1902 Cleveland Bronchos

69-67 • .507 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos went 69-67 (.507) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 686 runs, allowed 667, and played home games at League Park I. Team leaders included Bill Bradley (11 HR, 77 RBI) and Bill Bernhard (17-5, 2.20 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

69 Wins
67 Losses
.507 Win %
5th Rank
686 R 667 RA
Diff +19

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686 Runs Scored
667 Runs Allowed
+19 Run Diff
275K Attendance

📈 vs. 1902 AL Average

Batting Avg .289 5% above the 1902 league average (.274)
OBP .336 2% above the 1902 league average (.330)
SLG .389 5% above the 1902 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.28 8% better than the 1902 league average (3.58)
Runs Scored 686 1% above the 1902 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games (est.) 68 ≈
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Total Attendance 275,395
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Avg per Game 4,049

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1902

Batting Avg

1 Nap Lajoie 0.379 2 Charlie Hickman 0.378 3 Bill Bradley 0.340 4 Ossee Schrecongost 0.338 5 Harry Bemis 0.312

Home Runs

1 Bill Bradley 11 2 Charlie Hickman 8 3 Nap Lajoie 7 4 Ollie Pickering 3 5 Elmer Flick 2

RBI

1 Charlie Hickman 94 2 Bill Bradley 77 3 Nap Lajoie 64 4 Elmer Flick 61 5 Jack McCarthy 41
1902 Cleveland Bronchos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Bradley 137 550 104 187 39 12 11 77 27 23 11 0.340
John Gochnaur 127 459 45 85 16 4 0 37 38 25 7 0.185
Harry Bay 108 455 71 132 10 5 0 23 36 42 22 0.290
Charlie Hickman 102 426 61 161 31 11 8 94 12 9 8 0.378
Elmer Flick 110 424 70 126 19 11 2 61 47 31 20 0.297
Jack McCarthy 95 359 45 102 31 5 0 41 24 14 12 0.284
Nap Lajoie 86 348 81 132 35 5 7 64 19 7 19 0.379
Harry Bemis 93 317 42 99 12 7 1 29 19 17 3 0.312
Ollie Pickering 69 293 46 75 5 2 3 26 19 11 22 0.256
Bob Wood 81 258 23 76 18 2 0 40 27 7 1 0.295
Frank Bonner 34 132 14 37 6 0 0 14 5 6 1 0.280
Earl Moore 36 113 12 24 2 0 0 9 4 25 0 0.212
Jack Thoney 28 105 14 30 7 1 0 11 9 12 4 0.286
Addie Joss 33 103 8 12 3 1 0 10 5 49 0 0.117
Charlie Hemphill 25 94 14 25 2 0 0 11 5 11 4 0.266
Bill Bernhard 27 90 8 18 4 0 0 6 1 16 0 0.200
Ossee Schrecongost 18 74 5 25 0 0 0 9 0 4 2 0.338
Gene Wright 23 70 8 10 0 2 1 5 0 14 0 0.143
Zaza Harvey 12 46 5 16 2 0 0 5 3 6 1 0.348
Oscar Streit 8 19 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.211
Jack Lundbom 8 15 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.267
Otto Hess 7 14 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.071
Gus Dorner 4 13 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.385
Hal O'Hagan 3 13 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0.385
Luther Taylor 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.100
Charlie Smith 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Peaches Graham 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
Dike Varney 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.167
Ginger Clark 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
George Leitner 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Lou Polchow 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Starnagle 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Walker 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Cal Vasbinder 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1902

ERA

1 Gus Dorner 1.25 2 Luther Taylor 1.59 3 Bill Bernhard 2.20 4 Addie Joss 2.77 5 Earl Moore 2.95

Wins

1 Bill Bernhard 17 2 Addie Joss 17 3 Earl Moore 17 4 Gene Wright 7 5 Gus Dorner 3

Strikeouts

1 Addie Joss 106 2 Earl Moore 84 3 Bill Bernhard 57 4 Gene Wright 52 5 Otto Hess 13
1902 Cleveland Bronchos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Moore 17 18 2.95 36 34 1 293.0 304 96 101 84
Addie Joss 17 13 2.77 32 29 0 269.1 225 83 75 106
Bill Bernhard 17 5 2.20 27 24 1 217.0 169 53 34 57
Gene Wright 7 10 3.95 21 18 1 148.0 150 65 75 52
Oscar Streit 0 7 5.23 8 7 0 51.2 72 30 25 10
Otto Hess 2 4 5.98 7 4 0 43.2 67 29 23 13
Gus Dorner 3 1 1.25 4 4 0 36.0 33 5 13 5
Jack Lundbom 1 1 6.62 8 3 0 34.0 48 25 16 7
Luther Taylor 1 3 1.59 4 4 0 34.0 37 6 8 8
Charlie Smith 2 1 4.05 3 3 0 20.0 23 9 5 5
Dike Varney 1 1 6.14 3 3 0 14.2 14 10 12 7
Charlie Hickman 0 1 7.88 1 1 0 8.0 11 7 5 1
George Leitner 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 8.0 11 4 1 0
Lou Polchow 0 1 5.63 1 1 0 8.0 9 5 4 2
Ed Walker 0 1 3.38 1 1 0 8.0 11 3 3 1
Ginger Clark 1 0 6.00 1 0 0 6.0 10 4 3 1
Cal Vasbinder 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 5.0 5 5 8 2

👥 Roster (34)

Harry Bay Harry Bemis Bill Bernhard Frank Bonner Bill Bradley Ginger Clark Gus Dorner Elmer Flick John Gochnaur Peaches Graham Zaza Harvey Charlie Hemphill +22 more

34 players

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The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos in brief

In 1902 the Cleveland Bronchos posted a 69-67 mark (.507) and finished 5th in the AL. With 686 runs scored and 667 given up, the 1902 differential was +19. At the plate the Cleveland Bronchos hit .289, 5% better than the league's .274. The Cleveland Bronchos staff finished with a 3.28 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.58. The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos outscored the average club by 1% (686 against 676).

Attendance at League Park I totaled 275,395 for the year. For power, Bill Bradley led the way with 11 homers. The RBI leader was Charlie Hickman, with 94. Bill Bernhard was the top winner, with 17 victories. Addie Joss struck out 106, the most on the club. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos

What was the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos record?
The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos finished 69-67 (.507 win pct).
Who led the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos in home runs?
Bill Bradley led the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos with 11 home runs.
What was the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos team ERA?
The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos posted a team ERA of 3.28.
Did the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos win the World Series?
No. The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos play?
The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos played home games at League Park I.
Who led the 1902 Cleveland Bronchos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Bradley (11 HR, 77 RBI) and Bill Bernhard (17-5, 2.20 ERA).
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