The following are the baseball events of the year 1909 throughout the world.
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American League | National League | |||
AVG | Ty Cobb DET | .377 | Honus Wagner PIT | .339 |
HR | Ty Cobb DET | 9 | Red Murray NYG | 7 |
RBIs | Ty Cobb DET | 107 | Honus Wagner PIT | 100 |
Wins | George Mullin DET | 29 | Mordecai Brown CHC | 27 |
ERA | Harry Krause PHA | 1.39 | Christy Mathewson NYG | 1.14 |
Ks | Frank Smith CHW | 177 | Orval Overall CHC | 205 |
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 |
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 42 | 0.724 | — | 56–21 | 54–21 |
Chicago Cubs | 104 | 49 | 0.680 | 6½ | 47–29 | 57–20 |
New York Giants | 92 | 61 | 0.601 | 18½ | 44–33 | 48–28 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 76 | 0.503 | 33½ | 39–38 | 38–38 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 36½ | 40–37 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 55 | 98 | 0.359 | 55½ | 34–45 | 21–53 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 54 | 98 | 0.355 | 56 | 26–48 | 28–50 |
Boston Doves | 45 | 108 | 0.294 | 65½ | 27–47 | 18–61 |