The 2002 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2002 American League playoffs, 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: This year in baseball: 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 8 - Ozzie Smith is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. ... In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series (ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series. ... American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ...

• (1) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 103-58) vs. (4) Anaheim Angels (Wild Card, 99-63): Angels win series, 3-1.
• (2) Oakland Athletics (Western Division champion, 103-59) vs. (3) Minnesota Twins (Central Division champion, 94-67): Twins win series, 3-2.

The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage (Games 1, 2 and 5 at home), which was determined by playing record. The Yankees were not required to make up one remaining game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, potentially allowing the Athletics to tie them for the best record, because they had a 5-4 advantage over Oakland in head-to-head play and thus would win the tiebreaker for home field advantage through the playoffs. Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Current uniform Ballpark Yankee Stadium (1923-present) Major league titles World Series titles (26) 2000 â€¢ 1999 â€¢ 1998 â€¢ 1996 1978 â€¢ 1977 â€¢ 1962 â€¢ 1961 1958 â€¢ 1956 â€¢ 1953 â€¢ 1952 1951 â€¢ 1950 â€¢ 1949 â€¢ 1947 1943 â€¢ 1941 â€¢ 1939 â€¢ 1938 1937 â€¢ 1936 â€¢ 1932 â€¢ 1928 1927... Major league affiliations American League (1961-present) West Division (1969-present) Current uniform Ballpark Angel Stadium of Anaheim (1966-present) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 2002 AL Pennants (1) 2002 West Division titles (5) 2005 â€¢ 2004 â€¢ 1986 â€¢ 1982 1979 Wild card berths (1) 2002 The Los Angeles Angels... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9,27,34,43 Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Ballpark McAfee Coliseum (1968–present) a. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) Current uniform Ballpark Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982-present) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1924 AL Pennants (6) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1965 â€¢ 1933 1925 â€¢ 1924 Central Division titles (3) 2004 â€¢ 2003 â€¢ 2002 West Division titles (4... Major league affiliations American League (1998-present) East Division (1998-present) Current uniform Ballpark Tropicana Field (1998-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None Division titles (0) None Wild card berths (0) None The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a Major League Baseball team...

The Division Series saw the wild card-qualifying Angels beat the defending league champion Yankees, and the Twins defeat the Athletics in a startling upset. The Angels and Twins went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Angels became the American League champion, and defeated the National League champion San Francisco Giants in the 2002 World Series. The 2002 American League Championship Series was a matchup between the Wild Card Champion Anaheim Angels and the Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins. ... The 2002 National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 9 to 14, 2002 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Current uniform Ballpark AT&T Park (2000-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 â€¢ 1933 â€¢ 1922 â€¢ 1921 1905  NL Pennants (20) 2002 â€¢ 1989 â€¢ 1962 â€¢ 1954 1951 â€¢ 1937 â€¢ 1936 â€¢ 1933 1924 â€¢ 1923 â€¢ 1922 â€¢ 1921 1917 â€¢ 1913 â€¢ 1912 â€¢ 1911... The 2002 World Series was among the classic matchups in the history of the Series. ...

Umpires: Jerry Crawford, Doug Eddings, Jim Joyce, Mike Winters, Tim McClelland, Fieldin Culbreth (Anaheim-New York, Games 1-2; Minnesota-Oakland, Games 3-4); Gerry Davis, Chuck Meriwether, Alfonso Marquez, Derryl Cousins, Joe West, Laz Díaz (Minnesota-Oakland, Games 1-2 & 5; Anaheim-New York, Games 3-4) Gerald Joseph Crawford (born August 13, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an umpire for Major League Baseball. ... Doug Eddings Douglas Eddings (born September 14, 1968 in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. ... James A. Joyce III (born October 3, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League (AL) from 1989 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. ... Timothy Reid McClelland (born December 12, 1951 in Jackson, Michigan) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League from 1983 to 1999 and throughout both leagues since 2000. ... Gerald Sidney Davis (born February 22, 1953 in St. ... Julius Edward Chuck Meriwether (born June 30, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. ... Derryl Cousins (born August 18, 1946 in Fresno, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League from 1979 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2000. ... Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League in 1976 and from 1978 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2002. ... Lazaro Antonio Díaz (born March 29, 1963 in Miami, Florida) is an umpire in Major League Baseball. ...

