1909 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 54-98. They scored 583 runs and belted 15 home runs to go along with a .243 batting average. The offense was powered by Ed Konetchy, who led the team with 4 home runs, 80 RBI, and 165 hits.
The team allowed 728 runs and had a team ERA of 3.41. Fred Beebe led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 105 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jap Barbeau | 3B | 48 | 175 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .370 | .269 | .639 | .251 |
| Bobby Byrne | 3B | 105 | 421 | 61 | 90 | 1 | 33 | 21 | .302 | .280 | .582 | .214 |
| Chappy Charles | 2B | 99 | 339 | 33 | 80 | 0 | 29 | 7 | .309 | .274 | .583 | .236 |
| Charlie Enwright | SS | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .143 | .476 | .143 |
| Billy Gilbert | 2B | 12 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .172 | .505 | .172 |
| Rudy Hulswitt | SS | 82 | 289 | 21 | 81 | 0 | 29 | 7 | .329 | .329 | .658 | .280 |
| Ed Konetchy | 1B | 152 | 576 | 88 | 165 | 4 | 80 | 25 | .366 | .396 | .762 | .286 |
| Mike Mowrey | 2B | 12 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .276 | .609 | .241 |
| Champ Osteen | SS | 16 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .308 | .222 | .530 | .200 |
| Tom Reilly | SS | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .571 | .857 | .286 |
| Alan Storke | SS | 48 | 174 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .328 | .310 | .638 | .282 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Delahanty | OF | 123 | 411 | 28 | 88 | 2 | 54 | 10 | .292 | .287 | .579 | .214 |
| Rube Ellis | OF | 149 | 575 | 76 | 154 | 3 | 46 | 16 | .334 | .332 | .666 | .268 |
| Steve Evans | OF | 143 | 498 | 67 | 129 | 2 | 56 | 14 | .362 | .329 | .691 | .259 |
| Bert James | OF | 6 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .286 | .686 | .286 |
| Howard Murphy | OF | 25 | 60 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .200 |
| Al Shaw | OF | 114 | 331 | 45 | 82 | 2 | 34 | 15 | .355 | .344 | .699 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Coonie Blank | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jack Bliss | C | 35 | 113 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .307 | .283 | .590 | .221 |
| Roger Bresnahan | C | 72 | 234 | 27 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 11 | .370 | .269 | .639 | .244 |
| Ed Phelps | C | 104 | 306 | 43 | 76 | 0 | 22 | 7 | .350 | .297 | .647 | .248 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5108 | 583 | 1242 | 15 | 479 | 161 | .320 | .303 | .622 | .243 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Les Backman | 21 | 15 | 128.3 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 0 | 35 | 39 | 4.14 | 1.442 | |||
| Fred Beebe | 44 | 34 | 287.7 | 15 | 21 | .417 | 1 | 105 | 104 | 2.82 | 1.251 | |||
| Joe Bernard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .00 | 3.000 | |||
| Bob Harmon | 21 | 17 | 159 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 48 | 65 | 3.68 | 1.384 | |||
| Irv Higginbotham | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.59 | 0.619 | |||
| Eddie Higgins | 16 | 5 | 66 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 4.50 | 1.288 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 7 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 6.21 | 2.000 | |||
| Johnny Lush | 34 | 28 | 221.3 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 0 | 66 | 69 | 3.13 | 1.283 | |||
| Steve Melter | 23 | 1 | 64.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 3.50 | 1.540 | |||
| Forrest More | 15 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 5.04 | 1.360 | |||
| John Raleigh | 15 | 10 | 80.7 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 3.79 | 1.314 | |||
| Charlie Rhodes | 12 | 10 | 61 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 3.98 | 1.443 | |||
| Slim Sallee | 32 | 27 | 219 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 55 | 59 | 2.42 | 1.288 | |||
| Harry Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36.00 | 6.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 246 | 154 | 1379.6 | 54 | 98 | .355 | 4 | 435 | 483 | 3.41 | 1.342 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ed Konetchy | 152 |
| At Bats | Ed Konetchy | 576 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ed Konetchy | 660 |
| Batting Average | Ed Konetchy | .286 |
| On-Base % | Ed Konetchy | .366 |
| Slugging % | Ed Konetchy | .396 |
| OPS | Ed Konetchy | .762 |
| Runs | Ed Konetchy | 88 |
| Hits | Ed Konetchy | 165 |
| Total Bases | Ed Konetchy | 228 |
| Doubles | Ed Konetchy | 23 |
| Triples | Ed Konetchy | 14 |
| Home Runs | Ed Konetchy | 4 |
| RBI | Ed Konetchy | 80 |
| Walks | Steve Evans | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Ed Konetchy | 25 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Delahanty, Steve Evans, and Ed Konetchy | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fred Beebe | 15 |
| Losses | Fred Beebe | 21 |
| Saves | Steve Melter | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Slim Sallee | .476 |
| ERA | Slim Sallee | 2.42 |
| WHIP | Fred Beebe | 1.251 |
| Innings Pitched | Fred Beebe | 287.7 |
| Games | Fred Beebe | 44 |
| Games Started | Fred Beebe | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Fred Beebe | 105 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Lush | 21 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Lush | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Fred Beebe | 1229 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fred Beebe | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Fred Beebe | 256 |
| Walks Allowed | Fred Beebe | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Harmon | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Fred Beebe | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Lush | 10 |
