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1909 New York Highlanders Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1908 / 1910)
74-77, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 590 runs, Allowed 587 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-75
Manager: George Stallings (74-77)
Ballpark: Hilltop Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 501,000 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Red Kleinow 31 78 241 206 24 47 11 4 0 15 7 25 .228 .315 .320 .635 100 66 1 9
2 1B Hal Chase 26 118 513 474 60 134 17 3 4 63 25 20 .283 .317 .357 .674 112 169 4 15
3 2B Frank LaPorte 29 89 337 309 35 92 19 3 0 31 5 18 .298 .340 .379 .719 126 117 2 8
4 SS John Knight 23 116 416 360 46 85 8 5 0 40 15 37 .236 .311 .286 .597 88 103 2 17
5 3B Jimmy Austin# 29 136 500 437 37 101 11 5 1 39 30 32 .231 .285 .286 .571 80 125 1 30
6 OF Willie Keeler* 37 99 427 360 44 95 7 5 1 32 10 24 .264 .327 .319 .647 103 115 10 33
7 OF Ray Demmitt* 25 123 498 427 68 105 12 12 4 30 16 55 .246 .340 .358 .698 120 153 6 10
8 OF Clyde Engle 25 135 563 492 66 137 20 5 3 71 18 47 .278 .347 .358 .705 122 176 5 19
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 IF Kid Elberfeld 34 106 431 379 47 90 9 5 0 26 23 28 .237 .314 .288 .601 89 109 14 10
10 OF Birdie Cree 26 104 395 343 48 90 6 3 2 27 10 30 .262 .338 .315 .653 105 108 9 13
11 OF Charlie Hemphill* 33 73 216 181 23 44 5 1 0 10 10 32 .243 .357 .282 .639 101 51 0 3
12 C Ed Sweeney 20 67 200 176 19 47 3 0 0 21 3 16 .267 .328 .284 .612 93 50 0 8
13 C Walter Blair 25 42 121 110 5 23 2 2 0 11 2 7 .209 .269 .264 .533 67 29 2 2
14 2B Earle Gardner 25 22 89 85 12 28 4 0 0 15 4 3 .329 .352 .376 .729 129 32 0 1
15 1B George McConnell 31 13 45 43 4 9 0 1 0 5 1 1 .209 .227 .256 .483 52 11 0 1
16 2B Al Orth* 36 22 40 34 3 9 0 1 0 5 1 5 .265 .359 .324 .683 115 11 0 1
17 2B Neal Ball 28 8 34 29 5 6 1 1 0 3 2 3 .207 .281 .310 .592 86 9 0 2
18 IF Joe Ward? 24 9 33 28 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .179 .233 .179 .412 30 5 1 3
19 MI Bobby Vaughn 24 5 15 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .200 .143 .343 8 2 0 0
20 SS Jack Wanner 23 3 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 .300 .125 .425 34 1 0 0
21 1B Eddie Tiemeyer 24 3 9 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .444 .500 .944 197 4 0 0
22 Irish McIlveen* 28 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -21 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
23 P Jack Warhop 24 36 91 86 6 11 1 1 0 3 0 2 .128 .157 .163 .320 1 14 1 2
24 P Joe Lake 28 31 83 81 10 14 3 2 0 8 0 2 .173 .193 .259 .452 42 21 0 0
25 P Lew Brockett 28 26 65 60 6 17 0 0 0 4 1 1 .283 .306 .283 .590 86 17 1 3
26 P Rube Manning 26 26 65 60 5 11 1 0 0 3 0 2 .183 .210 .200 .410 29 12 0 3
27 P Jack Quinn 25 23 50 45 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 3 .156 .224 .178 .402 27 8 1 1