New York Yankees vs. Anaheim Angels

Game 1: New York 8 - Anaheim 5.

The game went back and fourth with the Angels taking a 5-4 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning. Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia brought in Scott Schoeneweis to pitch to Jason Giambi, who tied the game with an RBI single. Sciosia then brought in Brendan Donnelly to face Bernie Williams who hit a 3-run homer to take an 8-5 lead which would hold, and give the Yankees a game one victory. Mike Scioscia, left, argues with the umpire about a call. ... Scott Schoeneweis (born October 2, 1973) is an American pitcher for Major League Baseballs Toronto Blue Jays. ... Jason Gilbert Giambi nickname The Giambino (born January 8, 1971) is a Major League Baseball first baseman and was the American League MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics. ... Brendan Kevin Donnelly (b. ... Bernabé Bernie Williams Figueroa (born September 13, 1968 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an outfielder for the New York Yankees and guitar-playing jazz recording artist. ...

Game 2: Anaheim 8 - New York 6.

It was a game of home runs at Yankee Stadium in game two. Derek Jeter and Alfonso Soriano each hit solo homeruns for the Yankees. Tim Salmon and Scott Spiezio hit homeruns for the Angels, but the two most important ones came back to back leading off the top of the eighth. Garret Anderson and Troy Glaus did so for Anaheim giving them the lead for good. The exterior of the Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ... Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) is a seven-time All-Star shortstop for the New York Yankees, and is the teams captain. ... Alfonso Guilleard/Pacheco Soriano (born January 7, 1976 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball player with the Washington Nationals. ... Timothy James (Tim) Salmon (born August 24, 1968 in Long Beach, California) is a right fielder/designated hitter in Major League Baseball who has played his entire career, beginning in 1992, with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise. ... Scott Edward Spiezio (born September 21, 1972 in Joliet, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player, last for the Seattle Mariners, and was released on August 19, 2005. ... Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball who has played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1994-present). ... Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Newport Beach, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. ...

Game 3: Anaheim 9 - New York 6.

The Yankees started teeing off Ramon Ortiz right away, puting up 3 runs in the top of the first, and one in the fourth before Ortiz was lifted. John Lackey came in for the Angels and gave up two more runs, giving New York a 6-1 lead. Anaheim responded by pecking away at the Yankee lead off Mike Mussina to tie the game after seven innings. They took the lead in the eighth with an RBI double by Darin Erstad off Mike Stanton. Steve Karsay relieved Stanton and served up a 2-run shot to Tim Salmon, giving Anaheim a 9-6 lead for good, giving them a 2-1 series lead. Ramon Ortiz (1973-) is a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. ... John Lackey John Lackey is a major league baseball pitcher from Abilene, Texas. ... Michael Cole Mike Mussina (born December 8, 1968 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) is a major league starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. ... Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). ... William Michael (Mike) Stanton (born June 2, 1967 in Houston, Texas) is a left-handed specialist relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Washington Nationals. ... Stefan Andrew Karsay (born March 24, 1972 in Flushing, New York) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. ...

Game 4: Anaheim 9 - New York 5.

With New York facing elimination, they sent David Wells to the mound. The Yankees had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the 5th inning when the floodgates opened. Shawn Wooten opened the inning with a homerun to tie the game, and Anaheim rattled off six consectutive singles with one out to chase Wells. Ramiro Mendoza releived Wells and gave up three more runs and was releived by Orlando Hernandez, but the damage was done. The 8-run inning gave the Angels a commanding 9-2 lead. The Yankees had a few 1-run innings, but it was too little too late. The Angels were going to the ALCS. David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance, California) is a Major League Baseball player who was one of the games better left-handed pitchers at various times during the past several years. ... William Shawn Wooten (born July 24, 1972 in Glendora, California) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Boston Red Sox since 2005. ... Ramiro Mendoza (born June 15, 1972 in Los Santos, Panama) is a Major League Baseball middle relief pitcher. ... Orlando Hernández Pedroso (born October 11, 1965 in Villa Clara, Cuba), also nicknamed El Duque, is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. ...

