We’re looking at baseball like boxing: if you beat the champ, you’re the champ. Today: a look at the 2002 season. Previously: 2003 2004.

The 2002 Heavyweight baseball season was dominated by the St. Louis Cardinals. They won over twice as many games as any other team. They also ended up holding the title at the end of the regular season. Ordinarily, for a team that doesn’t win the World Series, that might be something of significance to remember your season by. But the 2002 Cardinals had anything but an ordinary season, as Cardnilly so poignantly points out.

Heavyweight of the Year: St. Louis Cardinals
Final 2002 Regular Season Champ: St. Louis Cardinals

2002 Heavyweight Standings

Game by game:

20020401: SDN 0, ARI 2. Champ: ARI.
20020402: SDN 0, ARI 9. Champ: ARI.
20020403: SDN 8, ARI 7. Champ: SDN.
20020405: SDN 1, SFN 3. Champ: SFN.
20020406: SDN 1, SFN 4. Champ: SFN.
20020407: SDN 1, SFN 10. Champ: SFN.
20020409: LAN 3, SFN 0. Champ: LAN.
20020410: LAN 1, SFN 2. Champ: SFN.
20020411: LAN 4, SFN 3. Champ: LAN.
20020412: LAN 3, SDN 0. Champ: LAN.
20020413: LAN 4, SDN 6. Champ: SDN.
20020414: LAN 0, SDN 1. Champ: SDN.
20020415: SFN 3, SDN 4. Champ: SDN.
20020416: SFN 5, SDN 1. Champ: SFN.
20020417: SFN 3, SDN 5. Champ: SDN.
20020418: SDN 2, LAN 5. Champ: LAN.
20020419: SDN 2, LAN 5. Champ: LAN.
20020420: SDN 1, LAN 4. Champ: LAN.
20020421: SDN 5, LAN 0. Champ: SDN.
20020423: SDN 5, PHI 8. Champ: PHI.
20020424: SDN 7, PHI 2. Champ: SDN.
20020425: SDN 6, PHI 4. Champ: SDN.
20020426: SDN 10, PIT 1. Champ: SDN.
20020428: SDN 2, PIT 3. Champ: PIT.
20020428: SDN 7, PIT 2. Champ: SDN.
20020430: CHN 1, SDN 2. Champ: SDN.
20020501: CHN 3, SDN 4. Champ: SDN.
20020502: CHN 6, SDN 1. Champ: CHN.
20020503: CHN 8, LAN 3. Champ: CHN.
20020504: CHN 2, LAN 3. Champ: LAN.
20020505: CHN 3, LAN 0. Champ: CHN.
20020506: SLN 5, CHN 6. Champ: CHN.
20020507: SLN 0, CHN 8. Champ: CHN.
20020508: SLN 3, CHN 2. Champ: SLN.
20020510: SLN 4, CIN 2. Champ: SLN.
20020511: SLN 1, CIN 8. Champ: CIN.
20020512: SLN 10, CIN 8. Champ: SLN.
20020513: CHN 0, SLN 3. Champ: SLN.
20020514: CHN 2, SLN 11. Champ: SLN.
20020515: CHN 1, SLN 4. Champ: SLN.
20020517: CIN 1, SLN 3. Champ: SLN.
20020518: CIN 7, SLN 3. Champ: CIN.
20020519: CIN 1, SLN 10. Champ: SLN.
20020520: CIN 3, SLN 7. Champ: SLN.
20020521: HOU 1, SLN 3. Champ: SLN.
20020522: HOU 2, SLN 3. Champ: SLN.
20020523: HOU 4, SLN 5. Champ: SLN.
20020524: SLN 2, PIT 5. Champ: PIT.
20020525: SLN 6, PIT 3. Champ: SLN.
20020526: SLN 7, PIT 3. Champ: SLN.
20020527: SLN 4, HOU 3. Champ: SLN.
20020528: SLN 4, HOU 1. Champ: SLN.
20020529: SLN 5, HOU 10. Champ: HOU.
20020531: HOU 4, CHN 1. Champ: HOU.
20020601: HOU 7, CHN 3. Champ: HOU.
20020602: HOU 2, CHN 4. Champ: CHN.
20020603: CHN 6, MIL 7. Champ: MIL.
20020604: CHN 5, MIL 6. Champ: MIL.
20020605: CHN 5, MIL 1. Champ: CHN.
20020607: CHN 2, SEA 0. Champ: CHN.
20020608: CHN 2, SEA 4. Champ: SEA.
20020609: CHN 5, SEA 1. Champ: CHN.
20020610: CHN 2, HOU 4. Champ: HOU.
20020611: CHN 9, HOU 5. Champ: CHN.
20020612: CHN 4, HOU 5. Champ: HOU.
20020614: TEX 9, HOU 6. Champ: TEX.
20020615: TEX 0, HOU 4. Champ: HOU.
20020616: TEX 6, HOU 7. Champ: HOU.
20020617: HOU 2, MIL 5. Champ: MIL.
20020618: HOU 1, MIL 7. Champ: MIL.
20020619: HOU 1, MIL 8. Champ: MIL.
