1902 Major League Baseball season

1902 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationApril 19 – September 29, 1902 (AL)
April 17 – October 5, 1902 (NL)
Number of games140
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant Winners
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upSt. Louis Browns
NL championsPittsburgh Pirates
  NL runners-upBrooklyn Superbas
Locations of teams for the 1902 American League season
American League

The 1902 major league baseball season was contested from April 17 through October 5, 1902. It was the second season for the American League (AL), with the Philadelphia Athletics finishing first in league standings. In the National League (NL), in operation since 1876, the Pittsburgh Pirates finished atop league standings for the second consecutive season. There was no postseason.

Prior to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers moved and became the St. Louis Browns; the franchise would remain in St. Louis through 1953, and in 1954 moved again to become the Baltimore Orioles. The Cleveland Blues renamed as the Cleveland Bronchos.


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