1909 St. Louis Browns

61-89 • .407 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1909 St. Louis Browns went 61-89 (.407) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 441 runs, allowed 575, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Hobe Ferris (4 HR, 58 RBI) and Jack Powell (12-16, 2.11 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

61 Wins
89 Losses
.407 Win %
7th Rank
441 R 575 RA
Diff -134

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441 Runs Scored
575 Runs Allowed
-134 Run Diff
547K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 AL Average

Batting Avg .231 5% below the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .286 5% below the 1909 league average (.302)
SLG .279 10% below the 1909 league average (.308)
Team ERA 2.88 16% worse than the 1909 league average (2.47)
Runs Scored 441 17% below the 1909 league average (533 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 547,600
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Avg per Game 6,931

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 George Stone 0.287 2 Bill Bailey 0.286 3 Art Griggs 0.280 4 Roy Hartzell 0.271 5 Danny Hoffman 0.269

Home Runs

1 Hobe Ferris 4 2 Jim Stephens 3 3 Danny Hoffman 2 4 George Stone 1

RBI

1 Hobe Ferris 58 2 Art Griggs 43 3 Bobby Wallace 35 4 Roy Hartzell 32 5 Tom Jones 29
1909 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Hartzell 152 595 64 161 12 5 0 32 29 50 14 0.271
Hobe Ferris 148 556 36 120 18 5 4 58 12 58 11 0.216
Bobby Wallace 116 403 36 96 12 2 0 35 38 25 7 0.238
Danny Hoffman 110 387 44 104 6 7 2 26 41 67 24 0.269
Jimmy Williams 110 374 32 73 3 6 0 22 29 34 6 0.195
Art Griggs 108 364 38 102 17 5 0 43 24 38 11 0.280
Tom Jones 97 337 30 84 9 3 0 29 18 14 13 0.249
George Stone 83 310 33 89 5 4 1 15 24 34 8 0.287
Jack McAleese 85 267 33 57 7 0 0 12 32 37 18 0.213
Jim Stephens 79 223 18 49 5 0 3 18 13 28 5 0.220
Lou Criger 74 212 15 36 1 1 0 9 25 22 2 0.170
Barney Pelty 37 91 6 15 2 1 0 3 5 17 2 0.165
Jack Powell 34 78 3 14 1 1 0 6 1 10 0 0.179
Bill Bailey 38 77 1 22 1 1 0 7 3 20 1 0.286
Al Schweitzer 27 76 7 17 2 0 0 2 5 16 3 0.224
Rube Waddell 31 75 2 5 1 0 0 2 3 23 0 0.067
Walt Devoy 19 69 7 17 3 1 0 8 3 13 4 0.246
Ned Crompton 17 63 7 10 2 1 0 2 7 18 1 0.159
Bill Grahame 34 63 6 10 0 0 0 2 5 27 0 0.159
Burt Shotton 17 61 5 16 0 1 0 0 5 8 3 0.262
Ham Patterson 17 49 2 10 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0.204
Dode Criss 35 48 2 14 6 1 0 7 0 8 0 0.292
Wib Smith 17 42 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.190
Bill Dinneen 17 36 6 7 1 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.194
Harry Howell 18 34 5 6 1 0 0 3 2 15 0 0.176
Bill Killefer 11 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0.138
Ed Kusel 3 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.300
Jack Gilligan 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Claude Rossman 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Chuck Rose 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Phil Stremmel 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill McCorry 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Jack Powell 2.11 2 Barney Pelty 2.30 3 Rube Waddell 2.37 4 Bill Bailey 2.44 5 Bill Grahame 3.12

Wins

1 Jack Powell 12 2 Barney Pelty 11 3 Rube Waddell 11 4 Bill Bailey 9 5 Bill Grahame 8

Strikeouts

1 Rube Waddell 141 2 Bill Bailey 114 3 Barney Pelty 88 4 Bill Grahame 82 5 Jack Powell 82
1909 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Powell 12 16 2.11 34 27 3 239.0 221 56 42 82
Rube Waddell 11 14 2.37 31 28 0 220.1 204 58 57 141
Barney Pelty 11 11 2.30 27 23 0 199.1 158 51 53 88
Bill Bailey 9 10 2.44 32 20 0 199.0 174 54 75 114
Bill Grahame 8 14 3.12 34 21 1 187.1 171 65 60 82
Bill Dinneen 6 7 3.46 17 13 0 112.0 112 43 29 26
Dode Criss 1 5 3.42 11 6 0 55.1 53 21 32 43
Harry Howell 1 1 3.13 10 3 0 37.1 42 13 8 16
Chuck Rose 1 2 5.40 3 3 0 25.0 32 15 7 6
Ed Kusel 0 3 7.13 3 3 0 24.0 43 19 1 2
Jack Gilligan 1 2 5.48 3 3 0 23.0 28 14 9 4
Phil Stremmel 0 2 4.50 2 2 0 18.0 20 9 4 6
Bill McCorry 0 2 9.00 2 2 0 15.0 29 15 6 10

👥 Roster (32)

Bill Bailey Lou Criger Dode Criss Ned Crompton Walt Devoy Bill Dinneen Hobe Ferris Jack Gilligan Bill Grahame Art Griggs Roy Hartzell Danny Hoffman +20 more

32 players

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The 1909 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 61-89 record (.407) put the 1909 St. Louis Browns 7th in the AL. The run column shows 441 for and 575 against. At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .231, 5% worse than the league's .243. Pitchers allowed 2.88 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.47. The 441 runs scored compare with a league average of 533 per club, 17% fewer.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 547,600 for the year. Hobe Ferris led the club in home runs with 4. The hits leader was Roy Hartzell with 161. Jack Powell was the top winner, with 12 victories. The strikeout leader was Rube Waddell with 141. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1909 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1909 St. Louis Browns finished 61-89 (.407 win pct).
Who led the 1909 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Hobe Ferris led the 1909 St. Louis Browns with 4 home runs.
What was the 1909 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1909 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 2.88.
Did the 1909 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1909 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1909 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1909 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hobe Ferris (4 HR, 58 RBI) and Jack Powell (12-16, 2.11 ERA).
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