1902 St. Louis Browns season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Browns 1902 American League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 78–58 (.574) 2nd Robert Hedges Jimmy McAleer 1901 Milwaukee Brewers season 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 1902 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, 0-7385-3199-5 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 48 89 y and finished in eighth place, while the 1902 Browns played to a record of 78 58 y and finished in second place. Season standings St. Louis Browns Record vs. opponents SLB Roster 1902 St. Louis Browns Roster Pitchers Red Donahue Jack Harper Harry Kane Jack Powell Bill Reidy Charlie Shields Willie Sudhoff Catchers Jiggs Donahue Mike Kahoe Joe Sugden Infielders John Anderson Barry McCormick Dick Padden Bobby Wallace Outfielders Jesse Burkett Bill Friel Emmet Heidrick Charlie Hemphill Davy Jones Billy Maloney Jimmy McAleer Manager Jimmy McAleer 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 Joe Sugden Joe Sugden (baseball) 68 200 50 .250 0 15 1B John Anderson John Anderson (outfielder) 126 524 149 .284 4 85 2B Dick Padden 117 413 109 .264 1 40 SS Bobby Wallace Bobby Wallace (baseball) 133 494 141 .285 1 63 3B Barry McCormick 139 504 124 .246 3 51 OF Jesse Burkett 138 553 169 .306 5 52 OF Emmet Heidrick 110 447 129 .289 3 56 OF Charlie Hemphill 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 Bill Friel 80 267 64 .240 2 20 Mike Kahoe 55 197 48 .244 2 28 Billy Maloney 30 112 23 .205 0 11 Jiggs Donahue 30 89 21 .236 1 7 Davy Jones Davy Jones (baseball) 15 49 11 .224 0 3 Jimmy McAleer 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 Jack Powell Jack Powell (pitcher, born 1874) 42 328.1 22 17 3.21 137 Red Donahue 35 316.1 22 11 2.76 63 Jack Harper Jack Harper (1900s pitcher) 29 222.1 22 11 2.76 63 Willie Sudhoff 30 220.0 12 12 2.86 42 Bill Reidy 12 95.0 3 5 4.45 16 Charlie Shields Charlie Shields (1900s pitcher) 4 30.0 3 0 3.30 6 Bobby Wallace Bobby Wallace (baseball) 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 Harry Kane Harry Kane (baseball) 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 Bill Friel 4 0 0 0 4.50 0 Jesse Burkett 1 0 1 0 9.00 2 Emmet Heidrick 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Joe Sugden Joe Sugden (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Notes 2 References 1902 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference 1902 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Browns seasons Saint Louis Browns season St Louis