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: ANA – Darin 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: ANA – Garret 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: ANA – Adam 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.
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