1902 Detroit Tigers

52-83 • .385 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1902 Detroit Tigers went 52-83 (.385) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 566 runs, allowed 657, and played home games at Bennett Park. Team leaders included Jimmy Barrett (4 HR, 44 RBI) and Win Mercer (15-18, 3.04 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

52 Wins
83 Losses
.385 Win %
7th Rank
566 R 657 RA
Diff -91

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566 Runs Scored
657 Runs Allowed
-91 Run Diff
44K Attendance

📈 vs. 1902 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 9% below the 1902 league average (.274)
OBP .312 6% below the 1902 league average (.330)
SLG .319 13% below the 1902 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.56 equal to the 1902 league average (3.58)
Runs Scored 566 16% below the 1902 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBennett Park
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Home Games 10
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Total Attendance 44,734
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Avg per Game 4,473

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1902

Batting Avg

1 George Mullin 0.325 2 Jimmy Barrett 0.303 3 Erve Beck 0.296 4 Dick Harley 0.281 5 James Casey 0.273

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Barrett 4 2 James Casey 3 3 Erve Beck 2 4 Fritz Buelow 2 5 Dick Harley 2

RBI

1 Kid Elberfeld 64 2 James Casey 55 3 Jimmy Barrett 44 4 Dick Harley 44 5 Kid Gleason 38
1902 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
James Casey 132 520 69 142 18 7 3 55 44 17 22 0.273
Jimmy Barrett 136 509 93 154 19 6 4 44 74 61 24 0.303
Dick Harley 125 491 59 138 9 8 2 44 36 29 20 0.281
Kid Elberfeld 130 488 70 127 17 6 1 64 55 10 19 0.260
Kid Gleason 118 441 42 109 11 4 1 38 25 12 17 0.247
Ducky Holmes 92 362 50 93 15 4 2 33 28 28 16 0.257
Frank Dillon 66 243 21 50 6 3 0 22 16 9 2 0.206
Deacon McGuire 73 229 27 52 14 1 2 23 24 8 0 0.227
Fritz Buelow 66 224 23 50 5 2 2 29 9 12 3 0.223
Erve Beck 41 162 23 48 4 0 2 22 4 9 3 0.296
Joe Yeager 50 161 17 39 6 5 1 23 5 16 0 0.242
George Mullin 40 120 20 39 4 3 0 11 8 9 1 0.325
Win Mercer 35 100 8 18 2 0 0 6 6 7 1 0.180
Pete LePine 30 96 8 20 3 2 1 19 8 12 1 0.208
Sport McAllister 21 67 8 14 1 0 1 8 2 4 0 0.209
Ed Siever 25 66 3 10 1 0 0 6 1 8 0 0.152
Roscoe Miller 20 60 2 11 1 1 0 6 0 11 0 0.183
Harry Arndt 10 34 4 5 0 1 0 7 6 3 0 0.147
Arch McCarthy 10 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.071
John O'Connell 8 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.182
Rube Kisinger 5 19 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.158
Lew Post 3 12 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.083
Wish Egan 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Jack Cronin 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lou Schiappacasse 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Sam McMackin 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ed Fisher 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Terry 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1902

ERA

1 Ed Siever 1.91 2 Win Mercer 3.04 3 Rube Kisinger 3.12 4 George Mullin 3.67 5 Roscoe Miller 3.69

Wins

1 Win Mercer 15 2 George Mullin 13 3 Ed Siever 8 4 Roscoe Miller 6 5 Joe Yeager 6

Strikeouts

1 George Mullin 78 2 Win Mercer 40 3 Roscoe Miller 39 4 Ed Siever 36 5 Joe Yeager 28
1902 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Win Mercer 15 18 3.04 35 33 1 281.2 282 95 80 40
George Mullin 13 16 3.67 35 30 0 260.0 282 106 95 78
Ed Siever 8 11 1.91 25 23 1 188.1 166 40 32 36
Roscoe Miller 6 12 3.69 20 18 1 148.2 158 61 57 39
Joe Yeager 6 12 4.82 19 15 0 140.0 171 75 41 28
Arch McCarthy 2 7 6.13 10 8 0 72.0 90 49 31 10
Rube Kisinger 2 3 3.12 5 5 0 43.1 48 15 14 7
Wish Egan 0 2 2.86 3 3 0 22.0 23 7 6 0
Jack Cronin 0 0 9.35 4 0 0 17.1 26 18 8 5
Sam McMackin 0 1 3.24 1 1 0 8.1 9 3 4 2
John Terry 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 8 2 1 0
Ed Fisher 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.0 4 0 1 0

👥 Roster (28)

Harry Arndt Jimmy Barrett Erve Beck Fritz Buelow James Casey Jack Cronin Frank Dillon Wish Egan Kid Elberfeld Ed Fisher Kid Gleason Dick Harley +16 more

28 players

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The 1902 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1902 the Detroit Tigers posted a 52-83 mark (.385) and finished 7th in the AL. The run column shows 566 for and 657 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .251, 9% worse than the league's .274. The 566 runs scored compare with a league average of 676 per club, 16% fewer. Attendance at Bennett Park totaled 44,734 for the year.

The home run leader was Jimmy Barrett, who hit 4. Kid Elberfeld drove in a team-high 64 runs. Win Mercer was the top winner, with 15 victories. George Mullin struck out 78, the most on the club. The roster section lists 28 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1901 season and the 1903 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1902 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1902 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1902 Detroit Tigers finished 52-83 (.385 win pct).
Who led the 1902 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Jimmy Barrett led the 1902 Detroit Tigers with 4 home runs.
What was the 1902 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1902 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1902 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1902 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1902 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1902 Detroit Tigers played home games at Bennett Park.
Who led the 1902 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Barrett (4 HR, 44 RBI) and Win Mercer (15-18, 3.04 ERA).
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