1909 St. Louis Cardinals

54-98 • .355 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals went 54-98 (.355) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 583 runs, allowed 731, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Ed Konetchy (4 HR, 80 RBI) and Fred Beebe (15-21, 2.82 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

54 Wins
98 Losses
.355 Win %
7th Rank
583 R 731 RA
Diff -148

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583 Runs Scored
731 Runs Allowed
-148 Run Diff
373K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 equal to the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .326 5% above the 1909 league average (.309)
SLG .302 3% below the 1909 league average (.313)
Team ERA 3.41 31% worse than the 1909 league average (2.59)
Runs Scored 583 3% above the 1909 league average (568 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 373,245
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Avg per Game 4,911

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Ed Konetchy 0.286 2 Alan Storke 0.282 3 Rudy Hulswitt 0.280 4 Rube Ellis 0.268 5 Steve Evans 0.259

Home Runs

1 Ed Konetchy 4 2 Rube Ellis 3 3 Joe Delahanty 2 4 Steve Evans 2 5 Al Shaw 2

RBI

1 Ed Konetchy 80 2 Steve Evans 56 3 Joe Delahanty 54 4 Rube Ellis 46 5 Al Shaw 34
1909 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed Konetchy 152 576 88 165 23 14 4 80 65 58 25 0.286
Rube Ellis 149 575 76 154 10 9 3 46 54 76 18 0.268
Steve Evans 143 498 67 129 17 6 2 56 66 54 14 0.259
Bobby Byrne 105 421 61 90 13 6 1 33 46 41 21 0.214
Joe Delahanty 123 411 28 88 16 4 2 54 42 50 10 0.214
Raymond Charles 99 339 33 80 7 3 0 29 31 38 7 0.236
Al Shaw 114 331 45 82 12 7 2 34 55 66 15 0.248
Ed Phelps 104 306 43 76 13 1 0 22 39 34 7 0.248
Rudy Hulswitt 82 289 21 81 8 3 0 29 19 18 7 0.280
Roger Bresnahan 72 234 27 57 4 1 0 23 46 19 11 0.244
William Barbeau 48 175 23 44 3 0 0 5 28 21 14 0.251
Alan Storke 48 174 11 49 5 0 0 10 12 12 5 0.282
Jack Bliss 45 113 12 25 2 1 1 8 12 19 2 0.221
Fred Beebe 44 108 4 18 2 0 0 10 1 28 0 0.167
Johnny Lush 45 92 11 22 5 0 0 14 6 11 2 0.239
Slim Sallee 32 71 5 8 2 0 0 3 5 23 0 0.113
Howard Murphy 25 60 3 12 0 0 0 3 4 10 1 0.200
Bob Harmon 21 51 3 13 1 0 0 1 6 17 0 0.255
Champ Osteen 16 45 6 9 1 0 0 7 7 1 1 0.200
Les Backman 21 39 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 16 0 0.103
Billy Gilbert 12 29 4 5 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0.172
Mike Mowrey 12 29 3 7 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 0.241
John Raleigh 15 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.087
Eddie Higgins 16 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.190
Bert James 6 21 1 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0.286
Charlie Rhodes 12 19 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.211
Steve Melter 23 15 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.133
Forrest More 15 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.154
Grover Lowdermilk 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Charlie Enwright 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.143
Tom Reilly 5 7 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.286
Irv Higginbotham 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Coonie Blank 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Sullivan 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Bernard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Slim Sallee 2.42 2 Fred Beebe 2.82 3 Johnny Lush 3.13 4 Steve Melter 3.50 5 Bob Harmon 3.68

Wins

1 Fred Beebe 15 2 Johnny Lush 11 3 Slim Sallee 10 4 Bob Harmon 6 5 Les Backman 3

Strikeouts

1 Fred Beebe 105 2 Johnny Lush 66 3 Slim Sallee 55 4 Bob Harmon 48 5 Les Backman 35
1909 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fred Beebe 15 21 2.82 44 34 1 287.2 256 90 104 105
Johnny Lush 11 18 3.13 34 28 0 221.1 215 77 69 66
Slim Sallee 10 11 2.42 32 27 0 219.0 223 59 59 55
Bob Harmon 6 11 3.68 21 17 0 159.0 155 65 65 48
Les Backman 3 11 4.14 21 15 0 128.1 146 59 39 35
John Raleigh 1 10 3.79 15 10 0 80.2 85 34 21 26
Eddie Higgins 3 3 4.50 16 5 0 66.0 68 33 17 15
Steve Melter 0 1 3.50 23 1 3 64.1 79 25 20 24
Charlie Rhodes 3 5 3.98 12 10 0 61.0 55 27 33 25
Forrest More 1 5 5.04 15 2 0 50.0 48 28 20 17
Grover Lowdermilk 0 2 6.21 7 3 0 29.0 28 20 30 14
Irv Higginbotham 1 0 1.59 3 1 0 11.1 5 2 2 2
Joe Bernard 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 2 2
Harry Sullivan 0 0 36.00 2 1 0 1.0 4 4 2 1

👥 Roster (35)

Les Backman William Barbeau Fred Beebe Joe Bernard Coonie Blank Jack Bliss Roger Bresnahan Bobby Byrne Raymond Charles Joe Delahanty Rube Ellis Charlie Enwright +23 more

35 players

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The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals finished 54-98, a .355 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. The run column shows 583 for and 731 against. Pitchers allowed 3.41 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.59. The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 3% (583 against 568).

Robison Field was home in 1909, drawing a total attendance of 373,245. Ed Konetchy led the club in home runs with 4. Fred Beebe was the top winner, with 15 victories. In all, the roster shows 35 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1908 season and the 1910 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals finished 54-98 (.355 win pct).
Who led the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ed Konetchy led the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals with 4 home runs.
What was the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1909 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Konetchy (4 HR, 80 RBI) and Fred Beebe (15-21, 2.82 ERA).
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