1902 Boston Americans Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 77-60
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 338,894, Avg. 5,135
Ballpark: Huntington Avenue Grounds
Manager: Jimmy Collins (77-60)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1902 Boston Americans StatisticsTeam Record: 77-60
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 338,894, Avg. 5,135
Ballpark: Huntington Avenue Grounds
Manager: Jimmy Collins (77-60)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1902 Boston Americans Results
The Boston Americans of the American League ended the 1902 season with a record of 77 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the AL.
The Americans led the league with just 600 runs allowed. Boston scored 664 runs. Buck Freeman paced the squad with 11 home runs and drove in 121 runs. Patsy Dougherty topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .342. Cy Young notched 32 wins on the mound for the squad, while Bill Dinneen, too added 15 or more wins, too Cy Young earned a 2.15 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jimmy Collins coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merle Adkins | P | R | R | August 5, 1872 | 5'10" | 220 | Troy, WI USA |
| Nick Altrock | P | B | L | September 15, 1876 | 5'10" | 197 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Jimmy Collins | 3B | R | R | January 16, 1870 | 5'9" | 178 | Niagara Falls, NY USA |
| Lou Criger | C | R | R | February 3, 1872 | 5'10" | 165 | Elkhart, IN USA |
| Otto Deininger | P | L | L | October 10, 1877 | 5'8" | 180 | Aalen, Baden-Wurttembrg Germany |
| Bill Dinneen | P | L | R | April 5, 1876 | 6'1" | 190 | Syracuse, NY USA |
| Patsy Dougherty | LF | L | R | October 27, 1876 | 6'2" | 190 | Andover, NY USA |
| Hobe Ferris | 2B | R | R | December 7, 1874 | 5'8" | 162 | Trowbridge, Wiltshire United Kingdom |
| Buck Freeman | RF | L | L | October 30, 1871 | 5'9" | 169 | Catasauqua, PA USA |
| Harry Gleason | IF | R | R | March 28, 1875 | 5'6" | 160 | Camden, NJ USA |
| Charlie Hickman | LF | R | R | March 4, 1876 | 5'9" | 180 | Taylortown, PA USA |
| Tom Hughes | P | R | R | November 29, 1878 | 6'1" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Bert Husting | P | R | R | March 6, 1878 | 5'10" | 185 | Mayville, WI USA |
| George LaChance | 1B | B | R | February 14, 1870 | 6'1" | 183 | Putnam, CT USA |
| Fred Mitchell | P | R | R | June 5, 1878 | 5'9" | 185 | Cambridge, MA USA |
| Freddy Parent | SS | R | R | November 11, 1875 | 5'7" | 154 | Biddeford, ME USA |
| George Prentiss | P | B | R | June 10, 1876 | 5'11" | 175 | Wilmington, DE USA |
| Tully Sparks | P | R | R | December 12, 1874 | 5'10" | 160 | Etna, GA USA |
| Chick Stahl | CF | L | L | January 10, 1873 | 5'10" | 160 | Avilla, IN USA |
| Jack Warner | C | L | R | August 15, 1872 | 5'11" | 165 | New York, NY USA |
| Dave Williams | P | R | L | July 0, 1879 | 5'11" | 167 | Scranton, PA USA |
| Gary Wilson | 2B | R | R | January 12, 1879 | 5'7" | 168 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| George Winter | P | R | R | April 27, 1878 | 5'8" | 155 | New Providence, PA USA |
| Cy Young | P | R | R | March 29, 1867 | 6'2" | 210 | Gilmore, OH USA |
