1902 Detroit Tigers season explained

Detroit Tigers
Season:	1902
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Bennett Park
City:	Detroit, Michigan
Owners:	Samuel F. Angus
Managers:	Frank Dwyer

1902 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 runs 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.

Regular season

Roster

1902 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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
C		73	229	52	.227	2	23
1B		66	243	50	.206	0	22
2B		118	441	109	.247	1	38
3B		132	bgcolor=#FFCCOO	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

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
	35	281.2	15	18	3.04	40
	bgcolor=#FFCCOO	35	260.0	13	16	3.67	78
	25	188.1	8	11	1.91	36
	20	148.2	6	12	3.69	39
	19	140.0	6	12	4.82	28
	10	72.0	2	7	6.13	10
	5	43.1	2	3	3.12	7
	3	22.0	0	2	2.86	0
	1	8.1	0	1	3.24	2
	1	5.0	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

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

• Jimmy Barrett: AL leader in putouts by an outfielder (326)
• Jimmy Barrett: #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.397)
• Jimmy Barrett: #3 in AL in bases on balls (74)
• Jimmy Barrett: #5 in AL in times on base (234)
• Fritz Buelow: AL leader in errors by a catcher (20)
• Kid Elberfeld: #2 in AL in times hit by pitch (11)
• Kid Gleason: AL leader in errors by a second baseman (42)
• Dick Harley: AL leader in times hit by pitch (12)
• Deacon McGuire: 5th oldest player in the AL (38)
• Win Mercer: #2 in AL in shutouts (4)
• Win Mercer: #3 in AL in losses (18)
• George Mullin: AL leader in wild pitches (13)
• George Mullin: #4 in AL in walks allowed (95)
• Ed Siever: AL leader in ERA (1.91)
• Ed Siever: AL leader in Adjusted ERA+ (196)
• Ed Siever: #4 in AL in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched (WHIP) (1.051)
• Ed Siever: #4 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.93)
• Ed Siever: #4 in AL in walks per 9 innings pitched (1.53)
• Ed Siever: #2 in AL in shutouts (4)

References

• 1902 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference