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1902 Major League Baseball Died this Year

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Batting

Pitchers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Date of Death Died
1 Tom Burns 13 1880 1892 0 22.36 1251 5198 4920 722 1307 236 69 39 683 162 270 454 .266 .305 .365 .670 Mar 19 Jersey City, NJ, USA
2 Frank Buttery 1 1872 1872 0 -0.39 18 93 93 16 20 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 .215 .215 .215 .430 Dec 16 Norwalk, CT, USA
3 Rome Chambers 1 1900 1900 0 -0.02 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Aug 30 Weaverville, NC, USA
4 Daisy Davis 2 1884 1885 0 -0.88 40 146 140 9 22 2 1 0 3 6 11 .157 .192 .186 .377 Nov 5 Lynn, MA, USA
5 Packy Dillon 1 1875 1875 0 0.07 3 13 13 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 Jul 27 Mehlville, MO, USA
6 Tim Donahue 8 1891 1902 0 2.40 466 1715 1500 196 354 57 12 2 163 54 142 109 .236 .314 .294 .608 Jun 12 Taunton, MA, USA
7 Fred Dunlap 12 1880 1891 0 36.83 965 4264 3974 759 1159 224 53 41 366 85 283 263 .292 .340 .406 .745 Dec 1 Philadelphia, PA, USA
8 Dave Eggler 11 1871 1885 0 4.81 576 2593 2544 491 697 85 31 0 242 46 22 49 133 .274 .288 .332 .619 Apr 5 Buffalo, NY, USA
9 John Firth 1 1884 1884 0 0.01 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Jun 23 Tewksbury, MA, USA
10 Pud Galvin HOF 15 1875 1892 0 -9.88 731 2788 2748 278 552 87 31 5 220 23 0 38 604 .201 .212 .261 .473 Mar 7 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
11 Bill Greenwood 6 1882 1890 0 1.50 574 2392 2170 381 490 56 26 8 185 194 201 147 .226 .298 .287 .584 May 2 Philadelphia, PA, USA
12 George Grossart 1 1901 1901 0 -0.32 7 26 26 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .115 .115 .115 .231 Apr 18 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
13 Bill Hawke 3 1892 1894 0 -0.94 77 249 233 22 49 7 1 2 27 1 10 42 .210 .246 .275 .521 Dec 11 Wilmington, DE, USA
14 Tom Hernon 1 1897 1897 0 -0.37 4 17 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 Feb 4 New Bedford, MA, USA
15 Mike Mansell 5 1879 1884 0 3.31 371 1536 1470 237 351 41 42 9 25 61 82 .239 .271 .342 .613 Dec 4 Auburn, NY, USA
16 Tom Morrison 2 1895 1896 0 0.00 14 55 49 6 10 1 2 0 4 0 5 5 .204 .278 .306 .584 Mar 27 St. Louis, MO, USA
17 Eddie O'Meara 2 1895 1896 0 -0.23 13 40 34 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 .147 .275 .147 .422 Feb 16 Fort Wayne, IN, USA
18 George Prentiss 2 1901 1902 0 0.04 11 25 23 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 .261 .320 .261 .581 Sep 8 Wilmington, DE, USA
19 Johnny Ryan 5 1873 1877 0 -1.37 156 617 602 81 125 15 5 1 48 13 4 15 53 .208 .227 .254 .481 Mar 22 Philadelphia, PA, USA
20 Charlie Sweeney 6 1882 1887 0 1.40 233 953 894 117 224 39 7 2 84 11 59 70 .251 .297 .317 .614 Apr 4 San Francisco, CA, USA
21 Pat Whitaker 2 1888 1889 0 -0.11 3 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 Jul 15 St. Louis, MO, USA

Pitching

Batters Above / Managers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Date of Death Died
1 Tom Burns 13 1880 1892 0 -0.25 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 Mar 19 Jersey City, NJ, USA
2 Frank Buttery 1 1872 1872 0 -0.18 3 2 .600 4.27 8 5 3 5 0 0 59.0 94 78 28 1 3 5 0 0 295 Dec 16 Norwalk, CT, USA
3 Rome Chambers 1 1900 1900 0 -0.21 0 0 11.25 1 0 1 0 0 1 4.0 5 6 5 0 5 2 0 0 0 21 Aug 30 Weaverville, NC, USA
4 Daisy Davis 2 1884 1885 0 0.56 16 21 .432 3.78 40 39 1 33 2 0 323.2 356 207 136 5 71 186 14 0 25 1407 Nov 5 Lynn, MA, USA
5 Fred Dunlap 12 1880 1891 0 -0.10 0 0 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.2 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 Dec 1 Philadelphia, PA, USA
6 John Firth 1 1884 1884 0 -0.34 0 1 .000 8.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 14 13 8 0 5 0 0 0 5 48 Jun 23 Tewksbury, MA, USA
7 Pud Galvin HOF 15 1875 1892 0 83.57 365 310 .541 2.85 705 688 19 646 57 2 6003.1 6405 3352 1903 121 745 1807 61 2 221 25415 Mar 7 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
8 Bill Hawke 3 1892 1894 0 4.14 32 31 .508 4.98 76 66 10 49 2 3 533.2 629 417 295 19 234 193 29 0 19 2459 Dec 11 Wilmington, DE, USA
9 George Prentiss 2 1901 1902 0 -0.65 3 3 .500 5.31 11 7 4 4 0 0 57.2 76 45 34 1 21 10 0 0 2 261 Sep 8 Wilmington, DE, USA
10 Johnny Ryan 5 1873 1877 0 -1.23 1 5 .167 4.08 12 6 4 4 0 0 70.2 105 83 32 1 9 2 0 18 355 Mar 22 Philadelphia, PA, USA
11 Charlie Sweeney 6 1882 1887 0 8.07 64 52 .552 2.87 129 123 6 113 8 1 1030.2 928 560 329 24 172 505 0 0 62 4234 Apr 4 San Francisco, CA, USA
12 Pat Whitaker 2 1888 1889 0 0.00 2 1 .667 3.91 3 3 0 3 0 0 23.0 23 16 10 0 10 6 2 0 0 104 Jul 15 St. Louis, MO, USA
Totals 63 1872 1902 0 93.38 486 426 .533 3.08 989 938 50 858 69 8 8118.2 8643 4784 2782 172 1277 2719 106 2 352 34621

Managers

Batting / Pitchers Above
Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Date of Death Died
1 Watch Burnham 1 1887 1887 28 6 22 .214 -16 8 8 8.0
2 Tom Burns 3 1892 1899 364 187 170 .524 17 4 8 5.9
3 Fred Dunlap 4 1882 1889 252 145 102 .587 43 1 8 4.5
4 Pud Galvin HOF 1 1885 1885 24 7 17 .292 -10 7 7 7.0
5 Bill Sharsig 5 1886 1891 466 238 216 .524 22 3 8 4.7
Totals 14 1882 1899 1134 583 527 .525 56 1 8 5.2


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