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 5th in the American League.
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Owner(s) | William Devery and Frank Farrell |
Manager(s) | George Stallings |
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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.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 98 | 54 | 0.645 | — | 57–19 | 41–35 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 58 | 0.621 | 3½ | 49–27 | 46–31 |
Boston Red Sox | 88 | 63 | 0.583 | 9½ | 47–28 | 41–35 |
Chicago White Sox | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 20 | 42–34 | 36–40 |
New York Highlanders | 74 | 77 | 0.490 | 23½ | 41–35 | 33–42 |
Cleveland Naps | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 27½ | 39–37 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 61 | 89 | 0.407 | 36 | 40–37 | 21–52 |
Washington Senators | 42 | 110 | 0.276 | 56 | 27–48 | 15–62 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
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 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Player stats
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 |
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SS | John Knight | 116 | 360 | 85 | .236 | 0 | 40 |
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 |
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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 |
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Lew Brockett | 26 | 170 | 10 | 8 | 2.12 | 70 |
Tom Hughes | 24 | 118.2 | 7 | 8 | 2.65 | 69 |
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 |
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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 | 3.60 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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References
- 1909 New York Highlanders team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 1909 New York Highlanders page at Baseball Reference