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The Oakland Athletics' 2002 season was the team's 35th in Oakland, California. It was also the 102nd season in franchise history. The Athletics finished first in the American League West with a record of 103-59. The Athletics' 2002 campaign ranks among the most famous in franchise history. Following the 2001 season, Oakland saw the departure of three key players. Billy Beane, the team's general manager, responded with a series of under-the-radar free agent signings. The new-look Athletics, despite a comparative lack of star power, surprised the baseball world by besting the 2001 team's regular season record. The team is most famous, however, for winning 20 consecutive games between August 13 and September 4, 2002.〔''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 377, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0〕 The Athletics' season was the subject of Michael Lewis' 2003 book ''Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game'' (as Lewis was given the opportunity to follow the team around throughout that season); A film adaptation of the book, also titled ''Moneyball'', was released in 2011. ==Off-season== * November 2, 2001: Mark Bellhorn was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago Cubs for Adam Morrissey (minors).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bellhma01.shtml )〕 * December 14, 2001: David Justice was traded to the Oakland Athletics by the New York Mets for Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates. This trade was preceded by a swap between the New York Mets and New York Yankees of Robin Ventura for Justice one week prior.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=justida01 )〕 *January 11, 2002: Randy Velarde was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Athletics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/velarra01.shtml )〕 *March 19, 2002: Justin Duchscherer was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for Luis Vizcaíno.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/duchsju01.shtml )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2002 Oakland Athletics season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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