Reader Participation OOTP Replay April & May 1902

The 1902 season has gotten underway and at the beginning of May the Boston Americans lead the Chicago White Sox by 6 games in the AL. Over in the NL, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 2.5 game lead over the Brooklyn Superbas.

The May Awards:

AL Player of the Month: Nap Lajoie-Boston Americans
AL Pitcher of the Month: Red Donahue-Boston Americans
AL Rookie of the Month: Jimmy Sebring-Chicago White Sox

NL Player of the Month: Roy Thomas-Philadelphia Phillies
NL Pitcher of the Month: Rube Waddell-Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Rookie of the Month: Harry Bemis-New York Giants

Player Spotlight: Nuke LaLoosh

4/17/1902: Nuke was named the #4 Prospect in Major League Baseball
5/5/1902: Nuke injured & day to day with foot soreness for 4 days















The 1902 Player Draft Is being held on June 1st and here are the Top 10 Prospects:

1) John Deering-SP
2) Oscar Jones-SP
3) Jake Weimer-SP
4) Moredcai Brown-SP
5) Norwood Gibson-SP
6) Doc Scanlan-SP
7) Weldon Henley-SP
8) Ed Killian-SP
9) Tony "Mac" McDonald-RF
10) Barney Wolfe-SP