1902 Major League Baseball season

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1902 MLB season
League American League, National League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 19 – September 29, 1902 (AL)
April 17 – October 5, 1902 (NL)
Number of games140
Number of teams8 (AL), 8 (NL)
Pennant Winners
AL champions Philadelphia Athletics
  AL runners-up St. Louis Browns
NL champions Pittsburgh Pirates
  NL runners-up Brooklyn Superbas
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1902 American League season
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Locations of teams for the 1902 National League season
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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 finishing first in league standings. In the National League (NL), in operation since 1876, the Pittsburgh Pirates finished atop league standings for the second consecutive season. There was no postseason.

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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 Baltimore Orioles.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacity
American League Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Oriole Park Unknown
Boston Americans Boston, Massachusetts Huntington Avenue Grounds 11,500
Chicago White Stockings Chicago, Illinois South Side Park 15,000
Cleveland Bronchos Cleveland, Ohio League Park 9,000
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Bennett Park 8,500
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Columbia Park 9,500
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 8,000
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. American League Park Unknown
National League Boston Beaneaters Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 2,300
Brooklyn Superbas New York, New York Washington Park 18,800
Chicago Orphans Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Palace of the Fans 6,000
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 16,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field Unknown

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 1901 season. This format would last until 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.

Standings

Managers

League leaders

American League

National League

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Philadelphia Athletics [1] 8312.2%420,078103.6%5,754
Boston Americans [2] 77-2.5%348,56720.4%4,909
Chicago White Stockings [3] 74-10.8%337,898-4.6%4,693
New York Giants [4] 48-7.7%302,8751.8%4,266
Cleveland Bronchos [5] 6927.8%275,395109.6%4,237
St. Louis Browns [6] 7862.5%272,28395.8%3,730
Chicago Orphans [7] 6828.3%263,70028.6%3,663
Pittsburgh Pirates [8] 10314.4%243,826-3.2%3,434
St. Louis Cardinals [9] 56-26.3%226,417-40.4%3,235
Cincinnati Reds [10] 7034.6%217,3005.6%3,104
Brooklyn Superbas [11] 75-5.1%199,8680.8%2,897
Detroit Tigers [12] 52-29.7%189,469-27.0%2,828
Washington Senators [13] 610.0%188,15816.4%2,767
Baltimore Orioles [14] 50-26.5%174,60623.0%2,728
Boston Beaneaters [15] 735.8%116,960-20.2%1,624
Philadelphia Phillies [16] 56-32.5%112,066-52.3%1,624

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