The 1909 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 58 losses. The A's also moved into the majors' first concrete-and-steel ballpark, Shibe Park.Shibe Park at Ballparks.com
Regular season
In 1909, the A's were wearing an elephant logo on their sweaters.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1909 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 84 256 57 .223 0 31 1B 149 530 142 .268 4 75 2B 153 571 198 .347 3 56 SS 124 409 88 .215 1 23 3B 148 541 165 .305 4 85 OF 90 326 75 .230 1 28 OF 80 274 54 .197 0 9 OF 149 541 152 .281 5 69
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 83 267 72 .270 1 18 64 210 60 .286 0 15 64 175 41 .234 0 15 21 71 15 .211 0 3 21 56 19 .339 0 10 22 51 4 .078 0 1 19 46 11 .239 1 4 11 35 4 .114 0 2 7 26 7 .269 0 3 5 17 3 .176 0 3 2 6 1 .167 0 1 1 4 1 .250 0 0 1 4 1 .250 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 34 265.1 19 10 1.76 132 34 250.0 18 8 1.66 161 28 228.2 16 11 1.65 81 30 205.2 12 11 2.32 97 1 6.0 0 0 4.50 4
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 32 213.0 18 8 1.39 139 32 137.1 9 5 2.42 79 18 55.2 2 2 3.40 25 4 13.1 0 3 5.40 6
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 1 1 0 0 3.00 4
Notes
References 1909 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1909 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com