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amead17 · 09-13-2025, 03:57 AM

BOSTON AND PITTSBURGH SEW UP PENNANTS AS FANS LOOK AHEAD TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

By Samuel T. Kingsley, Sporting Times
Additional reporting by Charles H. Wentworth, Sporting Times
October 1st, 1902

With the final days of the campaign upon us, the flags have been claimed, the dust of the long season is beginning to settle, and baseball men everywhere now cast their gaze toward the impending Championship Series.

In the American League, there was never a doubt. The Boston Americans, steady and dominant from the outset, carried the race wire-to-wire and finished eleven games clear of their rivals. Their 94–46 record reflects not only the strength of their pitching corps but also the consistency of their batting order. The Philadelphia Athletics, at 83–57, showed flashes of brilliance, but the chase was over almost before it began.

The National League, while still a few contests from its conclusion, has long been under the command of the Pittsburgh Pirates. With an imposing mark of 87–50, they hold a fifteen-game cushion over the Brooklyn Superbas, a lead insurmountable by any stretch. Pittsburgh has played with both confidence and depth, and will enter the title clash as formidable opposition for Boston.

Already, the great cities of Boston and Pittsburgh stir with anticipation, for the coming series promises to settle once and for all the matter of supremacy between the leagues.

The final league honors have been announced, adding further luster to the season’s achievements:

American League

Top Batter: Bill Bradley, Cleveland Bronchos — .369 average, 3 home runs, 30 runs batted in, 15 runs scored

Top Pitcher: Ted Lewis, Boston Americans — 5 wins, 1 loss, 1.35 earned run average

Rookie: Carl Lundgren, Philadelphia Athletics — 4 wins, 2 losses, 2.50 earned run average

National League

Top Batter: Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia Phillies — .378 average, 1 home run, 24 runs batted in, 20 runs scored

Top Pitcher: Doc White, Philadelphia Phillies — 6 wins, 1 loss, 1.12 earned run average

Rookie: Addie Joss, New York Giants — 3 wins, 2 losses, 1.58 earned run average

So ends the regular campaign, one that has given us feats of hitting and pitching alike, yet saved its greatest drama for October. With Boston and Pittsburgh at last confirmed, the eyes of the baseball world now turn to the diamond where league pride and supremacy will be tested in earnest.

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09-13-2025, 03:57 AM	#78
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,860	September Review BOSTON AND PITTSBURGH SEW UP PENNANTS AS FANS LOOK AHEAD TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES By Samuel T. Kingsley, Sporting Times Additional reporting by Charles H. Wentworth, Sporting Times October 1st, 1902 With the final days of the campaign upon us, the flags have been claimed, the dust of the long season is beginning to settle, and baseball men everywhere now cast their gaze toward the impending Championship Series. In the American League, there was never a doubt. The Boston Americans, steady and dominant from the outset, carried the race wire-to-wire and finished eleven games clear of their rivals. Their 94–46 record reflects not only the strength of their pitching corps but also the consistency of their batting order. The Philadelphia Athletics, at 83–57, showed flashes of brilliance, but the chase was over almost before it began. The National League, while still a few contests from its conclusion, has long been under the command of the Pittsburgh Pirates. With an imposing mark of 87–50, they hold a fifteen-game cushion over the Brooklyn Superbas, a lead insurmountable by any stretch. Pittsburgh has played with both confidence and depth, and will enter the title clash as formidable opposition for Boston. Already, the great cities of Boston and Pittsburgh stir with anticipation, for the coming series promises to settle once and for all the matter of supremacy between the leagues. The final league honors have been announced, adding further luster to the season’s achievements: American League Top Batter: Bill Bradley, Cleveland Bronchos — .369 average, 3 home runs, 30 runs batted in, 15 runs scored Top Pitcher: Ted Lewis, Boston Americans — 5 wins, 1 loss, 1.35 earned run average Rookie: Carl Lundgren, Philadelphia Athletics — 4 wins, 2 losses, 2.50 earned run average National League Top Batter: Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia Phillies — .378 average, 1 home run, 24 runs batted in, 20 runs scored Top Pitcher: Doc White, Philadelphia Phillies — 6 wins, 1 loss, 1.12 earned run average Rookie: Addie Joss, New York Giants — 3 wins, 2 losses, 1.58 earned run average So ends the regular campaign, one that has given us feats of hitting and pitching alike, yet saved its greatest drama for October. With Boston and Pittsburgh at last confirmed, the eyes of the baseball world now turn to the diamond where league pride and supremacy will be tested in earnest.