1902 New York Giants

48-88 • .353 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1902 New York Giants went 48-88 (.353) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 405 runs, allowed 604, and played home games at Polo Grounds III. Team leaders included Steve Brodie (3 HR, 42 RBI) and Christy Mathewson (14-17, 2.12 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

48 Wins
88 Losses
.353 Win %
8th Rank
405 R 604 RA
Diff -199

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405 Runs Scored
604 Runs Allowed
-199 Run Diff
360K Attendance

📈 vs. 1902 NL Average

Batting Avg .236 8% below the 1902 league average (.258)
OBP .282 10% below the 1902 league average (.312)
SLG .287 10% below the 1902 league average (.318)
Team ERA 2.86 3% worse than the 1902 league average (2.78)
Runs Scored 405 28% below the 1902 league average (562 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds III
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 360,250
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Avg per Game 5,073

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1902

Batting Avg

1 George Browne 0.319 2 Jack Doyle 0.301 3 Dan McGann 0.300 4 Roger Bresnahan 0.287 5 Steve Brodie 0.281

Home Runs

1 Steve Brodie 3 2 Christy Mathewson 2 3 Roger Bresnahan 1

RBI

1 Billy Lauder 43 2 Steve Brodie 42 3 George Smith 34 4 Frank Bowerman 27 5 Roger Bresnahan 22
1902 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Smith 140 517 48 129 19 2 0 34 17 55 32 0.250
Billy Lauder 127 490 42 115 20 1 0 43 10 53 19 0.235
Steve Brodie 110 420 37 118 8 2 3 42 22 30 11 0.281
Frank Bowerman 109 373 38 93 14 6 0 27 13 30 12 0.249
Jack Dunn 100 342 26 72 11 1 0 14 20 34 13 0.211
Jim Jones 67 249 16 59 11 1 0 19 13 31 7 0.237
Dan McGann 61 227 25 68 5 7 0 21 12 17 12 0.300
George Browne 53 216 30 69 9 5 0 14 9 23 13 0.319
Jack Doyle 51 193 22 58 13 0 0 18 11 9 12 0.301
Joe Bean 50 182 13 40 2 1 0 5 5 19 9 0.220
Roger Bresnahan 51 178 16 51 9 3 1 22 16 26 6 0.287
Christy Mathewson 43 130 10 26 3 0 2 12 6 16 2 0.200
Jim Jackson 37 116 14 21 5 1 0 15 16 15 6 0.181
George Yeager 39 108 6 22 2 1 0 9 11 14 1 0.204
John McGraw 35 107 13 25 0 0 0 5 26 11 7 0.234
George Van Haltren 26 96 14 24 1 2 0 7 17 9 6 0.250
Roy Clark 22 80 4 12 1 0 0 3 1 16 5 0.150
Joe McGinnity 25 66 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.121
Jack Cronin 20 65 1 11 3 0 0 5 1 16 2 0.169
Luther Taylor 26 65 3 6 1 0 0 3 3 23 0 0.092
Heinie Wagner 17 56 4 12 1 0 0 2 0 7 3 0.214
Roy Evans 23 54 2 8 0 0 0 1 6 26 2 0.148
Tully Sparks 16 40 3 6 1 0 0 1 5 10 0 0.150
Jim Delahanty 7 26 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.231
Jack Hendricks 8 26 1 6 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 0.231
Roscoe Miller 10 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.048
Brickyard Kennedy 6 15 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.267
Joe Wall 6 14 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.357
John Burke 4 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.154
Hal O'Hagan 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.091
Bob Blewett 5 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Malcolm MacDonald 2 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Jack Robinson 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Henry Thielman 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.111
Libe Washburn 6 9 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0.444
John O'Neil 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Callahan 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Chick Hartley 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Magee 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1902

ERA

1 Joe McGinnity 2.06 2 Christy Mathewson 2.12 3 Luther Taylor 2.29 4 Jack Cronin 2.45 5 Roy Evans 3.17

Wins

1 Christy Mathewson 14 2 Roy Evans 8 3 Joe McGinnity 8 4 Luther Taylor 7 5 Jack Cronin 5

Strikeouts

1 Christy Mathewson 164 2 Luther Taylor 87 3 Joe McGinnity 67 4 Jack Cronin 52 5 Roy Evans 48
1902 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Christy Mathewson 14 17 2.12 35 33 0 284.2 246 67 77 164
Luther Taylor 7 15 2.29 26 25 0 200.2 194 51 55 87
Roy Evans 8 13 3.17 23 17 0 176.0 186 62 58 48
Joe McGinnity 8 8 2.06 19 16 0 153.0 122 35 32 67
Tully Sparks 4 10 4.17 16 14 1 123.0 142 57 41 42
Jack Cronin 5 6 2.45 13 12 0 114.0 105 31 18 52
Roscoe Miller 1 8 4.58 10 9 0 72.2 77 37 11 15
Brickyard Kennedy 1 4 3.96 6 6 0 38.2 44 17 16 9
Bob Blewett 0 2 4.82 5 3 0 28.0 39 15 7 8
Jack Dunn 0 3 3.71 3 2 0 26.2 28 11 12 6
John Burke 0 1 5.79 2 1 0 14.0 21 9 3 3
Henry Thielman 0 1 1.50 2 2 0 6.0 8 1 6 5
Bill Magee 0 0 3.60 2 1 0 5.0 5 2 1 2

👥 Roster (39)

Joe Bean Bob Blewett Frank Bowerman Roger Bresnahan Steve Brodie George Browne John Burke Jim Callahan Roy Clark Jack Cronin Jim Delahanty Jack Doyle +27 more

39 players

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The 1902 New York Giants in brief

The 1902 New York Giants finished 48-88, a .353 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. The New York Giants scored 405 runs and allowed 604, a run differential of -199. At the plate the New York Giants hit .236, 8% worse than the league's .258. The staff ERA of 2.86 was 3% worse than the league average of 2.78. The 1902 New York Giants scored 28% fewer runs than the average club (405 against 562).

Polo Grounds III was home in 1902, drawing a total attendance of 360,250. For power, Steve Brodie led the way with 3 homers. Billy Lauder led in RBI with 43. The hits leader was George Smith with 129. On the mound, Christy Mathewson won 14 games to lead the staff.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1902 New York Giants

What was the 1902 New York Giants record?
The 1902 New York Giants finished 48-88 (.353 win pct).
Who led the 1902 New York Giants in home runs?
Steve Brodie led the 1902 New York Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1902 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1902 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 2.86.
Did the 1902 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1902 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1902 New York Giants play?
The 1902 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds III.
Who led the 1902 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Steve Brodie (3 HR, 42 RBI) and Christy Mathewson (14-17, 2.12 ERA).
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