1909 New York Highlanders

74-77 • .490 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1909 New York Highlanders went 74-77 (.490) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 589 runs, allowed 587, and played home games at Hilltop Park. Team leaders included Hal Chase (4 HR, 63 RBI) and Joe Lake (14-11, 1.88 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

74 Wins
77 Losses
.490 Win %
5th Rank
589 R 587 RA
Diff +2

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589 Runs Scored
587 Runs Allowed
+2 Run Diff
505K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 2% above the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .312 3% above the 1909 league average (.302)
SLG .310 1% above the 1909 league average (.308)
Team ERA 2.65 7% worse than the 1909 league average (2.47)
Runs Scored 589 10% above the 1909 league average (533 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHilltop Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 505,500
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Avg per Game 6,564

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Earle Gardner 0.329 2 Frank LaPorte 0.298 3 King Brockett 0.283 4 Hal Chase 0.283 5 Clyde Engle 0.278

Home Runs

1 Hal Chase 4 2 Ray Demmitt 4 3 Clyde Engle 3 4 Birdie Cree 2 5 Jimmy Austin 1

RBI

1 Clyde Engle 71 2 Hal Chase 63 3 John Knight 40 4 Jimmy Austin 39 5 Willie Keeler 32
1909 New York Highlanders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Clyde Engle 135 492 66 137 20 5 3 71 47 55 18 0.278
Hal Chase 118 474 60 134 17 3 4 63 20 50 25 0.283
Jimmy Austin 136 437 37 101 11 5 1 39 32 61 30 0.231
Ray Demmitt 123 427 68 105 12 12 4 30 55 43 16 0.246
Kid Elberfeld 106 379 47 90 9 5 0 26 28 17 23 0.237
Willie Keeler 99 360 44 95 7 5 1 32 24 6 10 0.264
John Knight 116 360 46 85 8 5 0 40 37 68 15 0.236
Birdie Cree 104 343 48 90 6 3 2 27 30 31 10 0.262
Frank LaPorte 89 309 35 92 19 3 0 31 18 36 5 0.298
Red Kleinow 78 206 24 47 11 4 0 15 25 31 7 0.228
Charlie Hemphill 73 181 23 44 5 1 0 10 32 23 10 0.243
Ed Sweeney 67 176 18 47 3 0 0 21 16 19 3 0.267
Walter Blair 42 110 5 23 2 2 0 11 7 17 2 0.209
Jack Warhop 36 86 6 11 1 1 0 3 2 16 0 0.128
Earle Gardner 22 85 12 28 4 0 0 15 3 8 4 0.329
Joe Lake 31 81 10 14 3 2 0 8 2 19 0 0.173
King Brockett 26 60 6 17 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 0.283
Rube Manning 26 60 5 11 1 0 0 3 2 11 0 0.183
Jack Quinn 23 45 2 7 1 0 0 2 3 9 0 0.156
George McConnell 13 43 4 9 0 1 0 5 1 9 1 0.209
Slow Joe Doyle 17 42 5 7 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.167
Tom Hughes 24 39 2 5 1 1 1 3 1 15 0 0.128
Al Orth 22 34 3 9 0 1 0 5 5 9 1 0.265
Pete Wilson 14 34 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 10 0 0.118
Neal Ball 8 29 5 6 1 1 0 3 3 10 2 0.207
Joe Ward 9 28 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0.179
Jack Chesbro 9 17 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.176
Bobby Vaughn 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.143
Eddie Tiemeyer 3 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.375
Jack Wanner 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.125
Doc Newton 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.167
Irish McIlveen 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dick Carroll 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Charles Schmidt 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Ford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Joe Lake 1.88 2 Jack Quinn 1.97 3 King Brockett 2.12 4 Jack Warhop 2.40 5 Slow Joe Doyle 2.58

Wins

1 Joe Lake 14 2 Jack Warhop 13 3 King Brockett 10 4 Jack Quinn 9 5 Slow Joe Doyle 8

Strikeouts

1 Joe Lake 117 2 Jack Warhop 95 3 Rube Manning 71 4 King Brockett 70 5 Tom Hughes 69
1909 New York Highlanders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Warhop 13 15 2.40 36 23 2 243.1 197 65 81 95
Joe Lake 14 11 1.88 31 26 1 215.1 180 45 59 117
Rube Manning 7 11 3.17 26 21 1 173.0 167 61 48 71
King Brockett 10 8 2.12 26 18 1 170.0 148 40 59 70
Slow Joe Doyle 8 6 2.58 17 15 0 125.2 103 36 37 57
Tom Hughes 7 8 2.65 24 15 2 118.2 109 35 37 69
Jack Quinn 9 5 1.97 23 11 1 118.2 110 26 24 36
Pete Wilson 6 5 3.17 14 13 0 93.2 82 33 43 44
Jack Chesbro 0 4 6.34 9 4 0 49.2 70 35 13 17
Doc Newton 0 3 2.82 4 4 0 22.1 27 7 11 11
Dick Carroll 0 0 3.60 2 1 0 5.0 7 2 1 1
Charles Schmidt 0 0 7.20 1 0 0 5.0 10 4 1 2
George McConnell 0 1 2.25 2 1 0 4.0 3 1 3 4
Russ Ford 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 3 4 2
Al Orth 0 0 12.00 1 1 0 3.0 6 4 1 1

👥 Roster (35)

Jimmy Austin Neal Ball Walter Blair King Brockett Dick Carroll Hal Chase Jack Chesbro Birdie Cree Ray Demmitt Slow Joe Doyle Kid Elberfeld Clyde Engle +23 more

35 players

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The 1909 New York Highlanders in brief

A 74-77 record (.490) put the 1909 New York Highlanders 5th in the AL. The run column shows 589 for and 587 against. The team batting average of .247 was 2% above the 1909 league mark of .243. The New York Highlanders staff finished with a 2.65 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.47. League clubs averaged 533 runs that year, so the New York Highlanders scored 10% more.

The home park, Hilltop Park, recorded 505,500 in attendance, about 6,564 a game. For power, Hal Chase led the way with 4 homers. Clyde Engle drove in a team-high 71 runs. Joe Lake led the pitchers with 14 wins. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 New York Highlanders

What was the 1909 New York Highlanders record?
The 1909 New York Highlanders finished 74-77 (.490 win pct).
Who led the 1909 New York Highlanders in home runs?
Hal Chase led the 1909 New York Highlanders with 4 home runs.
What was the 1909 New York Highlanders team ERA?
The 1909 New York Highlanders posted a team ERA of 2.65.
Did the 1909 New York Highlanders win the World Series?
No. The 1909 New York Highlanders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 New York Highlanders play?
The 1909 New York Highlanders played home games at Hilltop Park.
Who led the 1909 New York Highlanders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal Chase (4 HR, 63 RBI) and Joe Lake (14-11, 1.88 ERA).
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