1909 Philadelphia Athletics season

1909 Philadelphia Athletics
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Owner(s) Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough
Manager(s) Connie Mack
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The 1909 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 59 losses. The A's also moved into the majors' first concrete-and-steel ballpark, Shibe Park.[1]

Regular season

Fans in Shibe Park watching the inaugural game in 1909.

In 1909, the A's were wearing an elephant logo on their sweaters.

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 98 54 0.645 — 57–19 41–35
Philadelphia Athletics 95 58 0.621 3½ 49–27 46–31
Boston Red Sox 88 63 0.583 9½ 47–28 41–35
Chicago White Sox 78 74 0.513 20 42–34 36–40
New York Highlanders 74 77 0.490 23½ 41–35 33–42
Cleveland Naps 71 82 0.464 27½ 39–37 32–45
St. Louis Browns 61 89 0.407 36 40–37 21–52
Washington Senators 42 110 0.276 56 27–48 15–62

Record vs. opponents

1909 American League Records

Sources:

Team BOS CWS CLE DET NY PHI STL WSH
Boston — 13–9–1 14–8 9–13 13–9 10–11 13–7 16–6
Chicago 9–13–1 — 8–13–1 6–15–2 14–8–1 12–10 10–12–1 19–3–1
Cleveland 8–14 13–8–1 — 8–14–1 8–14 9–13 14–8 11–11
Detroit 13–9 15–6–2 14–8–1 — 14–8 8–14 18–3–1 16–6–2
New York 9–13 8–14–1 14–8 8–14 — 8–14 13–8–1 14–6
Philadelphia 11–10 10–12 13–9 14–8 14–8 — 14–8 19–3
St. Louis 7–13 12–10–1 8–14 3–18–1 8–13–1 8–14 — 15–7–1
Washington 6–16 3–19–1 11–11 6–16–2 6–14 3–19 7–15–1 —

Roster

1909 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
1B Davis, HarryHarry Davis 149 530 142 .268 4 75
3B Baker, FrankFrank Baker 148 541 165 .305 4 85
OF Murphy, DannyDanny Murphy 149 541 152 .281 5 69

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Nicholls, SimonSimon Nicholls 21 71 15 .211 0 3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bender, ChiefChief Bender 34 250 18 8 1.66 161
Coombs, JackJack Coombs 30 205.2 12 11 2.32 97
Atkins, TommyTommy Atkins 1 6 0 0 4.50 4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Notes

References


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