1909 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1909 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 95-58. They scored 601 runs and belted 21 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Danny Murphy led the team in home runs with 5. Home Run Baker knocked in 85 runs. Eddie Collins led the team with 198 hits for a .347 average. Eddie Collins had a great year on the basepaths with 67 stolen bases.
The team allowed 409 runs and had a team ERA of 1.93. Leading the team in wins was Eddie Plank, with 19. Chief Bender racked up 161 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Home Run Baker | 3B | 148 | 541 | 73 | 165 | 4 | 85 | 20 | .343 | .447 | .790 | .305 |
| Jack Barry | SS | 124 | 409 | 56 | 88 | 1 | 23 | 17 | .307 | .259 | .566 | .215 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 153 | 571 | 104 | 198 | 3 | 56 | 67 | .416 | .450 | .866 | .347 |
| Jim Curry | 2B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 149 | 530 | 73 | 142 | 4 | 75 | 20 | .338 | .374 | .712 | .268 |
| Stuffy McInnis | SS | 19 | 46 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .304 | .590 | .239 |
| Simon Nicholls | SS | 21 | 71 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .243 | .268 | .511 | .211 |
| Morrie Rath | SS | 7 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .387 | .308 | .695 | .269 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Scotty Barr | OF | 22 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 | .098 | .352 | .078 |
| Bob Ganley | OF | 80 | 274 | 32 | 54 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .272 | .226 | .498 | .197 |
| Topsy Hartsel | OF | 83 | 267 | 30 | 72 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .381 | .326 | .707 | .270 |
| Heinie Heitmuller | OF | 64 | 210 | 36 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 7 | .351 | .405 | .756 | .286 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | OF | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .176 | .398 | .176 |
| Danny Murphy | OF | 149 | 541 | 61 | 152 | 5 | 69 | 19 | .332 | .412 | .744 | .281 |
| Rube Oldring | OF | 90 | 326 | 39 | 75 | 1 | 28 | 17 | .287 | .328 | .615 | .230 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 11 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .139 | .114 | .253 | .114 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Lapp | C | 21 | 56 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .373 | .429 | .802 | .339 |
| Ed Larkin | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .167 | .453 | .167 |
| Paddy Livingston | C | 64 | 175 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .323 | .314 | .637 | .234 |
| Doc Powers | C | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Ira Thomas | C | 84 | 256 | 22 | 57 | 0 | 31 | 4 | .292 | .281 | .573 | .223 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4906 | 601 | 1257 | 21 | 498 | 205 | .307 | .343 | .650 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Atkins | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4.50 | 1.833 | |||
| Chief Bender | 34 | 29 | 250 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1 | 161 | 45 | 1.66 | 0.964 | |||
| Jack Coombs | 30 | 24 | 205.7 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1 | 97 | 73 | 2.32 | 1.113 | |||
| Jimmy Dygert | 32 | 13 | 137.3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 79 | 50 | 2.42 | 1.216 | |||
| Harry Krause | 32 | 21 | 213 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 0 | 139 | 49 | 1.39 | 0.939 | |||
| John Kull | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Cy Morgan | 28 | 26 | 228.7 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 81 | 71 | 1.65 | 0.975 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 34 | 33 | 265.3 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 0 | 132 | 62 | 1.76 | 1.044 | |||
| Biff Schlitzer | 4 | 3 | 13.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5.40 | 1.504 | |||
| Rube Vickers | 18 | 3 | 55.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 3.40 | 1.418 | |||
| Team Totals | 214 | 153 | 1378 | 95 | 58 | .621 | 3 | 728 | 386 | 1.93 | 1.056 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Collins | 153 |
| At Bats | Eddie Collins | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Collins | 660 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Collins | .347 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Collins | .416 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Collins | .450 |
| OPS | Eddie Collins | .866 |
| Runs | Eddie Collins | 104 |
| Hits | Eddie Collins | 198 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Collins | 257 |
| Doubles | Eddie Collins | 30 |
| Triples | Home Run Baker | 19 |
| Home Runs | Danny Murphy | 5 |
| RBI | Home Run Baker | 85 |
| Walks | Eddie Collins | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Eddie Collins | 67 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Ganley | 36 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Plank | 19 |
| Losses | Jack Coombs and Cy Morgan | 11 |
| Saves | Chief Bender, Jack Coombs, and Rube Vickers | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Chief Bender and Harry Krause | .692 |
| ERA | Harry Krause | 1.39 |
| WHIP | Harry Krause | 0.939 |
| Innings Pitched | Eddie Plank | 265.3 |
| Games | Chief Bender and Eddie Plank | 34 |
| Games Started | Eddie Plank | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Chief Bender | 161 |
| Complete Games | Chief Bender and Eddie Plank | 24 |
| Shutouts | Harry Krause | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Eddie Plank | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Coombs | 53 |
| Hits Allowed | Eddie Plank | 215 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Coombs | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Cy Morgan | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Cy Morgan | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Cy Morgan | 16 |
