1909 Washington Senators

42-110 • .276 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1909 Washington Senators went 42-110 (.276) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 380 runs, allowed 656, and played home games at American League Park II. Team leaders included Bob Unglaub (3 HR, 41 RBI) and Walter Johnson (13-25, 2.22 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

42 Wins
110 Losses
.276 Win %
8th Rank
380 R 656 RA
Diff -276

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380 Runs Scored
656 Runs Allowed
-276 Run Diff
209K Attendance

📈 vs. 1909 AL Average

Batting Avg .223 8% below the 1909 league average (.243)
OBP .276 9% below the 1909 league average (.302)
SLG .275 11% below the 1909 league average (.308)
Team ERA 3.04 23% worse than the 1909 league average (2.47)
Runs Scored 380 29% below the 1909 league average (533 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAmerican League Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 209,945
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Avg per Game 2,726

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1909

Batting Avg

1 Jack Lelivelt 0.292 2 George Browne 0.272 3 Bob Unglaub 0.265 4 Bob Ganley 0.254 5 Cliff Blankenship 0.250

Home Runs

1 Bob Unglaub 3 2 George Browne 1 3 Wid Conroy 1 4 Jim Delahanty 1 5 Walter Johnson 1

RBI

1 Bob Unglaub 41 2 George McBride 34 3 Gabby Street 29 4 Jiggs Donahue 28 5 Jack Lelivelt 24
1909 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George McBride 156 504 38 118 16 0 0 34 36 59 17 0.234
Wid Conroy 139 488 44 119 13 4 1 20 37 38 24 0.244
Bob Unglaub 130 480 43 127 14 9 3 41 22 67 15 0.265
Gabby Street 137 407 25 86 12 1 0 29 26 25 2 0.211
Clyde Milan 130 400 36 80 12 4 1 15 31 33 10 0.200
George Browne 103 393 40 107 15 5 1 16 17 42 13 0.272
Jack Lelivelt 91 318 25 93 8 6 0 24 19 41 8 0.292
Jim Delahanty 90 302 18 67 13 5 1 21 23 27 4 0.222
Jiggs Donahue 84 283 13 67 12 1 0 28 22 17 9 0.237
Otis Clymer 45 138 11 27 5 2 0 6 17 25 7 0.196
Germany Schaefer 37 128 13 31 5 1 1 4 6 13 2 0.242
Red Killefer 40 121 11 21 1 0 0 5 13 20 4 0.174
Walter Johnson 40 101 6 13 3 0 1 6 1 21 0 0.129
Dolly Gray 47 89 2 13 2 0 0 4 4 28 0 0.146
Bob Groom 46 88 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 38 0 0.091
Bill Yohe 21 72 6 15 2 0 0 4 3 14 2 0.208
Bob Ganley 19 63 5 16 3 0 0 5 1 6 4 0.254
Cliff Blankenship 39 60 4 15 1 0 0 9 0 6 2 0.250
Jack Slattery 32 56 4 12 2 0 0 6 2 0 1 0.214
Doc Gessler 17 54 10 13 2 1 0 8 12 2 4 0.241
Warren Miller 26 51 5 11 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 0.216
Jerry Freeman 19 48 2 8 0 1 0 3 4 7 3 0.167
Charlie Smith 23 45 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.156
Speed Kelly 17 42 3 6 2 1 0 1 3 14 1 0.143
Tom Hughes 22 36 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.083
Jesse Tannehill 16 36 2 6 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 0.167
Jack Hardy 10 24 3 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.167
Doc Reisling 12 24 1 4 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.167
Nick Altrock 12 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.053
Roy Witherup 12 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.053
Bill Shipke 9 16 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.125
Frank Oberlin 10 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.143
Dixie Walker 4 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.154
Bill Burns 6 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.273
Mike Kahoe 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.125
Orth Collins 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Tom Crooke 3 7 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0.286
Gavvy Cravath 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.000
Bill Forman 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Frank Hemphill 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Hovlik 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Burt Keeley 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Joe Ohl 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jimmy Sebring 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1909

ERA

1 Walter Johnson 2.22 2 Doc Reisling 2.43 3 Dixie Walker 2.50 4 Tom Hughes 2.69 5 Bob Groom 2.87

Wins

1 Walter Johnson 13 2 Bob Groom 7 3 Dolly Gray 5 4 Tom Hughes 4 5 Charlie Smith 3

Strikeouts

1 Walter Johnson 164 2 Bob Groom 131 3 Dolly Gray 87 4 Tom Hughes 77 5 Charlie Smith 72
1909 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Walter Johnson 13 25 2.22 40 36 1 296.1 247 73 84 164
Bob Groom 7 26 2.87 44 31 0 260.2 218 83 105 131
Dolly Gray 5 19 3.59 36 26 0 218.0 210 87 77 87
Charlie Smith 3 12 3.27 23 15 0 145.2 140 53 37 72
Tom Hughes 4 7 2.69 22 13 1 120.1 113 36 33 77
Roy Witherup 1 5 4.24 12 8 0 68.0 79 32 20 26
Doc Reisling 2 4 2.43 10 6 0 66.2 70 18 17 22
Frank Oberlin 1 4 3.73 9 4 0 41.0 41 17 16 13
Nick Altrock 1 3 5.45 9 5 0 38.0 55 23 5 9
Dixie Walker 3 1 2.50 4 4 0 36.0 31 10 6 25
Bill Burns 1 1 1.23 6 4 0 29.1 25 4 7 13
Jesse Tannehill 1 1 3.43 3 2 0 21.0 19 8 5 8
Bill Forman 0 2 4.91 2 2 0 11.0 8 6 7 2
Joe Ohl 0 0 2.08 4 0 0 8.2 7 2 1 2
Burt Keeley 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 7.0 12 9 1 0
Joe Hovlik 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 6.0 13 3 3 1
Orth Collins 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (44)

Nick Altrock Cliff Blankenship George Browne Bill Burns Otis Clymer Orth Collins Wid Conroy Gavvy Cravath Tom Crooke Jim Delahanty Jiggs Donahue Bill Forman +32 more

44 players

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The 1909 Washington Senators in brief

A 42-110 record (.276) put the 1909 Washington Senators 8th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 380 runs and allowed 656, a run differential of -276. At the plate the Washington Senators hit .223, 8% worse than the league's .243. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.04 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.47.

The 1909 Washington Senators scored 29% fewer runs than the average club (380 against 533). Home games were played at American League Park II, where 209,945 fans came through the gates. Bob Unglaub led the club in home runs with 3. On the mound, Walter Johnson won 13 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1909 Washington Senators

What was the 1909 Washington Senators record?
The 1909 Washington Senators finished 42-110 (.276 win pct).
Who led the 1909 Washington Senators in home runs?
Bob Unglaub led the 1909 Washington Senators with 3 home runs.
What was the 1909 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1909 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.04.
Did the 1909 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1909 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1909 Washington Senators play?
The 1909 Washington Senators played home games at American League Park II.
Who led the 1909 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Unglaub (3 HR, 41 RBI) and Walter Johnson (13-25, 2.22 ERA).
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