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2002 St. Louis Cardinals season
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Major League Baseball season
March 2026
November 2013
St. Louis Cardinals 2002 National League Central champions St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League Central Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 97–65 (.599) 1st William DeWitt, Jr. Walt Jocketty Tony La Russa Fox Sports Midwest(Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin) KPLR(Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky Free TV Bob Carpenter, Rick Horton) KMOX (Mike Shannon, Joel Meyers)
The 2002 St. Louis Cardinals 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.
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,https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/dan-caesar/article_e5a0c71b-a5df-515f-9712-052a3953d13a.html Joe Buck honors father in Series call Caesar Dan October 28, 2011 St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 29, 2011 while four days later, pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room, at age 33.BASEBALL; Coroner Verifies the Cause Of Kile's Death as Natural https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/17/sports/baseball-coroner-verifies-the-cause-of-kile-s-death-as-natural.html July 22, 2012 New York Times July 17, 2002
Offseason
December 11, 2001: Signed free agent pitcher Jason Isringhausen.Jason Isringhausen at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
National League Central
St. Louis Cardinals
Record vs. opponents
STL
Game log
background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 5px solid; border-bottom:#042462 5px solid; 2002 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log (97–65)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2002-schedule-scores.shtml 2002 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule
y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; April: (12–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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| 1 || April 1 || Rockies || 10–2 || Morris || Hampton || || 48,397 || 1–0
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| 2 || April 3 || Rockies || 3–6 || Neagle || Stephenson || Jiménez || 26,557 || 1–1
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| 3 || April 4 || Rockies || 1–6 || Thomson || Benes || || 27,691 || 1–2
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| 4 || April 5 || @ Astros || 5–1 || Stechschulte || Mlicki || || 27,189 || 2–2
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| 5 || April 6 || @ Astros || 8–4 || Morris || Cruz || || 36,255 || 3–2
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| 6 || April 7 || @ Astros || 6–7 || Stone || Hackman || || 28,206 || 3–3
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| 7 || April 9 || Brewers || 6–5 || Veres || Cabrera || Isringhausen || 28,488 || 4–3
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| 8 || April 10 || Brewers || 6–5 || Isringhausen || Vizcaino || || 28,271 || 5–3
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| 9 || April 11 || Brewers || 6–5 || Veres || Cabrera || Kline || 28,165 || 6–3
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| 10 || April 12 || Astros || 7–3 || Morris || Miller || || 34,120 || 7–3
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| 11 || April 13 || Astros || 2–1 || Isringhausen || Stone || || 41,552 || 8–3
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| 12 || April 14 || Astros || 4–5 || Reynolds || Stephenson || Wagner || 38,609 || 8–4
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| 13 || April 15 || @ D'Backs || 5–14 || Helling || Benes || || 32,116 || 8–5
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| 14 || April 16 || @ D'Backs || 3–5 || Johnson || B. Smith || Myers || 37,505 || 8–6
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| 15 || April 17 || @ D'Backs || 8–4 || Morris || Schilling || Isringhausen || 35,147 || 9–6
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| 16 || April 18 || @ Brewers || 5–7 || Cabrera || Hackman || DeJean || 17,717 || 9–7
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| 17 || April 19 || @ Brewers || 1–6 || Quevedo || Timlin || Vizcaino || 23,865 || 9–8
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| 18 || April 20 || @ Brewers || 3–5 || Vizcaino || Veres || DeJean || 30,600 || 9–9
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| 19 || April 21 || @ Brewers || 3–5 || Neugebauer || B. Smith || DeJean || 24,592 || 9–10
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| 20 || April 23 || @ Mets || 3–4 || D'Amico || Morris || Benitez || 33,333 || 9–11
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| 21 || April 24 || @ Mets || 4–2 || Kile || Leiter || Isringhausen || 22,938 || 10–11
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| 22 || April 25 || @ Mets || 6–7 || Strickland || Veres || Benitez || 24,637 || 10–12
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| 23 || April 26 || @ Expos || 7–6 || Stechschulte || Ohka || Veres || 8,545 || 11–12
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| 24 || April 27 || @ Expos || 5–0 || Matthews || Chen || || 6,288 || 12–12
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| 25 || April 28 || @ Expos || 2–5 || Ohka || Morris || Herges || 9,780 || 12–13
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| 26 || April 30 || Marlins || 2–7 || Burnett || Kile || || 32,636 || 12–14
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y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; May: (18–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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| 27 || May 1 || Marlins || 6–4 || T. Smith || Dempster || Isringhausen ||29,755 || 13–14
