Game 1 October 19, 2002 at
Edison International Field of Anaheim in
Anaheim, California San Francisco won 4–3 at Edison International Field of Anaheim (now
Angel Stadium of Anaheim) to take a 1–0 lead.
Barry Bonds hit a home run in his first career World Series
at-bat. He was one of three Giants to
homer in the game (the other two were
Reggie Sanders and
JT Snow).
Troy Glaus hit two home runs for the Angels.
Game 2 October 20, 2002 at
Edison International Field of Anaheim in
Anaheim, California Anaheim won 11–10 at home in a game where the lead kept fluctuating between the two teams, tying up the series. Bonds again hit a mammoth homer with two outs in the 9th inning, off of
Troy Percival. The biggest home run of the night, however, was hit by
Tim Salmon, a longtime Angel, with two outs and one on in the bottom of the 8th. The dramatic blast broke a 9–9 tie and ultimately won the game for the Angels.
Game 3 October 22, 2002 at
Pacific Bell Park in
San Francisco Anaheim won 10–4 in the first game at Pacific Bell Park (now
Oracle Park). The Angels batted around twice without a home run in either of their 4-run innings. Barry Bonds hit another home run, becoming the first man to homer in his first three World Series games.
Game 4 October 23, 2002 at
Pacific Bell Park in
San Francisco San Francisco scored a 4–3 victory to tie the series.
NLCS MVP
Benito Santiago tied the game with a single in the 5th inning after the Angels walked Barry Bonds with a runner on second and two outs. David Bell put the Giants ahead with an RBI single in the bottom of the 8th. The run was unearned due to Anaheim catcher
Bengie Molina's passed ball during the previous at-bat, allowing
J. T. Snow to move to second.
Game 5 October 24, 2002 at
Pacific Bell Park in
San Francisco San Francisco took a 16–4 blowout win in a game in which the Angels never led. The most well-known moment in this game occurred when
Giants first baseman
J. T. Snow scored off a
Kenny Lofton triple. 3-year-old
batboy Darren Baker, son of Giants manager
Dusty Baker, ran to home plate to collect
Lofton's bat before the play was completed and was quickly lifted by the jacket by
Snow as he crossed the plate, with
David Bell close on his heels. Had Snow not acted quickly, Darren could have been seriously injured.
Game 6 October 26, 2002 at
Edison International Field of Anaheim in
Anaheim, California The turning point in the series came in Game 6. Leading 5–0 with one out in the bottom of the 7th inning, eight outs away from the Giants' first World Series title in San Francisco, Giants manager
Dusty Baker pulled starting pitcher
Russ Ortiz for setup man
Félix Rodríguez after Ortiz gave up consecutive singles to third baseman
Troy Glaus and designated hitter
Brad Fullmer. In a widely publicized move, Baker gave Ortiz the game ball as he sent him back to the dugout. During the pitching change the
Rally Monkey came on the
JumboTron, sending 45,037 Angels fans into a frenzy. Angel first baseman
Scott Spiezio came to the plate and fouled off pitch after pitch before finally hitting a three-run home run that barely cleared the wall in right field. The rally continued in the 8th inning, as Angel center fielder
Darin Erstad hit a leadoff line-drive home run, followed by consecutive singles by
Tim Salmon and
Garret Anderson (
Chone Figgins pinch ran for Salmon). When Bonds misplayed Anderson's shallow left field bloop single, Figgins and Anderson took third and second respectively. With no outs, two runners in scoring position and now only a 5–4 lead, Baker brought in closer
Robb Nen to pitch to Glaus, hoping that Nen could induce a strikeout that might yet preserve the Giants' slim lead. However, Glaus slugged a double to the left-center field
gap over Bonds' head to drive in the tying and winning runs. In the 9th inning, Angels closer
Troy Percival struck out
Rich Aurilia to preserve the 6–5 victory in front of the jubilant home crowd.
Game 7 October 27, 2002 at
Edison International Field of Anaheim in
Anaheim, California Game 7 proved to be somewhat anticlimactic after the drama of Game 6. The Giants scored the first run on a sacrifice, but the Angels responded with a run-scoring double from catcher
Bengie Molina and a three-run double to right field from left fielder
Garret Anderson to open a 4–1 lead. Rookie starting pitcher
John Lackey maintained that lead. In the 9th inning, closer
Troy Percival provided some tense moments as he opened the inning by putting two Giants on base, with only one out. But
Tsuyoshi Shinjo – the first Japanese player in a World Series game – struck out swinging, and
Kenny Lofton, also representing the tying run, flied out to
Darin Erstad in right-center field to end the Series. The Angels won Game 7, 4–1, to claim their franchise's first and so far only World Series Championship. John Lackey became the first rookie pitcher to win a World Series game 7 since 1909. ==Awards and honors==