1909 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1909 Philadelphia Athletics Primary Logo (1902 to 1921).svg American League Shibe Park Philadelphia 95 58 y 2nd Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough Connie Mack 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 250px|thumb|Fans in Shibe Park watching the inaugural game in 1909. In 1909, the A's were wearing an elephant logo on their sweaters. Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Roster 1909 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Tommy Atkins Chief Bender Jack Coombs Jimmy Dygert Harry Krause John Kull Cy Morgan Eddie Plank Biff Schlitzer Rube Vickers Catchers Jack Lapp Ed Larkin Paddy Livingston Doc Powers Ira Thomas Infielders Frank Baker Jack Barry Eddie Collins Jim Curry Harry Davis Stuffy McInnis Simon Nicholls Morrie Rath Outfielders Scotty Barr Bob Ganley Topsy Hartsel Heinie Heitmuller Joe Jackson Danny Murphy Rube Oldring Amos Strunk Manager Connie Mack 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 Ira Thomas 84 256 57 .223 0 31 1B Harry Davis Harry Davis (1900s first baseman) 149 530 142 .268 4 75 2B Eddie Collins 153 571 198 .347 3 56 SS Jack Barry Jack Barry (baseball) 124 409 88 .215 1 23 3B Frank Baker Home Run Baker 148 541 165 .305 4 85 OF Rube Oldring 90 326 75 .230 1 28 OF Bob Ganley 80 274 54 .197 0 9 OF Danny Murphy Danny Murphy (infielder) 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 Topsy Hartsel 83 267 72 .270 1 18 Heinie Heitmuller 64 210 60 .286 0 15 Paddy Livingston 64 175 41 .234 0 15 Simon Nicholls Simon Nicholls (baseball) 21 71 15 .211 0 3 Jack Lapp 21 56 19 .339 0 10 Scotty Barr 22 51 4 .078 0 1 Stuffy McInnis 19 46 11 .239 1 4 Amos Strunk 11 35 4 .114 0 2 Morrie Rath 7 26 7 .269 0 3 Shoeless Joe Jackson 5 17 3 .176 0 3 Ed Larkin 2 6 1 .167 0 1 Doc Powers 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Jim Curry baseball 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 Eddie Plank 34 265.1 19 10 1.76 132 Chief Bender 34 250.0 18 8 1.66 161 Cy Morgan 28 228.2 16 11 1.65 81 Jack Coombs 30 205.2 12 11 2.32 97 Tommy Atkins Tommy Atkins (baseball) 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 Harry Krause 32 213.0 18 8 1.39 139 Jimmy Dygert 32 137.1 9 5 2.42 79 Rube Vickers 18 55.2 2 2 3.40 25 Biff Schlitzer 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 John Kull 1 1 0 0 3.00 4 Notes 2 References 1909 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1909 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Oakland Category:1900s in Philadelphia