The 1902 Pittsburgh 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 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.
The team allowed four home runs during its 1902 season, the fewest in MLB history.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 50 185 35 .189 0 12 1B 102 413 126 .305 0 69 2B 115 405 112 .277 2 55 SS 99 365 89 .244 1 47 3B 135 514 143 .278 6 85 OF 136 534 176 .330 3 91 OF 113 459 145 .316 2 53 OF 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 59 232 65 .280 0 20 60 203 60 .296 0 26 49 170 50 .294 1 28 42 142 38 .268 0 17 19 80 26 .325 0 15 18 61 13 .213 0 6 9 38 10 .263 0 7 2 9 3 .333 0 2 1 5 1 .200 0 2 1 3 0 .000 0 0 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 35 286.1 28 6 2.17 136 31 272.0 20 9 2.05 122 26 231.0 20 6 1.95 100 28 222.0 15 7 2.39 86 22 188.1 16 4 2.53 88 3 26.0 3 0 2.77 13 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 1 0 0 0 0.00 5 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