2002 San Francisco Giants season

The 2002 season was the 120th in the history of the San Francisco Giants, the franchise's 45th season in San Francisco, and their third in Pacific Bell Park. The season ended with the Giants winning the National League pennant but losing to the Anaheim Angels in the World Series.

The Giants finished the regular season with a record of 95–66, games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West standings. By virtue of having the best record among second-place teams in the National League, they won the NL wild card to earn a postseason berth.

In the postseason, the Giants faced the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS. After being brought to the brink of elimination, the Giants won Games 4 and 5 to clinch the series, three games to two. They went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS, four games to one to win the franchise's 17th NL championship and its third in San Francisco. Then, in the World Series, they brought the Angels to the brink of elimination before the Angels came from behind to win Games 6 and 7.

2002 was manager Dusty Baker's tenth and final season managing the Giants. Following the season he departed to manage the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason November 28, 2001: Wayne Gomes was released by the San Francisco Giants. December 16, 2001: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was traded by the New York Mets with Desi Relaford to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes. December 18, 2001: Jason Schmidt was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.Jason Schmidt Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 25, 2002: David Bell was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the San Francisco Giants for Desi Relaford and cash.

Regular season

Opening Day starters SP- Jason Schmidt C- Benito Santiago 1B – J. T. Snow 2B – Jeff Kent SS – Rich Aurilia 3B – Pedro Feliz LF – Barry Bonds CF – Tsuyoshi Shinjo RF – Reggie Sanders

Season standings

National League West

Record vs. opponents

Transactions June 4, 2002: Matt Cain was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 2002. July 28, 2002: Kenny Lofton was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Francisco Giants for Felix Diaz and Ryan Meaux (minors). September 4, 2002: Bill Mueller was traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Jeff Verplancke (minors).

Game log and schedule Legend Giants win Giants loss PostponementBoldGiants team member

|- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 1 || April 2 || @ Dodgers || 9–2 || Hernández (1–0) || Brown (0-1) || –|| Dodger Stadium || 53,356 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 2 || April 3 || @ Dodgers || 12–0 || Ortiz (1–0) || Nomo (0–1)|| –|| Dodger Stadium || 36,374 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 3 || April 4 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Jensen (1–0) || Perez (0–1) || Nen (1) || Dodger Stadium || 32,064 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 4 || April 5 || Padres || 3–1 (10) || Worrell (1–0) || Reed (0-1) || || Pacific Bell Park || 41,714 || 4–0 || W4 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 5 || April 6 || Padres || 4–1 || Fultz (1–0) || Jarvis (0–2) || Nen (2) || Pacific Bell Park || 40,894 || 5–0 || W5 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 6 || April 7 || Padres || 10–1 || Hernández (2–0) || Tollberg (0–2) || || Pacific Bell Park || 40,819 || 6–0 || W6 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 7 || April 9 || Dodgers || 0–3 || Nomo (1–1)|| Ortiz (1–1) || Gagne (2)|| Pacific Bell Park || 40,706 || 6–1 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 8 || April 10 || Dodgers || 2–1 || Nen (1–0) || Quantrill (0–1) || –|| Pacific Bell Park || 40,762 || 7–1 || W1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 9 || April 11 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Daal (1–0) || Rueter (0–1) || Gagne (3) || Pacific Bell Park || 40,934 || 7–2 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 10 || April 12 || Brewers || 5–1 || Ainsworth (1–0) || Sheets (1–2)|| || Pacific Bell Park || 37,483 || 8–2 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 11 || April 13 || Brewers || 3–2 || Hernández (3–0) || Figueroa (0-1) || Nen (3) || Pacific Bell Park || 41,206 || 9–2 || W2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 12 || April 14 || Brewers || 3–4 || Vizcaino (1-1)|| Rodríguez (0–1) || || Pacific Bell Park || 40,936 || 9–3 || L1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 13 || April 15 || @ Padres || 3–4 ||Embree (2-0) || Christiansen (0–1) || || Qualcomm Stadium || 14,675 || 9–4 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 14 || April 16 || @ Padres || 5–1 || Rueter (1–1) || Tomko (0-1) || || Qualcomm Stadium || 20,930 || 10–4 || W1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 15 || April 17 || @ Padres || 3–5 || Jarvis (1-3) || Ainsworth (1–1) || Hoffman (6)|| Qualcomm Stadium || 22,438 || 10–5 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 16 || April 19 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Hernández (4–0) || Reynolds (2–2)|| Nen (4) || Astros Field || 32,028 || 11–5 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 17 || April 20 || @ Astros || 13–9 || Ortiz (2–1) || Redding (0-1)|| Nen (5) || Astros Field || 35,969 || 12–5 || W2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 18 || April 21 || @ Astros || 0–4 || Mlicki (2–2) || Jensen (1–1) || || Astros Field || 32,305 || 12–6 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 19 || April 23 || @ Cubs || 12–4 || Rueter (2–1) ||Bere (1–2)|| || Wrigley Field || 30,643 || 13–6 || W1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 20 || April 24 || @ Cubs || 4–10 || Borowski (1-0)|| Fultz (1–1) || || Wrigley Field || 28,817 || 13–7 || L1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 21 || April 25 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Lieber (3-0) || Hernández (4–1) || Alfonseca (4)|| Wrigley Field || 33,138 || 13–8 || L2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 22 || April 26 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Sullivan (3-0)|| Rodríguez (0–2) || Graves (9)|| Cinergy Field || 28,341 || 13–9 || L3 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 23 || April 27 || @ Reds || 4–8 (8) || Rijo (2-0)|| Jensen (1–2) || || Cinergy Field || 22,616 || 13–10 || L4 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 24 || April 28 || @ Reds || 5–4 || Rueter (3–1) || Haynes (2-3)|| Nen (6) || Cinergy Field || 23,426 || 14–10 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 25 || April 29 || Phillies || 8–5 || Worrell (2–0) ||Cormier (1-3) || Nen (7) || Pacific Bell Park || 35,136 || 15–10 || W2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 26 || April 30 || Phillies || 2–8 || Padilla (3–2)|| Hernández (4–2) || || Pacific Bell Park || 34,918 || 15–11 || L1

|- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 27 || May 1 || Phillies || 2–1 || Rodríguez (1–2) || Bottalico (0–2) || Nen (8) || Pacific Bell Park || 36,304 || 16–11 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 28 || May 3 || Reds || 6–1 || Rueter (4–1) || Rijo (2–1) || || Pacific Bell Park || 39,845 || 17–11 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 29 || May 4 || Reds || 3–0 || Jensen (2–2) || Haynes (2–4)|| Nen (9) || Pacific Bell Park || 40,959 || 18–11 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 30 || May 5 || Reds || 6–5 (10) || Nen (2–0) || Pineda (0–3)|| || Pacific Bell Park || 41,263 || 19–11 || W4 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 31 || May 7 || @ Mets || 5–1 || Ortiz (3–1) || Trachsel (2–4)|| || Shea Stadium || 40,016 || 20–11 || W5 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 32 || May 8 || @ Mets || 8–2 || Rueter (5–1) || Estes (1–4)|| || Shea Stadium || 29,267 || 21–11 || W6 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 33 || May 9 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Jensen (3–2) || Astacio (5–2)|| Nen (10) || Shea Stadium || 28,757 || 22–11 || W7 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 34 || May 10 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Vázquez (2–2)|| Hernández (4–3) || || Olympic Stadium || 7,238 || 22–12 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 35 || May 11 || @ Expos || 3–2 || Fultz (2–1) || Reames (0–1)|| Nen (11) || Olympic Stadium || 29,778 || 23–12 || W1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 36 || May 12 || @ Expos || 2–4 || Armas Jr (5–3)|| Ortiz (3–2) || Herges (6)|| Olympic Stadium || 5,528 || 23–13 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 37 || May 13 || Braves || 7–6 (11) || Worrell (3–0) || Hammond (1–2)|| || Pacific Bell Park || 36,331 || 24–13 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 38 || May 14 || Braves || 2–0 || Jensen (4–2) || Moss (1–1)|| Nen (12) || Pacific Bell Park || 36,972 || 25–13 || W2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 39 || May 15 || Braves || 1–6 ||Maddux (4–2)|| Hernández (4–4) || || Pacific Bell Park || 38,164 || 25–14 || L1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 40 || May 16 || Braves || 4–5 || Marquis (3–2)|| Schmidt (0–1) || || Pacific Bell Park || 40,236 || 25–15 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 41 || May 17 || Marlins || 9–3 || Ortiz (4–2) ||Dempster (2–4) || Nen (13) || Pacific Bell Park || 37,977 || 26–15 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 42 || May 18 || Marlins || 10–5 || Rueter (6–1) ||Penny (3–3) || Nen (14) || Pacific Bell Park || 40,922 || 27–15 || W2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 43 || May 19 || Marlins || 2–4 || Beckett (2–2)|| Jensen (4–3) || Núñez (9)|| Pacific Bell Park || 40,805 || 27–16 || L1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 44 || May 21 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–9 || Johnson (8–1)|| Fultz (2–2) || || Bank One Ballpark || 47,602 || 27–17 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 45 || May 22 || @ Diamondbacks || 12–5 || Zerbe (1–0) || Morgan (1–1)|| || Bank One Ballpark || 40,351 || 28–17 || W1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 46 || May 24 || @ Rockies || 5–8 || Stark (3–0)|| Ortiz (4–3) || Jiménez (12)|| Coors Field || 37,627 || 28–18 || L1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 47 || May 25 || @ Rockies || 3–6 || Nichting (1–1)|| Rueter (6–2) || || Coors Field || 41,957 || 28–19 || L2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 48 || May 26 || @ Rockies || 6–10 || Jennings (5–2)|| Jensen (4–4) || || Coors Field || 48,073 || 28–20 || L3 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 49 || May 27 || Diamondbacks || 7–3 || Hernández (5–4) || Anderson (0–4)|| || Pacific Bell Park || 42,005 || 29–20 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 50 || May 28 || Diamondbacks || 1–0 (10) || Nen (3–0) || Myers (3–2)|| || Pacific Bell Park || 38,390 || 30–20 || W2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 51 || May 29 || Diamondbacks || 3–7 || Schilling (10–1)|| Ortiz (4–4) || || Pacific Bell Park || 40,198 || 30–21 || L1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 52 || May 30 || Diamondbacks || 0–1 || Helling (5–5)|| Rueter (6–3) || Kim (13)|| Pacific Bell Park || 41,156 || 30–22 || L2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 53 || May 31 || Rockies || 2–6 || Jennings (6–2)|| Jensen (4–5) ||Jones (1) || Pacific Bell Park || 38,337 || 30–23 || L3

|- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 54 || June 1 || Rockies || 4–5 || Hampton (3–6)|| Hernández (5–5) || Jiménez (15)|| Pacific Bell Park || 40,893 || 30–24 || L4 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 55 || June 2 || Rockies || 9–2 || Schmidt (1–1) || Thomson (6–4)|| || Pacific Bell Park || 40,651 || 31–24 || W1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 56 || June 3 || @ Padres || 11–3 || Ortiz (5–4) || Middlebrook (1–2) || || Qualcomm Stadium || 16,534 || 32–24 || W2 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 57 || June 4 || @ Padres || 3–1 || Rueter (7–3) || Jones (3-4) || Nen (15) || Qualcomm Stadium || 23,567 || 33–24 || W3 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 58 || June 5 || @ Padres || 12–2 || Jensen (5–5) || Tankersley (1–2) || || Qualcomm Stadium || 21,498 || 34–24 || W4 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 59 || June 7 || @ Yankees || 1–2 || Mussina (9–2)|| Hernández (5–6) || Rivera (18)|| Yankee Stadium || 55,053 || 34–25 || L1 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 60 || June 8 || @ Yankees || 4–3 || Schmidt (2–1) || Rivera (1–3)|| Nen (16) || Yankee Stadium || 55,194 || 35–25 || W1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 61 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 2–4 ||Clemens (8–2) || Rodríguez (1–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 55,335 || 35–26 || L1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 62 || June 10 || @ Blue Jays || 5–6 || Thurman (1–1) || Rueter (7–4) || Escobar (13)|| SkyDome || 18,081 || 35–27 || L2 |- style="background-color:#bfb;"