1902 Philadelphia Phillies season explained

Philadelphia Phillies
Season:1902
League:National League
Ballpark:National League Park
City:Philadelphia
Owners:Al Reach, John Rogers
Managers:Bill Shettsline

The 1902 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 56–81, 46 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

Preseason

The Phillies held spring training in 1902 in Washington, North Carolina where the team practiced and played exhibition games at the city's race track inside the inclosure.[2] The team journeyed from Philadelphia to Norfolk by boat on the steamer Yemassee, departing the Arch Street wharf on March 22, 1902. From Norfolk the team took the train to Washington. The Phillies made their headquarters at the Hotel Nicholson on Main Street.[3] [4] It was the only season the Phillies trained in Washington.

Regular season

In 1902, the Phillies obtained an injunction, effective only in Pennsylvania, barring Nap Lajoie from playing baseball for any team other than the Phillies.[5] The American League responded by transferring Lajoie's contract to the Cleveland Indians, then known as the Bronchos and subsequently renamed the "Naps" in Lajoie's honor for several seasons.

Roster

1902 Philadelphia Phillies
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 94 333 77 .231 0 35
1B 109 408 95 .233 0 37
2B 123 403 78 .194 0 25
SS 128 497 135 .272 0 38
3B 73 254 63 .248 0 35
OF 138 500 143 .286 0 24
OF 138 543 156 .287 3 58
OF 70 281 73 .260 0 26

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
78 290 79 .272 1 32
53 198 45 .227 0 14
34 136 40 .294 0 16
38 114 23 .202 0 8
19 65 11 .169 0 1
16 37 5 .135 0 2
6 17 2 .118 0 0
5 16 6 .375 0 2
3 8 1 .125 0 0
3 8 2 .250 0 1
1 4 1 .250 0 1
1 3 0 .000 0 0
2 1 0 .000 0 0
1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
36 306.0 16 20 2.53 185
33 258.2 11 17 3.38 60
30 236.0 11 18 3.89 106
27 224.0 12 13 3.42 97
8 53.2 2 4 3.69 15
1 9.0 0 1 5.00 0
1 9.0 0 1 8.00 3
1 9.0 0 1 4.00 3

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
10 53.2 3 3 3.86 24
9 45.0 1 3 5.60 10
2 6.0 0 0 13.50 0

Relief pitchers

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

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/delahed01.shtml Ed Delahanty page at Baseball Reference
  2. News: . March 4, 1902 . Phillies To Go South. Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6.
  3. News: . March 22, 1902 . Phillies To Go South. Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6.
  4. News: . March 23, 1902 . Phillies Sail for the South. Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 13.
  5. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/deaths/nap_lajoie_obituary.shtml Nap Lajoie Obituary at Baseball Almanac