1902 Pittsburgh Pirates

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		[edit] 1902 Pirates Roster
		Manager
	'	'Fred Clarke
		Pitchers
	'	'Jack Chesbro
	'	'Harvey Cushman
	'	'Ed Doheny
	'	'Sam Leever
	'	'Warren McLaughlin
	'	'Deacon Phillippe
	'	'Ed Poole
	'	'Jesse Tannehill
		Catchers
	'	'Lee Fohl
	'	'Mike Hopkins
	'	'Jack O'Connor (o'conja01)
	'	'Ed Phelps
	'	'Harry Smith (smithha03)
	'	'Chief Zimmer
		Infielders
	'	'Kitty Bransfield
	'	'Jimmy Burke
	'	'Wid Conroy
	'	'Tommy Leach
	'	'Claude Ritchey
		Outfielders
	'	'Ginger Beaumont
	'	'Fred Clarke
	'	'Fred Crolius
	'	'Lefty Davis
	'	'George Merritt
	'	'Bill Miller (millebi01)
	'	'Jimmy Sebring
	'	'Honus Wagner

[edit] 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates / Franchise: Pittsburgh Pirates / BR Team Page

Record: 103-36, Finished 1st in National League (1902 NL)

Won NL Pennant

Managed by Fred Clarke

Ballpark: Exposition Park

[edit] History, Comments, Contributions

The 1902 Pirates won a second straight NL pennant, by an overwhelming 27 1/2 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. The Pirates went 56-15 for a winning percentage of .789. 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 National League.

Pittsburgh Pirates seasons