The following are the baseball events of the year 1902 throughout the world.
Champions
Major League Baseball
Other champions
Statistical Leaders
American League
National League
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
Note: The Baltimore Orioles of 1902 became the New York Yankees in 1903.
National League final standings
Events
January-March
April
May
June
- June 2 - The Cleveland Bronchos commit 6 errors in one inning against the Baltimore Orioles. It will be the most errors by a team in one inning for the entire 20th century.
- June 3 - Mike O'Neill of the St. Louis Cardinals connects for the first ever pinch-hit grand slam home run.
- June 15 - Future major leaguer Nig Clarke goes 8-8, all home runs, as his Corsicana team blasts Texarcana 51-3 in a Texas League game. Corsicana collects 53 hits, including 21 homers, in playing the game in a park where right field is only 210' from home plate.
July
August
- August 13 - Harry Davis of the Philadelphia Athletics steals second base with teammate Dave Fultz on third in an attempt to score Fultz. When he draws no throw, Davis then steals back to first base on the next pitch. He then steals second again, this time drawing the throw, scoring Fultz.
- August 14 - Tommy Leach of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit only 13 home runs over the fence in a career of over 2100 games. On this day, however, he does it twice against the Boston Beaneaters. Leach will go on to win the National League home run crown in 1902 with 6.
- August 18 - Hal O'Hagan, of the Rochester Broncos, turns professional baseball's first unassisted triple play against Jersey City in a minor league game.
- August 19 - Kip Selbach of the Baltimore Orioles ties a record by committing 5 errors from the outfield in one game.
September
October-December
- October 2 - The Boston Beaneaters defeat the New York Giants 2-1 in 14 innings. The game produces 8 runners thrown out attempting to steal, 3 pick-offs, 3 double-plays and 2 runners thrown out at the plate.
Births
January-April
May-August
September-December
Deaths
- February 1 - Bill Sharsig, 47, Co-owner, general manager, business manager and on-field manager of the American Association Philadelphia Athletics.
- March 7 - Pud Galvin, 45, pitcher who amassed record 361 victories, including two no-hitters, primarily with Buffalo and Pittsburgh; career marks in games (697), innings (5941) and shutouts (57) were all records as well.
- March 19 - Tom Burns, 44, infielder and manager, led the NL in games played in 1889 and 1890. Managed for Pittsburgh and Chicago (NL).
- September 23 - George Prentiss, 26, pitched from 1901 to 1902 for the Boston Americans and Baltimore Orioles
- November 18 - Watch Burnham, 42, Umpire, also one-time manager of the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1887.
- December 1 - Fred Dunlap, 43, second baseman who led NL in various fielding categories and dominated the Union Association in its sole season (1884).
- December 11 - Bill Hawke, 32, Pitcher for three seasons, 1892-1894, tossed no-hitter in 1893.
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