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| 28 || May 2 || Marlins || 6–9 || Tejera || Veres || Núñez || 36,132 || 13–15
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| 29 || May 3 || Braves || 2–11 || Hammond || Stechschulte || Smoltz || 40,758 || 13–16
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| 30 || May 4 || Braves || 3–2 || Simontacchi || Lopez || Isringhausen || 42,455 || 14–16
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| 31 || May 5 || Braves || 2–4 || Maddux || Kile || Smoltz ||39,509 || 14–17
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| 32 || May 6 || @ Cubs || 5–6 || Fassero || Timlin || || 35,083 || 14–18
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| 33 || May 7 || @ Cubs || 0–8 || Wood || B. Smith || || 35,748 || 14–19
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| 34 || May 8 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Morris || Cruz || Isringhausen || 33,473 || 15–19
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| 35 || May 10 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Stechschulte || White || Isringhausen || 29,008 || 16–19
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| 36 || May 11 || @ Reds || 1–8 || Reitsma || Kile || || 25,006 || 16–20
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 37 || May 12 || @ Reds || 10–8 || Stechschulte|| Graves || Isringhausen || 20,622 || 17–20
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| 38 ||May 13 || Cubs || 3–0 || Morris || Wood || || 45,720 || 18–20
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| 39 || May 14 || Cubs || 11–2 || Timlin || Cruz || || 47,035 || 19–20
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|40 || May 15 || Cubs || 4–1 || Stechschulte || Bere || Isringhausen || 40,719 || 20–20
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| 41 || May 17 || Reds || 3–1 || Kile || Sullivan || Isringhausen|| 36,103 || 21–20
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| 42 || May 18 || Reds || 3–7 || Rijo || Morris || || 40,483 || 21–21
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 43 || May 19 || Reds || 10–1 || Stephenson || Acevedo || || 42,992 || 22–21
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| 44 || May 20 || Reds || 7–3 || Williams || Haynes || || 35,560 || 23–21
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 45 || May 21 || Astros || 3–1 || Simontacchi || Hernandez || Isringhausen || 33,442 || 24–21
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| 46 || May 22 || Astros || 3–2 || Veres || Stone || || 32,481 || 25–21
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| 47 || May 23 || Astros || 5–4 || Hackman || Dotel || Isringhausen || 38,772 || 26–21
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| 48 || May 24 || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Wells || Stephenson || || 25,203 || 26–22
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| 49 || May 25 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Williams || Anderson || Isringhausen || 26,201 || 27–22
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| 50 || May 26 || @ Pirates || 7–3 || Simontacchi || Fogg || || 31,989 || 28–22
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| 51 || May 27 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Stechschulte || Oswalt || Isringhausen || 30,543 || 29–22
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| 52 || May 28 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Morris || Reynolds || Isringhausen || 25,376 || 30–22
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| 53 || May 29 || @ Astros || 5–10 || Redding || Stephenson || || 27,182 || 30–23
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| 54 || May 31 || Pirates || 1–3 || Fogg || W. Williams || M. Williams || 38,148 || 30–24
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y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; June: (12–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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| 55 || June 1 || Pirates || 9–4 || Kile || Arroyo || || 43,295 || 31–24
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| 56 || June 2 || Pirates || 2–5 || Lowe || Morris || M. Williams || 37,243 || 31–25
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| 57 || June 4 || @ Reds || 8–5 || Simontacchi || Hamilton || || 19,189 || 32–25
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| || June 5 || @ Reds || colspan=6 |Postponed (Rain) Makeup date: August 27
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| 58 || June 6 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Haynes || Williams || Graves || 23,102 || 32–26
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 59 || June 7 || @ Royals || 12–6|| Kile || Byrd || || 34,194 || 33–26
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| 60 || June 8 || @ Royals || 11–3 || Morris || Affeldt || || 40,016 || 34–26
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| 61 || June 9 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Ro. Hernandez || Timlin || || 26,905 || 34–27
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| 62 || June 10 || @ Mariners || 0–10 || Moyer || B. Smith || || 45,699 || 34–28
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 63 || June 11 || @ Mariners || 7–4 || Williams || Baldwin || || 44,983 || 35–28
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 64 || June 12 || @ Mariners || 0–5 || Piñeiro || Kile || || 45,612 || 35–29
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 65 || June 14 || Royals || 3–0 || Morris || Asencio || Kline || 40,510 || 36–29
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| 66 || June 15 || Royals || 5–3 || Simontacchi || Suppan || Veres || 47,453 || 37–29
