The 1902 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 21st season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 11th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 56–78 during the season and finished sixth in the National League.
1902 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | League Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 56–78 (.418) | |
League place | 6th | |
Owners | Frank Robison and Stanley Robison | |
Managers | Patsy Donovan | |
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Regular season
editDue to the loss of Bobby Wallace and Jesse Burkett to the St. Louis Browns, the Cardinals went from a team with 76 wins and 64 losses in 1901 to a team that finished 1902 with 56 wins and 78 defeats.[1]
Season standings
editNational League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 103 | 36 | 0.741 | — | 56–15 | 47–21 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 75 | 63 | 0.543 | 27½ | 45–23 | 30–40 |
Boston Beaneaters | 73 | 64 | 0.533 | 29 | 42–27 | 31–37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 70 | 0.500 | 33½ | 35–35 | 35–35 |
Chicago Orphans | 68 | 69 | 0.496 | 34 | 31–38 | 37–31 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 56 | 78 | 0.418 | 44½ | 28–38 | 28–40 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 56 | 81 | 0.409 | 46 | 29–39 | 27–42 |
New York Giants | 48 | 88 | 0.353 | 53½ | 24–44 | 24–44 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 8–12 | 11–9 | 11–9 | 16–3 | 11–9–1 | 6–14–1 | 10–8–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 12–8 | — | 12–8 | 12–8 | 10–10 | 13–6 | 6–14–1 | 10–9–2 | |||||
Chicago | 9–11 | 8–12 | — | 12–8–1 | 10–10–4 | 10–10 | 7–13 | 12–5–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–11 | 8–12 | 8–12–1 | — | 14–6 | 13–7 | 5–15 | 13–7 | |||||
New York | 3–16 | 10–10 | 10–10–4 | 6–14 | — | 6–12 | 6–13–1 | 7–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–11–1 | 6–13 | 10–10 | 7–13 | 12–6 | — | 2–18 | 10–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 14–6–1 | 14–6–1 | 13–7 | 15–5 | 13–6–1 | 18–2 | — | 16–4 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–10–3 | 9–10–2 | 5–12–1 | 7–13 | 13–7 | 10–10 | 4–16 | — |
Roster
edit1902 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Jack Ryan | 76 | 267 | 48 | .180 | 0 | 14 |
1B | Roy Brashear | 110 | 388 | 107 | .276 | 1 | 40 |
2B | John Farrell | 138 | 565 | 141 | .250 | 0 | 25 |
3B | Fred Hartman | 114 | 416 | 90 | .216 | 0 | 52 |
SS | Otto Krueger | 128 | 467 | 124 | .266 | 0 | 46 |
OF | Homer Smoot | 129 | 518 | 161 | .311 | 3 | 48 |
OF | George Barclay | 137 | 543 | 163 | .300 | 3 | 53 |
OF | Patsy Donovan | 126 | 502 | 158 | .315 | 0 | 35 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Art Nichols | 73 | 251 | 67 | .267 | 1 | 31 |
Jack O'Neill | 63 | 192 | 27 | .141 | 0 | 12 |
Jack Calhoun | 20 | 64 | 10 | .156 | 0 | 8 |
Art Weaver | 11 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
Doc Hazleton | 7 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy Kling | 4 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Otto Williams | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
John Murphy | 1 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike O'Neill | 36 | 288.1 | 16 | 15 | 2.90 | 105 |
Stan Yerkes | 39 | 272.2 | 12 | 21 | 3.66 | 81 |
Ed Murphy | 23 | 164.0 | 10 | 6 | 3.02 | 37 |
Bob Wicker | 22 | 152.1 | 5 | 12 | 3.19 | 78 |
Clarence Currie | 15 | 124.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.60 | 30 |
Alex Pearson | 11 | 82.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.95 | 24 |
Bill Popp | 9 | 60.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.92 | 20 |
Jim Hackett | 4 | 30.1 | 0 | 3 | 6.23 | 7 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Wiley Dunham | 7 | 38.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.68 | 15 |
Chappie McFarland | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.73 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Joe Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 9, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-3199-5
External links
edit- 1902 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1902 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com