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The Angels made MLB history in Game 7 as John Lackey became the first rookie pitcher to win a World Series Game 7 since 1909. Due to the Angels claiming the championship in Game 7, the Game 6 collapse entered baseball lore as part of the Curse of Coogan's Bluff superstition used to explain the Giants' championship drought after the 1954 World ...
The 2002 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s 2002 season.The 98th edition of the World Series, [1] it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Anaheim Angels and the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants; the Angels defeated the Giants, four games to three, to win their first, and, to date, only World Series ...
The 2002 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a playoff series in Major League Baseball’s 2002 postseason played from October 9 to 14 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion and third-seeded St. Louis Cardinals and the wild-card qualifying San Francisco Giants.
August 12 – Enos Slaughter, 86, Hall of Fame right fielder who spent 13 seasons (1938–1942, 1946–1953) with the St. Louis Cardinals and was a ten-time All-Star, batting .300 lifetime and leading the National League in triples twice and in doubles, hits and RBI once each; best known for his "mad dash" to score from first base on Harry ...
The 2002 Major League Baseball season finished with two wild-card teams contesting the World Series; the Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games for the World Series championship. It was the first title in Angels team history. This was the first season for MLB.tv.
The 2002 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2002 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Sunday, October 6, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
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To date, the Angels have not won World Series, let alone a pennant, since 2002, while the Twins did not win another postseason until 2023. In 2020, the Twins set a mark of postseason futility when they lost their 18th straight postseason game, setting a record for major professional sports in North America. [6]