1909 Philadelphia Athletics season

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.

Regular season

In 1909, the A's were wearing an elephant logo on their sweaters.

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		84	256	57	.223	0	31
1B		149	530	142	.268	4	75
2B		153	571	198	.347	3	56
SS		124	409	88	.215	1	23
3B		148	541	165	.305	4	85
OF		90	326	75	.230	1	28
OF		80	274	54	.197	0	9
OF		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
	83	267	72	.270	1	18
	64	210	60	.286	0	15
	64	175	41	.234	0	15
	21	71	15	.211	0	3
	21	56	19	.339	0	10
	22	51	4	.078	0	1
	19	46	11	.239	1	4
	11	35	4	.114	0	2
	7	26	7	.269	0	3
	5	17	3	.176	0	3
	2	6	1	.167	0	1
	1	4	1	.250	0	0
	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
	34	265.1	19	10	1.76	132
	34	250.0	18	8	1.66	161
	28	228.2	16	11	1.65	81
	30	205.2	12	11	2.32	97
	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
	32	213.0	18	8	1.39	139
	32	137.1	9	5	2.42	79
	18	55.2	2	2	3.40	25
	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
	1	1	0	0	3.00	4