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Then came [[2002 World Series|2002]]. Unfancied by pundits before the season, the Angels exceeded expectations, winning 99 games and edging out Seattle for the American League "wildcard" berth in the postseason, after a 6-14 start to the regular season. They defeated the [[New York Yankees]] 3 games to 1 in the [[American League Division Series]] and the [[Minnesota Twins]] 4 games to 1 in the ALCS to advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. In the World Series they defeated the [[San Francisco Giants]] in seven games, after losing three of the first five. Down 3 games to 2, the Angels found themselves behind 5-0 in Game Six with eight outs remaining and no one on base. In the greatest comeback in World Series history by a team facing elimination, the Halos rallied to win 6-5, then won the 7th game 4-1 to win their first and only World Series. Third baseman [[Troy Glaus]] was named the [[MVP]] of the Series. Twenty-year-old rookie [[relief pitcher]] [[Francisco Rodríguez (baseball player)|Francisco Rodríguez]] won five postseason games, never having won a major league game before. Angel pitcher [[John Lackey]] became the first rookie pitcher to win the 7th game of the World Series in 93 years.
The Angel's 2002 season also marked the introduction of an unofficial mascot known as the [[Rally Monkey]]; a video of a monkey that came on the stadium scoreboard monitor during later innings when the team was in position to come from behind to win a game.
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