1902 Major League Baseball season

1902 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 17 – October 5, 1902
Number of games	140
Number of teams	16
Pennant Winners
AL champions	Philadelphia Athletics
AL runners-up	St. Louis Browns
NL champions	Pittsburgh Pirates
NL runners-up	Brooklyn Superbas

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.

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.

Standings

American League

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

National League

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	103	36	0.741	—	56–15	47–21
Brooklyn Superbas	75	63	0.543	27½	45–23	30–40
Boston Beaneaters	73	64	0.533	29	42–27	31–37
Cincinnati Reds	70	70	0.500	33½	35–35	35–35
Chicago Orphans	68	69	0.496	34	31–38	37–31
St. Louis Cardinals	56	78	0.418	44½	28–38	28–40
Philadelphia Phillies	56	81	0.409	46	29–39	27–42
New York Giants	48	88	0.353	53½	24–44	24–44

Managers

American League

Team	Manager
Baltimore Orioles	John McGraw Wilbert Robinson
Boston Americans	Jimmy Collins
Chicago White Stockings	Clark Griffith
Cleveland Bluebirds	Bill Armour
Detroit Tigers	Frank Dwyer
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Jimmy McAleer
Washington Senators	Tom Loftus

National League

Team	Manager
Boston Beaneaters	Al Buckenberger
Brooklyn Superbas	Ned Hanlon
Chicago Orphans	Frank Selee
Cincinnati Reds	Bid McPhee Frank Bancroft Joe Kelley
New York Giants	Horace Fogel Heinie Smith John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies	Bill Shettsline
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals	Patsy Donovan

External links

1902 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com
1902 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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1902 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis