1909 Cleveland Naps

71-82 • .464 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1909 Cleveland Naps went 71-82 (.464) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 493 runs, allowed 532, and played home games at League Park I. Team leaders included Bill Hinchman (2 HR, 53 RBI) and Cy Young (19-15, 2.26 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

71 Wins
82 Losses
.464 Win %
6th Rank
493 R 532 RA
Diff -39

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493 Runs Scored
532 Runs Allowed
-39 Run Diff
353K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 AL Average

Batting Avg .240 1% below the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .287 5% below the 1909 league average (.302)
SLG .313 1% above the 1909 league average (.308)
Team ERA 2.40 3% better than the 1909 league average (2.47)
Runs Scored 493 8% below the 1909 league average (533 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 353,808
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Avg per Game 4,594

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Nap Lajoie 0.324 2 Joe Birmingham 0.289 3 Jay Clarke 0.274 4 Bris Lord 0.269 5 Ted Easterly 0.261

Home Runs

1 Bill Hinchman 2 2 George Stovall 2 3 Neal Ball 1 4 Joe Birmingham 1 5 Ted Easterly 1

RBI

1 Bill Hinchman 53 2 George Stovall 49 3 Nap Lajoie 47 4 Joe Birmingham 38 5 Ted Easterly 27
1909 Cleveland Naps — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Stovall 145 565 60 139 17 10 2 49 6 40 25 0.246
Nap Lajoie 128 469 56 152 33 7 1 47 35 19 13 0.324
Bill Hinchman 139 457 57 118 20 13 2 53 41 82 22 0.258
Joe Birmingham 100 343 29 99 10 5 1 38 19 57 12 0.289
Bill Bradley 95 334 30 62 6 3 0 22 19 37 8 0.186
Neal Ball 96 324 29 83 13 2 1 25 17 48 17 0.256
Wilbur Good 94 318 33 68 6 5 0 17 28 68 13 0.214
Ted Easterly 98 287 32 75 14 10 1 27 13 28 8 0.261
George Perring 88 283 26 63 10 9 0 20 19 30 6 0.223
Bris Lord 69 249 26 67 7 3 1 25 8 30 10 0.269
Elmer Flick 66 235 28 60 10 2 0 15 22 27 9 0.255
Terry Turner 53 208 25 52 7 4 0 16 14 18 14 0.250
Jay Clarke 55 164 15 45 4 2 0 14 9 13 1 0.274
Harry Bemis 42 123 4 23 2 3 0 13 0 24 2 0.187
Cy Young 35 107 6 21 2 0 0 7 1 12 1 0.196
Heinie Berger 34 83 5 11 5 1 0 4 1 32 0 0.133
Addie Joss 33 80 3 8 1 0 1 5 4 23 0 0.100
Duke Reilley 20 62 10 13 0 0 0 0 4 13 5 0.210
Dolly Stark 19 60 4 12 0 0 0 1 6 15 4 0.200
Cy Falkenberg 24 52 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 0.173
Bob Rhoads 20 43 1 7 0 1 0 1 1 15 0 0.163
Milo Netzel 10 37 2 7 1 0 0 3 3 5 1 0.189
Tom Raftery 8 32 6 7 2 1 0 0 4 6 1 0.219
Bob Higgins 8 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.087
Glenn Liebhardt 12 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Carl Sitton 14 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.154
Harry Ables 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0.000
Josh Clarke 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Walt Doan 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Harry Otis 5 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Jerry Upp 7 9 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.222
Willie Mitchell 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.286
Lucky Wright 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Red Booles 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Fred Winchell 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Grover Land 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Denny Sullivan 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Addie Joss 1.71 2 Cy Young 2.26 3 Cy Falkenberg 2.40 4 Heinie Berger 2.73 5 Carl Sitton 2.88

Wins

1 Cy Young 19 2 Addie Joss 14 3 Heinie Berger 13 4 Cy Falkenberg 10 5 Bob Rhoads 5

Strikeouts

1 Heinie Berger 162 2 Cy Young 109 3 Cy Falkenberg 82 4 Addie Joss 67 5 Bob Rhoads 46
1909 Cleveland Naps — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Young 19 15 2.26 35 34 0 294.1 267 74 59 109
Heinie Berger 13 14 2.73 34 29 1 247.0 221 75 58 162
Addie Joss 14 13 1.71 33 28 0 242.2 198 46 31 67
Cy Falkenberg 10 9 2.40 24 18 0 165.0 135 44 50 82
Bob Rhoads 5 9 2.90 20 15 0 133.1 124 43 50 46
Glenn Liebhardt 1 5 2.92 12 4 1 52.1 54 17 16 15
Carl Sitton 3 2 2.88 14 5 0 50.0 50 16 16 16
Harry Ables 1 1 2.12 5 3 0 29.2 26 7 10 24
Lucky Wright 0 4 3.21 5 4 0 28.0 21 10 7 5
Jerry Upp 2 1 1.69 7 4 0 26.2 26 5 12 13
Harry Otis 2 2 1.37 5 3 0 26.1 26 4 18 6
Willie Mitchell 1 2 1.57 3 3 0 23.0 18 4 10 8
Red Booles 0 1 1.99 4 1 0 22.2 20 5 8 6
Fred Winchell 0 3 6.28 4 3 1 14.1 16 10 2 7
Walt Doan 0 1 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 10 3 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Harry Ables Neal Ball Harry Bemis Heinie Berger Joe Birmingham Red Booles Bill Bradley Jay Clarke Josh Clarke Walt Doan Ted Easterly Cy Falkenberg +25 more

37 players

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The 1909 Cleveland Naps in brief

In 1909 the Cleveland Naps posted a 71-82 mark (.464) and finished 6th in the AL. The run column shows 493 for and 532 against. Against a league average of .243, the 1909 Cleveland Naps batted .240. The Cleveland Naps staff finished with a 2.40 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.47. League clubs averaged 533 runs that year, so the Cleveland Naps scored 8% fewer.

The home park, League Park I, recorded 353,808 in attendance, about 4,594 a game. Bill Hinchman topped the Cleveland Naps with 2 home runs. Nap Lajoie collected the most hits, 152. The pitching staff's wins leader was Cy Young (19). The strikeout leader was Heinie Berger with 162. The 1909 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Cleveland Naps

What was the 1909 Cleveland Naps record?
The 1909 Cleveland Naps finished 71-82 (.464 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Cleveland Naps in home runs?
Bill Hinchman led the 1909 Cleveland Naps with 2 home runs.
What was the 1909 Cleveland Naps team ERA?
The 1909 Cleveland Naps posted a team ERA of 2.40.
Did the 1909 Cleveland Naps win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Cleveland Naps did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Cleveland Naps play?
The 1909 Cleveland Naps played home games at League Park I.
Who led the 1909 Cleveland Naps in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Hinchman (2 HR, 53 RBI) and Cy Young (19-15, 2.26 ERA).
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