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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Barrington, RI
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1909 Awards & Highlights
AL Outstanding Hitter
Ty Cobb, Detroit
147 g, 585 ab, 95 r, 210 h, 34 2b, 17 3b, 11 hr, 97 rbi, 311 tb, 56 bb, 53 k, 49 sb, 30 cs, .359 avg, .417 obp, .532 slg
NL Outstanding Hitter
Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh
150 g, 600 ab, 95 r, 201 h, 34 2b, 10 3b, 2 hr, 72 rbi, 261 tb, 76 bb, 55 k, 53 sb, 33 cs, .335 avg, .409 obp, .435 slg
AL Outstanding Pitcher
Chief Bender, Philadelphia (A)
25-9, 0 sv, 2.26 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 319.0 ip, 262 ha, 97 r, 80 er, 3 hr, 74 bb, 200 k, 1.05 whip, .225 oavg
NL Outstanding Pitcher
Bob Ewing, Cincinnati
28-9, 0 sv, 2.37 era, 39 g, 39 gs, 326.2 ip, 270 ha, 112 r, 86 er, 2 hr, 79 bb, 111 k, 1.07 whip, .227 oavg
AL Rookie of the Year
Jack Lelivelt, Washington
148 g, 532 ab, 71 r, 175 h, 31 2b, 10 3b, 1 hr, 58 rbi, 229 tb, 60 bb, 49 k, 23 sb, 16 cs, .329 avg, .395 obp, .430 slg
NL Rookie of the Year
Babe Adams, St.Louis (N) + Pittsburgh
23-9, 0 sv, 2.41 era, 36 g, 36 gs, 302.0 ip, 251 ha, 94 r, 81 er, 4 hr, 83 bb, 158 k, 1.11 whip, .227 oavg
Milestones & Achievements
4/28 - Fred Clarke reaches 2500 hits
5/31 - Rube Waddell gets 200th win
6/09 - Jack Coombs strikes out 15
7/05 - Rube Waddell fires no-hitter. This was the first no-hitter of the season and the 10th one in history.
8/04 - Fred Tenney gets 2000th hit
9/23 - 450 wins for Cy Young
MLB Records Set or Tied
Pitching
Walks: 166 - Earl Moore, Chicago (N)
AL Records Set or Tied
none
NL Records Set or Tied
Pitching
Wins: 28 - Bob Ewing, Cincinnati
Losses: 27 - Fred Beebe, Chicago (N)
Saves: 9 - Chick Brandom, Pittsburgh
Walks: 166 - Earl Moore, Chicago (N)
Trades
7/26 - Pittsburgh gets sp Babe Adams (27 yrs old, 23-9, 0 sv, 2.41 era, 158 k), St.Louis (N) gets c Paddy O'Connor (29 yrs old, .264-1-22-4)
7/26 - Cincinnati gets cl Burt Keeley (29 yrs old, 0-7, 3 sv, 2.28 era, 20 k), Washington gets 1b Harry Wolter (25 yrs old, .303-2-51-49) and 1b Doc Johnston (21 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
Major Free Agents
Sherry Magee, lf
Solly Hofman, 1b
Ed Walsh, sp
Frank Schulte, rf
Jake Stahl, 1b
Chief Bender, sp
Danny Murphy, rf
Doc Gessler, rf
Mordecai Brown, sp
Frank Chance, 1b
Art Devlin, 3b
Miller Huggins, 2b
Fred Clarke, lf
Jimmy Sheckard, lf
Germany Schaefer, 2b
Moose McCormick, lf
Fielder Jones, cf
Cy Young, sp
John Titus, rf
Red Ames, sp
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