1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
Team Record: 103-36
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 243,826, Avg. 3,696
Ballpark: Exposition Park
Won League Championship Series
Manager: Fred Clarke (103-36)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1902 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1902 season with a record of 103 wins and 36 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Pirates paced the league with 775 runs, spearheaded by 18 home runs. Pittsburgh allowed 440 runs, least in the league. Honus Wagner drove in 91 runs. Ginger Beaumont topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .357 clip. Jack Chesbro recorded 28 wins on the mound for the team, while Jesse Tannehill, Ed Doheny, Sam Leever and Deacon Phillippe each as well added 15 or more victories as well Jesse Tannehill registered a 1.95 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Fred Clarke coached the team. The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Beaumont | CF | L | R | July 23, 1876 | 5'8" | 190 | Rochester, WI USA |
| Kitty Bransfield | 1B | R | R | January 7, 1875 | 5'11" | 207 | Worcester, MA USA |
| Jimmy Burke | IF | R | R | October 12, 1874 | 5'7" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Jack Chesbro | P | R | R | June 5, 1874 | 5'9" | 180 | North Adams, MA USA |
| Fred Clarke | LF | L | R | October 3, 1872 | 5'10" | 165 | Winterset, IA USA |
| Wid Conroy | SS | R | R | April 5, 1877 | 5'9" | 158 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Fred Crolius | RF | L | December 16, 1876 | 0'0" | 0 | Jersey City, NJ USA | |
| Harvey Cushman | P | July 5, 1877 | 0'0" | 0 | Rockland, ME USA | ||
| Lefty Davis | RF | L | L | February 4, 1875 | 5'10" | 170 | Nashville, TN USA |
| Ed Doheny | P | L | L | November 24, 1873 | 5'10" | 165 | Northfield, VT USA |
| Lee Fohl | C | L | R | November 28, 1876 | 5'10" | 175 | Lowell, OH USA |
| Mike Hopkins | C | R | R | November 1, 1872 | 5'8" | 160 | Glasgow, Glasgow United Kingdom |
| Tommy Leach | 3B | R | R | November 4, 1877 | 5'6" | 150 | French Creek, NY USA |
| Sam Leever | P | R | R | December 23, 1871 | 5'10" | 175 | Goshen, OH USA |
| Warren McLaughlin | P | L | January 22, 1876 | 0'0" | 170 | North Plainfield, NJ USA | |
| George Merritt | LF | R | April 14, 1880 | 6'0" | 160 | Paterson, NJ USA | |
| Bill Miller | RF | L | L | May 23, 1879 | 6'2" | 170 | Bad Schwalbach, Hesse Germany |
| Jack O'Connor | C | R | R | June 2, 1866 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Ed Phelps | C | R | R | March 3, 1879 | 5'11" | 185 | Albany, NY USA |
| Deacon Phillippe | P | R | R | May 23, 1872 | 6'0" | 180 | Rural Retreat, VA USA |
| Ed Poole | P | R | R | September 7, 1874 | 5'10" | 175 | Canton, OH USA |
| Claude Ritchey | 2B | B | R | October 5, 1873 | 5'6" | 167 | Emlenton, PA USA |
| Jimmy Sebring | RF | L | R | March 25, 1882 | 6'0" | 180 | Hoytville, PA USA |
| Harry Smith | C | R | R | October 31, 1874 | 5'8" | 165 | Yorkshire, England |
| Jesse Tannehill | P | B | L | July 14, 1874 | 5'8" | 150 | Dayton, KY USA |
| Honus Wagner | IF | R | R | February 24, 1874 | 5'11" | 200 | Chartiers, PA USA |
| Charles Zimmer | C | R | R | November 23, 1860 | 6'0" | 190 | Marietta, OH USA |