28 P Slow Joe Doyle 27 17 49 42 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 .167 .255 .167 .422 33 7 2 2
29 P Tom Hughes 25 24 42 39 2 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 .128 .171 .282 .453 42 11 1 1
30 P Pete Wilson? 23 14 36 34 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .118 .143 .176 .319 0 6 0 1
31 P Jack Chesbro 35 9 18 17 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 .176 .222 .176 .399 26 3 0 0
32 P Doc Newton* 31 4 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .375 .167 .542 71 1 0 0
33 P Dick Carroll 24 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 214 1 0 0
34 P Butch Schmidt* 22 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
35 P Russ Ford 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.8 153 5649 4981 591 1234 143 61 16 473 187 407 .248 .313 .311 .623 96 1547 63 198
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 4 4 7 4 4 5 2 4 4 5 4 5
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
#Jimmy Austin 29 500 366 35 2.6 74 .229 .231 .254 .285 .314 .286 .322 .571 .636 80 .417 -10.7 -1.3 .560 .197 .055 1.9 *56/4
Neal Ball 28 34 25 3 3.2 74 .207 .207 .254 .281 .314 .310 .322 .592 .636 86 .520 -0.5 -0.1 .609 .276 .103 .0 /4
Walter Blair 25 121 89 7 2.1 74 .209 .209 .254 .269 .314 .264 .322 .533 .636 67 .334 -4.3 -0.5 .460 .136 .055 .0 2
Lew Brockett 28 65 46 5 2.9 74 .283 .283 .254 .306 .314 .283 .322 .590 .636 86 .476 -1.2 -0.2 .465 .033 .000 .0 1
Dick Carroll 24 2 1 1 26.7 74 .500 .500 .254 .500 .314 .500 .322 1.000 .637 214 .981 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000 /1
Hal Chase 26 513 355 53 4.0 74 .277 .283 .254 .317 .314 .357 .322 .674 .636 112 .618 4.9 0.6 .641 .169 .074 6.9 *3/6
Jack Chesbro 35 18 14 1 1.9 74 .176 .176 .254 .222 .314 .176 .322 .399 .636 26 .297 -1.5 -0.2 .286 .059 .000 /1
Birdie Cree 26 395 266 35 3.5 74 .258 .262 .254 .338 .314 .315 .322 .653 .636 105 .562 3.0 0.4 .621 .169 .052 3.3 O/645
*Ray Demmitt 25 498 332 51 4.1 74 .239 .246 .254 .340 .314 .358 .322 .698 .636 120 .631 10.6 1.3 .714 .279 .112 6.4 *O
Slow Joe Doyle 27 49 37 2 1.4 74 .167 .167 .254 .255 .314 .167 .322 .422 .636 33 .201 -3.1 -0.4 .343 .071 .000 1
Kid Elberfeld 34 431 299 32 2.9 74 .237 .237 .254 .314 .314 .288 .322 .601 .636 89 .469 -3.9 -0.5 .602 .185 .050 .0 65
Clyde Engle 25 563 374 60 4.3 74 .274 .278 .254 .347 .314 .358 .322 .705 .636 122 .649 13.4 1.6 .693 .211 .079 5.1 *O
Russ Ford 26 1 1 0 0.0 74 .000 .000 .254 .000 .314 .000 .322 .000 .636 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Earle Gardner 25 89 58 11 5.1 74 .329 .329 .254 .352 .314 .376 .322 .729 .636 129 .715 2.6 0.3 .684 .129 .047 .0 4
*Charlie Hemphill 33 216 140 18 3.4 74 .243 .243 .254 .357 .314 .282 .322 .639 .636 101 .552 2.3 0.3 .679 .271 .039 .0 O
Tom Hughes 25 42 35 2 1.5 74 .105 .128 .254 .171 .314 .282 .322 .453 .636 42 .218 -2.9 -0.4 .382 .179 .154 .0 1
*Willie Keeler 37 427 298 36 3.2 74 .262 .264 .254 .327 .314 .319 .322 .647 .636 103 .523 1.5 0.2 .600 .150 .056 1.8 O
Red Kleinow 31 241 168 21 3.3 74 .228 .228 .254 .315 .314 .320 .322 .635 .636 100 .539 0.6 0.1 .623 .248 .092 .0 2
John Knight 23 416 292 32 2.9 74 .236 .236 .254 .311 .314 .286 .322 .597 .636 88 .479 -4.4 -0.5 .571 .194 .050 .0 634/5
Joe Lake 28 83 67 4 1.6 74 .173 .173 .254 .193 .314 .259 .322 .452 .636 42 .232 -5.8 -0.7 .343 .111 .086 1
Frank LaPorte 29 337 225 39 4.6 74 .298 .298 .254 .340 .314 .379 .322 .719 .636 126 .680 9.0 1.1 .654 .155 .081 .0 4
Rube Manning 26 65 52 3 1.5 74 .183 .183 .254 .210 .314 .200 .322 .410 .636 29 .222 -5.0 -0.6 .286 .050 .017 1
George McConnell 31 45 35 3 2.3 74 .209 .209 .254 .227 .314 .256 .322 .483 .636 52 .370 -2.7 -0.3 .382 .093 .047 .0 3/1
*Irish McIlveen 28 4 3 0 0.0 74 .000 .000 .254 .250 .314 .000 .322 .250 .636 -21 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .333 .000
*Doc Newton 31 8 5 0 0.0 74 .167 .167 .254 .375 .314 .167 .322 .542 .636 71 .000 -0.0 0.0 .600 .333 .000 /1
*Al Orth 36 40 26 4 4.1 74 .265 .265 .254 .359 .314 .324 .322 .683 .636 115 .631 0.7 0.1 .680 .235 .059 .0 /41
Jack Quinn 25 50 39 2 1.4 74 .156 .156 .254 .224 .314 .178 .322 .402 .636 27 .187 -3.7 -0.4 .316 .089 .022 1
*Butch Schmidt 22 2 2 0 0.0 74 .000 .000 .254 .000 .314 .000 .322 .000 .637 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
Ed Sweeney 20 200 137 16 3.1 74 .267 .267 .254 .328 .314 .284 .322 .612 .636 93 .509 -1.0 -0.1 .535 .125 .017 .0 2/3
Eddie Tiemeyer 24 9 5 2 10.7 74 .375 .375 .254 .444 .314 .500 .322 .944 .636 197 .908 1.0 0.1 1.000 .250 .125 /3
Bobby Vaughn 24 15 12 0 0.0 74 .143 .143 .254 .200 .314 .143 .322 .343 .636 8 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .333 .143 .000 .0 /46
Jack Wanner 23 10 7 0 0.0 74 .125 .125 .254 .300 .314 .125 .322 .425 .636 34 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .571 .375 .000 .0 /6
?Joe Ward 24 33 26 1 1.0 74 .179 .179 .254 .233 .314 .179 .322 .412 .636 30 .120 -2.3 -0.3 .391 .107 .000 .0 /43
Jack Warhop 24 91 77 2 0.7 74 .128 .128 .254 .157 .314 .163 .322 .320 .636 1 .062 -10.1 -1.2 .227 .058 .035 1
?Pete Wilson 23 36 31 1 0.9 74 .118 .118 .254 .143 .314 .176 .322 .319 .636 0 .089 -4.1 -0.5 .233 .088 .059 1
League Average 3.1 73 .241 .243 .252 .302 .313 .307 .320 .609 .632 93 .513 .568 .176 .064
Team Total 5649 3945 482 3.3 74 .245 .248 .254 .313 .314 .311 .322 .623 .636 96 .529 -20.3 -2.6 .588 .182 .063 29.5
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
#Jimmy Austin 29 142 511 472 49 121 13 6 1 52 36 38 0 .256 .313 .316 .629 47 136 136
Neal Ball 28 109 407 382 45 106 17 4 1 37 23 24 0 .277 .322 .351 .673 43 104 104
Walter Blair 25 44 128 118 6 27 2 2 0 14 2 8 0 .229 .289 .280 .569 9 42 42
Lew Brockett 28 27 67 65 8 20 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 .308 .328 .308 .636 6 26 26
Dick Carroll 24 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 2 2
Hal Chase 26 123 546 517 80 162 21 4 5 84 30 24 0 .313 .350 .398 .748 70 118 118
Jack Chesbro 35 10 21 20 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .200 .238 .200 .438 1 10 10
Birdie Cree 26 109 419 372 64 108 7 4 2 36 12 36 0 .290 .370 .347 .717 46 104 104
*Ray Demmitt 25 129 538 464 91 127 15 15 5 40 19 67 0 .274 .374 .403 .777 68 123 123
Slow Joe Doyle 27 18 50 45 7 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .178 .260 .178 .438 2 17 17
Kid Elberfeld 34 111 461 410 62 108 11 6 0 34 28 34 0 .263 .345 .320 .664 42 106 106
Clyde Engle 25 141 599 536 87 165 24 6 4 94 22 57 0 .308 .381 .397 .778 79 135 135
Russ Ford 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Earle Gardner 25 23 97 93 16 33 5 0 0 19 5 4 0 .355 .381 .409 .790 15 22 22
*Charlie Hemphill 33 76 235 196 30 53 6 1 0 13 12 39 0 .270 .391 .311 .703 24 73 73
Tom Hughes 25 25 44 42 3 6 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .143 .182 .286 .468 2 24 24
*Willie Keeler 37 103 432 391 58 114 8 6 1 42 12 29 0 .292 .359 .350 .709 47 99 99
Red Kleinow 31 82 254 223 32 57 13 5 0 20 8 30 0 .256 .346 .359 .705 27 78 78
John Knight 23 121 435 389 61 102 10 6 0 53 18 44 0 .262 .340 .319 .659 42 116 116
Joe Lake 28 32 88 86 13 16 3 2 0 10 0 2 0 .186 .205 .267 .472 5 31 31
Frank LaPorte 29 93 362 338 46 111 23 4 0 41 6 22 0 .328 .373 .420 .793 52 89 89
Rube Manning 26 27 66 64 6 13 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 .203 .227 .219 .446 3 26 26
George McConnell 31 14 47 46 5 10 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 .217 .234 .261 .495 3 13 13
*Irish McIlveen 28 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 4 4
*Doc Newton 31 4 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 4 4
*Al Orth 36 23 43 37 4 11 0 1 0 7 1 6 0 .297 .395 .351 .747 5 22 22
Jack Quinn 25 24 52 48 3 8 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 .167 .231 .188 .418 2 23 23
*Butch Schmidt 22 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Ed Sweeney 20 70 211 192 25 57 4 0 0 28 4 19 0 .297 .360 .318 .678 22 67 67
Eddie Tiemeyer 24 3 9 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 2 3 3
Bobby Vaughn 24 5 19 17 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .235 .316 .235 .551 1 5 5
Jack Wanner 23 3 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 3 3
?Joe Ward 24 87 242 228 30 63 9 2 0 29 10 12 0 .276 .318 .333 .652 24 83 83
Jack Warhop 24 38 96 92 9 14 1 1 0 5 0 3 0 .152 .188 .185 .372 3 36 36
?Pete Wilson 23 15 37 36 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .139 .162 .194 .357 1 14 14
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
#Jimmy Austin 29 1 500 136 500 437 37 101 11 5 1 39 30 32 .231 .285 .286 .571 80 125 1 30
Neal Ball 28 3 922 251 922 843 73 208 31 6 1 70 52 42 .247 .285 .301 .586 86 254 3 34
Walter Blair 25 3 375 125 375 343 15 67 7 3 1 25 6 20 .195 .248 .242 .490 57 83 4 8
