1902 St. Louis Browns season

The 1902 St. Louis Browns season was the first for the franchise in St. Louis, after moving from Milwaukee. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 58 losses.

1902 St. Louis Browns
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkSportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record78–58 (.574)
League place2nd
OwnersRobert Hedges
ManagersJimmy McAleer
← 1901 Seasons 1903 →

Regular season

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The Milwaukee Brewers of the American League decided to relocate to St. Louis for the 1902 season. Ownership chose the name "Browns" on purpose, as the St. Louis Browns had won American Association titles from 1885 to 1889.[1] That team moved to the National League in 1892, became the Perfectos in 1899, and has been known as the Cardinals since 1900.[1]

The new Browns quickly tried to align itself with fans by raiding the rival Cardinals.[1] A couple of Cardinals players were signed, including slick fielding future Hall of Fame shortstop Bobby Wallace and 1901 National League batting champion outfielder Jesse Burkett.[1] The moves paid off for the team. While playing as the 1901 Brewers, the team had a record of 48–89 (.350) and finished in eighth place, while the 1902 Browns played to a record of 78–58 (.574) and finished in second place.[1]

Season standings

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American League
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 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

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BLA 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

Roster

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1902 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Joe Sugden 68 200 50 .250 0 15
1B John Anderson 126 524 149 .284 4 85
2B Dick Padden 117 413 109 .264 1 40
SS Bobby Wallace 133 494 141 .285 1 63
3B Barry McCormick 139 504 124 .246 3 51
OF Jesse Burkett 138 553 169 .306 5 52
OF Emmet Heidrick 110 447 129 .289 3 56
OF Charlie Hemphill 103 416 132 .317 6 58

Other batters

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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
Bill Friel 80 267 64 .240 2 20
Mike Kahoe 55 197 48 .244 2 28
Billy Maloney 30 112 23 .205 0 11
Jiggs Donahue 30 89 21 .236 1 7
Davy Jones 15 49 11 .224 0 3
Jimmy McAleer 2 3 2 .667 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jack Powell 42 328.1 22 17 3.21 137
Red Donahue 35 316.1 22 11 2.76 63
Jack Harper 29 222.1 22 11 2.76 63
Willie Sudhoff 30 220.0 12 12 2.86 42
Bill Reidy 12 95.0 3 5 4.45 16
Charlie Shields 4 30.0 3 0 3.30 6
Bobby Wallace 1 2.0 0 0 0.00 1

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Harry Kane 4 23.0 0 1 5.48 7

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Bill Friel 4 0 0 0 4.50 0
Jesse Burkett 1 0 1 0 9.00 2
Emmet Heidrick 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Joe Sugden 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p.9, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-3199-5

References

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