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This Angels writer finally watches Game 6 of the 2002 World Series - The Athletic
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PLAY BALL! A baseball writer looks back on 20 World Series, Perspective
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Shawon Dunston
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Dream ends with a whimper as Giants surrender championship
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2002 World Series - Wikipedia
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How the Angels saved their 2002 championship season - Los Angeles Times
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Jasmine Dunston takes the baton - Chicago Sun-Times
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Giants tender contracts to all six arb-eligible players - Giants Extra
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2002 San Francisco Giants Roster
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Barry Bonds never won a World Series. Here's what left him empty-handed. Barry Bonds was better at hitting baseballs than almost anyone who ever lived, but he also never won a
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June 22, 2000: Shawon Dunston's unlikely home run, 6 RBIs bring Cardinals back from 7-run deficit – Society for American Baseball Research
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San Francisco Giants Shawon Dunston during practice before the MLB All-Star Game on July 14, 2015 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Mike Janes/Four Seam Images via AP Stock Photo