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| 67 || June 16 || Royals || 5–1 || Williams || May || || 47,522 || 38–29
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| 68 || June 18 || Angels || 7–2 || Kile || Appier || || 39,386 || 39–29
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| 69 || June 19 || Angels || 6–2 || Morris || Sele || || 35,432 || 40–29
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| 70 || June 20 || Angels || 2–3 || Schoeneweis || B. Smith || Percival || 36,385 || 40–30
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| 71 || June 21 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Lieber || Williams || || 38,486 || 40–31
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| || June 22 || @ Cubs || colspan=6 |Postponed (death of P Darryl Kile) Makeup date: August 31
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| 72 || June 23 || @ Cubs || 3–8 || Wood || Simontacchi || || 37,647 || 40–32
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| 73 || June 25 || Brewers || 0–2 || Rusch || Morris || || 33,074 || 40–33
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| 74 || June 26 || Brewers || 5–2 || Williams || Wright || Isringhausen || 32,686 || 41–33
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 75 || June 27 || Brewers || 2–7 || Vizcaino || Stechschulte || || 31,136 || 41–34
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| 76 || June 28 || Reds || 3–2 || Simontacchi || Reitsma || Isringhausen || 38,564 || 42–34
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| 77 || June 29 || Reds || 2–4 || Dessens || Hackman || Graves || 46,272 || 42–35
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| 78 || June 30 || Reds || 8–12 || Sullivan || Isringhausen || || 39,861 || 42–36
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y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; July: (17–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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| 79 || July 1 || Padres || 7–3 || Williams || Pérez || || 30,113 || 43–36
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| 80 || July 2 || Padres || 11–5 || Crudale || Jarvis || ||29,622 || 44–36
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| 81 || July 3 || Padres || 4–1 ||Simontacchi || Lawrence || Isringhausen || 41,533 ||45–36
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| 82 || July 4 || Dodgers || 3–2 || T. Smith || Ishii || Isringhausen || 39,421 || 46–36
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| 83 || July 5 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Pérez || Morris || Gagné || 41,447 ||46–37
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| 84 || July 6 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Quantrill || Kline || Gagné || 42,825 || 46–38
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| 85 || July 7 || Dodgers || 12–6 || Matthews || Daal || || 33,777 || 47–38
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| 86 || July 12 || @ Padres || 3–4 || Holtz || Veres || Hoffman || 23,794 || 47–39
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 87 || July 13 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Crudale || Reed || Isringhausen || 48,963 || 48–39
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| 88 || July 14 || @ Padres || 4–1 || B. Smith || B. J. Jones || Isringhausen || 24,045 || 49–39
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| 89 || July 15 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || T. Smith || Daal || Isringhausen || 31,899 || 50–39
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| 90 || July 16 || @ Dodgers || 9–2 || Hackman || Nomo || || 37,988 ||51–39
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 91 || July 17 || @ Giants || 4–5 || Worrell || Veres || Nen || 44,355 || 51–40
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| 92 || July 18 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Morris || Schmidt || || 44,118 || 52–40
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 93 || July 19 || @ Pirates || 9–12 || Sauerbeck || Veres || || 23,812 || 52–41
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 94 || July 20 || @ Pirates || 6–15 || Benson || T. Smith || || 35,101 || 52–42
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 95 || July 21 || @ Pirates || 8–4 || Finley || Fogg || Kline || 27,999 || 53–42
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 96 || July 22 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Hackman || Worrell || Isringhausen || 40,607 || 54–42
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 97 || July 23 || @ Giants || 4–0 || Morris || Schmidt || || 40,453 || 55–42
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 98 || July 24 || @ Giants || 4–6 || Rueter || Benes || Nen || 41,005 || 55–43
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 99 || July 25 || @ Giants || 4–3 || T. Smith || Jensen || Isringhausen || 41,503|| 56–43
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| 100 || July 26 || Cubs || 8–4 || Finley || Lieber || || 48,730 || 57–43
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 101 || July 27 || Cubs || 3–7 || Wood || Simontacchi || || 47,110 || 57–44
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 102 || July 28 || Cubs || 10–9 || Veres || Alfonseca || || 47,583 || 58–44
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| 103 || July 30 || @ Marlins || 5–0 || Benes || Tejera || || 8,187 || 59–44
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| 104 || July 31 || @ Marlins || 5–8 || Beckett || T. Smith || Looper || 7,587 || 59–45
