1902 Pittsburgh Pirates season


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 still holds the franchise record for best winning percentage at home.
Ginger Beaumont won the batting title with a.357 mark, Tommy Leach led the league in home runs with 6 , Honus Wagner led the league in RBI with 91, and Jack Chesbro led the league with 28 wins. As a team, the Pirates led the league in every significant batting category, the last time that has been done in the NL. They scored 775 runs, which was 142 more than any other team.
The team allowed four home runs during their 1902 season, the fewest in MLB history.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C5018535.189012
1B102413126.305069
2B115405112.277255
SS9936589.244147
3B135514143.278685
OF136534176.330391
OF113459145.316253
OF130541193.357067

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
5923265.280020
6020360.296026
4917050.294128
4214238.268017
198026.325015
186113.21306
93810.26307
293.33302
151.20002
130.00000
1221.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
35286.12862.17136
312722092.05122
262312061.95100
282221572.3986
22188.11642.5388
326302.7713
425.2047.3612

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
10000.005
10001.132

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Ginger Beaumont
Jack Chesbro
Fred Clarke
Tommy Leach
Jesse Tannehill
Honus Wagner