 54,316 || 67–49 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 117 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 8–0 || Lidle (5–9) || Wells (12–6) || — || 54,439 || 68–49 || W2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 118 || August 11 || @ Yankees || 5–8 || Mussina (14–6) || Mulder (13–7) || — || 54,703 || 68–50 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 119 || August 12 || Blue Jays || 1–2 || Loaiza (5–6) || Harang (4–3) || Escobar (24) || 14,178 || 68–51 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 120 || August 13 || Blue Jays || 5–4 || Zito (16–5) || Carpenter (4–5) || Koch (29) || 17,466 || 69–51 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 121 || August 14 || Blue Jays || 4–2 || Hudson (9–9) || Walker (5–3) || Koch (30) || 40,528 || 70–51 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 122 || August 16 || White Sox || 1–0 || Lidle (6–9) || Buehrle (15–9) || Koch (31) || 22,622 || 71–51 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 123 || August 17 || White Sox || 9–2 || Mulder (14–7) || Garland (8–9) || — || 40,658 || 72–51 || W4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 124 || August 18 || White Sox || 7–4 || Zito (17–5) || Wright (8–11) || — || 31,489 || 73–51 || W5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 125 || August 19 || @ Indians || 8–1 || Hudson (10–9) || Báez (9–10) || — || 27,696 || 74–51 || W6 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 126 || August 20 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Harang (5–3) || Westbrook (1–2) || Koch (32) || 27,527 || 75–51 || W7 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 127 || August 21 || @ Indians || 6–0 || Lidle (7–9) || Rodríguez (0–1) || — || 26,916 || 76–51 || W8 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 128 || August 22 || @ Indians || 9–3 || Mulder (15–7) || Phillips (1–2) || Bradford (2) || 27,759 || 77–51 || W9 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 129 || August 23 || @ Tigers || 9–1 || Zito (18–5) || Powell (1–3) || — || 21,807 || 78–51 || W10 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 130 || August 24 || @ Tigers || 12–3 || Hudson (11–9) || Lima (4–6) || — || 19,045 || 79–51 || W11 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 131 || August 25 || @ Tigers || 10–7 || Mecir (4–3) || Walker (1–1) || Koch (33) || 24,346 || 80–51 || W12 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 132 || August 26 || @ Royals || 6–3 || Lidle (8–9) || May (3–9) || Koch (34) || 11,096 || 81–51 || W13 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 133 || August 27 || @ Royals || 6–4 || Mulder (16–7) || Hernández (3–3) || Koch (35) || 13,077 || 82–51 || W14 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 134 || August 28 || @ Royals || 7–1 || Zito (19–5) || Sedlacek (3–4) || — || 15,952 || 83–51 || W15 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 135 || August 30 || Twins || 4–2 || Hudson (12–9) || Radke (6–4) || Koch (36) || 25,221 || 84–51 || W16 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 136 || August 31 || Twins || 6–3 || Mecir (5–3) || Romero (8–2) || Koch (37) || 42,841 || 85–51 || W17 |- y background:#FFD800;color:black; September: 18–8 (Home: 11–2; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 137 || September 1 || Twins || 7–5 || Koch (7–2) || Guardado (1–3) || — || 37,676 || 86–51 || W18 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 138 || September 2 || Royals || 7–6 || Koch (8–2) || Grimsley (3–5) || — || 26,325 || 87–51 || W19 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 139 || September 4 || Royals || 12–11 || Koch (9–2) || Grimsley (3–6) || — || 55,528 || 88–51 || W20 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 140 || September 6 || @ Twins || 0–6 || Radke (7–4) || Lidle (8–10) || — || 27,409 || 88–52 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 