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y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; August: (17–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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| 105 || August 1 || @ Marlins || 0–4 || Burnett || Finley || || 7,346 || 59–46
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| 106 || August 2 || @ Braves || 5–11 || Glavine || Simontacchi || || 45,512 || 59–47
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 107 || August 3 || @ Braves || 1–6 || Marquis || Morris || || 46,356 || 59–48
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 108 || August 4 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Smoltz || Veres || || 33,686 || 59–49
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| 109 || August 6 || Expos || 1–10 || Yoshii || Finley || || 34,126 || 59–50
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 110 || August 7 || Expos || 1–4 || Ohka || Simontacchi || Stewart || 33,179 || 59–51
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 111 || August 8 || Expos || 5–3 || Morris || Reames || Isringhausen || 33,403 || 60–51
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 112 || August 9 || Mets || 1–2 || Leiter || Matthews || Benitez || 44,299 || 60–52
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 113 || August 10 || Mets || 5–4 || Veres || Reed || Isringhausen || 44,934 || 61–52
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|114 || August 11 || Mets || 9–0 || Finley || Astacio || || 36,896 || 62–52
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 115 || August 12 || @ Pirates || 10–6 || Simontacchi || Meadows || || 15,700 || 63–52
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| 116 || August 13 || @ Pirates || 9–5 || Morris || Anderson || Isringhausen || 17,609 || 64–52
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| 117 || August 14 || @ Pirates || 7–3 || Benes || Wells || || 18,791 || 65–52
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| 118 || August 15 || @ Pirates || 11–5 || Kline || M. Williams || || 20,503 || 66–52
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 119 || August 16 || @ Phillies || 0–4 || Wolf || Finley || || 31,117 || 66–53
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 120 || August 17 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Simontacchi || Coggin || || 20,242 || 67–53
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 121 || August 18 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Morris || Padilla || || 58,493 || 68–53
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 122 || August 19 || Pirates || 7–2 || Benes || Wells || || 31,626 || 69–53
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 123 || August 20 || Pirates || 0–8 || Benson || Hackman || || 34,997 || 69–54
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 124 || August 21 || Pirates || 4–1 || Finley || Fogg || Isringhausen || 26,806 || 70–54
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| 125 || August 22 || Pirates || 5–4 || Molina || M. Williams || || 26,606 || 71–54
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 126 || August 23 || Phillies || 4–5 || Adams || Joseph || || 35,724 || 71–55
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 127 || August 24 || Phillies || 0–4 || Padilla || Benes || Mesa || 41,033 || 71–56
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 128 || August 25 || Phillies || 3–5 || Silva || Isringhausen || Mesa || 31,850 || 71–57
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 129 || August 27 (1) || @ Reds || 4–5 || Reitsma || Simontacchi || Graves || || 71–58
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 130 || August 27 (2) || @ Reds || 5–0 || Finley || Dessens || || 19,570 || 72–58
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 131 || August 28 || @ Reds || 9–2 || Kline || Estes || || 17,544 || 73–58
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| 132 || August 29 || @ Reds || 0–7 || Haynes || Williams || || 20,503 || 73–59
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 133 || August 30 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Wright || Zambrano || Veres || 36,311 || 74–59
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| 134 || August 31 (1) || @ Cubs || 8–1 || Hackman || Prior || || 37,874 || 75–59
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| 135 || August 31 (2) || @ Cubs || 10–4 || Benes || Bere || || 37,639 || 76–59
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y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; September: (21–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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| 136 || September 1 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Cruz || Finley || Alfonseca || 37,739 || 76–60
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 137 || September 2 || Reds || 3–5 || Estes || Stephenson || Graves || 37,064 || 76–61
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 138 || September 3 || Reds || 3–1 || Williams || Haynes || Veres || 26,641 || 77–61
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 139 || September 4 || Reds || 10–5 || Hackman || Chen || || 25,363 || 78–61
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| 140 || September 6 || Cubs || 11–2 || Andy Benes || Alan Benes || || 38,661 || 79–61
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 141 || September 7 || Cubs || 6–5 || Fassero || Alfonseca || || 46,779 || 80–61
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 142 || September 8 || Cubs || 3–1 || Simontacchi || Wood || Kline || 45,265 || 81–61
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 143 || September 9 || @ Brewers || 3–0 || Williams || Diggins || Kline || 16,351 || 82–61
