1902 St. Louis Browns

78-58 • .574 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1902 St. Louis Browns went 78-58 (.574) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 619 runs, allowed 607, and played home games at Sportsman's Park III. Team leaders included Charlie Hemphill (6 HR, 58 RBI) and Red Donahue (22-11, 2.76 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

78 Wins
58 Losses
.574 Win %
2nd Rank
619 R 607 RA
Diff +12

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619 Runs Scored
607 Runs Allowed
+12 Run Diff
320K Attendance

📈 vs. 1902 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 4% below the 1902 league average (.274)
OBP .323 2% below the 1902 league average (.330)
SLG .352 4% below the 1902 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.34 7% better than the 1902 league average (3.58)
Runs Scored 619 8% below the 1902 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park III
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Home Games 73
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Total Attendance 320,167
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Avg per Game 4,385

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1902

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Hemphill 0.317 2 Jesse Burkett 0.306 3 Emmet Heidrick 0.289 4 Bobby Wallace 0.285 5 John Anderson 0.284

Home Runs

1 Charlie Hemphill 6 2 Jesse Burkett 5 3 John Anderson 4 4 Emmet Heidrick 3 5 Barry McCormick 3

RBI

1 John Anderson 85 2 Bobby Wallace 63 3 Charlie Hemphill 58 4 Emmet Heidrick 56 5 Jesse Burkett 52
1902 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jesse Burkett 138 553 97 169 29 9 5 52 71 25 23 0.306
John Anderson 126 524 60 149 29 6 4 85 21 9 15 0.284
Barry McCormick 139 504 55 124 14 4 3 51 37 36 10 0.246
Bobby Wallace 133 494 71 141 32 9 1 63 45 12 18 0.285
Emmet Heidrick 110 447 75 129 19 10 3 56 34 21 17 0.289
Charlie Hemphill 103 416 67 132 14 11 6 58 44 22 23 0.317
Dick Padden 117 413 54 109 26 3 1 40 30 20 11 0.264
Bill Friel 80 267 26 64 9 2 2 20 14 25 4 0.240
Joe Sugden 68 200 25 50 7 2 0 15 20 14 2 0.250
Mike Kahoe 55 197 21 48 9 2 2 28 6 7 4 0.244
Jack Powell 44 127 15 26 9 0 1 15 10 25 0 0.205
Red Donahue 35 118 6 11 1 1 0 3 3 35 0 0.093
Billy Maloney 30 112 8 23 3 0 0 11 6 17 0 0.205
Jiggs Donahue 30 89 11 21 1 1 1 7 12 8 2 0.236
Jack Harper 29 83 9 17 2 0 0 6 5 18 0 0.205
Willie Sudhoff 31 77 6 13 2 0 0 5 4 12 3 0.169
Davy Jones 15 49 4 11 1 1 0 3 6 5 5 0.224
Bill Reidy 14 41 4 8 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 0.195
Charlie Shields 4 13 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.462
Harry Kane 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Jimmy McAleer 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1902

ERA

1 Red Donahue 2.76 2 Willie Sudhoff 2.86 3 Jack Powell 3.21 4 Charlie Shields 3.30 5 Jack Harper 4.13

Wins

1 Red Donahue 22 2 Jack Powell 22 3 Jack Harper 15 4 Willie Sudhoff 12 5 Bill Reidy 3

Strikeouts

1 Jack Powell 137 2 Jack Harper 74 3 Red Donahue 63 4 Willie Sudhoff 42 5 Bill Reidy 16
1902 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Powell 22 17 3.21 42 39 2 328.1 320 117 93 137
Red Donahue 22 11 2.76 35 34 0 316.1 322 97 65 63
Jack Harper 15 11 4.13 29 26 0 222.1 224 102 81 74
Willie Sudhoff 12 12 2.86 30 25 0 220.0 213 70 67 42
Bill Reidy 3 5 4.45 12 9 0 95.0 111 47 13 16
Charlie Shields 3 0 3.30 4 4 0 30.0 37 11 7 6
Harry Kane 0 1 5.48 4 1 0 23.0 34 14 16 7
Bill Friel 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 4 2 0 0
Bobby Wallace 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 2.0 3 0 0 1
Jesse Burkett 0 1 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 1 1 2
Emmet Heidrick 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sugden 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (21)

John Anderson Jesse Burkett Jiggs Donahue Red Donahue Bill Friel Jack Harper Emmet Heidrick Charlie Hemphill Davy Jones Mike Kahoe Harry Kane Billy Maloney +9 more

21 players

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The 1902 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1902 St. Louis Browns won 78 games and lost 58, ending up 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 619 for and 607 against. Against a league average of .274, the 1902 St. Louis Browns batted .264. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 3.34 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.58. Measured against the 676-run league average, the offense was 8% behind.

Sportsman's Park III was home in 1902, drawing a total attendance of 320,167. The home run leader was Charlie Hemphill, who hit 6. John Anderson led in RBI with 85. Jesse Burkett collected the most hits, 169. Red Donahue led the pitchers with 22 wins. Jack Powell struck out 137, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1902 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1902 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1902 St. Louis Browns finished 78-58 (.574 win pct).
Who led the 1902 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Charlie Hemphill led the 1902 St. Louis Browns with 6 home runs.
What was the 1902 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1902 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.34.
Did the 1902 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1902 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1902 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1902 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park III.
Who led the 1902 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Hemphill (6 HR, 58 RBI) and Red Donahue (22-11, 2.76 ERA).
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