1909 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 98-54
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 490,490, Avg. 6,565
Ballpark: Bennett Park
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3
Manager: Hughie Jennings (98-54)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1909 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 98-54
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 490,490, Avg. 6,565
Ballpark: Bennett Park
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3
Manager: Hughie Jennings (98-54)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1909 Detroit Tigers Roster
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1909 season with a record of 98 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Tigers topped the league with 666 runs, spearheaded by 19 home runs. Detroit surrendered 493 runs. Ty Cobb recorded 107 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by hitting .377. George Mullin notched 29 wins on the mound for the team, while Ed Willett and Ed Summers added 15 or more victories also Ed Killian recorded a 1.71 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Hughie Jennings coached the team. The 1909 Detroit Tigers won the League Championship Series.
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Regular Season Runs For: 645
Regular Season Runs Against: 472
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 16, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 17, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 18, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 5-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | ||
| April 20, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 12 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | ||
| April 22, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 5-1 | 0-1 | 5-2 | ||
| April 23, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 5-1 | 1-1 | 6-2 | ||
| April 24, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 5-1 | 1-2 | 6-3 | ||
| April 25, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 6-1 | 1-2 | 7-3 | ||
| April 26, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Naps 2 | W | 6-1 | 2-2 | 8-3 | ||
| April 28, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Cleveland Naps 1 | W | 6-1 | 3-2 | 9-3 | ||
| April 30, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 7-1 | 3-2 | 10-3 | ||
| May 1, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 8-1 | 3-2 | 11-3 | ||
| May 2, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 8-1 | 4-2 | 12-3 | ||
| May 3, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 8-1 | 4-3 | 12-4 | ||
| May 4, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 8-1 | 4-4 | 12-5 | ||
| May 5, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 8-1 | 5-4 | 13-5 | ||
| May 6, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 8-1 | 6-4 | 14-5 | ||
| May 11, 1909 | New York Highlanders 5 at Detroit Tigers 16 | W | 9-1 | 6-4 | 15-5 | ||
| May 12, 1909 | New York Highlanders 4 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 10-1 | 6-4 | 16-5 | ||
| May 13, 1909 | New York Highlanders 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 10-2 | 6-4 | 16-6 | ||
| May 16, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 10-3 | 6-4 | 16-7 | ||
| May 17, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 11-3 | 6-4 | 17-7 | ||
| May 18, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 11-4 | 6-4 | 17-8 | ||
| May 19, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 11-5 | 6-4 | 17-9 | ||
| May 20, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 12-5 | 6-4 | 18-9 | ||
| May 21, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 12-6 | 6-4 | 18-10 | ||
| May 22, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 12-7 | 6-4 | 18-11 | ||
| May 23, 1909 | Washington Senators 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 13-7 | 6-4 | 19-11 | ||
| May 24, 1909 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 14-7 | 6-4 | 20-11 | ||
| May 25, 1909 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 15-7 | 6-4 | 21-11 | ||
| May 26, 1909 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 15-8 | 6-4 | 21-12 | ||
| May 28, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 16-8 | 6-4 | 22-12 | ||
| May 29, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 17-8 | 6-4 | 23-12 | ||
| May 30, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 17-8 | 7-4 | 24-12 | ||
| May 31, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 17-8 | 8-4 | 25-12 | ||
| June 2, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 17-8 | 8-5 | 25-13 | ||
| June 3, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 17-8 | 9-5 | 26-13 | ||
| June 4, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 17-8 | 10-5 | 27-13 | ||
| June 7, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Highlanders 5 | L | 17-8 | 10-6 | 27-14 | ||
| June 8, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Highlanders 4 | W | 17-8 | 11-6 | 28-14 | ||
| June 10, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Highlanders 1 | W | 17-8 | 12-6 | 29-14 | ||
| June 11, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 17-8 | 12-7 | 29-15 | ||
| June 12, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 17-8 | 12-8 | 29-16 | ||
| June 14, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 17-8 | 13-8 | 30-16 | ||
| June 15, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 17-8 | 13-9 | 30-17 | ||
