1902 New York Giants season explained

New York Giants
Season:1902
League:National League
Ballpark:Polo Grounds
City:New York City
Owners:Andrew Freedman, John T. Brush
Managers:Horace Fogel, Heinie Smith, John McGraw
Season List:List of San Francisco Giants seasons

The 1902 New York Giants season was the franchise's 20th season. The team finished with a 48–88 record, in eighth and last place in the National League, games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their .353 winning percentage remains the worst in franchise history.[1] At the end of September, owner Andrew Freedman left baseball, with John T. Brush taking over as majority owner and team president.[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

Roster

1902 New York Giants
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManager

Player stats

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 109 373 93 .249 0 27
1B 61 227 68 .300 0 21
2B 140 517 129 .250 0 34
SS 50 182 40 .220 0 5
3B 127 490 115 .235 0 43
OF 53 216 69 .319 0 14
OF 110 420 118 .281 3 42
OF 67 249 59 .237 0 19

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
100 342 72 .211 0 14
51 193 58 .301 0 18
51 178 51 .287 1 22
37 116 21 .181 0 15
39 108 22 .204 0 9
35 107 25 .234 0 5
26 96 24 .250 0 7
26 84 12 .143 0 8
22 80 12 .150 0 3
17 56 12 .214 0 2
8 26 6 .231 0 0
7 26 6 .231 0 3
6 14 5 .357 0 0
4 13 2 .154 0 0
6 9 4 .444 0 0
6 9 1 .111 0 0
4 9 0 .000 0 0
2 9 3 .333 0 1
2 8 0 .000 0 0
1 4 0 .000 0 0
1 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
35 284.2 14 17 2.12 164
26 200.2 7 15 2.29 87
23 176.0 8 13 3.17 48
19 153.0 8 8 2.06 67
16 123.0 4 10 4.17 42
13 114.0 5 6 2.45 52
10 72.2 1 8 4.58 15
6 38.2 1 4 3.96 9
2 6.0 0 1 1.50 5

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
5 28.0 0 2 4.82 8
3 26.2 0 3 3.71 6
2 14.0 0 1 5.79 3
2 5.0 0 0 3.60 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Francisco Giants Team History & Encyclopedia . Baseball Reference. August 1, 2017.
  2. News: Freedman Out of Baseball: Sells out to John T. Brush . . . 7 . September 30, 1902 . August 22, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesji01.shtml Jim Jones page at Baseball Reference