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1909 Detroit Tigers

98-54 • .645 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1909 Detroit Tigers went 98-54 (.645) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 666 runs, allowed 493, and played home games at Bennett Park. Team leaders included Ty Cobb (9 HR, 107 RBI) and George Mullin (29-8, 2.22 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

98 Wins
54 Losses
.645 Win %
1st Rank
666 R 493 RA
Diff +173

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666 Runs Scored
493 Runs Allowed
+173 Run Diff
498K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 9% above the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .324 7% above the 1909 league average (.302)
SLG .341 11% above the 1909 league average (.308)
Team ERA 2.26 9% better than the 1909 league average (2.47)
Runs Scored 666 25% above the 1909 league average (533 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBennett Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 498,912
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Avg per Game 6,396

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.377 2 Sam Crawford 0.314 3 Tom Jones 0.281 4 Davy Jones 0.279 5 Red Killefer 0.279

Home Runs

1 Ty Cobb 9 2 Sam Crawford 6 3 Red Killefer 1 4 Matty McIntyre 1 5 George Moriarty 1

RBI

1 Ty Cobb 107 2 Sam Crawford 97 3 George Moriarty 39 4 Claude Rossman 39 5 Matty McIntyre 34
1909 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Crawford 156 589 83 185 35 14 6 97 47 32 30 0.314
Ty Cobb 156 573 115 216 33 10 9 107 48 45 76 0.377
Donie Bush 157 532 115 145 18 2 0 33 88 74 53 0.273
Matty McIntyre 125 476 65 116 18 9 1 34 54 51 13 0.244
George Moriarty 133 473 43 129 20 4 1 39 24 49 34 0.273
Claude Rossman 82 287 16 75 8 3 0 39 13 31 10 0.261
Germany Schaefer 87 280 26 70 12 0 0 22 14 48 12 0.250
Charley O'Leary 76 261 29 53 10 0 0 13 6 21 9 0.203
Boss Schmidt 84 253 21 53 8 2 1 28 7 27 7 0.209
Oscar Stanage 77 252 17 66 8 6 0 21 11 27 2 0.262
Davy Jones 69 204 44 57 2 2 0 10 28 26 12 0.279
Tom Jones 44 153 13 43 9 0 0 18 5 7 9 0.281
Jim Delahanty 46 150 29 38 10 1 0 20 17 23 9 0.253
George Mullin 53 126 13 27 7 0 0 17 13 25 2 0.214
Ed Willett 42 112 10 22 5 3 0 10 3 37 0 0.196
Ed Summers 35 94 4 10 1 0 0 3 4 30 0 0.106
Ed Killian 25 62 4 10 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0.161
Red Killefer 23 61 6 17 2 2 1 4 3 8 2 0.279
Bill Donovan 22 45 6 9 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.200
Henry Beckendorf 15 27 1 7 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.259
Kid Speer 13 25 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.120
Ralph Works 16 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.059
George Suggs 9 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.067
Bill Lelivelt 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.333
Joe Casey 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Del Gainer 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Hughie Jennings 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Elijah Jones 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Ed Lafitte 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Ed Killian 1.71 2 Ralph Works 1.97 3 George Suggs 2.03 4 George Mullin 2.22 5 Ed Summers 2.24

Wins

1 George Mullin 29 2 Ed Willett 21 3 Ed Summers 19 4 Ed Killian 11 5 Bill Donovan 8

Strikeouts

1 George Mullin 124 2 Ed Summers 107 3 Ed Willett 89 4 Bill Donovan 76 5 Ed Killian 54
1909 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Mullin 29 8 2.22 40 35 1 303.2 258 75 78 124
Ed Willett 21 10 2.34 41 34 1 292.2 239 76 76 89
Ed Summers 19 9 2.24 35 32 1 281.2 243 70 52 107
Ed Killian 11 9 1.71 25 19 1 173.1 150 33 49 54
Bill Donovan 8 7 2.31 21 17 2 140.1 121 36 60 76
Kid Speer 4 4 2.83 12 8 1 76.1 88 24 13 12
Ralph Works 4 1 1.97 16 4 2 64.0 62 14 17 31
George Suggs 1 3 2.03 9 4 1 44.1 34 10 10 18
Bill Lelivelt 0 1 4.50 4 2 1 20.0 27 10 2 4
Ed Lafitte 0 1 3.86 3 1 1 14.0 22 6 2 11
Elijah Jones 1 1 2.70 2 2 0 10.0 10 3 0 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to PIT 4-3

👥 Roster (29)

Henry Beckendorf Donie Bush Joe Casey Ty Cobb Sam Crawford Jim Delahanty Bill Donovan Del Gainer Hughie Jennings Davy Jones Elijah Jones Tom Jones +17 more

29 players

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The 1909 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1909 Detroit Tigers finished 98-54, a .645 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. In 1909 the franchise won the pennant. The Detroit Tigers scored 666 runs and allowed 493, a run differential of +173. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .266, 9% better than the league's .243. Pitchers allowed 2.26 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.47.

The 666 runs scored compare with a league average of 533 per club, 25% more. The home park, Bennett Park, recorded 498,912 in attendance, about 6,396 a game. The home run leader was Ty Cobb, who hit 9. The pitching staff's wins leader was George Mullin (29). In the World Series, the Detroit Tigers lost to PIT 4-3. The 1909 roster runs to 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1909 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1909 Detroit Tigers finished 98-54 (.645 win pct).
How did the 1909 Detroit Tigers finish?
The 1909 Detroit Tigers finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1909 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Ty Cobb led the 1909 Detroit Tigers with 9 home runs.
What was the 1909 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1909 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 2.26.
Did the 1909 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1909 Detroit Tigers played home games at Bennett Park.
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