2002 American League Championship Series

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The 2002 American League Championship Series was a matchup between the Wild Card Anaheim Angels and the Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins. The Angels advanced to the Series after dethroning the reigning 4-time AL Champion New York Yankees in the 2002 American League Division Series 3 games to 1. The Twins made their way into the Series after beating the Athletics 3 games to 2. The Angels won the Series 4 games to 1 and went on to defeat the San Francisco Giants in the 2002 World Series.

Managers: Mike Scioscia, Anaheim; Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota

Umpires: Ed Montague, Mike Everitt, Brian Gorman, Larry Young, Dana DeMuth, Ed Rapuano

Series MVP: Adam Kennedy, Anaheim

Television: FOX (Thom Brennaman and Steve Lyons announcing)

Contents 1 Summary 2 Game Summaries 2.1 Game One 2.2 Game Two 2.3 Game Three 2.4 Game Four 2.5 Game Five 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Anaheim - 1, Minnesota - 2	October 8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	55,562
2	Anaheim - 6, Minnesota - 3	October 9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	55,990
3	Minnesota - 1, Anaheim - 2	October 11	Edison International Field of Anaheim	44,234
4	Minnesota - 1, Anaheim - 7	October 12	Edison International Field of Anaheim	44,830
5	Minnesota - 5, Anaheim - 13	October 13	Edison International Field of Anaheim	44,835

[edit] Game Summaries

[edit] Game One

October 8, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Joe Mays outdueled Kevin Appier as the Twins won Game 1. A.J. Pierzynski hit a sac fly to put the Twins out in front first, but the Angels tied it the next inning on an error by Cristian Guzman. The Twins would take a one-run lead when Corey Koskie doubled in a run in the 5th. The game would remain scoreless and Eddie Guardado would get the save.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Anaheim	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Minnesota	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	2	5	1
W: Joe Mays (1-0)  L: Kevin Appier (0-1)  SV: Eddie Guardado (1)
HRs: None

[edit] Game Two

October 9, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Angels would take their first lead in the series when Darin Erstad hit a solo home run in the 1st with 1 out. The Angels would score 3 more in the 2nd. Scott Spiezio would double in the first run of the inning. In a bizarre play, Spiezio stole home while Adam Kennedy tried to steal second. He was caught up in the rundown and knocked the ball away from Pierzynski, although no one called interference. Adam Kennedy went to third and would score on David Eckstein's RBI single to make it 4-0 Angels. A two run homer by Brad Fullmer gave the Angels a 6 run lead. A three-run 6th inning, capped off by a two run Doug Mientkiewicz single, cut the lead in half. Troy Percival would save the game as the score remained unchanged.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Anaheim	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	10	0
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	11	1
W: Ramon Ortiz (1-0)  L: Rick Reed (0-1)  SV: Troy Percival (1)
HRs: ANA – Darin Erstad (1), Brad Fullmer (1)

[edit] Game Three

October 11, Edison International Field of Anaheim
Garrett Anderson started the scoring by hitting a lead off home run in the 2nd. Eric Milton and Jarrod Washburn dueled for 7 innings. The game was tied thanks to an RBI double by Jacque Jones in the 7th. In the bottom of the 8th, Troy Glaus hit the go-ahead home run to put the Angels on top 2-1. Troy Percival got the save in the 9th and red-hot reliever Francisco Rodriguez got the win in relief of Washburn.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	0
Anaheim	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	2	7	2
W: Francisco Rodriguez (1-0)  L: J.C. Romero (0-1)  SV: Troy Percival (2)
HRs: ANA – Garret Anderson (1), Troy Glaus (1)

[edit] Game Four

October 12, Edison International Field of Anaheim
The game remained scoreless into the 7th inning as Brad Radke and John Lackey waged a classic pitcher's duel. But, the Angels would strike in the bottom of the 7th. Troy Glaus and Scott Spiezio drove in two runs in that inning to make it 2-0 Angels. But, the Angels would seek insurance and got plenty of it. A five-run 8th inning, capped off by a two-run double by Brad Fullmer and a two-run triple by Bengie Molina, would seal the win.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	2
Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	X	7	10	0
W: John Lackey (1-0)  L: Brad Radke (0-1)
HRs: None

[edit] Game Five

October 13, Edison International Field of Anaheim
Game 1 winner Joe Mays took the mound to try and send the series back to the Metrodome. He was opposed by Kevin Appier and things certainly looked good for the Twins early. David Ortiz drove in the first run of the game in the 1st to make it 1-0 Twins. The next inning, A.J. Pierzynski singled in a run to make it 2-0. But the lead would be cut in half on an Adam Kennedy home run. Then, the Angels would take the lead in the bottom of the 5th. A leadoff homer by Scott Spiezio and the second home run of the day by Kennedy make it 3-2 Angels. A bases loaded walk, however, tied the game at three in the 7th. Then, a wild pitch and a sac fly gave the Twins a 5-3 lead. But the Angels would put the game and the series away with one of the most offensive half-innings in postseason history. Two straight singles by the Angels put two on and nobody out for Kennedy. Having only hit 7 homers during the regular season, hitting 3 would be very unlikely in one game. He would then join a small group of players ever to hit 3 home runs in a single postseason game. His 3 run homer gave the Angels a 6-5 lead. But the Angels were far from done. They would score 7 more runs in the inning, mostly on singles. The Angels would never let up and they would go on to win the series and their first ever pennant.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	9	0
Anaheim	0	0	1	0	2	0	10	0	X	13	18	0
W: Francisco Rodriguez (2-0)  L: Johan Santana (0-1)
HRs: ANA – Adam Kennedy 3 (3), Scott Spiezio (1)

[edit] Trivia

• Adam Kennedy, having only hit 7 homers all year, belted 3 homers in the deciding game, earning the MVP award.

• The Angels became the first team in the Division Series era to lose the first game of 3 postseason series and win each series.

[edit] External links

• 2002 ALCS at Baseball-Reference.com

2002 Major League Baseball Playoffs
2002 World Series
American League Championship Series American League Division Series AL Playoff teams: Anaheim | Minnesota | New York | Oakland
National League Championship Series National League Division Series NL Playoff teams: Arizona | Atlanta | St. Louis | San Francisco

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