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1909 New York Highlanders season
The 1909 New York Highlanders season saw the team finishing with a total of 74 wins and 77 losses, coming in fifth in the American League.
| 1909 New York Highlanders |
|---|
| American League |
| Hilltop Park |
| New York City, New York |
| 74–77 (.490) |
| 5th |
| William Devery and Frank Farrell |
| George Stallings |
The 1909 New York Highlanders season saw the team finishing with a total of 74 wins and 77 losses, coming in fifth in the American League.
New York was managed by George Stallings, the team's fourth manager in as many years. Games were played at Hilltop Park. The alternate and equally unofficial nickname, "Yankees", was being used more and more frequently by the media. The eventually-famous curving "NY" logo appeared for the first time, on the sleeve and cap of the uniform.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 98 | 54 | .645 | — | 57–19 | 41–35 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 58 | .621 | 3½ | 49–27 | 46–31 |
| Boston Red Sox | 88 | 63 | .583 | 9½ | 47–28 | 41–35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 74 | .513 | 20 | 42–34 | 36–40 |
| New York Highlanders | 74 | 77 | .490 | 23½ | 41–35 | 33–42 |
| Cleveland Naps | 71 | 82 | .464 | 27½ | 39–37 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 61 | 89 | .407 | 36 | 40–37 | 21–52 |
| Washington Senators | 42 | 110 | .276 | 56 | 27–48 | 15–62 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | — | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 10–11 | 13–7 | 16–6 |
| Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 8–13–1 | 6–15–2 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | 10–12–1 | 19–3–1 |
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 13–8–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 11–11 |
| Detroit | 13–9 | 15–6–2 | 14–8–1 | — | 14–8 | 8–14 | 18–3–1 | 16–6–2 |
| New York | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 14–8 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | 13–8–1 | 14–6 |
| Philadelphia | 11–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 19–3 |
| St. Louis | 7–13 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 3–18–1 | 8–13–1 | 8–14 | — | 15–7–1 |
| Washington | 6–16 | 3–19–1 | 11–11 | 6–16–2 | 6–14 | 3–19 | 7–15–1 | — |
| 1909 New York Highlanders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | ||||||
| Pitchers | ||||||
| King Brockett | ||||||
| Dick Carroll | ||||||
| Jack Chesbro | ||||||
| Slow Joe Doyle | ||||||
| Russ Ford | ||||||
| Tom Hughes | ||||||
| Joe Lake | ||||||
| Rube Manning | ||||||
| Doc Newton | ||||||
| Jack Quinn | ||||||
| Butch Schmidt | ||||||
| Jack Warhop | ||||||
| Pete Wilson | Catchers | |||||
| Walter Blair | ||||||
| Red Kleinow | ||||||
| Ed Sweeney | ||||||
| Infielders |
Jimmy Austin Neal Ball Hal Chase Kid Elberfeld Earle Gardner John Knight Frank LaPorte George McConnell Al Orth Eddie Tiemeyer Bobby Vaughn Jack Wanner Joe Ward | | Outfielders Birdie Cree Ray Demmitt Clyde Engle Charlie Hemphill Willie Keeler Other positions
Irish McIlveen | | Manager George Stallings Coaches
Duke Farrell |
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 | Red Kleinow | 78 | 206 | 47 | .228 | 0 | 15 |
| 1B | Hal Chase | 118 | 474 | 134 | .283 | 4 | 63 |
| 2B | Frank LaPorte | 89 | 309 | 92 | .298 | 0 | 31 |
| SS | John Knight | 116 | 360 | 85 | .236 | 0 | 40 |
| 3B | Jimmy Austin | 136 | 437 | 101 | .231 | 1 | 39 |
| OF | Willie Keeler | 99 | 360 | 95 | .264 | 1 | 32 |
| OF | Ray Demmitt | 123 | 427 | 105 | .246 | 4 | 30 |
| OF | Clyde Engle | 135 | 492 | 137 | .278 | 3 | 71 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Elberfeld | 106 | 379 | 90 | .237 | 0 | 26 |
| Birdie Cree | 104 | 343 | 90 | .262 | 2 | 27 |
| Charlie Hemphill | 73 | 181 | 44 | .243 | 0 | 10 |
| Ed Sweeney | 67 | 176 | 47 | .267 | 0 | 21 |
| Walter Blair | 42 | 110 | 23 | .209 | 0 | 11 |
| Earle Gardner | 22 | 85 | 28 | .329 | 0 | 15 |
| George McConnell | 13 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 0 | 5 |
| Al Orth | 22 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 0 | 5 |
| Neal Ball | 8 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Ward | 9 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Vaughn | 5 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Tiemeyer | 3 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Wanner | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Irish McIlveen | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Warhop | 36 | 243.1 | 13 | 15 | 2.40 | 95 |
| Joe Lake | 31 | 215.1 | 14 | 11 | 1.88 | 117 |
| Rube Manning | 26 | 173.0 | 7 | 11 | 3.17 | 71 |
| King Brockett | 26 | 170.0 | 10 | 8 | 2.12 | 70 |
| Slow Joe Doyle | 17 | 125.2 | 8 | 6 | 2.58 | 57 |
| Pete Wilson | 14 | 93.2 | 6 | 5 | 3.17 | 44 |
| Doc Newton | 4 | 22.1 | 0 | 3 | 2.82 | 11 |
| Al Orth | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hughes | 24 | 118.2 | 7 | 8 | 2.65 | 69 |
| Jack Quinn | 23 | 118.2 | 9 | 5 | 1.97 | 36 |
| Jack Chesbro | 9 | 49.2 | 0 | 4 | 6.34 | 17 |
| Dick Carroll | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 |
| George McConnell | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 2 |
| Russ Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
- 1909 New York Highlanders team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1909 New York Highlanders page at Baseball Reference
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