1909 Chicago Cubs

104-49 • .680 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1909 Chicago Cubs went 104-49 (.680) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 635 runs, allowed 390, and played home games at West Side Park II. Team leaders included Frank Schulte (4 HR, 60 RBI) and Mordecai Brown (27-9, 1.31 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.

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📊 Season Record

104 Wins
49 Losses
.680 Win %
2nd Rank
635 R 390 RA
Diff +245

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635 Runs Scored
390 Runs Allowed
+245 Run Diff
613K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 1% above the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .307 1% below the 1909 league average (.309)
SLG .322 3% above the 1909 league average (.313)
Team ERA 1.75 33% better than the 1909 league average (2.59)
Runs Scored 635 12% above the 1909 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 613,298
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Avg per Game 7,964

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Solly Hofman 0.285 2 Heinie Zimmerman 0.273 3 Frank Chance 0.272 4 Frank Schulte 0.264 5 Johnny Evers 0.263

Home Runs

1 Frank Schulte 4 2 Joe Tinker 4 3 Solly Hofman 2 4 Orval Overall 2 5 Harry Steinfeldt 2

RBI

1 Frank Schulte 60 2 Harry Steinfeldt 59 3 Solly Hofman 58 4 Joe Tinker 57 5 Frank Chance 46
1909 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Schulte 140 538 57 142 16 11 4 60 24 57 23 0.264
Harry Steinfeldt 151 528 73 133 27 6 2 59 57 37 22 0.252
Solly Hofman 153 527 60 150 21 4 2 58 53 49 20 0.285
Jimmy Sheckard 148 525 81 134 29 5 1 43 72 71 15 0.255
Joe Tinker 143 516 56 132 26 11 4 57 17 45 23 0.256
Johnny Evers 127 463 88 122 19 6 1 24 73 18 28 0.263
Frank Chance 93 324 53 88 16 4 0 46 30 32 29 0.272
Jimmy Archer 80 261 31 60 9 2 1 30 12 31 5 0.230
Pat Moran 77 246 18 54 11 1 1 23 16 22 2 0.220
Del Howard 69 203 25 40 4 2 1 24 18 17 6 0.197
Heinie Zimmerman 65 183 23 50 9 2 0 21 3 14 7 0.273
Mordecai Brown 50 125 13 22 3 1 0 9 5 18 0 0.176
Orval Overall 38 96 7 22 6 1 2 11 7 20 0 0.229
Ed Reulbach 35 86 3 12 2 1 0 7 5 32 0 0.140
Jack Pfiester 29 65 5 11 1 0 0 4 5 26 1 0.169
Joe Stanley 22 52 4 7 1 0 0 2 6 9 0 0.135
John Kane 20 45 6 4 1 0 0 5 2 4 1 0.089
Rube Kroh 17 40 4 6 0 0 0 0 4 12 1 0.150
George Browne 12 39 7 8 0 1 0 1 5 4 3 0.205
Fred Luderus 11 37 8 11 1 1 1 9 3 8 0 0.297
Tom Needham 13 28 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.143
Irv Higginbotham 19 26 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.231
Rip Hagerman 13 23 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.130
Bill Davidson 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.143
King Cole 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.750
Rudy Schwenck 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Ray Brown 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Carl Lundgren 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Pat Ragan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Chick Fraser 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Coakley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Mordecai Brown 1.31 2 Orval Overall 1.42 3 Rube Kroh 1.65 4 Ed Reulbach 1.78 5 Rip Hagerman 1.82

Wins

1 Mordecai Brown 27 2 Orval Overall 20 3 Ed Reulbach 19 4 Jack Pfiester 17 5 Rube Kroh 9

Strikeouts

1 Orval Overall 205 2 Mordecai Brown 172 3 Ed Reulbach 105 4 Jack Pfiester 73 5 Rube Kroh 51
1909 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mordecai Brown 27 9 1.31 50 34 7 342.2 246 50 53 172
Orval Overall 20 11 1.42 38 32 3 285.0 204 45 80 205
Ed Reulbach 19 10 1.78 35 32 0 262.2 194 52 82 105
Jack Pfiester 17 6 2.43 29 25 0 196.2 179 53 49 73
Rube Kroh 9 4 1.65 17 13 0 120.1 97 22 30 51
Rip Hagerman 4 4 1.82 13 7 0 79.0 64 16 28 32
Irv Higginbotham 5 2 2.19 19 6 1 78.0 64 19 20 32
Rudy Schwenck 1 1 3.86 3 2 0 14.0 16 6 3 3
Ray Brown 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 5 2 4 2
King Cole 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 6 0 3 1
Carl Lundgren 0 1 4.15 2 1 0 4.1 6 2 4 0
Pat Ragan 0 0 2.45 2 0 0 3.2 4 1 1 2
Chick Fraser 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 4 1
Andy Coakley 0 1 18.00 1 1 0 2.0 7 4 3 1

👥 Roster (31)

Jimmy Archer Mordecai Brown Ray Brown George Browne Frank Chance Andy Coakley King Cole Bill Davidson Johnny Evers Chick Fraser Rip Hagerman Irv Higginbotham +19 more

31 players

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The 1909 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1909 Chicago Cubs finished 104-49, a .680 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 635 runs and allowed 390, a run differential of +245. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .245, 1% better than the league's .243. Pitchers allowed 1.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.59. Measured against the 568-run league average, the offense was 12% ahead.

The home park, West Side Park II, recorded 613,298 in attendance, about 7,964 a game. Frank Schulte topped the Chicago Cubs with 4 home runs. The hits leader was Solly Hofman with 150. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mordecai Brown (27). The strikeout leader was Orval Overall with 205. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1909 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1909 Chicago Cubs finished 104-49 (.680 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Frank Schulte led the 1909 Chicago Cubs with 4 home runs.
What was the 1909 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1909 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 1.75.
Did the 1909 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1909 Chicago Cubs played home games at West Side Park II.
Who led the 1909 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Schulte (4 HR, 60 RBI) and Mordecai Brown (27-9, 1.31 ERA).
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