| June 16, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 17-8 | 13-10 | 30-18 | ||
| June 17, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 17-8 | 14-10 | 31-18 | ||
| June 18, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 17-8 | 14-11 | 31-19 | ||
| June 19, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 18-8 | 14-11 | 32-19 | ||
| June 20, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 6 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 18-8 | 15-11 | 33-19 | ||
| June 20, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 8 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 18-8 | 16-11 | 34-19 | ||
| June 21, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 18-8 | 17-11 | 35-19 | ||
| June 22, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 19-8 | 17-11 | 36-19 | ||
| June 23, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 20-8 | 17-11 | 37-19 | ||
| June 24, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 21-8 | 17-11 | 38-19 | ||
| June 25, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 22-8 | 17-11 | 39-19 | ||
| June 26, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 23-8 | 17-11 | 40-19 | ||
| June 27, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 23-8 | 17-12 | 40-20 | ||
| June 27, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 23-8 | 18-12 | 41-20 | ||
| June 28, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 23-8 | 19-12 | 42-20 | ||
| June 29, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 24-8 | 19-12 | 43-20 | ||
| June 30, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 7 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 24-9 | 19-12 | 43-21 | ||
| July 1, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Naps 3 | W | 24-9 | 20-12 | 44-21 | ||
| July 2, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Naps 2 | W | 24-9 | 21-12 | 45-21 | ||
| July 3, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Naps 4 | L | 24-9 | 21-13 | 45-22 | ||
| July 4, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 24-9 | 22-13 | 46-22 | ||
| July 5, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 24-9 | 22-14 | 46-23 | ||
| July 6, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Naps 6 | L | 24-9 | 22-15 | 46-24 | ||
| July 7, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Naps 4 | L | 24-9 | 22-16 | 46-25 | ||
| July 8, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 24-10 | 22-16 | 46-26 | ||
| July 9, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 24-11 | 22-16 | 46-27 | ||
| July 10, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 25-11 | 22-16 | 47-27 | ||
| July 11, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 25-12 | 22-16 | 47-28 | ||
| July 13, 1909 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 26-12 | 22-16 | 48-28 | ||
| July 15, 1909 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 27-12 | 22-16 | 49-28 | ||
| July 15, 1909 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 28-12 | 22-16 | 50-28 | ||
| July 17, 1909 | New York Highlanders 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 29-12 | 22-16 | 51-28 | ||
| July 18, 1909 | New York Highlanders 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 30-12 | 22-16 | 52-28 | ||
| July 19, 1909 | New York Highlanders 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 30-13 | 22-16 | 52-29 | ||
| July 20, 1909 | New York Highlanders 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 30-14 | 22-16 | 52-30 | ||
| July 21, 1909 | New York Highlanders 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 31-14 | 22-16 | 53-30 | ||
| July 22, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 32-14 | 22-16 | 54-30 | ||
| July 23, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 33-14 | 22-16 | 55-30 | ||
| July 23, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 34-14 | 22-16 | 56-30 | ||
| July 24, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 35-14 | 22-16 | 57-30 | ||
| July 25, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 35-15 | 22-16 | 57-31 | ||
| July 27, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Naps 1 | W | 35-15 | 23-16 | 58-31 | ||
| July 28, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Naps 4 | W | 35-15 | 24-16 | 59-31 | ||
| July 29, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Highlanders 11 | L | 35-15 | 24-17 | 59-32 | ||
| July 30, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Highlanders 6 | L | 35-15 | 24-18 | 59-33 | ||
| July 31, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Highlanders 4 | W | 35-15 | 25-18 | 60-33 | ||
| July 31, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Highlanders 7 | L | 35-15 | 25-19 | 60-34 | ||
| August 3, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 35-15 | 25-20 | 60-35 | ||
| August 3, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 35-15 | 25-21 | 60-36 | ||
| August 4, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 35-15 | 26-21 | 61-36 | ||
| August 4, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 35-15 | 26-22 | 61-37 | ||
| August 6, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 35-15 | 27-22 | 62-37 | ||
| August 7, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 35-15 | 27-23 | 62-38 | ||
| August 9, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 35-15 | 27-24 | 62-39 | ||
| August 10, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 35-15 | 27-25 | 62-40 | ||
