1909 By The Numbers
New Records
Games: 154: Tony Smith (Boston Red Sox)
Hits Allowed/ 9 innings: 5.51 Doc Adkins (St Louis Cardinals)
Opponents AVG: 0.177 Doc Adkins (St Louis Cardinals)
Opponents OPS: 0 441 Doc Adkins (St Louis Cardinals)
Accomplishments
John Knight (Brooklyn) hit for the cycle
Ed Walsh (Boston Doves) and Bert Maxwell (Philadelphia Phillies) both toss no hitters
Walter Johnson (Washington Senators) Pitching Triple Crown
George Van Haltren (Washington Senators) 3500th hit
Jack Powell (Cleveland Naps) and Christy Mathewson (Washington Senators) 250th win
Rube Waddell (Brooklyn Superbas) 2500th strike out
The Slam File
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April 20th 1909 John Knight (Brooklyn Superbas)
April 28th 1909 Ed Konetchy (St Louis Browns)
May 7th 1909 Fred Beck (New York Highlanders)
June 11th 1909 Heinie Zimmerman (Boston Red Sox) Walk off
June 27th 1909 A Spanton (Cleveland Naps)
July 23rd 1909 Jack Berry (Pittsburgh Pirates)
July 30th 1909 Art Fletcher (New York Highlanders)
August 17th 1909 Dixie Walker (Boston Doves) Pitcher
August 23rd 1909 John Hummel (Cincinnati Reds)
August 24th 1909 James Johnson (Cleveland Naps)
August 25th 1909 Tim Jordon (Pittsburgh Pirates)
October 4th 1909 Joe Birmingham (Boston Red Sox)