1902 Detroit Tigers season
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was the second year for the Detroit Tigers
in the newly formed American League
. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 58-77 (.385), 30½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics
. The 1902 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 657 run
s to 566. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 189,469, sixth out of the eight teams in the AL. Detroit's blue 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 at Burns Park
; a stadium constructed by owner James D. Burns
.
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
in the newly formed American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 58-77 (.385), 30½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics
1902 Philadelphia Athletics season
The Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 53 losses.- Regular season :...
. The 1902 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 657 run
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
s to 566. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 189,469, sixth out of the eight teams in the AL. Detroit's blue laws
Blue Laws
The Blue Laws of the Colony of Connecticut, as distinct from the generic term "blue law" that refers to any laws regulating activities on Sunday, were the initial statutes set up by the Gov. Theophilus Eaton with the assistance of the Rev. John Cotton in 1655 for the Colony of New Haven, now part...
prevented the Tigers from playing baseball at Bennett Park on Sundays. As a result, the Tigers played their Sunday home games for the season at Burns Park
Burns Park
Burns Park was a baseball park located in Detroit, Michigan that served two seasons as the exclusive Sunday home of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball. In 1901 and 1902, Burns Park was used to observe blue laws, which prevented Sunday games from being played at Bennett Park, the team's...
; a stadium constructed by owner James D. Burns
James D. Burns
James D. Burns was an American businessman, sheriff, delegate, and owner of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball....
.
Roster
| 1902 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 73 | 229 | 52 | .227 | 2 | 23 | |
| 1B | 66 | 243 | 50 | .206 | 0 | 22 | |
| 2B | 118 | 441 | 109 | .247 | 1 | 38 | |
| 3B | 132 | 520 | 142 | .273 | 3 | 55 | |
| SS | 130 | 488 | 127 | .260 | 1 | 64 | |
| OF | 136 | 509 | 154 | .303 | 4 | 44 | |
| OF | 125 | 491 | 138 | .281 | 2 | 44 | |
| OF | 92 | 362 | 93 | .257 | 2 | 33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 229 | 48 | .210 | 1 | 32 | |
| 66 | 224 | 48 | .223 | 2 | 29 | |
| 41 | 162 | 48 | .296 | 2 | 22 | |
| 50 | 161 | 39 | .242 | 1 | 23 | |
| 30 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 1 | 19 | |
| 10 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 7 | |
| 8 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 281.2 | 15 | 18 | 3.04 | 40 | |
| 35 | 260 | 13 | 16 | 3.67 | 78 | |
| 25 | 188.1 | 8 | 11 | 1.91 | 36 | |
| 20 | 148.2 | 6 | 12 | 3.69 | 39 | |
| 19 | 140 | 6 | 12 | 4.82 | 28 | |
| 10 | 72 | 2 | 7 | 6.13 | 10 | |
| 5 | 43.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.12 | 7 | |
| 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2.86 | 0 | |
| 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.24 | 2 | |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
League top five finishers
- Jimmy BarrettJimmy BarrettJames Erigena Barrett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. A native of Athol, Massachusetts, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Barrett played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers , and Boston Red Sox...
: AL leader in putouts by an outfielder (326) - Jimmy BarrettJimmy BarrettJames Erigena Barrett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. A native of Athol, Massachusetts, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Barrett played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers , and Boston Red Sox...
: #4 in AL in on base percentage (.397) - Jimmy BarrettJimmy BarrettJames Erigena Barrett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. A native of Athol, Massachusetts, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Barrett played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers , and Boston Red Sox...
: #3 in AL in bases on balls (74) - Jimmy BarrettJimmy BarrettJames Erigena Barrett was a Major League Baseball center fielder. A native of Athol, Massachusetts, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Barrett played 10 seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers , and Boston Red Sox...
: #5 in AL in times on base (234) - Fritz BuelowFritz BuelowFrederick William Alexander "Fritz" Buelow was a catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Berlin, Germany, Buelow was the first player born in Berlin to play in the major leagues....
: AL leader in errors by a catcher (20) - Kid ElberfeldKid ElberfeldNorman Arthur "Kid" Elberfeld , nicknamed "The Tabasco Kid," was a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies , Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers , New York Highlanders , Washington Senators , and Brooklyn Robins...
: #2 in AL in times hit by pitch (11) - Kid GleasonKid GleasonWilliam J. "Kid" Gleason was an American professional athlete and Major League Baseball player and manager. Gleason is best known as the manager of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, the team made infamous by the Black Sox scandal, in which Gleason's players conspired to intentionally lose the World...
: AL leader in errors by a second baseman (42) - Dick HarleyDick HarleyRichard Joseph Harley was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball from 1897 until 1903....
: AL leader in times hit by pitch (12) - Deacon McGuireDeacon McGuireJames Thomas "Deacon" McGuire was a catcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball who spent over a quarter of a century playing professional baseball in a much-traveled career which saw him set several records for durability...
: 5th oldest player in the AL (38) - Win MercerWin MercerGeorge Barclay "Win" Mercer was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902. Born in Chester, West Virginia, he played primarily with the National League Washington Senators , winning 20 games twice with the club...
: #2 in AL in shutouts (4) - Win MercerWin MercerGeorge Barclay "Win" Mercer was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1902. Born in Chester, West Virginia, he played primarily with the National League Washington Senators , winning 20 games twice with the club...
: #3 in AL in losses (18) - George MullinGeorge Mullin (baseball)George Joseph Mullin was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators of the American League and the Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper of the Federal League.-Career Overview:Mullin holds the Detroit Tigers...
: AL leader in wild pitches (13) - George MullinGeorge Mullin (baseball)George Joseph Mullin was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators of the American League and the Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper of the Federal League.-Career Overview:Mullin holds the Detroit Tigers...
: #4 in AL in walks allowed (95) - Ed SieverEd SieverEdward Tilden Siever was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns . Born in Goddard, Kansas, Siever had four good seasons and one phenomenal season in his brief major league career...
: AL leader in ERA (1.91) - Ed SieverEd SieverEdward Tilden Siever was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns . Born in Goddard, Kansas, Siever had four good seasons and one phenomenal season in his brief major league career...
: AL leader in Adjusted ERA+Adjusted ERA+Adjusted ERA+, often simply abbreviated to ERA+ or ERA plus, is a pitching statistic in baseball. It adjusts a pitcher's earned run average according to the pitcher's ballpark and the ERA of the pitcher's league...
(196) - Ed SieverEd SieverEdward Tilden Siever was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns . Born in Goddard, Kansas, Siever had four good seasons and one phenomenal season in his brief major league career...
: #4 in AL in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched (WHIP) (1.051) - Ed SieverEd SieverEdward Tilden Siever was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns . Born in Goddard, Kansas, Siever had four good seasons and one phenomenal season in his brief major league career...
: #4 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.93) - Ed SieverEd SieverEdward Tilden Siever was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns . Born in Goddard, Kansas, Siever had four good seasons and one phenomenal season in his brief major league career...
: #4 in AL in walks per 9 innings pitched (1.53) - Ed SieverEd SieverEdward Tilden Siever was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns . Born in Goddard, Kansas, Siever had four good seasons and one phenomenal season in his brief major league career...
: #2 in AL in shutouts (4)