1902 Baltimore Orioles

50-88 • .362 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1902 Baltimore Orioles went 50-88 (.362) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 715 runs, allowed 848, and played home games at Oriole Park. Team leaders included Jimmy Williams (8 HR, 83 RBI) and Joe McGinnity (13-10, 3.44 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

50 Wins
88 Losses
.362 Win %
8th Rank
715 R 848 RA
Diff -133

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715 Runs Scored
848 Runs Allowed
-133 Run Diff
161K Attendance

📈 vs. 1902 AL Average

Batting Avg .276 1% above the 1902 league average (.274)
OBP .341 3% above the 1902 league average (.330)
SLG .385 4% above the 1902 league average (.368)
Team ERA 4.33 21% worse than the 1902 league average (3.58)
Runs Scored 715 6% above the 1902 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOriole Park
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Home Games 64
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Total Attendance 161,307
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Avg per Game 2,520

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1902

Batting Avg

1 Herm McFarland 0.322 2 Kip Selbach 0.320 3 Dan McGann 0.316 4 Jimmy Williams 0.313 5 Joe Kelley 0.311

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Williams 8 2 Roger Bresnahan 4 3 Herm McFarland 3 4 Kip Selbach 3 5 Cy Seymour 3

RBI

1 Jimmy Williams 83 2 Kip Selbach 60 3 Wilbert Robinson 57 4 Harry Howell 42 5 Dan McGann 42
1902 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kip Selbach 128 503 86 161 27 9 3 60 58 18 22 0.320
Jimmy Williams 125 498 83 156 27 21 8 83 36 46 14 0.313
Billy Gilbert 129 445 74 109 12 3 2 38 45 32 38 0.245
Harry Howell 96 347 42 93 16 11 2 42 18 60 7 0.268
Wilbert Robinson 91 335 38 98 16 7 1 57 12 17 11 0.293
Cy Seymour 72 280 38 75 8 8 3 41 18 23 12 0.268
Dan McGann 68 250 40 79 10 8 0 42 19 13 17 0.316
Harry Arndt 68 248 41 63 7 4 2 28 35 19 9 0.254
Herm McFarland 61 242 54 78 19 6 3 36 36 20 10 0.322
Roger Bresnahan 65 235 30 64 8 6 4 34 21 16 12 0.272
Joe Kelley 60 222 50 69 17 7 1 34 34 16 12 0.311
Tom Jones 37 159 22 45 8 4 0 14 2 8 1 0.283
Aleck Smith 41 145 10 34 3 0 0 21 8 4 5 0.234
Lewis Wiltse 36 132 21 39 4 4 2 24 9 9 1 0.295
Jimmy Mathison 29 91 12 24 2 1 0 7 9 10 2 0.264
Joe McGinnity 27 87 10 25 2 4 0 8 2 5 2 0.287
Andy Oyler 27 77 9 17 1 0 1 6 8 19 3 0.221
John McGraw 20 63 14 18 3 2 1 3 17 6 5 0.286
Jack Katoll 18 57 11 10 1 0 0 1 8 11 0 0.175
Ike Butler 19 53 7 6 1 0 0 5 4 13 1 0.113
Charlie Shields 24 48 1 8 1 0 0 2 5 10 0 0.167
Tom Hughes 13 43 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.140
George Yeager 11 38 3 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.184
Bill Mellor 10 36 4 13 3 0 0 5 3 6 1 0.361
Jack Cronin 10 27 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 11 1 0.148
Jimmy Sheckard 4 15 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0.267
Sport McAllister 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.091
Jack Thoney 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.000
Lew Drill 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ernie Ross 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Frank Dillon 2 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.286
Frank Foreman 2 7 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.429
Crese Heismann 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Ray Hale 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Bob Lawson 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Ernie Courtney 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Slats Jordan 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
George Prentiss 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
C. B. Burns 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1902

ERA

1 Jack Cronin 2.62 2 Joe McGinnity 3.44 3 Tom Hughes 3.90 4 Jack Katoll 4.02 5 Harry Howell 4.12

Wins

1 Joe McGinnity 13 2 Harry Howell 9 3 Tom Hughes 7 4 Lewis Wiltse 7 5 Jack Katoll 5

Strikeouts

1 Tom Hughes 45 2 Joe McGinnity 39 3 Lewis Wiltse 37 4 Harry Howell 33 5 Charlie Shields 28
1902 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Howell 9 15 4.12 26 23 0 199.0 243 91 48 33
Joe McGinnity 13 10 3.44 25 23 0 198.2 219 76 46 39
Lewis Wiltse 7 11 5.10 19 18 0 164.0 215 93 51 37
Charlie Shields 4 11 4.24 23 15 1 142.1 201 67 32 28
Jack Katoll 5 10 4.02 15 13 0 123.0 175 55 32 25
Ike Butler 1 10 5.34 16 14 0 116.1 168 69 45 13
Tom Hughes 7 5 3.90 13 13 0 108.1 120 47 32 45
Jack Cronin 3 5 2.62 10 8 0 75.2 66 22 24 20
Ernie Ross 1 1 7.41 2 2 0 17.0 20 14 12 2
Frank Foreman 0 2 6.06 2 2 0 16.1 28 11 6 2
Crese Heismann 0 3 8.44 3 3 0 16.0 20 15 12 2
Ray Hale 0 1 4.50 3 2 0 14.0 21 7 6 6
Bob Lawson 0 2 4.85 3 2 0 13.0 21 7 3 5
George Prentiss 0 1 10.80 2 2 0 6.2 14 8 5 1

👥 Roster (39)

Harry Arndt Roger Bresnahan C. B. Burns Ike Butler Ernie Courtney Jack Cronin Frank Dillon Lew Drill Frank Foreman Billy Gilbert Ray Hale Crese Heismann +27 more

39 players

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The 1902 Baltimore Orioles in brief

A 50-88 record (.362) put the 1902 Baltimore Orioles 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 715 scored against 848 allowed (-133). The team batting average of .276 was 1% above the 1902 league mark of .274. The staff ERA of 4.33 was 21% worse than the league average of 3.58. League clubs averaged 676 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 6% more.

Oriole Park was home in 1902, drawing a total attendance of 161,307. Jimmy Williams topped the Baltimore Orioles with 8 home runs. Kip Selbach collected the most hits, 161. The pitching staff's wins leader was Joe McGinnity (13). Tom Hughes struck out 45, the most on the club. The 1902 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1902 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1902 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1902 Baltimore Orioles finished 50-88 (.362 win pct).
Who led the 1902 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Jimmy Williams led the 1902 Baltimore Orioles with 8 home runs.
What was the 1902 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1902 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.33.
Did the 1902 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1902 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1902 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1902 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Oriole Park.
Who led the 1902 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Williams (8 HR, 83 RBI) and Joe McGinnity (13-10, 3.44 ERA).
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