2002 St. Louis Cardinals season

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.

Offseason

• December 11, 2001: Signed free agent pitcher Jason Isringhausen. ==Regular season==

Regular season

Season standings National League Central Record vs. opponents Game log Transactions • June 9: Released pitcher José Rodríguez. • 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. Roster ==Player stats==

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 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts ==NLDS==

NLDS

St. Louis wins the series, 3–0 ==NLCS==

NLCS

Game 1 October 9: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Game 2 October 10: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Game 3 October 12: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco Game 4 October 13: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco Game 5 October 14: Pac Bell Park, San Francisco ==Farm system==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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