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1909 Pittsburgh Pirates

110-42 • .724 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates went 110-42 (.724) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 699 runs, allowed 447, and played home games at Exposition Park/Forbes Field. Team leaders included Tommy Leach (6 HR, 43 RBI) and Howie Camnitz (25-6, 1.62 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

110 Wins
42 Losses
.724 Win %
1st Rank
699 R 447 RA
Diff +252

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⚡ Quick Stats

699 Runs Scored
447 Runs Allowed
+252 Run Diff
406K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 7% above the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .327 6% above the 1909 league average (.309)
SLG .352 12% above the 1909 league average (.313)
Team ERA 2.07 20% better than the 1909 league average (2.59)
Runs Scored 699 23% above the 1909 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park/Forbes Field
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Home Games 54
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Total Attendance 406,283
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Avg per Game 7,523

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Honus Wagner 0.339 2 Ham Hyatt 0.299 3 Fred Clarke 0.287 4 Dots Miller 0.279 5 Owen Wilson 0.272

Home Runs

1 Tommy Leach 6 2 Honus Wagner 5 3 Owen Wilson 4 4 Fred Clarke 3 5 Dots Miller 3

RBI

1 Honus Wagner 100 2 Dots Miller 87 3 Bill Abstein 70 4 Fred Clarke 68 5 Owen Wilson 59
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Leach 151 587 126 153 29 8 6 43 66 49 27 0.261
Owen Wilson 154 569 64 155 22 12 4 59 19 66 17 0.272
Dots Miller 151 560 71 156 31 13 3 87 39 49 14 0.279
Fred Clarke 152 550 97 158 16 11 3 68 80 36 31 0.287
Bill Abstein 137 512 51 133 20 10 1 70 27 59 16 0.260
George Gibson 150 510 42 135 25 9 2 52 44 26 9 0.265
Honus Wagner 137 495 92 168 39 10 5 100 66 24 35 0.339
William Barbeau 91 350 60 77 16 3 0 25 37 45 19 0.220
Bobby Byrne 46 168 31 43 6 2 0 7 32 8 8 0.256
Alan Storke 37 118 12 30 5 2 0 12 7 9 1 0.254
Vic Willis 39 103 6 14 1 1 0 2 7 11 0 0.136
Ed Abbaticchio 36 87 13 20 0 0 1 16 19 11 2 0.230
Howie Camnitz 41 87 8 12 1 0 0 6 12 28 0 0.138
Lefty Leifield 32 73 2 14 1 3 0 8 3 25 1 0.192
Ham Hyatt 49 67 9 20 3 4 0 7 3 11 1 0.299
Nick Maddox 31 67 6 15 1 2 0 7 7 12 2 0.224
Ward Miller 15 56 2 8 0 1 0 4 4 3 2 0.143
Deacon Phillippe 22 42 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 8 0 0.071
Babe Adams 25 39 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 15 0 0.051
Sam Leever 19 24 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.167
Mike Simon 12 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.167
Paddy O'Connor 9 16 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.312
Sam Frock 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Chick Brandom 13 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Bill Powell 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Harry Camnitz 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gene Moore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blaine Durbin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Wacker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Babe Adams 1.11 2 Chick Brandom 1.11 3 Howie Camnitz 1.62 4 Nick Maddox 2.21 5 Vic Willis 2.24

Wins

1 Howie Camnitz 25 2 Vic Willis 22 3 Lefty Leifield 19 4 Nick Maddox 13 5 Babe Adams 12

Strikeouts

1 Howie Camnitz 133 2 Vic Willis 95 3 Babe Adams 65 4 Nick Maddox 56 5 Lefty Leifield 43
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vic Willis 22 11 2.24 39 35 1 289.2 243 72 83 95
Howie Camnitz 25 6 1.62 41 30 3 283.0 207 51 68 133
Nick Maddox 13 8 2.21 31 27 0 203.1 173 50 39 56
Lefty Leifield 19 8 2.37 32 26 0 201.2 172 53 54 43
Deacon Phillippe 8 3 2.32 22 13 0 131.2 121 34 14 38
Babe Adams 12 3 1.11 25 12 2 130.0 88 16 23 65
Sam Leever 8 1 2.83 19 4 2 70.0 74 22 14 23
Chick Brandom 1 0 1.11 13 2 2 40.2 33 5 10 21
Sam Frock 2 1 2.48 8 4 1 36.1 44 10 4 11
Bill Powell 0 1 3.68 3 1 0 7.1 7 3 6 2
Harry Camnitz 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 6 2 1 1
Gene Moore 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 4 3 2
Jimmy Wacker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
PIT def. DET 4-3

👥 Roster (29)

Ed Abbaticchio Bill Abstein Babe Adams William Barbeau Chick Brandom Bobby Byrne Harry Camnitz Howie Camnitz Fred Clarke Blaine Durbin Sam Frock George Gibson +17 more

29 players

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The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 110-42 record (.724) put the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series. Runs came in at 699 scored against 447 allowed (+252). Against a league average of .243, the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .259. The staff ERA of 2.07 was 20% better than the league average of 2.59.

The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the average club by 23% (699 against 568). Exposition Park/Forbes Field was home in 1909, drawing a total attendance of 406,283. Tommy Leach topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 home runs. The RBI leader was Honus Wagner, with 100. Howie Camnitz led the pitchers with 25 wins. The World Series ended in a win against DET 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 110-42 (.724 win pct).
Did the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
Yes. The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.
Who led the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Tommy Leach led the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 home runs.
What was the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.07.
Where did the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park/Forbes Field.
Who led the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tommy Leach (6 HR, 43 RBI) and Howie Camnitz (25-6, 1.62 ERA).
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