1909 Philadelphia Phillies

74-79 • .484 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1909 Philadelphia Phillies went 74-79 (.484) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 517 runs, allowed 519, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included John Titus (3 HR, 46 RBI) and Earl Moore (18-12, 2.10 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
79 Losses
.484 Win %
5th Rank
517 R 519 RA
Diff -2

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517 Runs Scored
519 Runs Allowed
-2 Run Diff
299K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 equal to the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .302 2% below the 1909 league average (.309)
SLG .308 2% below the 1909 league average (.313)
Team ERA 2.44 6% better than the 1909 league average (2.59)
Runs Scored 517 9% below the 1909 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 299,915
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Avg per Game 3,895

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Bates 0.293 2 Kitty Bransfield 0.292 3 John Titus 0.270 4 Sherry Magee 0.270 5 Eddie Grant 0.269

Home Runs

1 John Titus 3 2 Red Dooin 2 3 Sherry Magee 2 4 Johnny Bates 1 5 Kitty Bransfield 1

RBI

1 Sherry Magee 66 2 Kitty Bransfield 59 3 John Titus 46 4 Red Dooin 38 5 Eddie Grant 37
1909 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Grant 154 631 75 170 18 4 1 37 35 74 28 0.269
John Titus 151 540 69 146 22 6 3 46 66 43 23 0.270
Kitty Bransfield 140 527 47 154 27 6 1 59 18 27 17 0.292
Sherry Magee 143 522 60 141 33 14 2 66 43 36 38 0.270
Mickey Doolin 147 493 39 108 12 10 1 35 37 53 10 0.219
Red Dooin 141 468 42 105 14 1 2 38 21 21 14 0.224
Otto Knabe 113 402 40 94 13 3 0 34 35 39 9 0.234
Johnny Bates 77 266 43 78 11 1 1 15 28 25 22 0.293
Fred Osborn 58 189 14 35 4 1 0 19 12 14 6 0.185
Joe Ward 74 184 21 49 8 2 0 23 9 15 7 0.266
Otto Deininger 55 169 22 44 9 0 0 16 11 17 5 0.260
Dave Shean 36 112 14 26 2 2 0 4 14 12 3 0.232
Earl Moore 38 96 4 9 1 0 0 0 8 26 1 0.094
Lew Moren 40 90 5 10 3 0 0 4 6 15 0 0.111
George McQuillan 41 76 3 9 1 0 0 3 2 17 1 0.118
Frank Corridon 27 59 4 11 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0.186
Doc Martell 24 41 1 11 3 1 0 7 4 3 0 0.268
Harry Coveleski 24 37 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.108
Tully Sparks 24 36 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.139
Fred Jacklitsch 20 32 6 10 1 1 0 1 10 5 1 0.312
Bill Foxen 18 24 3 5 3 0 1 4 4 2 0 0.208
Lew Richie 11 16 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 0.250
Buster Brown 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Frank Scanlan 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Wally Clement 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Charlie Starr 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ben Van Dyke 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Froehlich 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed McDonough 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Lew Richie 2.00 2 Earl Moore 2.10 3 Frank Corridon 2.11 4 George McQuillan 2.14 5 Lew Moren 2.65

Wins

1 Earl Moore 18 2 Lew Moren 16 3 George McQuillan 13 4 Frank Corridon 11 5 Harry Coveleski 6

Strikeouts

1 Earl Moore 173 2 Lew Moren 110 3 George McQuillan 96 4 Frank Corridon 69 5 Harry Coveleski 56
1909 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Moore 18 12 2.10 38 34 0 299.2 238 70 108 173
Lew Moren 16 15 2.65 40 31 1 257.2 226 76 93 110
George McQuillan 13 16 2.14 41 28 2 247.2 202 59 54 96
Frank Corridon 11 7 2.11 27 19 0 171.0 147 40 61 69
Harry Coveleski 6 10 2.74 24 17 1 121.2 109 37 49 56
Tully Sparks 6 11 2.96 24 16 0 121.2 126 40 32 40
Bill Foxen 3 7 3.35 18 7 0 83.1 65 31 32 37
Lew Richie 1 1 2.00 11 1 1 45.0 40 10 18 11
Buster Brown 0 0 3.24 7 1 0 25.0 22 9 16 10
Frank Scanlan 0 0 1.64 6 0 1 11.0 8 2 5 5
Ben Van Dyke 0 0 3.68 2 0 0 7.1 7 3 4 5

👥 Roster (29)

Johnny Bates Kitty Bransfield Buster Brown Wally Clement Frank Corridon Harry Coveleski Otto Deininger Red Dooin Mickey Doolin Bill Foxen Al Froehlich Eddie Grant +17 more

29 players

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The 1909 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1909 Philadelphia Phillies finished 74-79, a .484 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. The run column shows 517 for and 519 against. The staff ERA of 2.44 was 6% better than the league average of 2.59. The 517 runs scored compare with a league average of 568 per club, 9% fewer. The home park, Baker Bowl, recorded 299,915 in attendance, about 3,895 a game.

For power, John Titus led the way with 3 homers. Sherry Magee led in RBI with 66. Eddie Grant collected the most hits, 170. Earl Moore led the pitchers with 18 wins. The 1909 roster runs to 29 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1908 season and the 1910 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1909 Philadelphia Phillies finished 74-79 (.484 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
John Titus led the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies with 3 home runs.
What was the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1909 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 2.44.
Did the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1909 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1909 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Titus (3 HR, 46 RBI) and Earl Moore (18-12, 2.10 ERA).
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