1902 was the second year for the Detroit Tigers in the newly formed American League. The team finished in seventh place with a record of 58–77 (.385), 30½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. The 1902 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 657 runs to 566. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 189,469, sixth out of the eight teams in the AL. Detroit's blue laws prevented the Tigers from playing baseball at Bennett Park on Sundays. As a result, the Tigers played their Sunday home games for the season at Burns Park; a stadium constructed by owner James D. Burns.
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1902 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats = Indicates team leader
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 73 229 52 .227 2 23 1B 66 243 50 .206 0 22 2B 118 441 109 .247 1 38 3B 132 520 142 .273 3 55 SS 130 488 127 .260 1 64 OF 136 509 154 .303 4 44 OF 125 491 138 .281 2 44 OF 92 362 93 .257 2 33
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 66 229 48 .210 1 32 66 224 48 .223 2 29 41 162 48 .296 2 22 50 161 39 .242 1 23 30 96 20 .208 1 19 10 34 5 .147 0 7 8 22 4 .182 0 0 3 12 1 .083 0 2 2 5 0 .000 0 1
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
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 35 281.2 15 18 3.04 40 35 260.0 13 16 3.67 78 25 188.1 8 11 1.91 36 20 148.2 6 12 3.69 39 19 140.0 6 12 4.82 28 10 72.0 2 7 6.13 10 5 43.1 2 3 3.12 7 3 22.0 0 2 2.86 0 1 8.1 0 1 3.24 2 1 5.0 0 1 3.60 0
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 9.35 5 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Awards and honors League top five finishers Jimmy Barrett: AL leader in putouts by an outfielder (326) Jimmy Barrett: #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.397) Jimmy Barrett: #3 in AL in bases on balls (74) Jimmy Barrett: #5 in AL in times on base (234) Fritz Buelow: AL leader in errors by a catcher (20) Kid Elberfeld: #2 in AL in times hit by pitch (11) Kid Gleason: AL leader in errors by a second baseman (42) Dick Harley: AL leader in times hit by pitch (12) Deacon McGuire: 5th oldest player in the AL (38) Win Mercer: #2 in AL in shutouts (4) Win Mercer: #3 in AL in losses (18) George Mullin: AL leader in wild pitches (13) George Mullin: #4 in AL in walks allowed (95) Ed Siever: AL leader in ERA (1.91) Ed Siever: AL leader in Adjusted ERA+ (196) Ed Siever: #4 in AL in walks plus hits per 9 innings pitched (WHIP) (1.051) Ed Siever: #4 in AL in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.93) Ed Siever: #4 in AL in walks per 9 innings pitched (1.53) Ed Siever: #2 in AL in shutouts (4)
References
1902 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference