| 1902 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
| American League champions | |
 | |
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Columbia Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Record | 83–53 (.610) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Benjamin Shibe,Tom Shibe,John Shibe,Connie Mack,Sam Jones,Frank Hough |
| Managers | Connie Mack |
The1902Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in theAmerican League with a record of 83 wins and 53 losses.
In 1902, thePhiladelphia Phillies obtained aninjunction, effective only inPennsylvania, barring Athletics'second basemanNap Lajoie from playing baseball for any team other than the Phillies.[1] Lajoie had played for the Athletics in 1901, and appeared in just one game in 1902 before the injunction went into effect. The American League responded by transferring Lajoie's contract to theCleveland Bronchos, who were subsequently known as the "Naps" in Lajoie's honor for several seasons.
Following the A's pennant winning season, thePhiladelphia Inquirer organized a championship parade for the team through the city on Monday night, September 30, 1902. The team proceeded in open carriages and were reviewed by Philadelphia MayorAshbridge in front of theInquirer's building on Market Street. "There were more than 25,000 base ball enthusiasts from Philadelphia and nearly every town within a radius of twenty miles of the city in the parade. A thousand effigies of the "white elephant" were carried by the paraders. There were fifteen bands and twenty fife and drum corps in line to furnish music for the marchers." It was estimated that more than 200,000 turned out for the parade.[2]
| 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 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Ossee Schreckengost | 79 | 284 | 92 | .324 | 2 | 43 |
| 1B | Harry Davis | 133 | 561 | 172 | .307 | 6 | 92 |
| 2B | Danny Murphy | 76 | 291 | 91 | .313 | 1 | 48 |
| SS | Monte Cross | 137 | 497 | 115 | .231 | 3 | 59 |
| 3B | Lave Cross | 137 | 559 | 191 | .342 | 0 | 108 |
| OF | Topsy Hartsel | 137 | 545 | 154 | .283 | 5 | 58 |
| OF | Socks Seybold | 137 | 522 | 165 | .316 | 16 | 97 |
| OF | Dave Fultz | 129 | 506 | 153 | .302 | 1 | 49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Powers | 71 | 246 | 65 | .264 | 2 | 39 |
| Lou Castro | 42 | 143 | 35 | .245 | 1 | 15 |
| Frank Bonner | 11 | 44 | 8 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
| Elmer Flick | 11 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 3 |
| Farmer Steelman | 10 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 6 |
| Nap Lajoie | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Plank | 36 | 300.0 | 20 | 15 | 3.30 | 107 |
| Rube Waddell | 33 | 276.1 | 24 | 7 | 2.05 | 210 |
| Bert Husting | 32 | 204.0 | 14 | 5 | 3.79 | 44 |
| Snake Wiltse | 19 | 138.0 | 8 | 8 | 5.15 | 28 |
| Fred Mitchell | 18 | 107.2 | 5 | 8 | 3.59 | 22 |
| Andy Coakley | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.67 | 9 |
| Bill Duggleby | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.18 | 4 |
| Bill Bernhard | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Tad Quinn | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |
| Tom Walker | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.62 | 2 |
| Odie Porter | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highball Wilson | 13 | 96.1 | 7 | 5 | 2.43 | 18 |
| Ed Kenna | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.29 | 5 |
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