1902 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1902 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates 1902 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss | |
| Manager(s) | Fred Clarke | |
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The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates won a second straight National League pennant, by an overwhelming 27.5 game margin over the Brooklyn Superbas. It was the Pirates' first ever 100-win team, and still holds the franchise record for best winning percentage at home (.789).
Ginger Beaumont won the batting title with a .357 mark, Tommy Leach led the league in home runs with 6, Honus Wagner led the league in RBI with 91, and Jack Chesbro led the league with 28 wins. As a team, the Pirates led the league in every significant batting category,[clarification needed] the last time that has been done in the NL. They scored 775 runs, which was 142 more than any other team.
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 103 | 36 | -- | .741 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 75 | 63 | 27.5 | .543 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 73 | 64 | 29 | .533 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 70 | 33.5 | .500 |
| Chicago Orphans | 68 | 69 | 34 | .496 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 56 | 78 | 44.5 | .418 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 81 | 46 | .409 |
| New York Giants | 48 | 88 | 53.5 | .353 |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| C | Harry Smith | 50 | 185 | 35 | .189 | 0 | 12 |
| 1B | Kitty Bransfield | 102 | 413 | 126 | .305 | 0 | 69 |
| 3B | Tommy Leach | 135 | 514 | 143 | .278 | 6 | 85 |
| OF | Honus Wagner | 136 | 534 | 176 | .330 | 3 | 91 |
| OF | Fred Clarke | 113 | 459 | 145 | .316 | 2 | 53 |
| OF | Ginger Beaumont | 130 | 541 | 193 | .357 | 0 | 67 |
Other batters
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 |
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| Jack O'Connor | 49 | 170 | 50 | .294 | 1 | 28 |
| Chief Zimmer | 42 | 142 | 38 | .268 | 0 | 17 |
| Bill Miller | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Fohl | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jack Chesbro | 35 | 286.1 | 28 | 6 | 2.17 | 136 |
| Deacon Phillippe | 31 | 272 | 20 | 9 | 2.05 | 122 |
| Jesse Tannehill | 26 | 231 | 20 | 6 | 1.95 | 100 |
| Sam Leever | 28 | 222 | 15 | 7 | 2.39 | 86 |
| Ed Doheny | 22 | 188.1 | 16 | 4 | 2.53 | 88 |
| Warren McLaughlin | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2.77 | 13 |
| Harvey Cushman | 4 | 25.2 | 0 | 4 | 7.36 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Honus Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Ed Poole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 2 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- NL leader in batting average (.357)
- #3 in NL in runs scored (100)
- #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.404)
- #4 in NL in stolen bases (33)
- NL leader in wins (28)
- #2 in NL in runs scored (103)
- #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.449)
- #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.401)
- NL leader in home runs (6)
- #2 in NL in RBI (85)
- #4 in NL in runs scored (97)
- #3 in NL in ERA (1.95)
- NL leader in RBI (91)
- NL leader in runs scored (105)
- NL leader in stolen bases (42)
- NL leader in slugging percentage (.463)
Notes
References
- 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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| Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1901 |
National League Championship Season 1902 |
Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1903 |
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