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2002 Season

The 2002 season was very close, as the New York Yankees edged the Oakland A's by a single game, and had to beat Tampa Bay in a makeup game on the last day of the season to do it.  In the National League, the Atlanta Braves started out poorly, but then put together a fine second half and beat out Arizona and St. Louis for the pennant.

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FINAL STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct GB   NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct GB
New York* 104 58 .642 -- Atlanta 101 59 .631 --
Oakland 103 59 .636 1 Arizona 98 64 .605 4
Anaheim 99 63 .611 5 St. Louis 97 65 .599 5
Minnesota 94 67 .584 9½ San Francisco 95 66 .590 6½
Boston 93 69 .574 11 Los Angeles 92 70 .568 10
Seattle 93 69 .574 11 Houston 84 78 .519 18
Chicago 81 81 .500 23 Montreal 83 79 .512 19
Toronto 78 84 .481 26 Philadelphia 80 81 .497 21½
Cleveland 74 88 .457 30 Florida 79 83 .488 23
Texas 72 90 .444 32 Cincinnati 78 84 .481 24
Baltimore 67 95 .414 37 New York 75 86 .466 26½
Kansas City 62 100 .383 42 Colorado 73 89 .451 29
Detroit 55 106 .342 48½ Pittsburgh 72 89 .447 29½
Tampa Bay* 55 107 .340 49 Chicago 67 95 .414 35
San Diego 66 96 .407 36
  Milwaukee 56 106 .346 46

* Includes a 6-5 NY victory over TB in a simulated game to make up for the 9/26 rainout.

Data source: www.cnnsi.com

PENNANT RACE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
The New York Yankees edged the Oakland A's for the AL title.  Details.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
A strong second half enabled the Atlanta Braves to win the NL title over Arizona and St. Louis.  Details.

WORLD SERIES
The Braves swept the Yankees with two come-from-behind victories and one overtime win.  Details.

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