Oakland Athletics 2002 season
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The Oakland Athletics' 2002 season is famed for its data-driven, low-budget roster strategy and 20-game winning streak that inspired the book and film "Moneyball."
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| award |
Barry Zito – American League Cy Young Award
ⓘ
Miguel Tejada – American League Most Valuable Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | American League West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionPlace | 1st in AL West ⓘ |
| divisionTitle | American League West champions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldManager | Art Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Oakland Athletics 2003 season ⓘ |
| generalManager | Billy Beane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeBallpark | Network Associates Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBook | Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBookAuthor | Michael Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredFilm | Moneyball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredFilmReleaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| losses | 59 ⓘ |
| madePostseason | true ⓘ |
| mediaNickname | Moneyball A's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | 20-game winning streak ⓘ |
| notableGame | September 4, 2002 vs Kansas City Royals ⓘ |
| notableGameFeature | blew 11–0 lead then won 12–11 on walk-off home run ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Barry Zito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Chavez NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Mulder NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Tejada NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Hatteberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheme | exploitation of market inefficiencies in player valuation ⓘ |
| payrollRelativeToLeague | among lowest in MLB ⓘ |
| postseasonOpponent | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonResult | lost ALDS 3–2 to Minnesota Twins ⓘ |
| postseasonRoundReached | American League Division Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oakland Athletics 2001 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord | 103–59 ⓘ |
| runDifferential | +200 or greater ⓘ |
| seasonOf | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| strategy |
data-driven player evaluation
ⓘ
low-payroll team-building ⓘ sabermetrics-based roster construction ⓘ |
| team | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| walkOffHomeRunHitter | Scott Hatteberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningStreakEndDate | 2002-09-04 ⓘ |
| winningStreakLeagueRecord | American League record at the time ⓘ |
| winningStreakLength | 20 games ⓘ |
| winningStreakStartDate | 2002-08-13 ⓘ |
| wins | 103 ⓘ |
| year | 2002 ⓘ |
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