1902 Baseball Deaths

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Listing of baseball deaths for the 1902 calendar year. Note that our tracking for deaths is not 100% complete and it is based on available public information as many former non-MLB player deaths may not be captured. The Cause of Death is not always available for a particular player.

Major Leaguers are in bold.

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Grid Filters		Major Leaguers PRO Players Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers
Player Name	Death Date	Death Cause	Age	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
Frank Buttery	1902-12-16	---	51.216	OF-P	---	---	---	---	1851-05-13	Silvermine,CT		MLB	1872-1872	1872-1872
Bill Hawke	1902-12-11	---	32.226	P-OF	5-8	169	R	R	1870-04-28	Elsmere,DE		MLB	1892-1894	1892-1894
Mike Mansell	1902-12-04	Pneumonia	44.322	OF	5-11	175	L	---	1858-01-15	Auburn,NY		MLB	1879-1884	1879-1884
Fred Dunlap	1902-12-01	---	43.193	2B-OF	5-8	165	R	R	1859-05-21	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1880-1891	1880-1891
Daisy Davis	1902-11-05	---	43.341	P-OF	5-6	150	---	R	1858-11-28	Boston,MA		MLB	1884-1885	1884-1885
George Prentiss	1902-09-08	Typhoid Fever	26.088	P	5-11	175	B	R	1876-06-10	Wilmington,DE		MLB	1901-1902	1901-1902
Rome Chambers	1902-08-30	-	26.363	P	6-2	173	L	L	1875-08-31	Weaverville,NC		MLB	1900-1900	1900-1900
Pat Whitaker	1902-07-15	---	36.219	P	5-10	165	---	R	1865-12-06	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1888-1889	1888-1889
Ted Firth	1902-06-23	---	---	P	6-1	168	---	---	---	Lowell,MA		MLB	1884-1884	1884-1884
Tim Donahue	1902-06-12	---	-67.-36	C-1B	5-11	180	L	R	1970-06-08	Raynham,MA		MLB	1891-1902	1891-1902
Bill Greenwood	1902-05-02	Heart Disease	45.011	2B-SS	5-7	180	B	L	1857-04-19	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1882-1890	1882-1890
George Grossart	1902-04-18	Typhoid Pneumonia	22.005	OF	---	---	---	---	1880-04-11	Meadville,PA		MLB	1901-1901	1901-1901
Dave Eggler	1902-04-05	---	52.338	OF-2B	5-9	165	R	R	1849-04-30	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1871-1885	1871-1885
Charlie Sweeney	1902-04-04	---	38.355	P-OF	5-10	181	R	R	1863-04-13	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1882-1887	1882-1887
Tom Morrison	1902-03-27	-	---	3B-SS	5-3	145	---	---	---	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1895-1896	1895-1896
Johnny Ryan	1902-03-22	---	---	OF-P	5-7	150	---	---	---	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1873-1877	1873-1877
Tom Burns	1902-03-19	---	44.352	3B-SS	5-7	152	R	R	1857-03-30	Honesdale,PA		MLB	1880-1892	1880-1892
Pud Galvin	1902-03-07	---	45.070	P-OF	5-8	190	R	R	1856-12-25	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1875-1892	1875-1892
Tom O'Meara	1902-02-16	---	29.064	C-1B	---	---	---	---	1872-12-12	Chicago,IL		MLB	1895-1896	1895-1896
Tom Hernon	1902-02-04	---	35.091	OF	5-7	156	R	R	1866-11-04	East Bridgewater,MA		MLB	1897-1897	1897-1897
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Glossary:
Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Death Date Published date of death (if available) Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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