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1902 New York Giants
League National League
Ballpark Polo Grounds
CityNew York City
Owners Andrew Freedman, John T. Brush
Managers Horace Fogel, Heinie Smith, John McGraw
←  1901 Seasons 1903 →

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+12 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their .353 winning percentage remains the worst in franchise history. [1] At the end of September, owner Andrew Freedman left baseball, with John T. Brush taking over as majority owner and team president. [2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
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


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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


Notable transactions

Roster

1902 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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 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

  1. ^ "San Francisco Giants Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Freedman Out of Baseball: Sells out to John T. Brush". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 30, 1902. p. 7. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jim Jones page at Baseball Reference

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