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1902 MLB AL standings
The Philadelphia Athletics won the 1902 American League pennant race at 83-53, 5 games ahead of the St. Louis Browns.
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AL standings, 1902
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Philadelphia Athletics (PHA) | 83 | 53 | .610 | - | 7-3 | L2 |
| St. Louis Browns (SLB) | 78 | 58 | .574 | 5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Boston Americans (BOS) | 77 | 60 | .562 | 6.5 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Chicago White Sox (CWS) | 74 | 60 | .552 | 8 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Cleveland Bronchos (CLE) | 69 | 67 | .507 | 14 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Washington Senators (WAS) | 61 | 75 | .449 | 22 | 4-6 | W3 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 52 | 83 | .385 | 30.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 50 | 88 | .362 | 34 | 3-7 | L7 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Philadelphia Athletics trailed by as many as 7.5 games on July 11, 1902.
- The Philadelphia Athletics took first place for good on August 15, 1902.
- The Philadelphia Athletics won 10 games in a row from August 10, 1902 to August 18, 1902, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago White Sox led by 5.5 games as late as July 16, 1902.
- The Philadelphia Athletics led by as many as 7 games on September 25, 1902.
- The Philadelphia Athletics went 24-10 from July 13, 1902 to August 22, 1902, turning a deficit of 7.5 games into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 66 of the 155 days played.
- The Philadelphia Athletics spent 72 of the season's 172 charted days in first place.