1909 Chicago Cubs season

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1909 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
West Side Park (Since 1893) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1909 Information
Owner(s)	Charles Murphy
Manager(s)	Frank Chance
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The 1909 Chicago Cubs won 104 games but finished second in the National League, 6½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs had won the pennant the previous three years and would win it again in 1910.

The legendary infield of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, Frank Chance, and Harry Steinfeldt was still intact, but it was the pitching staff that excelled. The Cubs pitchers had a collective earned run average of 1.75, a microscopic figure even for the dead-ball era. Three Finger Brown was one of the top two pitchers in the league (with Christy Mathewson) again, going 27-9 with a 1.31 ERA.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
- 4.1 League top five finishers
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

February 18, 1909: Doc Marshall was purchased from the Cubs by the Brooklyn Superbas.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates	110	42	--	.724
Chicago Cubs	104	49	6.5	.680
New York Giants	92	61	18.5	.601
Cincinnati Reds	77	76	33.5	.503
Philadelphia Phillies	74	79	36.5	.484
Brooklyn Superbas	55	98	55.5	.359
St. Louis Cardinals	54	98	56	.355
Boston Doves	45	108	65.5	.294

Roster

1909 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Frank Chance

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
1B	Chance, FrankFrank Chance	93	324	88	.272	0	46
2B	Evers, JohnnyJohnny Evers	127	463	122	.263	1	24
SS	Tinker, JoeJoe Tinker	143	516	132	.256	4	57

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
Zimmerman, HeinieHeinie Zimmerman	65	183	50	.273	0	21
Stanley, JoeJoe Stanley	22	52	7	.135	0	2

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
Brown, MordecaiMordecai Brown	50	342.2	27	9	1.31	172
Overall, OrvalOrval Overall	38	285	20	11	1.42	205
Reulbach, EdEd Reulbach	35	262.2	19	10	1.78	105
Brown, RayRay Brown	1	9	1	0	2.00	2
Cole, KingKing Cole	1	9	1	0	0.00	1
Coakley, AndyAndy Coakley	1	2	0	1	18.00	1

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
Hagerman, RipRip Hagerman	13	79	4	4	1.82	32

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

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Mordecai Brown

NL leader in wins (27)
#2 in NL in ERA (1.31)
#4 in NL in strikeouts (172)

Orval Overall

MLB leader in strikeouts (205)
#3 in NL in ERA (1.42)

Notes

^ Doc Marshall page at Baseball Reference

References

1909 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

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American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1909 World Series

Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Managers • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Wrigley Field
Spring training: Plant Field • Blair Field • HoHoKam Park

Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident • Game 163

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Cubby Bear • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wrigley Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Addison Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper • The Cubby Bear • Great Chicago Fire • Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse • Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium

Rivalries

Milwaukee Brewers • St. Louis Cardinals • Chicago White Sox

Retired numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!

Key personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Vacant

World Series
Championships (4)

1882 • 1885 • 1907 • 1908

National League
Championships (16)

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Division
Championships

Eastern	1984 • 1989

Central	2003 • 2007 • 2008

Wild Card	1998

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affiliates

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Other assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago • WGN

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