The 1902 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 53 losses.
1902 Philadelphia Athletics | |
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American League Champions | |
League | American League |
Ballpark | Columbia Park |
City | Philadelphia |
Owners | Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough |
Managers | Connie Mack |
Regular season
editIn 1902, the Philadelphia Phillies obtained an injunction, effective only in Pennsylvania, barring Athletics' second baseman Nap Lajoie from playing baseball for any team other than the Phillies.[1] Lajoie had played for the Athletics in 1901, and appeared in just one game in 1902 before the injunction went into effect. The American League responded by transferring Lajoie's contract to the Cleveland Bronchos, who were subsequently known as the "Naps" in Lajoie's honor for several seasons.
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 53 | .610 | — | 56–17 | 27–36 |
St. Louis Browns | 78 | 58 | .574 | 5 | 49–21 | 29–37 |
Boston Americans | 77 | 60 | .562 | 6½ | 43–27 | 34–33 |
Chicago White Stockings | 74 | 60 | .552 | 8 | 48–20 | 26–40 |
Cleveland Bronchos | 69 | 67 | .507 | 14 | 40–25 | 29–42 |
Washington Senators | 61 | 75 | .449 | 22 | 40–28 | 21–47 |
Detroit Tigers | 52 | 83 | .385 | 30½ | 34–33 | 18–50 |
Baltimore Orioles | 50 | 88 | .362 | 34 | 32–31 | 18–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BLA | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | PHA | SLB | 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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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Ossee Schreckengost | 79 | 284 | 92 | .324 | 2 | 43 |
1B | Harry Davis | 133 | 561 | 172 | .307 | 6 | 92 |
2B | Danny Murphy | 76 | 291 | 91 | .313 | 1 | 48 |
SS | Monte Cross | 137 | 497 | 115 | .231 | 3 | 59 |
3B | Lave Cross | 137 | 559 | 191 | .342 | 0 | 108 |
OF | Topsy Hartsel | 137 | 545 | 154 | .283 | 5 | 58 |
OF | Socks Seybold | 137 | 522 | 165 | .316 | 16 | 97 |
OF | Dave Fultz | 129 | 506 | 153 | .302 | 1 | 49 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Doc Powers | 71 | 246 | 65 | .264 | 2 | 39 |
Lou Castro | 42 | 143 | 35 | .245 | 1 | 15 |
Frank Bonner | 11 | 44 | 8 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
Elmer Flick | 11 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 3 |
Farmer Steelman | 10 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 6 |
Nap Lajoie | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Eddie Plank | 36 | 300.0 | 20 | 15 | 3.30 | 107 |
Rube Waddell | 33 | 276.1 | 24 | 7 | 2.05 | 210 |
Bert Husting | 32 | 204.0 | 14 | 5 | 3.79 | 44 |
Snake Wiltse | 19 | 138.0 | 8 | 8 | 5.15 | 28 |
Fred Mitchell | 18 | 107.2 | 5 | 8 | 3.59 | 22 |
Andy Coakley | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.67 | 9 |
Bill Duggleby | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.18 | 4 |
Bill Bernhard | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 |
Tad Quinn | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |
Tom Walker | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.62 | 2 |
Odie Porter | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 2 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Highball Wilson | 13 | 96.1 | 7 | 5 | 2.43 | 18 |
Ed Kenna | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.29 | 5 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- 1902 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1902 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com