1909 Major League Baseball season
The 1909 Major League Baseball season. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers 4–3 to win the World Series.
1909 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 12 – October 16, 1909 |
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 |
MLB statistical leaders
American League | National League | |||
AVG | Ty Cobb DET | .377 | Honus Wagner PIT | .339 |
HR | Ty Cobb DET | 9 | Red Murray NYG | 7 |
RBIs | Ty Cobb DET | 107 | Honus Wagner PIT | 100 |
Wins | George Mullin DET | 29 | Mordecai Brown CHC | 27 |
ERA | Harry Krause PHA | 1.39 | Christy Mathewson NYG | 1.14 |
Ks | Frank Smith CHW | 177 | Orval Overall CHC | 205 |
Major league baseball final standings
American League final standings
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National League final standings
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1909 World Series
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Detroit Tigers – 1, Pittsburgh Pirates – 4 | October 8 | Forbes Field | 29,624 |
2 | Detroit Tigers – 7, Pittsburgh Pirates – 2 | October 9 | Forbes Field | 30,915 |
3 | Pittsburgh Pirates – 8, Detroit Tigers – 6 | October 11 | Bennett Park | 18,277 |
4 | Pittsburgh Pirates – 0, Detroit Tigers – 5 | October 12 | Bennett Park | 17,036 |
5 | Detroit Tigers – 4, Pittsburgh Pirates – 8 | October 13 | Forbes Field | 21,706 |
6 | Pittsburgh Pirates – 4, Detroit Tigers – 5 | October 14 | Bennett Park | 10,535 |
7 | Pittsburgh Pirates – 8, Detroit Tigers – 0 | October 16 | Bennett Park | 17,562 |
Managers
American League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Boston Red Sox | Fred Lake | |
Chicago White Sox | Billy Sullivan | |
Cleveland Naps | Nap Lajoie Deacon McGuire |
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Detroit Tigers | Hughie Jennings | |
New York Highlanders | George Stallings | |
Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | |
St. Louis Browns | Jimmy McAleer | |
Washington Senators | Joe Cantillon |
National League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Boston Doves | Harry Smith Frank Bowerman |
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Brooklyn Superbas | Harry Lumley | |
Chicago Orphans | Frank Chance | |
Cincinnati Reds | Clark Griffith | |
New York Giants | John McGraw | |
Philadelphia Phillies | Billy Murray | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Fred Clarke | |
St. Louis Cardinals | Roger Bresnahan |
Events
- August 28 – Dolly Gray of the Washington Senators walks eight batters in an inning.[1]
References
- Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.
External links
- 1909 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
- 1909 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com
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