| August 11, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 35-15 | 27-26 | 62-41 | ||
| August 12, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 35-15 | 28-26 | 63-41 | ||
| August 13, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 35-15 | 29-26 | 64-41 | ||
| August 15, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 36-15 | 29-26 | 65-41 | ||
| August 17, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 36-16 | 29-26 | 65-42 | ||
| August 18, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 36-17 | 29-26 | 65-43 | ||
| August 19, 1909 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 37-17 | 29-26 | 66-43 | ||
| August 20, 1909 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 38-17 | 29-26 | 67-43 | ||
| August 21, 1909 | Washington Senators 7 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 39-17 | 29-26 | 68-43 | ||
| August 22, 1909 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 40-17 | 29-26 | 69-43 | ||
| August 23, 1909 | Washington Senators 6 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 41-17 | 29-26 | 70-43 | ||
| August 24, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 42-17 | 29-26 | 71-43 | ||
| August 25, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 43-17 | 29-26 | 72-43 | ||
| August 26, 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 44-17 | 29-26 | 73-43 | ||
| August 27, 1909 | New York Highlanders 6 at Detroit Tigers 17 | W | 45-17 | 29-26 | 74-43 | ||
| August 28, 1909 | New York Highlanders 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 46-17 | 29-26 | 75-43 | ||
| August 29, 1909 | New York Highlanders 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 47-17 | 29-26 | 76-43 | ||
| August 31, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 48-17 | 29-26 | 77-43 | ||
| September 1, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 49-17 | 29-26 | 78-43 | ||
| September 2, 1909 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 50-17 | 29-26 | 79-43 | ||
| September 4, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Naps 4 | L | 50-17 | 29-27 | 79-44 | ||
| September 4, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Naps 4 | L | 50-17 | 29-28 | 79-45 | ||
| September 5, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 50-17 | 30-28 | 80-45 | ||
| September 6, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 51-17 | 30-28 | 81-45 | ||
| September 6, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 52-17 | 30-28 | 82-45 | ||
| September 7, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 53-17 | 30-28 | 83-45 | ||
| September 8, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 53-18 | 30-28 | 83-46 | ||
| September 10, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 1 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 54-18 | 30-28 | 84-46 | ||
| September 10, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 55-18 | 30-28 | 85-46 | ||
| September 11, 1909 | Cleveland Naps 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 56-18 | 30-28 | 86-46 | ||
| September 12, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 11 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 56-18 | 31-28 | 87-46 | ||
| September 13, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 57-18 | 31-28 | 88-46 | ||
| September 14, 1909 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 57-19 | 31-28 | 88-47 | ||
| September 16, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 57-19 | 31-29 | 88-48 | ||
| September 17, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 57-19 | 32-29 | 89-48 | ||
| September 18, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 57-19 | 32-30 | 89-49 | ||
| September 20, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 57-19 | 32-31 | 89-50 | ||
| September 21, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 57-19 | 33-31 | 90-50 | ||
| September 21, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 57-19 | 33-32 | 90-51 | ||
| September 22, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 57-19 | 34-32 | 91-51 | ||
| September 23, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 57-19 | 35-32 | 92-51 | ||
| September 25, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Highlanders 1 | W | 57-19 | 36-32 | 93-51 | ||
| September 25, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 10 at New York Highlanders 4 | W | 57-19 | 37-32 | 94-51 | ||
| September 27, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Highlanders 4 | L | 57-19 | 37-33 | 94-52 | ||
| September 28, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Highlanders 0 | W | 57-19 | 38-33 | 95-52 | ||
| September 29, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 57-19 | 39-33 | 96-52 | ||
| September 29, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 57-19 | 40-33 | 97-52 | ||
| September 30, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 57-19 | 40-34 | 97-53 | ||
| October 1, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 57-19 | 40-35 | 97-54 | ||
| October 3, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 57-19 | 41-35 | 98-54 | ||
| October 8, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 9, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 11, 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 12, 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 13, 1909 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 14, 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| October 16, 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
