1902 St. Louis Cardinals

56-78 • .418 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1902 St. Louis Cardinals went 56-78 (.418) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 517 runs, allowed 695, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included George Barclay (3 HR, 53 RBI) and Mike O'Neill (16-15, 2.90 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

56 Wins
78 Losses
.418 Win %
6th Rank
517 R 695 RA
Diff -178

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⚡ Quick Stats

517 Runs Scored
695 Runs Allowed
-178 Run Diff
263K Attendance

📈 vs. 1902 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 equal to the 1902 league average (.258)
OBP .305 2% below the 1902 league average (.312)
SLG .304 4% below the 1902 league average (.318)
Team ERA 3.47 25% worse than the 1902 league average (2.78)
Runs Scored 517 8% below the 1902 league average (562 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 263,678
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Avg per Game 3,766

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1902

Batting Avg

1 Mike O'Neill 0.319 2 Patsy Donovan 0.315 3 Homer Smoot 0.311 4 George Barclay 0.300 5 Roy Brashear 0.276

Home Runs

1 George Barclay 3 2 Homer Smoot 3 3 Mike O'Neill 2 4 Roy Brashear 1 5 Art Nichols 1

RBI

1 George Barclay 53 2 Fred Hartman 52 3 Homer Smoot 48 4 Otto Krueger 46 5 Roy Brashear 40
1902 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
John Farrell 138 565 68 141 13 5 0 25 43 40 9 0.250
George Barclay 137 543 79 163 14 2 3 53 31 33 30 0.300
Homer Smoot 129 518 58 161 19 4 3 48 23 59 20 0.311
Patsy Donovan 126 502 70 158 12 4 0 35 28 15 34 0.315
Otto Krueger 128 467 55 124 7 8 0 46 29 33 14 0.266
Fred Hartman 114 416 30 90 10 3 0 52 14 33 14 0.216
Roy Brashear 110 388 36 107 8 2 1 40 32 41 9 0.276
Jack Ryan 76 267 23 48 4 4 0 14 4 22 2 0.180
Art Nichols 73 251 36 67 12 0 1 31 21 19 18 0.267
Jack O'Neill 63 192 13 27 1 1 0 12 13 28 2 0.141
Mike O'Neill 51 135 21 43 5 3 2 15 2 20 0 0.319
Stan Yerkes 39 91 4 12 1 0 0 2 9 31 0 0.132
Bob Wicker 31 77 6 18 2 0 0 3 3 11 2 0.234
Jack Calhoun 20 64 3 10 2 1 0 8 8 7 1 0.156
Ed Murphy 23 61 4 16 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.262
Clarence Currie 17 46 3 9 2 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.196
Alex Pearson 11 34 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.265
Art Weaver 11 33 2 6 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.182
Doc Hazelton 7 23 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.130
Jim Hackett 6 21 2 6 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0.286
Bill Popp 9 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.048
Wiley Dunham 7 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.083
Rudy Kling 4 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0.200
Otto Williams 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.400
Chappie McFarland 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Murphy 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.667
Joe Adams 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1902

ERA

1 Clarence Currie 2.60 2 Mike O'Neill 2.90 3 Ed Murphy 3.02 4 Bob Wicker 3.19 5 Stan Yerkes 3.66

Wins

1 Mike O'Neill 16 2 Stan Yerkes 12 3 Ed Murphy 10 4 Clarence Currie 7 5 Bob Wicker 5

Strikeouts

1 Mike O'Neill 105 2 Stan Yerkes 81 3 Bob Wicker 78 4 Ed Murphy 37 5 Clarence Currie 30
1902 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike O'Neill 16 15 2.90 36 32 2 288.1 297 93 66 105
Stan Yerkes 12 21 3.66 39 37 0 272.2 341 111 79 81
Ed Murphy 10 6 3.02 23 17 1 164.0 187 55 31 37
Bob Wicker 5 12 3.19 22 16 0 152.1 159 54 45 78
Clarence Currie 7 5 2.60 15 12 0 124.2 125 36 35 30
Alex Pearson 2 6 3.95 11 10 0 82.0 90 36 22 24
Bill Popp 2 6 4.92 9 7 0 60.1 87 33 26 20
Wiley Dunham 2 3 5.68 7 5 1 38.0 47 24 13 15
Jim Hackett 0 3 6.23 4 3 0 30.1 46 21 16 7
Chappie McFarland 0 1 5.73 2 1 0 11.0 11 7 3 3
Joe Adams 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 4.0 9 4 2 0

👥 Roster (27)

Joe Adams George Barclay Roy Brashear Jack Calhoun Clarence Currie Patsy Donovan Wiley Dunham John Farrell Jim Hackett Fred Hartman Doc Hazelton Rudy Kling +15 more

27 players

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The 1902 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1902 St. Louis Cardinals won 56 games and lost 78, ending up 6th in the NL. With 517 runs scored and 695 given up, the 1902 differential was -178. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.78. League clubs averaged 562 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 8% fewer.

Home games were played at Robison Field, where 263,678 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was George Barclay, who hit 3. Mike O'Neill led the pitchers with 16 wins. The 1902 roster runs to 27 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1901 season and the 1903 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1902 St. Louis Cardinals finished 56-78 (.418 win pct).
Who led the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
George Barclay led the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals with 3 home runs.
What was the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1902 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1902 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1902 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Barclay (3 HR, 53 RBI) and Mike O'Neill (16-15, 2.90 ERA).
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