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1902 New York Giants season

Summary

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, 53+1⁄2 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]

1902 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersAndrew Freedman, John T. Brush
ManagersHorace Fogel, Heinie Smith, John McGraw
← 1901 Seasons 1903 →

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

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National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 103 36 0.741 — 56–15 47–21
Brooklyn Superbas 75 63 0.543 27½ 45–23 30–40
Boston Beaneaters 73 64 0.533 29 42–27 31–37
Cincinnati Reds 70 70 0.500 33½ 35–35 35–35
Chicago Orphans 68 69 0.496 34 31–38 37–31
St. Louis Cardinals 56 78 0.418 44½ 28–38 28–40
Philadelphia Phillies 56 81 0.409 46 29–39 27–42
New York Giants 48 88 0.353 53½ 24–44 24–44 Record vs. opponents edit
1902 National League record
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHI CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 8–12 11–9 11–9 16–3 11–9–1 6–14–1 10–8–3
Brooklyn 12–8 — 12–8 12–8 10–10 13–6 6–14–1 10–9–2
Chicago 9–11 8–12 — 12–8–1 10–10–4 10–10 7–13 12–5–1
Cincinnati 9–11 8–12 8–12–1 — 14–6 13–7 5–15 13–7
New York 3–16 10–10 10–10–4 6–14 — 6–12 6–13–1 7–13
Philadelphia 9–11–1 6–13 10–10 7–13 12–6 — 2–18 10–10
Pittsburgh 14–6–1 14–6–1 13–7 15–5 13–6–1 18–2 — 16–4
St. Louis 8–10–3 9–10–2 5–12–1 7–13 13–7 10–10 4–16 —


Notable transactions edit

Roster edit

1902 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 Frank Bowerman 109 373 93 .249 0 27
1B Dan McGann 61 227 68 .300 0 21
2B Heinie Smith 140 517 129 .250 0 34
SS Joe Bean 50 182 40 .220 0 5
3B Billy Lauder 127 490 115 .235 0 43
OF George Browne 53 216 69 .319 0 14
OF Steve Brodie 110 420 118 .281 3 42
OF Jim Jones 67 249 59 .237 0 19

Other batters edit

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
Jack Dunn 100 342 72 .211 0 14
Jack Doyle 51 193 58 .301 0 18
Roger Bresnahan 51 178 51 .287 1 22
Jim Jackson 37 116 21 .181 0 15
George Yeager 39 108 22 .204 0 9
John McGraw 35 107 25 .234 0 5
George Van Haltren 26 96 24 .250 0 7
Hal O'Hagen 26 84 12 .143 0 8
Roy Clark 22 80 12 .150 0 3
Heinie Wagner 17 56 12 .214 0 2
Jack Hendricks 8 26 6 .231 0 0
Jim Delahanty 7 26 6 .231 0 3
Joe Wall 6 14 5 .357 0 0
John Burke 4 13 2 .154 0 0
Libe Washburn 6 9 4 .444 0 0
Henry Thielman 6 9 1 .111 0 0
Jack Robinson 4 9 0 .000 0 0
Malcolm MacDonald 2 9 3 .333 0 1
John O'Neill 2 8 0 .000 0 0
Jim Callahan 1 4 0 .000 0 0
Chick Hartley 1 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Christy Mathewson 35 284.2 14 17 2.12 164
Luther Taylor 26 200.2 7 15 2.29 87
Roy Evans 23 176.0 8 13 3.17 48
Joe McGinnity 19 153.0 8 8 2.06 67
Tully Sparks 16 123.0 4 10 4.17 42
Jack Cronin 13 114.0 5 6 2.45 52
Roscoe Miller 10 72.2 1 8 4.58 15
Brickyard Kennedy 6 38.2 1 4 3.96 9
Henry Thielman 2 6.0 0 1 1.50 5

Other pitchers edit

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bob Blewett 5 28.0 0 2 4.82 8
Jack Dunn 3 26.2 0 3 3.71 6
John Burke 2 14.0 0 1 5.79 3
Bill Magee 2 5.0 0 0 3.60 2

References edit

  1. ^ "San Francisco Giants Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Freedman Out of Baseball: Sells out to John T. Brush". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 30, 1902. p. 7. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jim Jones page at Baseball Reference

External links edit

  • 1902 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference


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