1902 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1902 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 83-53. They scored 775 runs and belted 38 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. Socks Seybold provided the power for the team with 16 homers. The offense was powered by Lave Cross, who led the team with 108 RBI and 191 hits. Topsy Hartsel had a great year on the basepaths with 47 stolen bases.
The team allowed 636 runs and had a team ERA of 3.29. Rube Waddell led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 210 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Bonner | 2B | 11 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .182 | .382 | .182 |
| Louis Castro | 2B | 42 | 143 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .265 | .336 | .601 | .245 |
| Lave Cross | 3B | 137 | 559 | 90 | 191 | 0 | 108 | 25 | .374 | .440 | .814 | .342 |
| Monte Cross | SS | 137 | 497 | 72 | 115 | 3 | 59 | 17 | .289 | .302 | .591 | .231 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 133 | 561 | 89 | 172 | 6 | 92 | 28 | .343 | .444 | .787 | .307 |
| Nap Lajoie | 2B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Danny Murphy | 2B | 76 | 291 | 48 | 91 | 1 | 48 | 12 | .351 | .416 | .767 | .313 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Elmer Flick | OF | 11 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .435 | .405 | .840 | .297 |
| Dave Fultz | OF | 129 | 506 | 109 | 153 | 1 | 49 | 44 | .381 | .368 | .749 | .302 |
| Topsy Hartsel | OF | 137 | 545 | 109 | 154 | 5 | 58 | 47 | .383 | .391 | .774 | .283 |
| Socks Seybold | OF | 137 | 522 | 91 | 165 | 16 | 97 | 6 | .375 | .506 | .881 | .316 |
| Farmer Steelman | OF | 10 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .235 | .219 | .454 | .188 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Doc Powers | C | 71 | 246 | 35 | 65 | 2 | 39 | 3 | .312 | .325 | .637 | .264 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | C | 79 | 284 | 45 | 92 | 2 | 43 | 3 | .347 | .419 | .766 | .324 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4762 | 775 | 1369 | 38 | 673 | 201 | .333 | .389 | .722 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bernhard | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.111 | |||
| Andy Coakley | 3 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.67 | 1.259 | |||
| Bill Duggleby | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.18 | 1.353 | |||
| Bert Husting | 32 | 27 | 204 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 0 | 44 | 91 | 3.79 | 1.623 | |||
| Ed Kenna | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5.29 | 1.765 | |||
| Fred Mitchell | 18 | 14 | 107.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 22 | 59 | 3.59 | 1.662 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 36 | 32 | 300 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 0 | 107 | 61 | 3.30 | 1.267 | |||
| Odie Porter | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.38 | 2.125 | |||
| Tad Quinn | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.625 | |||
| Rube Waddell | 33 | 27 | 276.3 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 0 | 210 | 64 | 2.05 | 1.042 | |||
| Tom Walker | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.62 | 1.250 | |||
| Highball Wilson | 13 | 10 | 96.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 2.43 | 1.267 | |||
| Snake Wiltse | 19 | 17 | 138 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 28 | 41 | 5.15 | 1.616 | |||
| Team Totals | 162 | 137 | 1216.3 | 83 | 53 | .610 | 2 | 455 | 368 | 3.29 | 1.365 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lave Cross, Monte Cross, Topsy Hartsel, and Socks Seybold | 137 |
| At Bats | Harry Davis | 561 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Topsy Hartsel | 637 |
| Batting Average | Lave Cross | .342 |
| On-Base % | Topsy Hartsel | .383 |
| Slugging % | Socks Seybold | .506 |
| OPS | Socks Seybold | .881 |
| Runs | Dave Fultz and Topsy Hartsel | 109 |
| Hits | Lave Cross | 191 |
| Total Bases | Socks Seybold | 264 |
| Doubles | Harry Davis | 43 |
| Triples | Topsy Hartsel and Socks Seybold | 12 |
| Home Runs | Socks Seybold | 16 |
| RBI | Lave Cross | 108 |
| Walks | Topsy Hartsel | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Topsy Hartsel | 47 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dave Fultz | 35 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rube Waddell | 24 |
| Losses | Eddie Plank | 15 |
| Saves | Fred Mitchell and Snake Wiltse | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Rube Waddell | .774 |
| ERA | Rube Waddell | 2.05 |
| WHIP | Rube Waddell | 1.042 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Plank | 300 |
| Games | Eddie Plank | 36 |
| Games Started | Eddie Plank | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Rube Waddell | 210 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Plank | 31 |
| Shutouts | Rube Waddell | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Plank | 1256 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eddie Plank | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Plank | 319 |
| Walks Allowed | Bert Husting | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bert Husting, Rube Waddell, and Snake Wiltse | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Rube Waddell | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Eddie Plank | 18 |
