Reader Participation OOTP Replay August-October 1902

August Award Winners:

AL Player of the Month: Davy Jones-St. Louis Browns
AL Picher of the Month: Joe McGinnity-New York Highlanders
AL Rookie of the Month: Doc Gessler-Washington Senators

NL Player of the Month: Honus Wagner-Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Pitcher of the Month: Bill Phillips-Cincinnati Reds
NL Rookie of the Month: Lew Drill-Cincinnati Reds

September Awards:

AL Player of the Month: John McGraw-New York Highlanders
AL Pitcher of the Month: Joe McGinnity-New York Highlanders
AL Rookie of the Month: Jack Morrissey-Boston Americans

NL Player of the Month: Sam Crawford-Cincinnati Reds
NL Pitcher of the Month: Happy Townsend-Philadelphia Phillies
NL Rookie of the Month: Jake Stahl-Cincinnati Reds

The AL pennant came down to the wire with the Philadelphia Athletics edging out both the Boston Americans & New York Highlanders by 1 game. The NL pennant was a runaway with the Pittsburgh Pirates beating the 2nd place St. Louis Cardinals by 26 games. In the 1902 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates swept the Philadelphia Athletics 4 games to zero.

1902 AL/NL Award Winners:

AL MVP: Mike "Turkey Mike" Donlin-New York Highlanders: .333, 2 HR, 82 RBI, 183 Hits, 33 SB
AL Cy Young: Kid Nichols-Philadelphia Athletics: 20-15, 1.71 ERA, 145 K's
AL ROY: Jimmy Sebring-Chicago White Sox: .284, 1 HR, 39 RBI, 124 Hits, 29 SB

NL MVP: Honus "The Flying Dutchman" Wagner-Pittsburgh Pirates: .316, 5 HR, 71 RBI, 179 Hits, 36 SB
NL Cy Young: Rube Waddell-Pittsburgh Pirates: 25-8, 1.86 ERA, 271 K's
NL ROY: Harry Bemis-New York Giants: .276, 1 HR, 57 RBI, 135 Hits, 8 SB

Player Spotlights:

Nuke LaLoosh-St. Louis Cardinals: 15-12, 1.67 ERA, 116 K's

Tony "Mac" McDonald-St. Louis Cardinals: .340, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 66 Hits, 13 SB