1902 New York Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1902 National League Polo Grounds New York City 48 88 y 8th Andrew Freedman, John T. Brush Horace Fogel, Heinie Smith, John McGraw 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, 53 1 2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their .353 winning percentage remains the worst in franchise history.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/ San Francisco Giants Team History & Encyclopedia Baseball Reference August 1, 2017 At the end of September, owner Andrew Freedman left baseball, with John T. Brush taking over as majority owner and team president.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57848469/freedman-out-of-baseball-sells-out-to/ Freedman Out of Baseball: Sells out to John T. Brush The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky 7 September 30, 1902 August 22, 2020 newspapers.com Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Notable transactions August 1902: Jim Jones was released by the Giants.Jim Jones page at Baseball Reference Roster 1902 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Bob Blewett John Burke Jack Cronin Roy Evans Brickyard Kennedy Bill Magee Christy Mathewson Joe McGinnity Roscoe Miller Tully Sparks Dummy Taylor Henry Thielman Catchers Frank Bowerman John O'Neill Jack Robinson George Yeager Infielders Joe Bean Jack Doyle Billy Lauder Dan McGann John McGraw Hal O'Hagan Heinie Smith Heinie Wagner Outfielders Roger Bresnahan Steve Brodie George Browne Jim Callahan Roy Clark Jim Delahanty Jack Dunn Chick Hartley Jack Hendricks Jim Jackson Jim Jones Malcolm MacDonald George Van Haltren Joe Wall Libe Washburn Manager Horace Fogel John McGraw Heinie Smith 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 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 Jim Jones (baseball, born 1876) 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 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 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 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 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 2 External links 1902 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Giants Category:1900s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan