The following are the baseball events of the year 1902 throughout the world.
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Champions[]
Major League Baseball[]
Other champions[]
Statistical Leaders[]
American League[]
- Home Runs: Socks Seybold, Philadelphia Athletics: 16
- Batting average: Ed Delahanty, Washington Senators: .376
- Wins: Cy Young, Boston Americans: 32-11
National League[]
- Home Runs: Tommy Leach, Pittsburgh Pirates: 6
- Batting average: Ginger Beaumont, Pittsburgh Pirates: .357
- Wins: Jack Chesbro, Pittsburgh Pirates: 28-6
Major League Baseball final standings[]
American League final standings[]
Note: The Baltimore Orioles of 1902 became the New York Yankees in 1903.
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National League final standings[]
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Events[]
- January 4 - Pitcher Bill Dinneen jumped from the National League to the American League in Boston, leaving the Beaneaters for the Somersets.
- April 21 - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a permanent injunction that prevented Nap Lajoie and two others from playing for any team other than the Philadelphia Phillies in Pennsylvania.
- April 23 - St. Louis Cardinals owner staked $10,000 that the Pirates would not repeat as National League Champions. The Pirates won the pennant by 27 1/2 games.
- April 26 - Addie Joss made his major league debut with Cleveland by throwing a one-hitter against St. Louis.
- June 3 - Cardinals' pitcher Mike O'Neill got the first pinch hit grand slam.
- June 11 - Connie Mack of the Athletics signed Rube Waddell from the Pacific Coast League.
Births[]
- March 2 - Moe Berg (d. 1972)
- May 21 - Earl Averill (d. 1983)
- May 22 - Al Simmons (born Alois Szymanski) (d. 1956)
- July 7 - Ted Radcliffe (d. 2005)
- September 15 - Herb "Rap" Davis (d. 1942)
Deaths[]
- March 7 - Pud Galvin, 45, Hall of Fame pitcher who amassed record 361 victories, including two no-hitters, primarily with Buffalo and Pittsburgh; career marks in games (697), innings (5941) and shutouts (57) were all records as well
- December 1 - Fred Dunlap, 43, second baseman who led NL in various fielding categories and dominated the Union Association in its sole season (1884)