The 2002 Anaheim Angels season was the franchise's 42nd, and it ended with the team's first American League pennant and World Series championship.

The Angels finished the regular season with a record of 99–63, 4 games behind the Oakland Athletics in the American League West standings, but qualified for the franchise's first ever wild card playoff berth to return to the postseason for the first time since 1986.

The 2002 American League Division Series featured the Wild Card winner Anaheim Angels and the AL East champion New York Yankees.

The series began on October 8, 2002 with the Angels splitting the first two games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

The Angels then went home where they won three straight at Edison Field to earn a spot in the 2002 World Series.

The series was played as a best-of-seven playoff with a 2–3–2 site format (standard in Major League Baseball).

(Bobby Richardson of the 1960 New York Yankees remains the only World Series MVP from a losing team.)

Note: Major League Baseball's playoff format automatically seeds the Wild Card team 4th.

2002 Anaheim Angels Troy Glaus Adam Kennedy Tim Salmon Garret Anderson Darin Erstad Bengie Molina Mike Scioscia Outfielders Coaches [10][11] Local television Local cable television Local radio Some radio games carried on KPLS–AM 830 because of broadcast conflict with the Los Angeles Lakers of the (NBA).