1902 Boston Americans season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = Boston Americans
season = 1902
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform
ballpark = Huntington Avenue Grounds
y4 = 1901
city = Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1901
owners = Charles Somers
managers = Jimmy Collins
television = none
radio = none|

The by|1902 Boston Americans season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Americans finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 77 wins and 60 losses.

The team was managed by Jimmy Collins and played at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

eason summary

The Americans finished in 3rd place in the American League, 6½ games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. The Americans were led by Buck Freeman, who hit 11 home runs and drove in 121 runs. Patsy Dougherty, on the other hand, led the team with a .342 average. Their longest winning streak of the season came between July 19th and July 28th when they defeated the Chicago White Stockings, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers until succumbing on the 29th to the Tigers. Their longest losing streak was between July 12th and July 18th, when they fell to the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Blues, until defeating the Chicago White Stockings on July 19th.

Regular season

eason standings

Opening Day Lineup

Other batters

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1902.shtml 1902 Boston Americans team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1902&t=BO1 1902 Boston Americans season at baseball-almanac.com]