20020620: HOU 9, MIL 3. Champ: HOU.
20020621: SEA 8, HOU 0. Champ: SEA.
20020622: SEA 2, HOU 3. Champ: HOU.
20020623: SEA 10, HOU 5. Champ: SEA.
20020624: OAK 13, SEA 2. Champ: OAK.
20020625: OAK 1, SEA 7. Champ: SEA.
20020626: OAK 0, SEA 1. Champ: SEA.
20020627: OAK 4, SEA 7. Champ: SEA.
20020628: COL 2, SEA 6. Champ: SEA.
20020629: COL 1, SEA 8. Champ: SEA.
20020630: COL 4, SEA 3. Champ: COL. Pivot game
20020701: SFN 8, COL 6. Champ: SFN.
20020702: SFN 18, COL 5. Champ: SFN.
20020703: SFN 4, COL 14. Champ: COL.
20020705: SDN 6, COL 9. Champ: COL.
20020706: SDN 2, COL 3. Champ: COL.
20020707: SDN 7, COL 1. Champ: SDN.
20020712: SLN 3, SDN 4. Champ: SDN.
20020713: SLN 2, SDN 1. Champ: SLN.
20020714: SLN 4, SDN 1. Champ: SLN.
20020715: SLN 4, LAN 2. Champ: SLN.
20020716: SLN 9, LAN 2. Champ: SLN.
20020717: SFN 5, SLN 4. Champ: SFN.
20020718: SFN 1, SLN 5. Champ: SLN.
20020719: SLN 9, PIT 12. Champ: PIT.
20020720: SLN 6, PIT 15. Champ: PIT.
20020721: SLN 8, PIT 4. Champ: SLN.
20020722: SLN 5, SFN 3. Champ: SLN.
20020723: SLN 4, SFN 0. Champ: SLN.
20020724: SLN 4, SFN 6. Champ: SFN.
20020725: SLN 4, SFN 3. Champ: SLN.
20020726: CHN 4, SLN 8. Champ: SLN.
20020727: CHN 7, SLN 3. Champ: CHN.
20020728: CHN 9, SLN 10. Champ: SLN.
20020730: SLN 5, FLO 0. Champ: SLN.
20020731: SLN 5, FLO 8. Champ: FLO.
20020801: SLN 0, FLO 4. Champ: FLO.
20020802: MIL 1, FLO 0. Champ: MIL.
20020803: MIL 7, FLO 11. Champ: FLO.
20020804: MIL 2, FLO 7. Champ: FLO.
20020806: FLO 0, HOU 2. Champ: HOU.
20020807: FLO 2, HOU 7. Champ: HOU.
20020808: FLO 4, HOU 3. Champ: FLO.
20020809: FLO 1, ARI 2. Champ: ARI.
20020810: FLO 2, ARI 9. Champ: ARI.
20020811: FLO 2, ARI 9. Champ: ARI.
20020813: ARI 6, CIN 1. Champ: ARI.
20020814: ARI 7, CIN 2. Champ: ARI.
20020815: ARI 7, CIN 2. Champ: ARI.
20020816: ARI 2, CHN 1. Champ: ARI.
20020817: ARI 6, CHN 2. Champ: ARI.
20020818: ARI 2, CHN 3. Champ: CHN.
20020820: CHN 14, HOU 12. Champ: CHN.
20020821: CHN 0, HOU 4. Champ: HOU.
20020822: CHN 1, HOU 9. Champ: HOU.
20020823: CIN 4, HOU 6. Champ: HOU.
20020824: CIN 5, HOU 3. Champ: CIN.
20020825: CIN 0, HOU 1. Champ: HOU.
20020827: SDN 11, HOU 6. Champ: SDN.
20020828: SDN 1, HOU 2. Champ: HOU.
20020829: SDN 0, HOU 5. Champ: HOU.
20020830: LAN 4, HOU 8. Champ: HOU.
20020831: LAN 4, HOU 0. Champ: LAN.
20020901: LAN 2, HOU 1. Champ: LAN.
20020902: LAN 19, ARI 1. Champ: LAN.
20020903: LAN 3, ARI 2. Champ: LAN.
20020904: LAN 1, ARI 7. Champ: ARI.
20020905: ARI 8, SFN 5. Champ: ARI.
20020906: ARI 0, SFN 1. Champ: SFN.
20020907: ARI 3, SFN 4. Champ: SFN.
20020908: ARI 1, SFN 3. Champ: SFN.
20020909: LAN 5, SFN 6. Champ: SFN.
20020910: LAN 2, SFN 5. Champ: SFN.
20020911: LAN 7, SFN 3. Champ: LAN.
20020912: LAN 1, COL 7. Champ: COL.
20020913: LAN 4, COL 5. Champ: COL.
20020914: LAN 16, COL 3. Champ: LAN.
20020915: LAN 4, COL 5. Champ: COL.
20020917: SLN 11, COL 4. Champ: SLN.
20020918: SLN 8, COL 5. Champ: SLN.
20020919: SLN 12, COL 6. Champ: SLN.
20020920: HOU 3, SLN 9. Champ: SLN.
20020921: HOU 6, SLN 3. Champ: HOU.
20020922: HOU 3, SLN 7. Champ: SLN.
20020923: ARI 1, SLN 13. Champ: SLN.
20020924: ARI 2, SLN 3. Champ: SLN.
20020925: ARI 1, SLN 6. Champ: SLN.
20020926: MIL 1, SLN 9. Champ: SLN.
20020927: MIL 2, SLN 1. Champ: MIL.
20020928: MIL 1, SLN 3. Champ: SLN.
20020929: MIL 0, SLN 4. Champ: SLN.