Anaheim's victory secured their place in the American League Championship Series.

Oakland A's vs. Minnesota Twins

Game 1: Minnesota 7 - Oakland 5.

The inexperienced Twins played up-tight and had some bad blunders in the field to start the game off. They trailed 5-1 after the first two innings. Oakland starter Tim Hudson could not hold the lead, giving up a home run to Twin third baseman Corey Koskie and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz. Minnesota took a 6-5 advantage in the 6th inning on a Koskie RBI groundout. The Minnesota bullpen pitched four innings of shutout ball to escape with a stunning victory over the Athletics. Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975 in Columbus, Georgia) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Atlanta Braves (since 2005). ... Cordel Leonard Corey Koskie (born June 28, 1973 in Anola, Manitoba, Canada) is a Major League Baseball player currently with the Milwaukee Brewers. ... Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz [mint-KAY-vich] (born June 19, 1974 in Toledo, Ohio) is a first baseman, known for his sparkling defensive play on the field more-so than his abilities with the bat. ...

Game 2: Oakland 9 - Minnesota 1.

Oakland dominated Twin starter Joe Mays from the get-go and never looked back. Third baseman Eric Chavez hit a three-run home run in the first inning, and the A's added 5 more runs in the 4th, chasing Mays after three and a third innings. Minnesota's lone run came on a Cristian Guzmán solo blast in the sixth inning. Joe Mays (born Joseph Emerson Mays on December 10, 1975 in Flint, Michigan, USA) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. ... Eric César Chavez (born December 7, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who has played for the Oakland Athletics since 1998. ... Cristian Guzman is a MLB shortsop who has played for the Minnesota Twins (1998-2004), and the Washington Nationals (2005). ...

Game 3: Oakland 6 - Minnesota 3.

Ray Durham stunned the Twin fans inside the Metrodome by leading off the game with an inside-the-park home run, the first in Division Series history. Scott Hatteberg hit a home run to right field moments later to stake 23-game winner Barry Zito to 2-0 lead. Minnesota tied the game at three in the 5th, but the A's powered their way to a win with help from a Jermaine Dye home run and a two-run 7th. It was just the second postseason loss at the HHH Metrodome for the Twins (11-1 home record coming into the game), the last coming in 1991 to Toronto in the ALCS. Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971, in Charlotte, North Carolina), nicknamed The Sugarman, is a second baseman in Major League Baseball. ... Scott Allen Hatteberg (born December 14, 1969 in Salem, Oregon) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays first base for the Cincinnati Reds. ... Barry William Zito (born May 13, 1978, Las Vegas, Nevada) is a pitcher with the Oakland Athletics baseball club. ... Jermaine Terrell Dye (born January 28, 1974 in Vacaville, California) is a right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. ...

Game 4: Minnesota 11 - Oakland 2.

Minnesota staved off elimination by pounding Oakland 11-2, despite trailing 2-0 early. The Twins tied the game in the 3rd and had a seven-run 4th innning, making it 9-2, and that was all starter Eric Milton needed, forcing a decisive Game 5 in Oakland. Eric Milton (born August 4, 1975 in State College, Pennsylvania) is an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Cincinnati Reds. ...

Game 5: Minnesota 5 - Oakland 4.

Minnesota got off to a 2-1 lead, and it was a pitchers' duel until the 9th. Twins starter Brad Radke had a gutty performance, going 6 and 2/3 innings and giving up only one run on six hits. Minnesota added three runs in the top of the 9th making it 5-1, but Oakland rallied against Twin closer Eddie Guardado in the bottom of the 9th. A's second baseman Mark Ellis hit a three-run homerun to left to make it a 5-4 game. Oakland had one on and two outs when Ray Durham fouled out to second to end the series. Brad Radke (born October 27, 1972), nicknamed Rad or Bradke, was a right-handed starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. ... Edward Adrian (Eddie) Guardado (born October 2, 1970 in Stockton, California) is a closer in Major League Baseball who has played for the Seattle Mariners since 2004. ... Mark Ellis can refer to different people: Mark Ellis: a record producer Mark Ellis: a Major League Baseball player Mark Ellis: a writer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Minnesota's victory secured its place in the American League Championship Series.