1902 Chicago Orphans

68-69 • .496 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1902 Chicago Orphans went 68-69 (.496) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 544 runs, allowed 505, and played home games at West Side Park II. Team leaders included Joe Tinker (2 HR, 55 RBI) and Jack Taylor (23-11, 1.29 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

68 Wins
69 Losses
.496 Win %
5th Rank
544 R 505 RA
Diff +39

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544 Runs Scored
505 Runs Allowed
+39 Run Diff
269K Attendance

📈 vs. 1902 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 3% below the 1902 league average (.258)
OBP .308 1% below the 1902 league average (.312)
SLG .298 6% below the 1902 league average (.318)
Team ERA 2.19 21% better than the 1902 league average (2.78)
Runs Scored 544 3% below the 1902 league average (562 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 72
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Total Attendance 269,810
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Avg per Game 3,747

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1902

Batting Avg

1 Jimmy Slagle 0.315 2 Davy Jones 0.305 3 John Dobbs 0.302 4 Frank Chance 0.289 5 Johnny Kling 0.289

Home Runs

1 Charlie Dexter 2 2 Joe Tinker 2 3 Frank Chance 1 4 Bunk Congalton 1

RBI

1 Johnny Kling 59 2 Joe Tinker 55 3 John Dobbs 35 4 Bobby Lowe 35 5 Frank Chance 31
1902 Chicago Orphans — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Tinker 133 501 55 132 19 5 2 55 26 61 27 0.263
Bobby Lowe 121 480 44 119 13 3 0 35 12 28 17 0.248
Jimmy Slagle 117 463 66 146 11 4 0 28 53 45 41 0.315
Johnny Kling 115 436 50 126 19 3 0 59 29 26 25 0.289
Germany Schaefer 81 291 32 57 2 3 0 14 19 47 12 0.196
Charlie Dexter 71 273 31 62 13 0 2 26 19 19 13 0.227
Davy Jones 64 243 41 74 12 3 0 14 38 37 12 0.305
Frank Chance 76 242 40 70 9 4 1 31 37 23 29 0.289
John Dobbs 59 235 31 71 8 2 0 35 18 9 3 0.302
John Menefee 65 216 24 50 4 1 0 15 15 32 4 0.231
Jack Taylor 56 189 18 44 6 1 0 18 8 23 6 0.233
Bunk Congalton 47 188 16 45 3 0 1 27 7 22 4 0.239
Dusty Miller 51 187 17 46 4 1 0 13 7 25 10 0.246
Art Williams 49 167 20 38 3 0 0 14 17 32 9 0.228
Pop Williams 39 120 14 25 2 2 0 13 11 13 0 0.208
Hal O'Hagan 33 115 11 22 1 3 0 10 11 16 9 0.191
Johnny Evers 26 90 7 20 0 0 0 2 3 9 1 0.222
Carl Lundgren 20 66 2 7 1 0 0 5 2 24 2 0.106
Jim Murray 12 47 3 8 0 0 0 1 2 18 0 0.170
Bob Rhoads 16 45 0 10 0 0 0 2 2 15 1 0.222
Dad Clark 12 43 1 8 1 0 0 2 4 5 1 0.186
Larry Schlafly 10 31 5 10 0 3 0 5 6 6 2 0.323
Jim St. Vrain 12 31 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.097
Mike Lynch 7 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.143
Frank Morrissey 7 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.091
Mike Jacobs 5 19 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.211
Mike Kahoe 7 18 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.222
Alex Hardy 4 14 3 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.214
Sammy Strang 3 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.364
Jim Gardner 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.200
Pete Lamer 2 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.222
Ed Glenn 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Jack Hendricks 2 7 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.571
Chick Pedroes 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mal Eason 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Sherman Kennedy 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
R.E. Hillebrand 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Fred Glade 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Joe Hughes 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1902

ERA

1 Jack Taylor 1.29 2 Carl Lundgren 1.97 3 Jim St. Vrain 2.08 4 Frank Morrissey 2.25 5 John Menefee 2.42

Wins

1 Jack Taylor 23 2 John Menefee 12 3 Pop Williams 11 4 Carl Lundgren 9 5 Bob Rhoads 4

Strikeouts

1 Pop Williams 99 2 Jack Taylor 88 3 Carl Lundgren 68 4 John Menefee 60 5 Jim St. Vrain 51
1902 Chicago Orphans — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Taylor 23 11 1.29 37 34 1 333.2 273 48 45 88
Pop Williams 11 16 2.49 32 32 0 263.1 267 73 63 99
John Menefee 12 10 2.42 22 21 0 197.1 201 53 26 60
Carl Lundgren 9 9 1.97 18 18 0 160.0 158 35 45 68
Bob Rhoads 4 8 3.20 16 12 1 118.0 131 42 42 43
Jim St. Vrain 4 6 2.08 12 11 0 95.0 88 22 25 51
Frank Morrissey 1 3 2.25 5 5 0 40.0 40 10 8 13
Alex Hardy 2 2 3.60 4 4 0 35.0 29 14 12 12
Jim Gardner 1 2 2.88 3 3 0 25.0 23 8 10 6
Mal Eason 1 1 1.00 2 2 0 18.0 21 2 2 4
Fred Glade 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 8.0 13 8 3 3

👥 Roster (39)

Frank Chance Dad Clark Bunk Congalton Charlie Dexter John Dobbs Mal Eason Johnny Evers Jim Gardner Fred Glade Ed Glenn Alex Hardy Jack Hendricks +27 more

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The 1902 Chicago Orphans in brief

The 1902 Chicago Orphans finished 68-69, a .496 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. The Chicago Orphans scored 544 runs and allowed 505, a run differential of +39. Against a league average of .258, the 1902 Chicago Orphans batted .251. The staff ERA of 2.19 was 21% better than the league average of 2.78. The 544 runs scored compare with a league average of 562 per club, 3% fewer.

West Side Park II was home in 1902, drawing a total attendance of 269,810. Joe Tinker led the club in home runs with 2. Johnny Kling drove in a team-high 59 runs. The hits leader was Jimmy Slagle with 146. Jack Taylor led the pitchers with 23 wins. Pop Williams struck out 99, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1902 Chicago Orphans

What was the 1902 Chicago Orphans record?
The 1902 Chicago Orphans finished 68-69 (.496 win pct).
Who led the 1902 Chicago Orphans in home runs?
Charlie Dexter led the 1902 Chicago Orphans with 2 home runs.
What was the 1902 Chicago Orphans team ERA?
The 1902 Chicago Orphans posted a team ERA of 2.19.
Did the 1902 Chicago Orphans win the World Series?
No. The 1902 Chicago Orphans did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1902 Chicago Orphans play?
The 1902 Chicago Orphans played home games at West Side Park II.
Who led the 1902 Chicago Orphans in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Tinker (2 HR, 55 RBI) and Jack Taylor (23-11, 1.29 ERA).
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