1902 Major League Baseball season

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1902 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 19 – September 29, 1902 (AL)
April 17 – October 5, 1902 (NL)
Number of games140
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
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 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.

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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. The Cleveland Blues renamed as the Cleveland Bronchos.

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.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager
American League Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Oriole Park Unknown John McGraw,
Wilbert Robinson
Boston Americans Boston, Massachusetts Huntington Avenue Grounds 11,500 Jimmy Collins
Chicago White Stockings Chicago, Illinois South Side Park 14,000 Clark Griffith
Cleveland Bronchos Cleveland, Ohio League Park (Cleveland) 9,000 Bill Armour
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Bennett Park 8,500 Frank Dwyer
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Columbia Park 9,500 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 8,000 Jimmy McAleer
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. American League Park 7,000 Tom Loftus
National League Boston Beaneaters Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 6,600 Al Buckenberger
Brooklyn Superbas New York, New York Washington Park 12,000 Ned Hanlon
Chicago Orphans Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 13,000 Frank Selee
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Palace of the Fans 12,000 Bid McPhee,
Frank Bancroft,
Joe Kelley
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000 Horace Fogel,
Heinie Smith,
John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Bill Shettsline
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 16,000 Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri League Park (St. Louis) 15,200 Patsy Donovan

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 8353.610—56‍–‍1727‍–‍36
St. Louis Browns 7858.574549‍–‍2129‍–‍37
Boston Americans 7760.5626½43‍–‍2734‍–‍33
Chicago White Stockings 7460.552848‍–‍2026‍–‍40
Cleveland Bronchos 6967.5071440‍–‍2529‍–‍42
Washington Senators 6175.4492240‍–‍2821‍–‍47
Detroit Tigers 5283.38530½34‍–‍3318‍–‍50
Baltimore Orioles 5088.3623432‍–‍3118‍–‍57

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 10336.741—56‍–‍1547‍–‍21
Brooklyn Superbas 7563.54327½45‍–‍2330‍–‍40
Boston Beaneaters 7364.5332942‍–‍2731‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds 7070.50033½35‍–‍3535‍–‍35
Chicago Orphans 6869.4963431‍–‍3837‍–‍31
St. Louis Cardinals 5678.41844½28‍–‍3828‍–‍40
Philadelphia Phillies 5681.4094629‍–‍3927‍–‍42
New York Giants 4888.35353½24‍–‍4424‍–‍44

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Beaneaters Frank Selee Al Buckenberger
Chicago Orphans Tom Loftus Frank Selee
Cleveland Bronchos Jimmy McAleer Bill Armour
Detroit Tigers George Stallings Frank Dwyer
New York Giants George Davis Horace Fogel
St. Louis Browns Hugh Duffy Jimmy McAleer
Washington Senators Jim Manning Tom Loftus

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Baltimore Orioles John McGraw Wilbert Robinson
Cincinnati Reds Bid McPhee Frank Bancroft
Cincinnati Reds Frank Bancroft Joe Kelley
New York Giants Horace Fogel Heinie Smith
New York Giants Heinie Smith John McGraw

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Ed Delahanty (WSH).376
OPS Ed Delahanty (WSH)1.043
HR Socks Seybold (PHA)16
RBI Buck Freeman (BSA)125
R Topsy Hartsel (PHA)
Dave Fultz (PHA)		109
H Charlie Hickman (CLE/ BSA )193
SB Topsy Hartsel (PHA)47
Pitching leaders
StatPlayerTotal
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/ PHA )0.942

National League

Hitting leaders
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Ginger Beaumont (PIT).376
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
Pitching leaders
StatPlayerTotal
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
SV Vic Willis (BSB)3
WHIP Jack Taylor (CHO)0.953

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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