The 1902 Cleveland Bronchos season was a season in American baseball. The team, known during this season as the "Bronchos" (or "Broncos"), finished in fifth place in the American League with a record of 69–67, 14 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.
Regular season
In 1902, the National League's Philadelphia Phillies obtained an injunction, effective only in Pennsylvania, barring Nap Lajoie from playing baseball for any team other than the Phillies.Nap Lajoie Obituary The American League responded by transferring Lajoie's contract to the Cleveland Indians, then known unofficially as the Bronchos and subsequently renamed the "Naps" in Lajoie's honor for several seasons.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 31, 1902: Nap Lajoie was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland club.Nap Lajoie page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1902 Cleveland Bronchos Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Harry Bemis 93 317 99 .312 1 29 1B 102 426 161 .378 8 94 2B 86 348 132 .379 7 64 SS John Gochnaur 127 459 85 .185 0 37 3B Bill Bradley 137 550 187 .340 11 77 OF Elmer Flick 110 424 126 .297 2 61 OF Jack McCarthy 95 359 102 .284 0 41 OF Harry Bay 108 455 132 .290 0 23
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Ollie Pickering 69 293 75 .256 3 26 81 258 76 .295 0 40 Frank Bonner 34 132 37 .280 0 14 Jack Thoney 28 103 30 .286 0 11 Charlie Hemphill 25 94 25 .266 0 11 Ossee Schrecongost 18 74 25 .338 0 9 Zaza Harvey 12 46 16 .348 0 5 Hal O'Hagan 3 13 5 .385 0 1 Peaches Graham 2 6 2 .333 0 1 George Starnagle 1 3 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Earl Moore 36 293.0 17 18 2.95 84 Addie Joss 32 269.1 17 13 2.77 106 27 217.0 17 5 2.20 57 Gene Wright 21 148.0 7 10 3.95 52 Oscar Streit 8 51.2 0 7 5.23 10 Gus Dorner 4 36.0 3 1 1.25 5 Luther Taylor 4 34.0 1 3 1.59 8 Charlie Smith 3 20.0 2 1 4.05 5 Dike Varney 3 14.2 1 1 6.14 7 Lou Polchow 1 8.0 0 1 5.63 2 Ed Walker 1 8.0 0 1 3.38 1 1 8.0 0 1 7.88 1 George Leitner 1 8.0 0 0 4.50 0
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 7 43.2 2 4 5.98 13 Jack Lundbom 8 34.0 1 1 6.62 7
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Cal Vasbinder 2 0 0 0 9.00 2 1 1 0 0 6.00 1
Notes
References 1902 Cleveland Bronchos season at Baseball Reference
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