1909 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 110-42
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 534,950, Avg. 6,429
Ballpark: Exposition Park/Forbes Field
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 4-3
Manager: Fred Clarke (110-42)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 110-42
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 534,950, Avg. 6,429
Ballpark: Exposition Park/Forbes Field
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 4-3
Manager: Fred Clarke (110-42)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1909 season with a record of 110 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Pirates plated 699 runs, tops in the circuit. Pittsburgh conceded 447 runs. Honus Wagner drove in 100 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .339 clip. Howie Camnitz recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Lefty Leifield and Vic Willis added 15 or more victories as well Babe Adams recorded a 1.11 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Fred Clarke coached the team. The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Abbaticchio | SS | R | R | April 15, 1877 | 5'11" | 170 | Latrobe, PA USA |
| Bill Abstein | 1B | R | R | February 2, 1883 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Babe Adams | P | L | R | May 18, 1882 | 5'11" | 185 | Tipton, IN USA |
| William Barbeau | 3B | R | R | June 10, 1882 | 5'5" | 140 | New York, NY USA |
| Chick Brandom | P | R | R | March 31, 1887 | 5'8" | 161 | Coldwater, KS USA |
| Bobby Byrne | 3B | R | R | December 31, 1884 | 5'7" | 145 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Harry Camnitz | P | R | R | October 26, 1884 | 6'1" | 168 | McKinney, KY USA |
| Howie Camnitz | P | R | R | August 22, 1881 | 5'9" | 169 | Covington, KY USA |
| Fred Clarke | LF | L | R | October 3, 1872 | 5'10" | 165 | Winterset, IA USA |
| Blaine Durbin | P | L | L | September 10, 1886 | 5'8" | 155 | Lamar, MO USA |
| Sam Frock | P | R | R | December 23, 1882 | 6'0" | 168 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| George Gibson | C | R | R | July 22, 1880 | 5'11" | 190 | London, ON CAN |
| Ham Hyatt | OF | L | R | November 1, 1884 | 6'1" | 185 | Buncombe County, NC USA |
| Tommy Leach | CF | R | R | November 4, 1877 | 5'6" | 150 | French Creek, NY USA |
| Sam Leever | P | R | R | December 23, 1871 | 5'10" | 175 | Goshen, OH USA |
| Lefty Leifield | P | L | L | September 5, 1883 | 6'1" | 165 | Trenton, IL USA |
| Nick Maddox | P | L | R | November 9, 1886 | 6'0" | 175 | Govanstown, MD USA |
| Dots Miller | 2B | R | R | September 9, 1886 | 5'11" | 170 | Kearny, NJ USA |
| Ward Miller | CF | L | R | July 5, 1884 | 5'11" | 177 | Mount Carroll, IL USA |
| Gene Moore | P | L | L | November 9, 1885 | 6'2" | 185 | Lancaster, TX USA |
| Paddy O'Connor | C | R | R | August 4, 1879 | 5'8" | 168 | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Deacon Phillippe | P | R | R | May 23, 1872 | 6'0" | 180 | Rural Retreat, VA USA |
| Bill Powell | P | R | R | May 8, 1885 | 6'2" | 182 | Taylor County, WV USA |
| Mike Simon | C | R | R | April 13, 1883 | 5'11" | 188 | Hayden, IN USA |
| Alan Storke | 1B | R | R | September 27, 1884 | 6'1" | 0 | Auburn, NY USA |
| Jimmy Wacker | P | L | L | December 8, 1883 | 5'9" | 0 | Jeffersonville, IN USA |
| Honus Wagner | SS | R | R | February 24, 1874 | 5'11" | 200 | Chartiers, PA USA |
| Vic Willis | P | R | R | April 12, 1876 | 6'2" | 185 | Cecil County, MD USA |
| Owen Wilson | RF | L | R | August 21, 1883 | 6'2" | 185 | Austin, TX USA |