141 || September 7 || @ Twins || 2–0 || Mulder (17–7) || Mays (3–6) || Koch (38) || 43,628 || 89–52 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 142 || September 8 || @ Twins || 6–0 || Zito (20–5) || Milton (13–8) || — || 20,102 || 90–52 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 143 || September 9 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Hudson (13–9) || Appier (14–10) || Koch (39) || 28,145 || 91–52 || W3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 144 || September 10 || @ Angels || 2–5 || Ortiz (13–9) || Lilly (4–7) || Percival (36) || 35,323 || 91–53 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 145 || September 11 || @ Angels || 5–6 || Shields (4–3) || Tam (0–1) || Percival (37) || 34,302 || 91–54 || L2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 146 || September 12 || @ Angels || 6–7 || Donnelly (1–1) || Koch (9–3) || — || 31,304 || 91–55 || L3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 147 || September 13 || Mariners || 5–0 || Zito (21–5) || Valdez (8–11) || — || 38,210 || 92–55 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 148 || September 14 || Mariners || 1–0 || Hudson (14–9) || Moyer (13–8) || — || 40,309 || 93–55 || W2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 149 || September 15 || Mariners || 3–6 || Piñeiro (14–6) || Harang (5–4) || Sasaki (35) || 38,783 || 93–56 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 150 || September 16 || Angels || 4–3 || Koch (10–3) || Levine (4–4) || — || 22,326 || 94–56 || W1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 151 || September 17 || Angels || 0–1 (10) || Weber (7–2) || Koch (10–4) || Percival (40) || 25,894 || 94–57 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 152 || September 18 || Angels || 7–4 || Zito (22–5) || Callaway (1–1) || Koch (40) || 50,730 || 95–57 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 153 || September 19 || Angels || 5–3 || Hudson (15–9) || Appier (14–11) || Koch (41) || 27,435 || 96–57 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 154 || September 20 || Rangers || 4–2 || Mecir (6–3) || Kolb (3–5) || Rincón (1) || 25,281 || 97–57 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 155 || September 21 || Rangers || 6–3 || Tam (1–1) || Nitkowski (0–1) || Koch (42) || 24,862 || 98–57 || W4 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 156 || September 22 || Rangers || 7–5 || Mulder (18–7) || Park (9–7) || Koch (43) || 35,697 || 99–57 || W5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 157 || September 24 || @ Mariners || 7–8 || Hasegawa (8–2) || Tam (1–2) || Rhodes (2) || 39,037 || 99–58 || L1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 158 || September 25 || @ Mariners || 2–3 || Rhodes (10–4) || Mecir (6–4) || Sasaki (37) || 39,776 || 99–59 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 159 || September 26 || @ Mariners || 5–3 (10) || Koch (11–4) || Hasegawa (8–3) || — || 45,822 || 100–59 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 160 || September 27 || @ Rangers || 3–2 || Mulder (19–7) || Park (9–8) || Koch (44) || 31,521 || 101–59 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 161 || September 28 || @ Rangers || 10–8 || Lilly (5–7) || Kolb (3–6) || Mecir (1) || 44,442 || 102–59 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 162 || September 29 || @ Rangers || 8–7 || Zito (23–5) || Benoit (4–5) || — || 34,529 || 103–59 || W4 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Athletics team member5Source: baseball-reference.com2002 Oakland Athletics Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/2002-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 27 June 2014 Season standings Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Draft picks (first round) July 2022 The following were drafted in the first round of the 2002 MLB draft by the Athletics on