2002 World Series

The 2002 World Series was among the classic matchups in the history of the Series. The Anaheim Angels (American League) and San Francisco Giants (National League) competed for the championship, representing the first time two wildcard teams would vie for the elusive title. It was a mettle-forging comeback, for the Giants were leading by a 3-2 game tally after five games, and scored five runs prior to the seventh-inning stretch of Game 6 while the Angels had not tallied a single run. Then, however, the Angels, being the home team, rallied with three runs each in the seventh and eighth innings for the win. They carried on the momentum for a 4-1 victory in Game 7 for their first championship.

Series scoring summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the inning numbers are replaced by game numbers.

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Note that the Giants were defeated by the Angels despite scoring more runs over the course of the series; many of these runs occurred in the 16-4 blowout that was Game 5.

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