1902 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1902 National League champions National League Exposition Park Allegheny, Pennsylvania 103 36 y 1st Barney Dreyfuss Fred Clarke The 1902 PittsburghIn the early 20th century and earlier, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled with and without the 'h'. Pirates won a second straight National League pennant, by an overwhelming 27.5 game margin over the Brooklyn Superbas. It was the Pirates' first ever 100-win team, and it set franchise records that still stand for winning percentage (.741) and winning percentage at home (.789). The team finished with a league-best record of 103–36. Background thumb|right|The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Ginger Beaumont won the batting title with a .357 mark, and Tommy Leach led the league in home runs with six (a major league record for fewest HRs to lead the league). Honus Wagner led the league in RBI with 91, and Jack Chesbro led the league with 28 wins. The Pirates led the league in most offensive categories, including runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, RBI, batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, and were one off the league lead in home runs. The team's 774 runs exceeded the next-highest total by 142.Baseball Reference 1902 National League Team Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1902.shtml May 20, 2026 The team allowed four home runs during its 1902 season, the fewest in MLB history.Joe Starkey Starkey: Unbreakable Pittsburgh records https://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/5983559-74/records-unbreakable-joe#ixzz30UKeujXp May 1, 2014 April 27, 2014 Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Opening Day lineup Roster 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Jack Chesbro Harvey Cushman Ed Doheny Sam Leever Warren McLaughlin Deacon Phillippe Ed Poole Jesse Tannehill Catchers Lee Fohl Mike Hopkins Jack O'Connor Ed Phelps Harry Smith Chief Zimmer Infielders Kitty Bransfield Jimmy Burke Wid Conroy Tommy Leach Claude Ritchey Honus Wagner Outfielders Ginger Beaumont Fred Clarke Fred Crolius Lefty Davis George Merritt Bill Miller Jimmy Sebring Manager Fred Clarke 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 Harry Smith Harry Smith (1900s catcher) 50 185 35 .189 0 12 1B Kitty Bransfield 102 413 126 .305 0 69 2B Claude Ritchey 115 405 112 .277 2 55 SS Wid Conroy 99 365 89 .244 1 47 3B Tommy Leach 135 514 143 .278 6 85 OF Honus Wagner 136 534 176 .330 3 91 OF Fred Clarke 113 459 145 .316 2 53 OF Ginger Beaumont 130 541 193 .357 0 67 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 Lefty Davis 59 232 65 .280 0 20 Jimmy Burke Jimmy Burke (baseball) 60 203 60 .296 0 26 Jack O'Connor Jack O'Connor (catcher) 49 170 50 .294 1 28 Chief Zimmer 42 142 38 .268 0 17 Jimmy Sebring 19 80 26 .325 0 15 Ed Phelps 18 61 13 .213 0 6 Fred Crolius 9 38 10 .263 0 7 George Merritt George Merritt (baseball) 2 9 3 .333 0 2 Bill Miller Bill Miller (outfielder) 1 5 1 .200 0 2 Lee Fohl 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Mike Hopkins Mike Hopkins (baseball) 1 2 2 1.000 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 Jack Chesbro 35 286.1 28 6 2.17 136 Deacon Phillippe 31 272.0 20 9 2.05 122 Jesse Tannehill 26 231.0 20 6 1.95 100 Sam Leever 28 222.0 15 7 2.39 86 Ed Doheny 22 188.1 16 4 2.53 88 Warren McLaughlin 3 26.0 3 0 2.77 13 Harvey Cushman 4 25.2 0 4 7.36 12 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Honus Wagner 1 0 0 0 0.00 5 Ed Poole 1 0 0 0 1.13 2 Awards and honors League top five finishers Ginger Beaumont NL leader in batting average (.357) #3 in NL in runs scored (100) #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.404) #4 in NL in stolen bases (33) Jack Chesbro NL leader in wins (28) Fred Clarke #2 in NL in runs scored (103) #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.449) #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.401) Tommy Leach NL leader in home runs (6) #2 in NL in RBI (85) #4 in NL in runs scored (97) Jesse Tannehill #3 in NL in ERA (1.95) Honus Wagner NL leader in RBI (91) NL leader in runs scored (105) NL leader in stolen bases (42) NL leader in slugging percentage (.463) Notes References External links 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Category:National League champion seasons Category:1900s in Pittsburgh Pittsburg Pir