1902
Changes
- Random expansion - I used the Census List of Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in the US in 1900. I picked at random one city from the top 25, and one city in the top 100. The American League added the Providence Angels and the Duluth Dragons. The default expansion rules were used.
- Change strategic tendency - Closer usage has been set to "sometimes".
- Lengthen playoffs - The World Series will now be best of nine.
American League
Boston Americans (89-51)
Baltimore Orioles (88-52)
Detroit Tigers (82-58)
Milwaukee Brewers (80-60)
Philadelphia Athletics (78-62)
Chicago White Sox (75-65)
Washington Senators (75-65)
Cleveland Blues (70-70)
Duluth Dragons (33-107)
Providence Angels (30-110)
AL MVP: Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) (2nd award)
AL MOP: Cy Young (Boston) (2nd award)
AL ROY: Johnny Evers (Cleveland)
National League
St. Louis Cardinals (89-52)
Pittsburgh Pirates (88-53)
Cincinnati Reds (84-56)
Philadelphia Phillies (81-59)
Brooklyn Superbas (69-71)
New York Giants (68-72)
Chicago Orphans (50-90)
Boston Beaneaters (32-108)
NL MVP: Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) (2nd award)
NL MOP: Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati)
NL ROY: Joe Tinker (New York)
Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) .406, Willie Keeler (Pittsburgh) .399
Home Runs: Buck Freeman (Boston) 15, Sam Crawford (Cincinnati) 14
Runs Batted In: Bill Keister (Baltimore) 119, Bobby Wallace (St. Louis) 92
Stolen Bases: Zaza Harvey (Chicago) 62, Joe Tinker (New York) 49
WAR: Nap Lajoie (Philadelphia) 10.9, Honus Wagner (Pittsburgh) 8.5
Wins: Harry Howell (Baltimore) 23,
4 NL Pitchers 23
ERA: Cy Young (Boston) 1.72, Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati) 1.37
Strikeouts: Bob Ewing (Detroit) 138, Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati) 185
Saves: George Cuppy (Boston) 29, Bob Dresser (New York) / Lave Winham (Pittsburgh) 31
WAR: Harry Howell (Baltimore) 6.6, Noodles Hahn (Cincinnati) 10.4
Notes
- The Cardinals required extra innings to defeat Pittsburgh in their one-game NL playoff.
- Cy Seymour (Baltimore) and Bill Coughlin (Washington) had six hit games.
- Ginger Beaumont (Pittsburgh) hit for the cycle.
- Noodles Hahn threw a no-hitter against the Beaneaters.
- Rube Waddell (Pittsburgh) made only 19 starts due to injury.
- Christy Mathewson (NY Giants) missed the whole year with a shoulder injury.
- The expansion teams were so inept that every other AL team finished at .500 or better.
- Boston's NL outfit struggled to only 32 wins.
World Series
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Boston defeated St. Louis, 5 games to 3.
- Pete Hill was MVP, going 12-33 with 2 RBI.
- Player-manager Jimmy Collins went 11-38 for the Americans.
- Fred Mitchell won two games for Boston, while Cy Young took the "W" in Game Eight.
Off-Season
- Duluth picked Charles "Chief" Bender at #1.
- Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown was Providence's selection at two.
- Red Ames went at three to the Beaneaters.
- Cy Falkenberg was picked by the Chicago Orphans fourth.
- Sully Hofman was the first position player taken, by Brooklyn at six.
Pete Hill was World Series MVP.
Noodles Hahn was the NL's Most Outstanding Pitcher.