1902 Cleveland Bronchos season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Cleveland Bronchos
| season = 1902
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = League Park
| city = Cleveland, Ohio
| record = {{winpct|69|57|record=y}}
| league_place = 5th
| owners = Charles Somers
| managers = Bill Armour
| television =
| radio =
| prev_season = 1901 Cleveland Blues season
| next_season = 1903 Cleveland Naps season
|}}
The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos season was a season in American baseball. The team, known during this season as the "Bronchos" (or "Broncos"), finished in fifth place in the American League with a record of 69–67, 14 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.
Regular season
File:Cleveland Blues Baseball Team, 1902.jpg
In 1902, the National League's Philadelphia Phillies obtained an injunction, effective only in Pennsylvania, barring Nap Lajoie from playing baseball for any team other than the Phillies.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/deaths/nap_lajoie_obituary.shtml Nap Lajoie Obituary] The American League responded by transferring Lajoie's contract to the Cleveland Indians, then known unofficially as the Bronchos and subsequently renamed the "Naps" in Lajoie's honor for several seasons.
= Season standings =
{{1902 American League standings|highlight=Cleveland Blues}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1902 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CLE}}
= Notable transactions =
- May 31, 1902: Nap Lajoie was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland club.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lajoina01.shtml Nap Lajoie page at Baseball Reference]
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #990000; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1902 Cleveland Bronchos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #023456; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bill Bernhard}}
{{MLBplayer | Ginger Clark}}
{{MLBplayer | Gus Dorner}}
{{MLBplayer | Otto Hess}}
{{MLBplayer | Addie Joss}}
{{MLBplayer | Dummy Leitner}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Lundbom}}
{{MLBplayer | Earl Moore}}
{{MLBplayer | Lou Polchow}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Smith}}
{{MLBplayer | Oscar Streit}}
{{MLBplayer | Dummy Taylor}}
{{MLBplayer | Dike Varney}}
{{MLBplayer | Cal Vasbinder}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Walker}}
{{MLBplayer | Gene Wright}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Harry Bemis}}
{{MLBplayer | George Starnagle}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Wood}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Frank Bonner}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Bradley}}
{{MLBplayer | John Gochnaur}}
{{MLBplayer | Peaches Graham}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Hickman}}
{{MLBplayer | Nap Lajoie}}
{{MLBplayer | Hal O'Hagan}}
{{MLBplayer | Ossee Schreckengost}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Thoney}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Harry Bay}}
{{MLBplayer | Elmer Flick}}
{{MLBplayer | Zaza Harvey}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Hemphill}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack McCarthy}}
{{MLBplayer | Ollie Pickering}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Bill Armour}} |
Player stats
= Batting =
== Starters by position ==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Harry Bemis | 93 | 317 | 99 | .312 | 1 | 29 |
| align=center
| 1B | {{sortname|Charlie|Hickman}} | 102 | 426 | 161 | .378 | 8 | 94 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Nap|Lajoie}} | 86 | 348 | 132 | .379 | 7 | 64 |
| align="center"
| SS | John Gochnaur | 127 | 459 | 85 | .185 | 0 | 37 |
| align=center
| 3B | Bill Bradley | 137 | 550 | 187 | .340 | 11 | 77 |
| align=center
| OF | Elmer Flick | 110 | 424 | 126 | .297 | 2 | 61 |
| align=center
| OF | Jack McCarthy | 95 | 359 | 102 | .284 | 0 | 41 |
| align=center
| OF | Harry Bay | 108 | 455 | 132 | .290 | 0 | 23 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 69 | 293 | 75 | .256 | 3 | 26 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Wood|Bob Wood (baseball)}} | 81 | 258 | 76 | .295 | 0 | 40 |
| align="center" | 34 | 132 | 37 | .280 | 0 | 14 |
| align=center | 28 | 103 | 30 | .286 | 0 | 11 |
| align=center | 25 | 94 | 25 | .266 | 0 | 11 |
| align=center | 18 | 74 | 25 | .338 | 0 | 9 |
| align=center | 12 | 46 | 16 | .348 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center | 3 | 13 | 5 | .385 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 36 | 293.0 | 17 | 18 | 2.95 | 84 |
| align=center | 32 | 269.1 | 17 | 13 | 2.77 | 106 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Bernhard}} | 27 | 217.0 | 17 | 5 | 2.20 | 57 |
| align="center" | 21 | 148.0 | 7 | 10 | 3.95 | 52 |
| align=center | 8 | 51.2 | 0 | 7 | 5.23 | 10 |
| align=center | 4 | 36.0 | 3 | 1 | 1.25 | 5 |
| align=center | 4 | 34.0 | 1 | 3 | 1.59 | 8 |
| align=center | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.05 | 5 |
| align=center | 3 | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.14 | 7 |
| align=center | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 2 |
| align=center | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Charlie|Hickman}} | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 1 |
| align=center | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Otto|Hess}} | 7 | 43.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.98 | 13 |
| align=center | 8 | 34.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.62 | 7 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Ginger|Clark}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1902.shtml 1902 Cleveland Bronchos season at Baseball Reference]
- {{cite book|title=Indians Journal: Year by Year & Day by Day with the Cleveland Indians since 1901|last=Snyder|first=John|year=2008|publisher=Clerisy Press|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|isbn=978-1-57860-308-4}}
- {{cite book |title=The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia|last=Schneider|first=Russell|year=2005|publisher=Sports Publishing, LLC|location=Champaign, Illinois|isbn=978-1-58261-840-1|edition=3}}
{{1902 MLB season by team}}
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