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 144 || September 10 || @ Brewers || 8–3 || Morris || Franklin || || 17,539 || 83–61
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 145 || September 11 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Fassero || Sheets || Isringhausen || 16,907 || 84–61
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 146 || September 12 || @ Astros || 3–6 || Dotel || Veres || Wagner || 26,365 || 84–62
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 147 || September 13 || @ Astros || 3–2 || White || Gordon || Isringhausen || 33,672 || 85–62
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 148 || September 14 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Williams || Munro || Isringhausen || 39,333 || 86–62
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 149 || September 15 || @ Astros || 0–8 || Miller || Morris || || 32,456 || 86–63
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 150 || September 17 || @ Rockies || 11–4 || Fassero || Mercker || || 25,833 || 87–63
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 151 || September 18 || @ Rockies || 8–5 || White || Speier || Kline || 25,330 || 88–63
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| 152 || September 19 || @ Rockies || 12–6 || Simontacchi || Jennings || || 25,567 || 89–63
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 153 || September 20 || Astros || 9–3 || White || Munro || || 34,990 || 90–63
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 154 || September 21 || Astros || 3–6 || Miller || Morris || || 40,365 || 90–64
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 155 || September 22 || Astros || 7–3 || Finley || Saarloos || || 38,706 || 91–64
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 156 || September 23 || D'Backs || 13–1 || Wright || Helling || || 30,568 || 92–64
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 157 || September 24 || D'Backs || 3–2 || Isringhausen || Fetters || || 30,019 || 93–64
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 158 || September 25 || D'Backs || 6–1 || Stephenson || Schilling || || 32,212 || 94–64
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 159 || September 26 || Brewers || 9–1 || Morris || Diggins || || 27,299 || 95–64
|- bgcolor=#fbb
| 160 || September 27 || Brewers || 1–2 || Sheets || White || DeJean || 32,186 || 95–65
|- bgcolor=#cfc
| 161 || September 28 || Brewers || 3–1 || Finley || Rusch || Isringhausen || 35,906 || 96–65
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| 162 || September 29 || Brewers || 4–0 || Crudale || Vizcaino || || 40,250 || 97–65
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Transactions
June 9: Released pitcher José Rodríguez.José Rodríguez at Baseball-Reference
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.Scott Rolen at Baseball-Reference
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
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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 97.0 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 0 7.62 1
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Luther Hackman 43 81.0 5 4 4.11 46 Travis Smith 12 54.0 4 2 7.17 32 Bud Smith 11 48.0 1 5 6.94 22 Garrett Stephenson 12 45.0 2 5 5.40 34 Jamey Wright 4 15.0 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 Jason Isringhausen 60 3 2 32 2.48 68 Dave Veres 71 5 8 4 3.48 68 Steve Kline 66 2 1 6 3.39 41 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
2002 National League Division Series
St. Louis wins the series, 3–0
GameHomeScoreVisitorScoreDateStadiumSeries1Arizona2St. Louis12October 1Bank One Ballpark1–0 (STL)2Arizona1St. Louis2October 3Bank One Ballpark2–0 (STL)3St. Louis6Arizona3October 5Busch Stadium3–0 (STL)
NLCS
2002 National League Championship Series
Game 1
October 9: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
San Francisco SFG 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 9 11 0 St. Louis STL 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 6 11 0 Kirk Rueter (1–0) Matt Morris (0–1) Robb Nen (1) Kenny Lofton (1), David Bell (1), Benito Santiago (1) Albert Pujols (1), Miguel Cairo (1), J. D. Drew (1)
Game 2
October 10: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
San Francisco SFG 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 Jason Schmidt (1–0) Woody Williams (0–1) Robb Nen (2) Rich Aurilia 2 (2) Eduardo Pérez (1)
Game 3
October 12: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco
St. Louis STL 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 San Francisco SFG 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 Chuck Finley (1–0) Jay Witasick (0–1) Jason Isringhausen (1) Mike Matheny (1), Jim Edmonds (1), Eli Marrero (1) Barry Bonds (1)
Game 4
October 13: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco
St. Louis STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 0 San Francisco SFG 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 4 4 1 Tim Worrell (1–0) Rick White (0–1) Robb Nen (3) Benito Santiago (2)
Game 5
October 14: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco
St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 San Francisco SFG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 Tim Worrell (2–0) Matt Morris (0–2)
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
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 RuppLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: PeoriaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007Baseball America 2003 Annual Directory
References
External links
2002 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
2002 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons
Category:National League Central champion seasons
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Category:2002 in St. Louis