1902 Season

17 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1902 Major League Baseball season was played by 17 teams. Socks Seybold led with 16 home runs, Buck Freeman led with 121 RBI, and Ginger Beaumont and Charlie Hickman led with 193 hits. This page carries the 1902 standings, league leaders, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1902 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 430 plate appearances at 139 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ed Delahanty .376 2 Charlie Hickman .361 3 Ginger Beaumont .357 4 Patsy Dougherty .342 5 Lave Cross .342

OPS qualified

1 Ed Delahanty 1.043 2 Charlie Hickman .926 3 Bill Bradley .890 4 Socks Seybold .881 5 Jimmy Williams .861

Home Runs all players

1 Socks Seybold 16 2 Bill Bradley 11 3 Buck Freeman 11 4 Charlie Hickman 11 5 Ed Delahanty 10

RBI all players

1 Buck Freeman 121 2 Charlie Hickman 110 3 Lave Cross 108 4 Socks Seybold 97 5 George Davis 93

Hits all players

1 Ginger Beaumont 193 2 Charlie Hickman 193 3 Lave Cross 191 4 Bill Bradley 187 5 Willie Keeler 186

Runs all players

1 Dave Fultz 109 2 Topsy Hartsel 109 3 Sammy Strang 109 4 Honus Wagner 105 5 Bill Bradley 104

Stolen Bases all players

1 Topsy Hartsel 47 2 Sam Mertes 46 3 Dave Fultz 44 4 Honus Wagner 42 5 Jimmy Slagle 41
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1902 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 139 innings at 139 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Jack Taylor 1.29 2 Noodles Hahn 1.77 3 Ed Siever 1.91 4 Jesse Tannehill 1.95 5 Carl Lundgren 1.97

WHIP qualified

1 Bill Bernhard 0.94 2 Jack Taylor 0.95 3 Jesse Tannehill 0.99 4 Rube Waddell 1.04 5 Cy Young 1.05

Wins all pitchers

1 Cy Young 32 2 Jack Chesbro 28 3 Togie Pittinger 27 4 Vic Willis 27 5 Rube Waddell 24

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Vic Willis 225 2 Rube Waddell 210 3 Doc White 185 4 Togie Pittinger 174 5 Bill Donovan 170

Saves all pitchers

1 Vic Willis 3 2 Sam Leever 2 3 Doc Newton 2 4 Mike O'Neill 2 5 Jack Powell 2
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📋 Standings

American League

Philadelphia Athletics ★ 83-53 St. Louis Browns 78-58 Boston Americans 77-60 Chicago White Sox 74-60 Cleveland Bronchos 69-67 Washington Senators 61-75 Detroit Tigers 52-83 Baltimore Orioles 50-88

National League

Pittsburgh Pirates ★ 103-36 Brooklyn Superbas 75-63 Boston Beaneaters 73-64 Cincinnati Reds 70-70 Chicago Orphans 68-69 St. Louis Cardinals 56-78 Philadelphia Phillies 56-81 New York Giants 48-88

WES

Chicago Columbia Giants 1-2

The 1902 season in brief

1902 belonged, by record, to the Pittsburgh Pirates: 103-36. At the other end, the Chicago Columbia Giants went 1-2. Across the races, the Philadelphia Athletics owned the American League with a 83-53 mark, the St. Louis Browns next at 78-58 and the Pittsburgh Pirates owned the National League with a 103-36 mark, the Brooklyn Superbas next at 75-63. The data holds no postseason results for 1902. The home run board is topped by Socks Seybold at 16, ahead of Bill Bradley with 11. Ed Delahanty's .376 is the best average on the qualified board, with Charlie Hickman next at .361. The board counts only hitters with 430 or more plate appearances, which is what 139 team games require. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Jack Taylor at 1.29; Noodles Hahn followed at 1.77. The other 1902 pitching tiles are led by Cy Young in wins (32) and Vic Willis in strikeouts (225). The stolen-base tile is headed by Topsy Hartsel with 47. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1902 leaders page.

1902 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1902?
17 teams played in the 1902 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1902?
Socks Seybold led with 16 home runs in 1902.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1902?
Buck Freeman led with 121 RBI in 1902.
Who led MLB in hits in 1902?
Ginger Beaumont and Charlie Hickman tied for the lead with 193 hits in 1902.
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