1902 Detroit Tigers season
1902 was the second year for the Detroit Tigers in the newly formed American League. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 58–77 (.385), 30½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. The 1902 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 657 runs to 566. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 189,469, sixth out of the eight teams in the AL. Detroit's blue laws prevented the Tigers from playing baseball at Bennett Park on Sundays. As a result, the Tigers played their Sunday home games for the season at Burns Park; a stadium constructed by owner James D. Burns.
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| Owner(s) | Samuel F. Angus |
| Manager(s) | Frank Dwyer |
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 53 | 0.610 | — | 56–17 | 27–36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 78 | 58 | 0.574 | 5 | 49–21 | 29–37 |
| Boston Americans | 77 | 60 | 0.562 | 6½ | 43–27 | 34–33 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 74 | 60 | 0.552 | 8 | 48–20 | 26–40 |
| Cleveland Bronchos | 69 | 67 | 0.507 | 14 | 40–25 | 29–42 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 75 | 0.449 | 22 | 40–28 | 21–47 |
| Detroit Tigers | 52 | 83 | 0.385 | 30½ | 34–33 | 18–50 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 50 | 88 | 0.362 | 34 | 32–31 | 18–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 4–16 | 8–11–1 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 6–13 | 2–18–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
| Boston | 16–4 | — | 12–8 | 6–14 | 11–7–1 | 9–11 | 15–5 | 8–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–8–1 | 8–12 | — | 12–7 | 12–7–1 | 10–10 | 9–9–1 | 12–7–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–9 | 14–6 | 7–12 | — | 8–10 | 8–12 | 9–10–1 | 12–8 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–10 | 7–11–1 | 7–12–1 | 10–8 | — | 4–16 | 5–15 | 9–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 13–6 | 11–9 | 10–10 | 12–8 | 16–4 | — | 9–10–1 | 12–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 18–2–1 | 5–15 | 9–9–1 | 10–9–1 | 15–5 | 10–9–1 | — | 11–9 | |||||
| Washington | 9–11–1 | 11–8 | 7–12–1 | 8–12 | 11–9 | 6–12 | 9–11 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Deacon McGuire | 73 | 229 | 52 | .227 | 2 | 23 |
| 1B | Pop Dillon | 66 | 243 | 50 | .206 | 0 | 22 |
| 2B | Kid Gleason | 118 | 441 | 109 | .247 | 1 | 38 |
| 3B | Doc Casey | 132 | 520 | 142 | .273 | 3 | 55 |
| SS | Kid Elberfeld | 130 | 488 | 127 | .260 | 1 | 64 |
| OF | Jimmy Barrett | 136 | 509 | 154 | .303 | 4 | 44 |
| OF | Dick Harley | 125 | 491 | 138 | .281 | 2 | 44 |
| OF | Ducky Holmes | 92 | 362 | 93 | .257 | 2 | 33 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Sport McAllister | 66 | 229 | 48 | .210 | 1 | 32 |
| Fritz Buelow | 66 | 224 | 48 | .223 | 2 | 29 |
| Erve Beck | 41 | 162 | 48 | .296 | 2 | 22 |
| Joe Yeager | 50 | 161 | 39 | .242 | 1 | 23 |
| Pete LePine | 30 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 1 | 19 |
| Harry Arndt | 10 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 7 |
| John O'Connell | 8 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Post | 3 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Schiappacasse | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Win Mercer | 35 | 281.2 | 15 | 18 | 3.04 | 40 |
| George Mullin | 35 | 260 | 13 | 16 | 3.67 | 78 |
| Ed Siever | 25 | 188.1 | 8 | 11 | 1.91 | 36 |
| Roscoe Miller | 20 | 148.2 | 6 | 12 | 3.69 | 39 |
| Joe Yeager | 19 | 140 | 6 | 12 | 4.82 | 28 |
| Arch McCarthy | 10 | 72 | 2 | 7 | 6.13 | 10 |
| Rube Kisinger | 5 | 43.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.12 | 7 |
| Wish Egan | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2.86 | 0 |
| Sam McMackin | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.24 | 2 |
| John Terry | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jack Cronin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 5 |
| Ed Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- Jimmy Barrett: AL leader in putouts by an outfielder (326)
- Jimmy Barrett: #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.397)
- Jimmy Barrett: #3 in AL in bases on balls (74)
- Jimmy Barrett: #5 in AL in times on base (234)
- Fritz Buelow: AL leader in errors by a catcher (20)
- Kid Elberfeld: #2 in AL in times hit by pitch (11)
- Kid Gleason: AL leader in errors by a second baseman (42)
- Dick Harley: AL leader in times hit by pitch (12)
- Deacon McGuire: 5th oldest player in the AL (38)
- Win Mercer: #2 in AL in shutouts (4)
- Win Mercer: #3 in AL in losses (18)
- George Mullin: AL leader in wild pitches (13)
- George Mullin: #4 in AL in walks allowed (95)
- Ed Siever: AL leader in ERA (1.91)
- Ed Siever: AL leader in Adjusted ERA+ (196)
- Ed Siever: #4 in AL in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched (WHIP) (1.051)
- Ed Siever: #4 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.93)
- Ed Siever: #4 in AL in walks per 9 innings pitched (1.53)
- Ed Siever: #2 in AL in shutouts (4)