1909 Major League Baseball season
1909 MLB season | |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | Regular season:
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Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
Pennant Winners | |
NL champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
AL champions | Detroit Tigers |
AL runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
World Series | |
Champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
The 1909 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1909. The regular season ended on October 7, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers as regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the sixth modern World Series on October 8 and ended with Game 7 on October 16. The Pirates defeated the Tigers, four games to three.
In the National League, the Chicago Cubs had a record of 104–49 but finished 6+1⁄2 games behind the Pirates, setting a record for the most wins in an MLB regular season without reaching the postseason, which has only been equaled once, by the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers, who had a record of 104–50.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The 1909 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.
Opening Day took place on April 14 with all but the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals playing. The American League would see its final day of the regular season on October 3, while the National League would see its final day of the regular season was on October 7. The World Series took place between October 8 and October 16.
Rule changes
[edit]The 1909 season saw the creation of a rule that a pitcher must face a minimum of one batter, due to a time-wasting trick to enable a team's intended pitcher to warmup for longer. This had previously occurred when one pitcher initially threw warmup pitches on the mound, before being taken out of the game (before facing a batter) to make way for a relief pitcher who now had extra warmup time.[2]
Teams
[edit]An asterisk (*) denotes the departure from a ballpark mid-season.
Standings
[edit]American League
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 98 | 54 | .645 | — | 57–19 | 41–35 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 58 | .621 | 3½ | 49–27 | 46–31 |
Boston Red Sox | 88 | 63 | .583 | 9½ | 47–28 | 41–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 74 | .513 | 20 | 42–34 | 36–40 |
New York Highlanders | 74 | 77 | .490 | 23½ | 41–35 | 33–42 |
Cleveland Naps | 71 | 82 | .464 | 27½ | 39–37 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 61 | 89 | .407 | 36 | 40–37 | 21–52 |
Washington Senators | 42 | 110 | .276 | 56 | 27–48 | 15–62 |
National League
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 42 | .724 | — | 56–21 | 54–21 |
Chicago Cubs | 104 | 49 | .680 | 6½ | 47–29 | 57–20 |
New York Giants | 92 | 61 | .601 | 18½ | 44–33 | 48–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 76 | .503 | 33½ | 39–38 | 38–38 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 79 | .484 | 36½ | 40–37 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 55 | 98 | .359 | 55½ | 34–45 | 21–53 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 54 | 98 | .355 | 56 | 26–48 | 28–50 |
Boston Doves | 45 | 108 | .294 | 65½ | 27–47 | 18–61 |
Postseason
[edit]Bracket
[edit]World Series | ||||
AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | ||
NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 |
Managerial changes
[edit]Off-season
[edit]In-season
[edit]Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
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Boston Doves | Harry Smith | Frank Bowerman |
Cleveland Naps | Nap Lajoie | Deacon McGuire |
League leaders
[edit]American League
[edit]
1 American League Triple Crown batting winner |
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National League
[edit]
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Home field attendance
[edit]Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
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New York Giants[3] | 92 | -6.1% | 783,700 | -13.9% | 10,178 |
Philadelphia Athletics[4] | 95 | 39.7% | 674,915 | 48.3% | 8,880 |
Boston Red Sox[5] | 88 | 17.3% | 668,965 | 41.4% | 8,920 |
Chicago Cubs[6] | 104 | 5.1% | 633,480 | -4.8% | 8,227 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[7] | 110 | 12.2% | 534,950 | 39.9% | 6,772 |
New York Highlanders[8] | 74 | 45.1% | 501,000 | 64.0% | 6,506 |
Detroit Tigers[9] | 98 | 8.9% | 490,490 | 12.4% | 6,288 |
Chicago White Sox[10] | 78 | -11.4% | 478,400 | -24.8% | 5,906 |
Cincinnati Reds[11] | 77 | 5.5% | 424,643 | 6.4% | 5,308 |
St. Louis Browns[12] | 61 | -26.5% | 366,274 | -40.8% | 4,636 |
Cleveland Naps[13] | 71 | -21.1% | 354,627 | -16.0% | 4,606 |
Brooklyn Superbas[14] | 55 | 3.8% | 321,300 | 16.6% | 4,067 |
Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 74 | -10.8% | 303,177 | -27.9% | 3,937 |
St. Louis Cardinals[16] | 54 | 10.2% | 299,982 | 46.2% | 3,947 |
Washington Senators[17] | 42 | -37.3% | 205,199 | -22.3% | 2,665 |
Boston Doves[18] | 45 | -28.6% | 195,188 | -23.1% | 2,568 |
Events
[edit]- August 28 – Dolly Gray of the Washington Senators walks eight batters in an inning.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Adler, David (September 30, 2019). "Best MLB teams to miss the postseason". MLB.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "A guide to rules changes in MLB (and sports) history". MLB.com. February 1, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.
External links
[edit]- 1909 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
- 1909 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com