| Cleveland Bronchos | |
| Season: | 1902 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | League Park |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners: | Charles Somers |
| Managers: | Bill Armour |
| Prev Season: | 1901 Cleveland Blues season |
| Next Season: | 1903 Cleveland Naps season |
The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos season was a season in American baseball. The team, known during this season as the "Bronchos" (or "Broncos"), finished in fifth place in the American League with a record of 69–67, 14 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.
In 1902, the National League's Philadelphia Phillies obtained an injunction, effective only in Pennsylvania, barring Nap Lajoie from playing baseball for any team other than the Phillies.[1] The American League responded by transferring Lajoie's contract to the Cleveland Indians, then known unofficially as the Bronchos and subsequently renamed the "Naps" in Lajoie's honor for several seasons.
| 1902 Cleveland Bronchos | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | 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 | 93 | 317 | 99 | .312 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 1B | 102 | 426 | 161 | .378 | 8 | 94 | ||
| 2B | 86 | 348 | 132 | .379 | 7 | 64 | ||
| SS | 127 | 459 | 85 | .185 | 0 | 37 | ||
| 3B | 137 | 550 | 187 | .340 | 11 | 77 | ||
| OF | 110 | 424 | 126 | .297 | 2 | 61 | ||
| OF | 95 | 359 | 102 | .284 | 0 | 41 | ||
| OF | 108 | 455 | 132 | .290 | 0 | 23 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 293 | 75 | .256 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 81 | 258 | 76 | .295 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 34 | 132 | 37 | .280 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 28 | 103 | 30 | .286 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 25 | 94 | 25 | .266 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 18 | 74 | 25 | .338 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 46 | 16 | .348 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 13 | 5 | .385 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 293.0 | 17 | 18 | 2.95 | 84 | ||
| 32 | 269.1 | 17 | 13 | 2.77 | 106 | ||
| 27 | 217.0 | 17 | 5 | 2.20 | 57 | ||
| 21 | 148.0 | 7 | 10 | 3.95 | 52 | ||
| 8 | 51.2 | 0 | 7 | 5.23 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 36.0 | 3 | 1 | 1.25 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 34.0 | 1 | 3 | 1.59 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.05 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.14 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 43.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.98 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 34.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.62 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
now known as “Guardians”