1902 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1902 throughout the world.

1 Champions
2 Major League Baseball final standings
- 2.1 American League final standings
- 2.2 National League final standings
3 Events
4 Births
5 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

[edit] Other champions

[edit] Statistical Leaders

[edit] American League

Home Runs: Socks Seybold, Philadelphia Athletics: 16
Batting average: Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia Athletics: .378
Wins: Cy Young, Boston Americans: 32-11

[edit] National League

Home Runs: Tommy Leach, Pittsburgh Pirates: 6
Batting average: Ginger Beaumont, Pittsburgh Pirates: .357
Wins: Jack Chesbro, Pittsburgh Pirates: 28-6

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

Note: The Baltimore Orioles of 1902 became the New York Yankees in 1903.

American League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Philadelphia Athletics	83	53	.610	--
2nd	St. Louis Browns	78	58	.574	5
3rd	Boston Americans	77	60	.562	6.5
4th	Chicago White Stockings	74	60	.552	8.0
5th	Cleveland Indians	69	67	.507	14.0
6th	Washington Senators	61	75	.449	22.0
7th	Detroit Tigers	52	83	.385	30.5
8th	Baltimore Orioles	50	88	.362	34.0

[edit] National League final standings

National League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Pittsburgh Pirates	103	36	.741	--
2nd	Brooklyn Superbas	75	63	.593	27.5
3rd	Boston Beaneaters	73	64	.581	29.0
4th	Cincinnati Reds	70	70	.500	33.5
5th	Chicago Cubs	68	69	.496	34.0
6th	St. Louis Cardinals	56	78	.418	44.5
7th	Philadelphia Phillies	56	81	.409	46.0
8th	New York Giants	48	88	.353	53.5

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

March 7 - Pud Galvin, 45, pitcher who amassed record 361 victories, including two no-hitters, primarily with Buffalo and Pittsburgh; career marks in games (697), innings (5941) and shutouts (57) were all records as well
December 1 - Fred Dunlap, 43, second baseman who led NL in various fielding categories and dominated the Union Association in its sole season (1884)

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