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.Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 |
| 22 | 51 | 4 | .078 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 56 | 19 | .339 | 0 | 10 |
| 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
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |