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1902 Season Wrap-up
All-Star Game
The Arizona League's second annual showcase game produced a thriller, won by the Northern League's top players 9-7 ... It was definitely not a pitcher's duel, with the two squads combining for 23 hits. The 20 mph winds may have had something to do with that ...
Northern catcher Fred Jacklitsch earns MVP honors after a 3-for-3 performance ... 1B Frank Chance, Topsy Hartsell and "Fighting" Harry Wolverton each had two hits for the North, with one of Fighting Harry's being a triple in the eighth inning ... The winning pitcher ended up being Cottonwood's Roger Denzer, last year's Best Young Player from the Northern League.
(I forgot to look at the 1901 All-Star game ... I'll find the score and plug it in somewhere)
Award Winners
Northern Best Young Player
Carl Lundgren (Grand Canyon River Runners)
He had a record of 20-11 with an ERA of 2.50 and 2 shutouts for the Northern League pennant winners. In 40 games started, he pitched 309 innings, fanning 86 and walking 76 batters.
Southern Best Young Player
Mike O'Neill (Prescott Antelopes)
He had a record of 32-7 with an ERA of 2.68 and 6 shutouts. In 39 games started, he pitched 353 innings, fanning 105 and walking 68 batters. His 32 wins is a new Arizona League record and may be unmatched for years to come...
Northern Top Hurler Award
Roger Denzer (Cottonwood Monsoon)
He had a record of 28-14 with an ERA of 2.07 and 6 shutouts. In 44 games started, he pitched 395 innings, fanning 120 and walking 39 batters. (He also won the All-Star Game MVP, see above)...
Northern Big Stick Award
Mike Donlin (Kayenta Turquoise Warriors)
He batted .353 in 550 AB, with 10 homers and 84 RBI, keeping Kayenta in the playoff chase until the final week of the season (they were two games short)...
Southern Top Hurler Award
Mike O'Neill (Prescott Antelopes)
A very nice debut season for him. O'Neill fit right in to Prescott's more temperate climate and beat the 5,000-foot elevation, posting - as stated above - a record of 32-7 with an ERA of 2.68 and 6 shutouts. No "Coors Field" effect for him ...
Southern Big Stick Award
Billy Hamilton (Prescott Antelopes)
Hamilton gave his pitchers like O'Neill plenty of runs to work with, batting .351 in 587 AB, with 10 homers and 97 RBI for the Southern League regular season champs...
Northern Field General Award Winners
Pitcher: Togie Pittinger (Cottonwood)
Catcher: Roger Bresnahan (Flagstaff)
First Base: Bill Everitt (Cottonwood)
Second Base: Nap Lajoie (Jerome)
Third Base: Lave Cross (Cottonwood)
Shortstop: Billy Gilbert (Sedona)
Leftfield: Homer Smoot (Kayenta)
Centerfield: Jimmy Slagle (Sedona)
Rightfield: Cy Seymour (Grand Canyon)
Southern Field General Award Winners
Pitcher: Doc White (Bisbee)
Catcher: Ossee Schreckengost (Phoenix)
First Base: Fred Tenney (Phoenix)
Second Base: Bobby Lowe (Tempe)
Third Base: Bert Conn (Tombstone)
Shortstop: Joe Tinker (Tombstone)
Leftfield: Dick Harley (Yuma)
Centerfield: Chick Stahl (Yuma)
Rightfield: Sam Mertes (Nogales)
Interesting that the two Cactus Cup teams, Nogales and Grand Canyon, had just one field general winner apiece ...
No-Hitters
Once again, there were two in the Arizona League this season:
• Roscoe Miller of Flagstaff came within one walk of a perfect game on June 11. He struck out six for the Lumberjacks...
• Bob Rhoads of Sedona tossed his no-hitter just a few weeks later on July 26, 1902 (6 Ks, 5 BB) … He was a little more wild ...
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