June 4, 2002: Nick Swisher (16th pick, compensatory) Joe Blanton (24th pick, compensatory) John McCurdy (26th pick) Benjamin Fritz (30th pick, compensatory) Jeremy Brown (35th pick, compensatory) Mark Teahen (39th pick, compensatory) Source:1st Round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/ Baseball-Reference.com 2025-11-28 en Trades May 22, 2002: John Mabry was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Oakland Athletics for Jeremy Giambi. June 21, 2002: Bob Ryan was traded to the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations.2002 Oakland Athletics Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/2002-transactions.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 8 July 2014 July 5, 2002: Jeff Weaver was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees, and cash was sent by the Tigers to the Oakland Athletics, as part of a 3-team trade. The Athletics sent Carlos Peña, Franklyn Germán, and a player to be named later to the Tigers. The Yankees sent Ted Lilly, John-Ford Griffin, and Jason Arnold (minors) to the Athletics. The Athletics completed the trade by sending Jeremy Bonderman to the Tigers on August 22, 2002.Ted Lilly at Baseball Reference July 25, 2002: Ray Durham was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Oakland Athletics with cash for Jon Adkins.Ray Durham Statistics and History https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/durhara01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 8 July 2014 July 30, 2002: Ricardo Rincón was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Marshall McDougall. Roster 2002 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 57 Micah Bowie 53 Chad Bradford 49 Mike Fyhrie 56 Aaron Harang 37 Erik Hiljus 31 Mike Holtz 15 Tim Hudson 44 Billy Koch 21 Cory Lidle 31 Ted Lilly 52 Mike Magnante 45 Jim Mecir 20 Mark Mulder 73 Ricardo Rincón 29 Jeff Tam 33 Mike Venafro 75 Barry Zito Catchers 55 Ramón Hernández 26 Cody McKay 28 Greg Myers Infielders  3 Eric Chavez  5 Ray Durham 14 Mark Ellis 30 Jose Flores 40 Esteban Germán 10 Scott Hatteberg 11 Frank Menechino  2 Carlos Peña  9 Olmedo Sáenz 19 Larry Sutton  4 Miguel Tejada  8 Randy Velarde Outfielders 22 Eric Byrnes 30 Mike Colangelo 24 Jermaine Dye  7 Jeremy Giambi  2 Jason Grabowski 23 David Justice 12 Terrence Long 47 John Mabry  6 Adam Piatt Manager 18 Art Howe Coaches 41 Thad Bosley (Hitting) 35 Brad Fischer (Bullpen) 39 Ken Macha (Bench) 47 Rick Peterson (Pitching) 48 Mike Quade (First Base) 38 Ron Washington (Third Base) Postseason The Athletics clinched the American League West with a regular season record of 103–59, advancing to the first round of the postseason. They were defeated in the 2002 American League Division Series three games to two by the American League Central champion Minnesota Twins. The Twins would later be defeated in the 2002 American League Championship Series by the eventual World Series champion Anaheim Angels.2002 American League Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2002_ALCS.shtml Baseball-Reference.com April 27, 20212002 World Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2002_WS.shtml Baseball-Reference.com April 27, 2021 Postseason game log background:#003831;color:#FFD800; 2002 Postseason Game Log (2–3) y background:#FFD800;color:black; 2002 AL Division Series vs. Minnesota Twins: Athletics lose 2–3 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 1 || October 1 || Twins || 5–7 || Radke (1–0) || Lilly (0–1) || Guardado (1) || 34,853 || MIN 1–0 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 2 || Twins || 9–1 || Mulder (1–0) || Mays (0–1) || — || 31,953 || Tied 1–1 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 3 || October 4 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Zito (1–0) || Reed (0–1) || Koch (1) || 55,932 || OAK 2–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 4 || October 5 || @ Twins || 2–11 || Milton (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || — || 55,960 || Tied 2–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 5 || October 6 || Twins || 4–5 || Radke (2–0) || Mulder (1–1) || — || 32,146 || MIN 3–2 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Athletics team member 5Source: baseball-reference.com2002 American League Division Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2002_ALDS2.shtml Baseball-Reference.com April 27, 2021 Player statistics Pitching Note: POS = Position; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player POS Position G Games played IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Tim Hudson SP 34 238.1 15 9 0 2.98 152 Barry Zito SP 35 229.1 23 5 0 2.75 182 Mark Mulder SP 30 207.1 19 7 0 3.47 159 Cory Lidle SP 31 192.0 8 10 0 3.89 111 Billy Koch CP 84 93.2 11 4 44 3.27 93 Aaron Harang SP 16 78.1 5 4 0 4.83 64 Chad Bradford RP 75 75.1 4 2 2 3.11 56 Jim Mecir RP 61 67.2 6 4 1 4.26 53 Jeff Tam RP 40 40.1 1 2 0 5.13 14 Mike Fyhrie RP/SP 16 48.2 2 4 0 4.44 29 Erik Hiljus RP/SP 9 45.2 3 3 0 6.50 29 Mike Venafro RP 47 37.0 2 2 0 4.62 16 Mike Magnante RP 32 28.2 0 2 0 5.97 11 Ted Lilly RP/SP 6 23.1 2 1 0 4.63 18 Ricardo Rincón RP 25 20.1 0 0 1 3.10 19 Mike Holtz RP 16 14.0 0 0 0 6.43 7 Micah Bowie RP 13 12.0 2 0 0 1.50 8 Team Totals 1452.0 103 59 48 3.68 1021 AL Ranking / 14 2 1 13 4 1 7 Source: Batting Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On base percentage; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player POS Position G Games played AB At bats AVG Batting average OBP On-base percentage H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Ramón Hernández C 136 403 .233 .313 94 20 0 7 42 Scott Hatteberg 1B 136 492 .280 .374 138 22 4 15 61 Mark Ellis 2B 98 345 .272 .359 94 16 4 6 35 Eric Chavez 3B 153 585 .275 .348 161 31 3 34 109 Miguel Tejada SS 162 662 .308 .354 204 30 0 34 131 David Justice LF 118 398 .266 .376 106 18 3 11 49 Terrence Long CF 162 587 .240 .298 141 32 4 16 67 Jermaine Dye RF 131 488 .252 .333 123 27 1 24 86 Ray Durham DH 54 219 .274 .350 60 14 4 6 22 John Mabry LF 89 193 .275 .322 53 13 1 11 40 Jeremy Giambi LF 42 157 .274 .390 43 7 0 8 17 Olmedo Sáenz 1B 68 156 .276 .354 43 10 1 6 18 Greg Myers C 65 144 .222 .341 32 5 0 6 21 Randy Velarde 2B 56 133 .226 .325 30 8 0 2 8 Frank Menechino 2B 38 132 .312 .312 27 7 0 3 15 Adam Piatt LF 55 137 .234 .303 32 8 0 5 18 Carlos Peña 1B 40 124 .218 .305 27 4 0 7 16 Eric Byrnes UT 90 94 .245 .291 23 4 2 3 11 Esteban Germán 2B 9 35 .200 .300 7 0 0 0 0 Mike Colangelo OF 20 23 .174 .240 4 1 0 0 0 Larry Sutton UT 7 19 .105 .150 2 0 0 1 3 Jason Grabowski LF 4 8 .375 .545 3 1 1 0 1 Jose Flores UT 7 3 .000 .400 0 0 0 0 0 Cody McKay C 2 3 .667 .500 2 0 0 0 2 Barry Zito P 35 4 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Hudson P 34 5 .200 .333 1 1 0 0 0 Mark Mulder P 30 5 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Harang P 16 3 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Cory Lidle P 31 1 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Team Totals 5558 .261 .339 1450 279 28 205 772 AL Ranking / 14 9 8 5 9 12 10 4 — Note: Only players with at least one at-bat are listed. Source: Farm system April 2021 Baseball Minor League Baseball AAA Sacramento River Cats Pacific Coast League Bob Geren AA Midland RockHounds Texas League Tony DeFrancesco A Modesto A's California League Greg Sparks A Visalia Oaks California League Webster Garrison A-Short Season Vancouver Canadians Northwest League Orv Franchuk Rookie AZL Athletics Arizona League Ruben Escalera References 30em General references: 2002 Oakland Athletics at Baseball Reference 2002 Oakland Athletics at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Oakland Athletics Season Oakland Athletics Season Oakland Athletics Category:American League West champion seasons Category:Oakland Athletics seasons