1909 Chicago White Sox

78-74 • .513 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1909 Chicago White Sox went 78-74 (.513) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 492 runs, allowed 464, and played home games at South Side Park II. Team leaders included Patsy Dougherty (1 HR, 55 RBI) and Frank Smith (25-17, 1.80 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

78 Wins
74 Losses
.513 Win %
4th Rank
492 R 464 RA
Diff +28

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492 Runs Scored
464 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
490K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 AL Average

Batting Avg .221 9% below the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .291 4% below the 1909 league average (.302)
SLG .274 11% below the 1909 league average (.308)
Team ERA 2.05 17% better than the 1909 league average (2.47)
Runs Scored 492 8% below the 1909 league average (533 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 490,800
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Avg per Game 6,059

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Patsy Dougherty 0.285 2 Freddy Parent 0.261 3 Billy Purtell 0.258 4 Fred Payne 0.244 5 Willis Cole 0.236

Home Runs

1 Dave Altizer 1 2 Gavvy Cravath 1 3 Patsy Dougherty 1 4 Ed Hahn 1

RBI

1 Patsy Dougherty 55 2 Lee Tannehill 47 3 Billy Purtell 40 4 Frank Isbell 33 5 Freddy Parent 30
1909 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lee Tannehill 155 531 39 118 21 5 0 47 31 52 12 0.222
Patsy Dougherty 139 491 71 140 23 13 1 55 51 56 36 0.285
Freddy Parent 136 472 61 123 10 5 0 30 46 24 32 0.261
Frank Isbell 120 433 33 97 17 6 0 33 23 34 23 0.224
Dave Altizer 116 382 47 89 6 7 1 20 39 33 27 0.233
Jake Atz 119 381 39 90 18 3 0 22 38 33 14 0.236
Billy Purtell 103 361 34 93 9 3 0 40 19 27 14 0.258
Ed Hahn 76 287 30 52 6 0 1 16 31 12 9 0.181
Billy Sullivan 97 265 11 43 3 0 0 16 17 50 9 0.162
Doc White 72 192 24 45 1 5 0 7 33 27 7 0.234
Yip Owens 64 174 12 35 4 1 0 17 8 18 3 0.201
Willis Cole 46 165 17 39 7 3 0 16 16 19 3 0.236
Frank Smith 53 127 11 22 6 3 0 20 10 31 0 0.173
Bobby Messenger 31 112 18 19 1 1 0 0 13 24 7 0.170
Jim Scott 36 85 7 9 2 0 0 5 9 37 0 0.106
Ed Walsh 32 84 5 18 5 0 0 11 6 26 4 0.214
Fred Payne 32 82 8 20 2 0 0 12 5 3 0 0.244
Mike Welday 29 74 3 14 0 0 0 5 4 21 2 0.189
George Davis 28 68 5 9 1 0 0 2 10 10 4 0.132
Bill Burns 23 59 3 9 3 0 0 3 5 12 0 0.153
Gavvy Cravath 19 50 7 9 0 0 1 8 19 8 3 0.180
Harry Suter 18 32 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 0.094
Lou Fiene 15 29 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.069
Barney Reilly 12 25 3 5 0 0 0 3 3 4 2 0.200
Fred Olmstead 8 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.095
Cuke Barrows 5 20 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.150
Frank Owen 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Jiggs Donahue 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.000
Nick Altrock 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ham Patterson 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Ed Walsh 1.41 2 Doc White 1.72 3 Frank Smith 1.80 4 Fred Olmstead 1.81 5 Bill Burns 2.04

Wins

1 Frank Smith 25 2 Ed Walsh 15 3 Jim Scott 12 4 Doc White 11 5 Bill Burns 7

Strikeouts

1 Frank Smith 177 2 Jim Scott 135 3 Ed Walsh 127 4 Doc White 77 5 Harry Suter 53
1909 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Smith 25 17 1.80 51 40 1 365.0 278 73 70 177
Jim Scott 12 12 2.30 36 29 0 250.1 194 64 93 135
Ed Walsh 15 11 1.41 31 28 2 230.1 166 36 50 127
Doc White 11 9 1.72 24 21 0 177.2 149 34 31 77
Bill Burns 7 13 2.04 23 19 0 168.0 161 38 34 50
Harry Suter 2 3 2.47 18 7 1 87.1 72 24 28 53
Lou Fiene 2 5 4.13 13 6 0 72.0 75 33 18 24
Fred Olmstead 3 2 1.81 8 6 0 54.2 52 11 12 21
Frank Owen 1 1 4.50 3 2 0 16.0 19 8 3 3
Nick Altrock 0 1 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 16 5 1 2

👥 Roster (30)

Dave Altizer Nick Altrock Jake Atz Cuke Barrows Bill Burns Willis Cole Gavvy Cravath George Davis Jiggs Donahue Patsy Dougherty Lou Fiene Ed Hahn +18 more

30 players

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The 1909 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1909 Chicago White Sox finished 78-74, a .513 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. With 492 runs scored and 464 given up, the 1909 differential was +28. The team batting average of .221 was 9% below the 1909 league mark of .243. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 2.05 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.47. League clubs averaged 533 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 8% fewer.

Attendance at South Side Park II totaled 490,800 for the year. Patsy Dougherty led the club in home runs with 1. Frank Smith led the pitchers with 25 wins. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1908 season and the 1910 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1909 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1909 Chicago White Sox finished 78-74 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Dave Altizer led the 1909 Chicago White Sox with 1 home runs.
What was the 1909 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1909 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.05.
Did the 1909 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1909 Chicago White Sox played home games at South Side Park II.
Who led the 1909 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Patsy Dougherty (1 HR, 55 RBI) and Frank Smith (25-17, 1.80 ERA).
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