1909 Major League Baseball season
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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 |
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20200819154548im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/1909_Pittsburgh_Pirates_on_a_boat_FINAL.jpg/350px-1909_Pittsburgh_Pirates_on_a_boat_FINAL.jpg)
The 1909 Pirates in a poster celebrating their National League pennant. Frank Chance of the Chicago Cubs and John McGraw of the New York Giants, two teams the Pirates beat for the pennant, are being made to walk the plank.
The 1909 Major League Baseball season. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers 4–3 to win the World Series.
MLB statistical leaders[edit]
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[edit]
American League final standings[edit]
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National League final standings[edit]
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1909 World Series[edit]
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[edit]
American League[edit]
National League[edit]
Events[edit]
- August 28 – Dolly Gray of the Washington Senators walks eight batters in an inning.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
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