MLB 1902

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season 1901
Period April 17 - October 5, 1902
Playing times
◄ 1901 1903 ►Logo of the MLB

The 1902 MLB season was the second season of the modern era of Major League Baseball (MLB).

After finishing fourth in the previous year, the Philadelphia Athletics won the title for the first time in the second year of the American League . Last year's winner, the Chicago White Stockings , only came fourth. Compared to the previous season, the Cleveland Bluebirds were renamed, and now appeared as the Cleveland Broncos .

In the National League , the Pittsburgh Pirates were able to defend their title more than confidently and won the league by a large margin of 27½ games over the Brooklyn Superbas .

Since the World Series , in which the AL and NL winners meet, was not introduced until the following year, there was still no MLB champion in 1902. As in the previous year, the statistically best team across all leagues was the Pirates from the National League.

Result at the end of the season

American League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Philadelphia Athletics 83 53 61.0% 0 -
2 St. Louis Browns 78 58 57.4% 05
3 Boston Americans 77 60 56.2% 06½
4th Chicago White Stockings 74 60 55.2% 08th
5 Cleveland Broncos 69 67 50.7% 14th
6th Washington Senators 61 75 44.9% 22nd
7th Detroit Tigers 52 83 38.5% 30½
8th Baltimore Orioles 50 88 36.2% 34
National League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Pittsburgh Pirates 103 36 .741 0-
2 Brooklyn superbas 075 63 .593 27½
3 Boston Beaneaters 073 64 .581 29
4th Cincinnati Reds 070 70 .500 33½
5 Chicago Orphans 068 69 .496 34
6th St. Louis Cardinals 056 78 .418 44½
7th Philadelphia Phillies 056 81 .409 46
8th New York Giants 048 88 .353 53½

W = Wins (victories), L = Losses (defeats),% = Winning Percentage , GB = Games Behind (behind leaders: number of necessary defeats for the leader while simultaneously winning)

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