| 1902 Detroit Tigers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Bennett Park | |||
| City | Detroit,Michigan | |||
| Record | 52–83 (.385) | |||
| League place | 7th | |||
| Owners | Samuel F. Angus | |||
| Managers | Frank Dwyer | |||
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1902 was the second year for theDetroit Tigers in the newly formedAmerican League. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 58–77 (.385), 30½ games behind thePhiladelphia Athletics. The 1902 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 657runs to 566. The team's attendance atBennett Park was 189,469, sixth out of the eight teams in the AL. Detroit'sblue laws prevented the Tigers from playing baseball at Bennett Park on Sundays. As a result, the Tigers played their Sunday home games for the season atBurns Park; a stadium constructed by ownerJames D. Burns.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 53 | .610 | — | 56–17 | 27–36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 78 | 58 | .574 | 5 | 49–21 | 29–37 |
| Boston Americans | 77 | 60 | .562 | 6½ | 43–27 | 34–33 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 74 | 60 | .552 | 8 | 48–20 | 26–40 |
| Cleveland Bronchos | 69 | 67 | .507 | 14 | 40–25 | 29–42 |
| Washington Senators | 61 | 75 | .449 | 22 | 40–28 | 21–47 |
| Detroit Tigers | 52 | 83 | .385 | 30½ | 34–33 | 18–50 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 50 | 88 | .362 | 34 | 32–31 | 18–57 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 4–16 | 8–11–1 | 9–11 | 10–10 | 6–13 | 2–18–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
| Boston | 16–4 | — | 12–8 | 6–14 | 11–7–1 | 9–11 | 15–5 | 8–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–8–1 | 8–12 | — | 12–7 | 12–7–1 | 10–10 | 9–9–1 | 12–7–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–9 | 14–6 | 7–12 | — | 8–10 | 8–12 | 9–10–1 | 12–8 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–10 | 7–11–1 | 7–12–1 | 10–8 | — | 4–16 | 5–15 | 9–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 13–6 | 11–9 | 10–10 | 12–8 | 16–4 | — | 9–10–1 | 12–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 18–2–1 | 5–15 | 9–9–1 | 10–9–1 | 15–5 | 10–9–1 | — | 11–9 | |||||
| Washington | 9–11–1 | 11–8 | 7–12–1 | 8–12 | 11–9 | 6–12 | 9–11 | — | |||||
| 1902 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Deacon McGuire | 73 | 229 | 52 | .227 | 2 | 23 |
| 1B | Pop Dillon | 66 | 243 | 50 | .206 | 0 | 22 |
| 2B | Kid Gleason | 118 | 441 | 109 | .247 | 1 | 38 |
| 3B | Doc Casey | 132 | 520 | 142 | .273 | 3 | 55 |
| SS | Kid Elberfeld | 130 | 488 | 127 | .260 | 1 | 64 |
| OF | Jimmy Barrett | 136 | 509 | 154 | .303 | 4 | 44 |
| OF | Dick Harley | 125 | 491 | 138 | .281 | 2 | 44 |
| OF | Ducky Holmes | 92 | 362 | 93 | .257 | 2 | 33 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport McAllister | 66 | 229 | 48 | .210 | 1 | 32 |
| Fritz Buelow | 66 | 224 | 48 | .223 | 2 | 29 |
| Erve Beck | 41 | 162 | 48 | .296 | 2 | 22 |
| Joe Yeager | 50 | 161 | 39 | .242 | 1 | 23 |
| Pete LePine | 30 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 1 | 19 |
| Harry Arndt | 10 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 7 |
| John O'Connell | 8 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Post | 3 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Schiappacasse | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Mercer | 35 | 281.2 | 15 | 18 | 3.04 | 40 |
| George Mullin | 35 | 260.0 | 13 | 16 | 3.67 | 78 |
| Ed Siever | 25 | 188.1 | 8 | 11 | 1.91 | 36 |
| Roscoe Miller | 20 | 148.2 | 6 | 12 | 3.69 | 39 |
| Joe Yeager | 19 | 140.0 | 6 | 12 | 4.82 | 28 |
| Arch McCarthy | 10 | 72.0 | 2 | 7 | 6.13 | 10 |
| Rube Kisinger | 5 | 43.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.12 | 7 |
| Wish Egan | 3 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.86 | 0 |
| Sam McMackin | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.24 | 2 |
| John Terry | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cronin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 5 |
| Ed Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
