1909 Chicago Leland Giants

17-13 • .567 Win% • 2nd in WES

The 1909 Chicago Leland Giants went 17-13 (.567) finishing 2nd in the WES. The club scored 111 runs, allowed 102, and played home games at Logan Square Park. Team leaders included Pete Hill (2 HR, 18 RBI) and Walter Ball (3-4, 1.64 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

17 Wins
13 Losses
.567 Win %
2nd Rank
111 R 102 RA
Diff +9

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⚡ Quick Stats

111 Runs Scored
102 Runs Allowed
+9 Run Diff
4 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1909 WES Average

Batting Avg .268 7% above the 1909 league average (.249)
OBP .327 9% above the 1909 league average (.300)
SLG .343 5% above the 1909 league average (.326)
Team ERA 2.98 5% worse than the 1909 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 111 51% above the 1909 league average (74 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLogan Square Park
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Home Games (est.) 15 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Pete Hill 0.354 2 Joe Green 0.323 3 Pete Booker 0.291 4 Nate Harris 0.260 5 Andrew Payne 0.256

Home Runs

1 Pete Hill 2 2 Joe Green 1 3 George Wright 1

RBI

1 Pete Hill 18 2 George Wright 14 3 Harry Moore 9 4 Danger Talbert 9 5 Joe Green 8
1909 Chicago Leland Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nate Harris 25 96 11 25 3 0 0 5 11 0 4 0.260
Pete Hill 25 96 21 34 7 1 2 18 13 0 2 0.354
George Wright 25 90 8 23 6 0 1 14 5 0 0 0.256
Danger Talbert 21 81 14 18 5 0 0 9 5 0 3 0.222
Pete Booker 23 79 15 23 6 0 0 6 7 0 2 0.291
Andrew Payne 21 78 10 20 4 1 0 7 6 0 3 0.256
Harry Moore 20 75 5 17 3 0 0 9 2 0 1 0.227
Joe Green 18 65 12 21 4 1 1 8 6 0 0 0.323
Walter Ball 14 37 5 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0.243
Sam Strothers 11 29 6 8 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.276
Chappie Johnson 7 19 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.211
Charles Dougherty 7 15 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.200
Rube Foster 5 14 1 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.357
Bill Gatewood 5 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.250
Dicta Johnson 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Bobby Winston 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
John Lawson 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Billy Norman 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Mason 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.600
Jimmie Lyons 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
William Sloan 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Walter Ball 1.64 2 Charles Dougherty 2.34

Wins

1 Walter Ball 3 2 Charles Dougherty 3 3 Rube Foster 2 4 Dicta Johnson 2 5 John Lawson 2

Strikeouts

1 Charles Dougherty 31 2 Walter Ball 30 3 Bill Gatewood 13 4 Rube Foster 11 5 Billy Norman 9
1909 Chicago Leland Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Walter Ball 3 4 1.64 10 6 0 60.1 54 11 6 30
Charles Dougherty 3 2 2.34 7 5 0 42.1 33 11 14 31
Bill Gatewood 0 2 5.79 3 3 0 23.1 31 15 8 13
Dicta Johnson 2 1 3.32 3 2 0 19.0 15 7 13 8
Rube Foster 2 0 0.00 2 2 0 18.0 11 0 4 11
John Lawson 2 0 2.00 2 2 0 18.0 15 4 5 2
Billy Norman 0 2 6.00 4 2 0 15.0 23 10 3 9
Jimmie Lyons 1 0 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 10 5 3 5
William Sloan 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 6.1 5 0 2 0
Pete Hill 0 0 1.93 1 0 0 4.2 0 1 3 2
Nate Harris 0 1 18.69 1 1 0 4.1 9 9 2 1

👥 Roster (21)

Walter Ball Pete Booker Charles Dougherty Rube Foster Bill Gatewood Joe Green Nate Harris Pete Hill Chappie Johnson Dicta Johnson John Lawson Jimmie Lyons +9 more

21 players

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The 1909 Chicago Leland Giants in brief

The 1909 Chicago Leland Giants finished 17-13, a .567 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the WES. The run column shows 111 for and 102 against. The team batting average of .268 was 7% above the 1909 league mark of .249. The staff ERA of 2.98 was 5% worse than the league average of 2.83. League clubs averaged 74 runs that year, so the Chicago Leland Giants scored 51% more.

Logan Square Park served as the home ballpark. The home run leader was Pete Hill, who hit 2. Charles Dougherty was the top winner, with 3 victories. The 1909 roster runs to 21 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1908 season and the 1910 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Chicago Leland Giants

What was the 1909 Chicago Leland Giants record?
The 1909 Chicago Leland Giants finished 17-13 (.567 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Chicago Leland Giants in home runs?
Pete Hill led the 1909 Chicago Leland Giants with 2 home runs.
What was the 1909 Chicago Leland Giants team ERA?
The 1909 Chicago Leland Giants posted a team ERA of 2.98.
Did the 1909 Chicago Leland Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Chicago Leland Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Chicago Leland Giants play?
The 1909 Chicago Leland Giants played home games at Logan Square Park.
Who led the 1909 Chicago Leland Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pete Hill (2 HR, 18 RBI) and Walter Ball (3-4, 1.64 ERA).
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