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:1902 Major League Baseball season

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{MLBseason|year=1902}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1902 MLB season

| league = American League (AL)
National League (NL)

| sport = Baseball

| duration = {{nowrap|April 19 – September 29, 1902 (AL)}}
{{nowrap|April 17 – October 5, 1902 (NL)}}

| no_of_games = 140

| no_of_teams = 16 (8 per league)

| playoffs = Pennant winners

| conf1 = AL

| conf1_champ = Philadelphia Athletics

| conf1_runner-up = St. Louis Browns

| conf2 = NL

| conf2_champ = Pittsburgh Pirates

| conf2_runner-up = Brooklyn Superbas

| seasonslist = List of Major League Baseball seasons

| seasonslistnames = MLB

| prevseason_link = 1901 Major League Baseball season

| prevseason_year = 1901

| nextseason_link = 1903 Major League Baseball season

| nextseason_year = 1903

}}

{{MLB Team Maps (1902)}}

The 1902 major league baseball season was contested from April 17 through October 5, 1902. It was the second season for the American League (AL), with the Philadelphia Athletics winning the AL pennant. In the National League (NL), in operation since 1876, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the NL pennant for the second consecutive season. There was no postseason.

Prior to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers moved and became the St. Louis Browns; the franchise would remain in St. Louis through 1953, and in 1954 moved again to become the modern Baltimore Orioles. This season would be the last of this season's Baltimore Orioles, who would fold following the conclusion of the season. The Cleveland Blues renamed as the Cleveland Bronchos.

Schedule

{{See also|Major League Baseball schedule}}

The 1902 schedule consisted of 140 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 20 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the {{mlby|1901}} season. This format would last until {{mlby|1904}}, which saw an increase of games played.

National League Opening Day took place on April 17 with every team playing, while American League Opening Day did not take place until April 19, with a one-off game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Americans, with the rest of the season beginning April 23. The American League would see its final day of the season on September 29, while the National League would see its final day of the season on October 5.

Teams

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" |League

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |City

! scope="col" |Stadium

! scope="col" |Capacity

! scope="col" |Manager{{Cite web |title=1902 Major League Managers |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1902-managers.shtml |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

rowspan="9" style="{{Baseball primary style|American League}};"|{{Baseball secondary link|American League|American League}}

! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Baltimore Orioles

| rowspan="2" |Baltimore, Maryland

| rowspan="2" |Oriole Park

| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="0" |Unknown

|{{sortname|John|McGraw}}

{{sortname|Wilbert|Robinson}}
scope="row" |Boston Americans

|Boston, Massachusetts

|Huntington Avenue Grounds

|11,500

|{{sortname|Jimmy|Collins}}

scope="row" |Chicago White Stockings

|Chicago, Illinois

|South Side Park

|14,000

|{{sortname|Clark|Griffith}}

scope="row" |Cleveland Bronchos

|Cleveland, Ohio

|League Park (Cleveland)

|9,000

|{{sortname|Bill|Armour}}

scope="row" |Detroit Tigers

|Detroit, Michigan

|Bennett Park

|8,500

|{{sortname|Frank|Dwyer}}

scope="row" |Philadelphia Athletics

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|Columbia Park

|9,500

|{{sortname|Connie|Mack}}

scope="row" |St. Louis Browns

|St. Louis, Missouri

|Sportsman's Park

| 8,000

|{{sortname|Jimmy|McAleer}}

scope="row" |Washington Senators

|Washington, D.C.

|American League Park

|7,000

|{{sortname|Tom|Loftus}}

rowspan="12" style="{{Baseball primary style|National League}};"|{{Baseball secondary link|National League|National League (baseball)|National League}}

! scope="row" |Boston Beaneaters

|Boston, Massachusetts

|South End Grounds

|6,600

|{{sortname|Al|Buckenberger}}

scope="row" |Brooklyn Superbas

|New York, New York

|Washington Park

|12,000

|{{sortname|Ned|Hanlon|dab=baseball}}

scope="row" |Chicago Orphans

|Chicago, Illinois

|West Side Park

|13,000

|{{sortname|Frank|Selee}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" |Cincinnati Reds

| rowspan="3" |Cincinnati, Ohio

| rowspan="3" |Palace of the Fans

| rowspan="3" |12,000

|{{sortname|Bid|McPhee}}

{{sortname|Frank|Bancroft}}
{{sortname|Joe|Kelley}}
rowspan="3" scope="row" |New York Giants

| rowspan="3" |New York, New York

| rowspan="3" |Polo Grounds

| rowspan="3" |16,000

|{{sortname|Horace|Fogel}}

{{sortname|Heinie|Smith}}
{{sortname|John|McGraw}}
scope="row" |Philadelphia Phillies

