2002 American League Championship Series

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The 2002 American League Championship Series was a matchup between the Wild Card Champion 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 Sciosia, Anaheim; Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota

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

Series MVP: Adam Kennedy, Anaheim

Television: FOX (Joe Buck and Tim McCarver announcing)

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 Field 44,234
4 Minnesota - 1, Anaheim - 7 October 12 Edison Field 44,830
5 Minnesota - 5, Anaheim - 13 October 13 Edison Field 44,835

Game Summaries

Game One

October 8, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

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

Game Two

October 9, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

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: ANADarin Erstad (1), Brad Fullmer (1)

Game Three

October 11, Edison Field

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: ANAGarret Anderson (1), Troy Glaus (1)

Game Four

October 12, Edison Field

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

Game Five

October 13, Edison Field

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: ANAAdam Kennedy (3), Scott Spiezio (1), Paul O'Neill (2)

Trivia

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