1909 Philadelphia Phillies season

The following lists the events of the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies season.

1909 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
National League Park (since 1887) Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Shettsline
Manager(s)	Billy Murray
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	110	42	0.724	—	56–21	54–21
Chicago Cubs	104	49	0.680	6½	47–29	57–20
New York Giants	92	61	0.601	18½	44–33	48–28
Cincinnati Reds	77	76	0.503	33½	39–38	38–38
Philadelphia Phillies	74	79	0.484	36½	40–37	34–42
Brooklyn Superbas	55	98	0.359	55½	34–45	21–53
St. Louis Cardinals	54	98	0.355	56	26–48	28–50
Boston Doves	45	108	0.294	65½	27–47	18–61

Record vs. opponents

1909 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	11–11	1–21	5–17	8–14–2	10–12	1–20	9–13
Brooklyn	11–11	—	5–16	5–17–1	7–15	11–11	4–18	12–10–1
Chicago	21–1	16–5	—	16–6	11–11–1	16–6	9–13	15–7–1
Cincinnati	17–5	17–5–1	6–16	—	9–13–1	9–12–1	7–15–1	12–10
New York	14–8–2	15–7	11–11–1	13–9–1	—	12–10	11–11–1	16–5
Philadelphia	12–10	11–11	6–16	12–9–1	10–12	—	7–15	16–6
Pittsburgh	20–1	18–4	13–9	15–7–1	11–11–1	15–7	—	18–3
St. Louis	13–9	10–12–1	7–15–1	10–12	5–16	6–16	3–18	—

Notable transactions

• July 16, 1909: Buster Brown, Lew Richie and Dave Shean were traded by the Phillies to the Boston Doves for Charlie Starr and Johnny Bates.[1]

Roster

1909 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Buster Brown Frank Corridon Harry Coveleski Bill Foxen George McQuillan Earl Moore Lew Moren Lew Richie Frank Scanlan Tully Sparks Ben Van Dyke		Catchers Red Dooin Ben Froelich Fred Jacklitsch Doc Martel Ed McDonough Infielders Kitty Bransfield Mickey Doolan Eddie Grant Otto Knabe Dave Shean Charlie Starr Joe Ward		Outfielders Johnny Bates Wally Clement Pep Deininger Sherry Magee Fred Osborn John Titus		Manager Billy Murray

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
OF	Johnny Bates	77	266	78	.293	1	15

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
Dave Shean	36	112	26	.232	0	4
Charlie Starr	3	3	0	.000	0	0

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
Frank Corridon	27	171	7	11	2.11	69
Harry Coveleski	24	121.2	6	10	2.74	56

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
Buster Brown	7	24	0	0	3.24	10

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
Lew Richie	11	1	1	1	2.00	11

Notes

1. Charlie Starr page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1909 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference