1909 Brooklyn Superbas

55-98 • .359 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1909 Brooklyn Superbas went 55-98 (.359) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 444 runs, allowed 627, and played home games at Washington Park III. Team leaders included John Hummel (4 HR, 52 RBI) and George Bell (16-15, 2.71 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

55 Wins
98 Losses
.359 Win %
6th Rank
444 R 627 RA
Diff -183

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444 Runs Scored
627 Runs Allowed
-183 Run Diff
299K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 NL Average

Batting Avg .228 6% below the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .278 10% below the 1909 league average (.309)
SLG .296 5% below the 1909 league average (.313)
Team ERA 3.10 20% worse than the 1909 league average (2.59)
Runs Scored 444 22% below the 1909 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWashington Park III
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 299,700
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Avg per Game 3,793

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Zack Wheat 0.304 2 John Hummel 0.280 3 Tim Jordan 0.273 4 Al Burch 0.271 5 Ed Lennox 0.262

Home Runs

1 John Hummel 4 2 Tim Jordan 3 3 Pryor McElveen 3 4 Ed Lennox 2 5 Whitey Alpermann 1

RBI

1 John Hummel 52 2 Ed Lennox 44 3 Whitey Alpermann 41 4 Tim Jordan 36 5 Al Burch 30
1909 Brooklyn Superbas — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Burch 152 601 80 163 20 6 1 30 51 59 38 0.271
John Hummel 146 542 54 152 15 9 4 52 22 59 16 0.280
Ed Lennox 126 435 33 114 18 9 2 44 47 41 11 0.262
Whitey Alpermann 111 420 35 104 19 12 1 41 2 44 7 0.248
Tommy McMillan 108 373 18 79 15 1 0 24 20 33 11 0.212
Bill Bergen 112 346 16 48 1 1 1 15 10 50 4 0.139
Wally Clement 92 340 35 88 8 4 0 17 18 33 11 0.259
Tim Jordan 103 330 47 90 20 3 3 36 59 41 13 0.273
Pryor McElveen 81 258 22 51 8 1 3 25 14 44 6 0.198
Jules Kustus 53 173 12 25 5 0 1 11 11 22 9 0.145
Harry Lumley 55 172 13 43 8 3 0 14 16 20 1 0.250
Doc Marshall 50 149 7 30 7 1 0 10 6 26 3 0.201
George Hunter 44 123 8 28 7 0 0 8 9 20 1 0.228
Zack Wheat 26 102 15 31 7 3 0 4 6 13 1 0.304
Nap Rucker 38 101 3 12 1 0 0 0 2 16 0 0.119
George Bell 33 90 5 15 3 1 0 7 6 28 0 0.167
Jimmy Sebring 25 81 11 8 1 1 0 5 11 15 3 0.099
Red Downey 19 78 7 20 1 0 0 8 2 6 4 0.256
Harry McIntire 32 76 9 13 4 2 0 4 1 12 0 0.171
Kaiser Wilhelm 22 57 1 13 1 2 0 4 1 13 0 0.228
Doc Scanlan 19 44 3 12 5 0 0 1 6 8 1 0.273
Joe Dunn 10 25 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.160
Jim Pastorius 12 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0.080
Lee Meyer 7 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.130
Hi Myers 6 22 1 5 1 0 0 6 2 4 1 0.227
Harry Redmond 6 19 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.000
Tom Catterson 9 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.222
Eddie Dent 6 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.067
Elmer Knetzer 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Pembroke Finlayson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Sam Fletcher 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Nap Rucker 2.24 2 George Hunter 2.46 3 George Bell 2.71 4 Doc Scanlan 2.93 5 Elmer Knetzer 3.03

Wins

1 George Bell 16 2 Nap Rucker 13 3 Doc Scanlan 8 4 Harry McIntire 7 5 George Hunter 4

Strikeouts

1 Nap Rucker 201 2 George Bell 95 3 Harry McIntire 84 4 Doc Scanlan 72 5 Kaiser Wilhelm 45
1909 Brooklyn Superbas — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nap Rucker 13 19 2.24 38 33 1 309.1 245 77 101 201
George Bell 16 15 2.71 33 30 1 256.0 236 77 73 95
Harry McIntire 7 17 3.63 32 26 1 228.0 200 92 91 84
Kaiser Wilhelm 3 13 3.26 22 17 0 163.0 176 59 59 45
Doc Scanlan 8 7 2.93 19 17 0 141.1 125 46 65 72
George Hunter 4 10 2.46 16 13 0 113.1 104 31 38 43
Jim Pastorius 1 9 5.76 12 9 0 79.2 91 51 58 23
Eddie Dent 2 4 4.29 6 5 0 42.0 47 20 15 17
Elmer Knetzer 1 3 3.03 5 4 0 35.2 33 12 22 7
Sam Fletcher 0 1 8.00 1 1 0 9.0 13 8 2 5
Pembroke Finlayson 0 0 5.14 1 0 0 7.0 7 4 4 2

👥 Roster (31)

Whitey Alpermann George Bell Bill Bergen Al Burch Tom Catterson Wally Clement Eddie Dent Red Downey Joe Dunn Pembroke Finlayson Sam Fletcher John Hummel +19 more

31 players

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The 1909 Brooklyn Superbas in brief

The 1909 Brooklyn Superbas won 55 games and lost 98, ending up 6th in the NL. With 444 runs scored and 627 given up, the 1909 differential was -183. At the plate the Brooklyn Superbas hit .228, 6% worse than the league's .243. The Brooklyn Superbas staff finished with a 3.10 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.59. League clubs averaged 568 runs that year, so the Brooklyn Superbas scored 22% fewer.

Home games were played at Washington Park III, where 299,700 fans came through the gates. For power, John Hummel led the way with 4 homers. The hits leader was Al Burch with 163. George Bell led the pitchers with 16 wins. Nap Rucker struck out 201, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas

What was the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas record?
The 1909 Brooklyn Superbas finished 55-98 (.359 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas in home runs?
John Hummel led the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas with 4 home runs.
What was the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas team ERA?
The 1909 Brooklyn Superbas posted a team ERA of 3.10.
Did the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Brooklyn Superbas did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas play?
The 1909 Brooklyn Superbas played home games at Washington Park III.
Who led the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Hummel (4 HR, 52 RBI) and George Bell (16-15, 2.71 ERA).
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