The 1902 St. Louis Browns season was the first for the franchise in St. Louis, after moving from Milwaukee. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 58 losses.
Regular season The Milwaukee Brewers of the American League decided to relocate to St. Louis for the season. Ownership chose the name "Browns" on purpose, as the St. Louis Browns had won American Association titles from 1885 to 1889. That team moved to the National League in 1892, became the Perfectos in 1899, and has been known as the Cardinals since 1900.
The new Browns quickly tried to align itself with fans by raiding the rival Cardinals.As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p.9, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, A couple of Cardinals players were signed, including slick fielding future Hall of Fame shortstop Bobby Wallace and 1901 National League batting champion outfielder Jesse Burkett. The moves paid off for the team. While playing as the 1901 Brewers, the team had a record of and finished in eighth place, while the 1902 Browns played to a record of and finished in second place.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1902 St. Louis Browns Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 68 200 50 .250 0 15 1B 126 524 149 .284 4 85 2B 117 413 109 .264 1 40 SS 133 494 141 .285 1 63 3B 139 504 124 .246 3 51 OF 138 553 169 .306 5 52 OF 110 447 129 .289 3 56 OF 103 416 132 .317 6 58
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 80 267 64 .240 2 20 55 197 48 .244 2 28 30 112 23 .205 0 11 30 89 21 .236 1 7 15 49 11 .224 0 3 2 3 2 .667 0 0
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 42 328.1 22 17 3.21 137 35 316.1 22 11 2.76 63 29 222.1 22 11 2.76 63 30 220.0 12 12 2.86 42 12 95.0 3 5 4.45 16 4 30.0 3 0 3.30 6 1 2.0 0 0 0.00 1
Other 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 4 23.0 0 1 5.48 7
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 4.50 0 1 0 1 0 9.00 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Notes
References 1902 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference 1902 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com