1909 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1909 throughout the world.

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1869 • 1845-1868
See also

Baseball
Major League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Negro league baseball
Japanese baseball
1909 in sports
Sources

[Baseball Hall of Fame]
[Baseball Almanac]
[Baseball Library]
[Baseball Reference]
[National Pastime]
[The Deadball Era]

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1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990
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1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935 1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930
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1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920
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1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915 1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910
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1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905 1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900
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1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880
1870s
1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875 1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870
Early Years
1869 • 1845-1868
See also
Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Japanese baseball 1909 in sports
Sources
[Baseball Hall of Fame] [Baseball Almanac] [Baseball Library] [Baseball Reference] [National Pastime] [The Deadball Era]

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Contents

1 Champions
2 Awards and honors
3 MLB Statistical Leaders
4 Major League Baseball final standings

4.1 American League final standings
4.2 National League final standings

5 Events
6 Births
7 Deaths

Champions

World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Detroit Tigers (4-3)

Awards and honors

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 CWS 177 Orval Overall CHC 205

	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 CWS	177	Orval Overall CHC	205

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club Wins Losses Win % GB

Detroit Tigers 98 54 .645 --
Philadelphia Athletics 95 58 .621 3.5
Boston Red Sox 88 63 .583 9.5
Chicago White Sox 78 74 .513 20
New York Highlanders 74 77 .490 23.5
Cleveland Naps 71 82 .464 27.5
St. Louis Browns 61 89 .407 36
Washington Senators 42 110 .276 56

National League final standings

National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	110	42	.724	--
Chicago Cubs	104	49	.680	6.5
New York Giants	92	61	.601	18.5
Cincinnati Reds	77	76	.503	33.5
Philadelphia Phillies	74	79	.484	36.5
Brooklyn Superbas	55	98	.359	55.5
St. Louis Cardinals	54	98	.355	56
Boston Rustlers	45	108	.294	65.6

Events

Births

Deaths

February 4 - John Clarkson, 47, pitcher for Chicago, Boston and Cleveland who won over 325 games, then an NL record, with six 30-win seasons including 53 in 1885; pitched 1885 no-hitter, led NL in innings four times and in strikeouts, games and complete games three times each
April 6 - Doggie Miller, 44, catcher for Pittsburgh from 1884 to 1893 who scored 80 runs five times, batted .339 for 1894 St. Louis Browns
July 5 - Frank Selee, 49, manager who guided Boston to five pennants (1891-93, 1895-96), later built foundation of championship Cubs teams; .607 winning percentage was highest among managers of 1500 games, 1284 victories ranked second all-time upon retirement
September 17 - Herman Long, 43, shortstop for the Boston Beaneaters who batted .300 four times, led NL in runs in 1893 and home runs in 1900; set career marks for putouts and total chances, led league in double plays three times and in putouts and fielding average twice each

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