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|National League Park

|18,000

|{{sortname|Bill|Shettsline}}

scope="row" |Pittsburgh Pirates

|Allegheny, Pennsylvania

|Exposition Park

|16,000

|{{sortname|Fred|Clarke}}

scope="row" |St. Louis Cardinals

|St. Louis, Missouri

|League Park (St. Louis)

|15,200

|{{sortname|Patsy|Donovan}}

Standings

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=American League=

{{1902 American League standings|highlight=Philadelphia Athletics}}

{{Flexbox wrap|break}}

=National League=

{{1902 National League standings|highlight=Pittsburgh Pirates}}

{{Flexbox wrap|end}}

Managerial changes

=Off-season=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
Team

! Former Manager

! New Manager

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Boston Beaneaters

|Frank Selee

|Al Buckenberger

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Chicago Orphans

|Tom Loftus

|Frank Selee

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Cleveland Bronchos

|Jimmy McAleer

|Bill Armour

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Detroit Tigers

|George Stallings

|Frank Dwyer

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |New York Giants

|George Davis

|Horace Fogel

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |St. Louis Browns

|Hugh Duffy

|Jimmy McAleer

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Washington Senators

|Jim Manning

|Tom Loftus

=In-season=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
Team

! Former Manager

! New Manager

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Baltimore Orioles

|John McGraw

|Wilbert Robinson

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Cincinnati Reds

|Bid McPhee

|Frank Bancroft

Frank Bancroft

|Joe Kelley

rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |New York Giants

|Horace Fogel

|Heinie Smith

Heinie Smith

|John McGraw

League leaders

Any team shown in {{small|small text}} indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.

=American League=

{{Flexbox wrap|start}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Hitting leaders{{Cite web |title=1902 American League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1902-batting-leaders.shtml |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

style="width:15%;"| Stat

! Player

! style="width:15%;"| Total

AVG

| Nap Lajoie (CLE/{{small|PHA}})

| .378

OPS

| Ed Delahanty (WSH)

| 1.043

HR

| Socks Seybold (PHA)

| 16

RBI

| Buck Freeman (BSA)

| 121

R

| Topsy Hartsel (PHA)
Dave Fultz (PHA)

| 109

H

| Charlie Hickman (CLE/{{small|BSA}})

| 193

SB

| Topsy Hartsel (PHA)

| 47

{{Flexbox wrap|break}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Pitching leaders{{Cite web |title=1902 American League Pitching Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1902-pitching-leaders.shtml |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

style="width:15%;"| Stat

! Player

! style="width:15%;"| Total

W

| Cy Young (BSA)

| 32

L

| Bill Dinneen (BSA)

| 21

ERA

| Ed Siever (DET)

| 1.91

K

| Rube Waddell (PHA)

| 210

IP

| Cy Young (BSA)

| 384.2

SV

| Jack Powell (SLB)

| 2

WHIP

| Bill Bernhard (CLE/{{small|PHA}})

| 0.942

{{Flexbox wrap|end}}

=National League=

{{Flexbox wrap|start}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Hitting leaders{{Cite web |title=1902 National League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1902-batting-leaders.shtml |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

style="width:15%;"| Stat

! Player

! style="width:15%;"| Total

AVG

| Ginger Beaumont (PIT)

| .357

OPS

| Honus Wagner (PIT)

| .857

HR

| Tommy Leach (PIT)

| 6

RBI

| Honus Wagner (PIT)

| 91

R

| Honus Wagner (PIT)

| 105

H

| Ginger Beaumont (PIT)

| 193

SB

| Honus Wagner (PIT)

| 42

{{Flexbox wrap|break}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Pitching leaders{{Cite web |title=1902 National League Pitching Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1902-pitching-leaders.shtml |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

style="width:15%;"| Stat

! Player

! style="width:15%;"| Total

W

| Jack Chesbro (PIT)

| 28

L

| Stan Yerkes (SLC)

| 21

ERA

| Jack Taylor (CHO)

| 1.29

K

| Vic Willis (BSB)

| 225

IP

| Vic Willis (BSB)

| 410.0

SV

| Vic Willis (BSB)

| 3

WHIP

| Jack Taylor (CHO)

| 0.953

{{Flexbox wrap|end}}

Home field attendance

class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center; font-size:larger;"
Team name

!Wins

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

!Home attendance

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

!{{abbr|Per game|Average home attendance per game}}

Philadelphia Athletics{{cite web |title=Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|83

|12.2%

|420,078

|103.6%

|5,754

Boston Americans{{cite web |title=Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|77

| −2.5%

|348,567

|20.4%

|4,909

Chicago White Stockings{{cite web |title=Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|74

| −10.8%

|337,898

| −4.6%

|4,693

New York Giants{{cite web |title=San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|48

| −7.7%

|302,875

|1.8%

|4,266

Cleveland Bronchos{{cite web |title=Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|69

|27.8%

|275,395

|109.6%

|4,237

St. Louis Browns{{cite web |title=Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|78

|62.5%

|272,283

|95.8%

|3,730

Chicago Orphans{{cite web |title=Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|68

| 28.3%

|263,700

| 28.6%

|3,663

Pittsburgh Pirates{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|103

|14.4%

|243,826

| −3.2%

|3,434

St. Louis Cardinals{{cite web |title=St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|56

| −26.3%

|226,417

| −40.4%

|3,235

Cincinnati Reds{{cite web |title=Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|70

| 34.6%

|217,300

| 5.6%

|3,104

Brooklyn Superbas{{cite web |title=Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|75

| −5.1%

|199,868

| 0.8%

|2,897

Detroit Tigers{{cite web |title=Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|52

| −29.7%

|189,469

| −27.0%

|2,828

Washington Senators{{cite web |title=Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|61

|0.0%

|188,158

|16.4%

|2,767

Baltimore Orioles{{cite web |title=Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BLA/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|50

| −26.5%

|174,606

|23.0%

|2,728

Boston Beaneaters{{cite web |title=Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|73

|5.8%

|116,960

| −20.2%

|1,624

Philadelphia Phillies{{cite web |title=Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|56

| −32.5%

|112,066

| −52.3%

|1,624

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.thisgreatgame.com/1902-baseball-history.html 1902 in baseball history] from ThisGreatGame.com
  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1902-schedule.shtml 1902 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference]

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