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, games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their .353 winning percentage remains the worst in franchise history. At the end of September, owner Andrew Freedman left baseball, with John T. Brush taking over as majority owner and team president.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 1902: Jim Jones was released by the Giants.Jim Jones page at Baseball Reference
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 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 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 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 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
External links 1902 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference