| 1902 MLB season | |
| League: | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | April 19 – September 29, 1902 (AL) April 17 – October 5, 1902 (NL) |
| No Of Games: | 140 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 (8 per league) |
| Playoffs: | Pennant Winners |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | St. Louis Browns |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Champ: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Brooklyn Superbas |
| Seasonslist: | List of Major League Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1901 Major League Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1901 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1903 Major League Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1903 |
The 1902 major league baseball season was contested from April 17 through October 5, 1902. It was the second season for the American League (AL), with the Philadelphia Athletics finishing first in league standings. In the National League (NL), in operation since 1876, the Pittsburgh Pirates finished atop league standings for the second consecutive season. There was no postseason.
Prior to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers moved and became the St. Louis Browns; the franchise would remain in St. Louis through 1953, and in 1954 moved again to become the Baltimore Orioles. The Cleveland Blues renamed as the Cleveland Bronchos.
See also: Major League Baseball schedule. The 1902 schedule consisted of 140 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 20 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the season. This format would last until, which saw an increase of games played.
National League Opening Day took place on April 17 with every team playing, while American League Opening Day did not take place until April 19, with a one-off game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Americans, with the rest of the season beginning April 23. The American League would see its final day of the season on September 29, while the National League would see its final day of the season on October 5.
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Delahanty (WSH) | .376 | ||
| Socks Seybold (PHA) | 16 | ||
| Buck Freeman (BSA) | 125 | ||
| Topsy Hartsel (PHA) Dave Fultz (PHA) | 109 | ||
| Charlie Hickman (CLE/BSA) | 193 | ||
| Topsy Hartsel (PHA) | 47 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young (BSA) | 32 | ||
| Bill Dinneen (BSA) | 21 | ||
| Ed Siever (DET) | 1.91 | ||
| Rube Waddell (PHA) | 210 | ||
| Cy Young (BSA) | 384.2 | ||
| Jack Powell (SLB) | 2 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Beaumont (PIT) | .376 | ||
| Tommy Leach (PIT) | 6 | ||
| Honus Wagner (PIT) | 91 | ||
| Honus Wagner (PIT) | 105 | ||
| Ginger Beaumont (PIT) | 193 | ||
| Honus Wagner (PIT) | 42 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Chesbro (PIT) | 28 | ||
| Stan Yerkes (SLC) | 21 | ||
| Jack Taylor (CHO) | 1.29 | ||
| Vic Willis (BSB) | 225 | ||
| Vic Willis (BSB) | 410 | ||
| Vic Willis (BSB) | 3 |
| Team name | Wins | Home attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics[1] | 83 | 12.2% | 420,078 | 103.6% | 5,754 | |
| Boston Americans[2] | 77 | -2.5% | 348,567 | 20.4% | 4,909 | |
| Chicago White Stockings[3] | 74 | -10.8% | 337,898 | -4.6% | 4,693 | |
| New York Giants[4] | 48 | -7.7% | 302,875 | 1.8% | 4,266 | |
| Cleveland Bronchos[5] | 69 | 27.8% | 275,395 | 109.6% | 4,237 | |
| St. Louis Browns[6] | 78 | 62.5% | 272,283 | 95.8% | 3,730 | |
| Chicago Orphans[7] | 68 | 28.3% | 263,700 | 28.6% | 3,663 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[8] | 103 | 14.4% | 243,826 | -3.2% | 3,434 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals[9] | 56 | -26.3% | 226,417 | -40.4% | 3,235 | |
| Cincinnati Reds[10] | 70 | 34.6% | 217,300 | 5.6% | 3,104 | |
| Brooklyn Superbas[11] | 75 | -5.1% | 199,868 | 0.8% | 2,897 | |
| Detroit Tigers[12] | 52 | -29.7% | 189,469 | -27.0% | 2,828 | |
| Washington Senators[13] | 61 | 0.0% | 188,158 | 16.4% | 2,767 | |
| Baltimore Orioles[14] | 50 | -26.5% | 174,606 | 23.0% | 2,728 | |
| Boston Beaneaters[15] | 73 | 5.8% | 116,960 | -20.2% | 1,624 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies[16] | 56 | -32.5% | 112,066 | -52.3% | 1,624 |