Lew Brockett 28 2 88 36 88 82 11 21 0 0 0 6 1 2 .256 .282 .256 .538 69 21 1 3
Dick Carroll 24 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 214 1 0 0
Hal Chase 26 5 2609 628 2609 2439 326 690 90 25 10 292 134 82 .283 .310 .353 .662 104 860 12 76
Jack Chesbro 35 11 1151 393 1151 1103 85 217 37 13 5 82 5 25 .197 .216 .267 .483 44 295 2 21
Birdie Cree 26 2 483 125 483 421 53 111 6 5 2 31 11 37 .264 .339 .316 .655 107 133 11 14
*Ray Demmitt 25 1 498 123 498 427 68 105 12 12 4 30 16 55 .246 .340 .358 .698 120 153 6 10
Slow Joe Doyle 27 4 148 67 148 128 12 21 2 0 0 6 0 11 .164 .246 .180 .426 33 23 3 6
Kid Elberfeld 34 11 4180 1008 4180 3640 529 997 140 50 8 445 170 325 .274 .353 .346 .700 106 1261 122 93
Clyde Engle 25 1 563 135 563 492 66 137 20 5 3 71 18 47 .278 .347 .358 .705 122 176 5 19
Russ Ford 26 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Earle Gardner 25 2 169 42 169 160 19 44 6 0 0 19 4 4 .275 .297 .313 .609 94 50 1 4
*Charlie Hemphill 33 9 4430 1071 4430 3989 503 1089 104 62 21 385 179 343 .273 .332 .346 .678 107 1380 11 87
Tom Hughes 25 3 56 31 56 51 2 7 1 2 1 3 0 1 .137 .185 .294 .479 49 15 2 2
*Willie Keeler 37 18 9580 2104 9580 8581 1714 2929 241 145 33 810 494 521 35 .341 .388 .415 .802 126 3559 129 349
Red Kleinow 31 6 1668 516 1668 1484 135 323 43 20 2 125 36 130 .218 .284 .278 .562 74 412 8 46
John Knight 23 4 1574 416 1574 1437 140 307 43 12 8 130 34 94 .214 .264 .277 .541 70 398 5 38
Joe Lake 28 2 197 76 197 193 16 35 7 3 1 16 2 3 .181 .194 .264 .458 46 51 0 1
Frank LaPorte 29 5 1702 454 1702 1574 176 430 67 30 4 175 32 88 .273 .315 .361 .677 109 569 9 31
Rube Manning 26 3 163 71 163 154 12 28 3 2 0 7 1 5 .182 .208 .227 .435 39 35 0 4
George McConnell 31 1 45 13 45 43 4 9 0 1 0 5 1 1 .209 .227 .256 .483 52 11 0 1
*Irish McIlveen 28 3 197 53 197 177 18 38 3 3 0 8 6 15 .215 .280 .266 .545 76 47 1 4
*Doc Newton 31 8 481 179 481 436 43 75 5 1 0 34 6 31 .172 .227 .188 .415 24 82 0 14
*Al Orth 36 15 1785 602 1785 1698 183 464 61 30 12 184 30 51 17 .273 .298 .366 .663 92 621 8 28
Jack Quinn 25 1 50 23 50 45 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 3 .156 .224 .178 .402 27 8 1 1
*Butch Schmidt 22 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Ed Sweeney 20 2 289 99 289 258 23 59 5 0 0 23 3 21 .229 .287 .248 .535 70 64 0 10
Eddie Tiemeyer 24 3 22 9 22 19 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .263 .364 .316 .679 111 6 0 0
Bobby Vaughn 24 1 15 5 15 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .200 .143 .343 8 2 0 0
Jack Wanner 23 1 10 3 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 .300 .125 .425 34 1 0 0
?Joe Ward 24 2 369 118 369 341 36 92 16 8 0 34 11 15 .270 .304 .364 .668 107 124 2 11
Jack Warhop 24 2 107 42 107 102 6 12 1 1 0 5 0 2 .118 .143 .147 .290 -8 15 1 2
?Pete Wilson 23 2 53 21 53 48 5 5 0 1 0 2 0 3 .104 .157 .146 .303 -4 7 0 2
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1908 / 1910 Batting Statistics