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1909 St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1908 / 1910

54-98, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Roger Bresnahan (54-98)
Scored 583 runs, Allowed 731 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 60-92

Ballparks: Robison Field · Attendance: 299,982 (6th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 99

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1908 / 1910 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

· League Register

Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	SP	Fred Beebe	29	15	21	.417	2.82	44	34	9	18	1	1	287.2	256	142	90	5	104		105	7	0	15	1229	89	1.251	8.0	0.2	3.3	3.3	1.01
2	SP	Johnny Lush*	23	11	18	.379	3.13	34	28	5	21	2	0	221.1	215	96	77	1	69		66	10	0	6	907	80	1.283	8.7	0.0	2.8	2.7	0.96
3	SP	Slim Sallee*	24	10	11	.476	2.42	32	27	5	12	1	0	219.0	223	107	59	3	59		55	5	0	1	910	104	1.288	9.2	0.1	2.4	2.3	0.93
4	SP	Bob Harmon	21	6	11	.353	3.68	21	17	3	10	0	0	159.0	155	85	65	6	65		48	4	1	7	655	68	1.384	8.8	0.3	3.7	2.7	0.74
5	SP	Les Backman	21	3	11	.214	4.14	21	15	6	8	0	0	128.1	146	69	59	1	39		35	3	0	4	526	61	1.442	10.2	0.1	2.7	2.5	0.90
6	SP	John Raleigh*	22	1	10	.091	3.79	15	10	3	3	0	0	80.2	85	42	34	0	21		26	3	0	2	322	67	1.314	9.5	0.0	2.3	2.9	1.24
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
7	RP	Eddie Higgins	21	3	3	.500	4.50	16	5	7	5	0	0	66.0	68	36	33	4	17		15	1	0	3	267	56	1.288	9.3	0.5	2.3	2.0	0.88
8	RP	Steve Melter	23	0	1	.000	3.50	23	1	18	0	0	3	64.1	79	49	25	1	20		24	2	0	7	267	72	1.539	11.1	0.1	2.8	3.4	1.20
9	RP	Forrest More	27	1	5	.167	5.04	15	2	10	1	0	0	50.0	48	33	28	0	20		17	3	0	2	209	50	1.360	8.6	0.0	3.6	3.1	0.85
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
10		Charlie Rhodes	24	3	5	.375	3.98	12	10	1	4	0	0	61.0	55	36	27	0	33		25	2	0	3	250	64	1.443	8.1	0.0	4.9	3.7	0.76
11		Grover Lowdermilk	24	0	2	.000	6.21	7	3	2	1	0	0	29.0	28	24	20	0	30		14	3	0	1	129	41	2.000	8.7	0.0	9.3	4.3	0.47
12		Irv Higginbotham	27	1	0	1.000	1.59	3	1	1	1	0	0	11.1	5	3	2	0	2		2	0	0	0	37	167	0.618	4.0	0.0	1.6	1.6	1.00
13		Joe Bernard	27	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	2		2	0	0	1	6		3.000	9.0	0.0	18.0	18.0	1.00
14		Harry Sullivan*	21	0	0		36.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	4	6	4	1	2		1	0	0	0	10	11	6.000	36.0	9.0	18.0	9.0	0.50
		Team Totals	24.1	54	98	.355	3.41	154	154	71	84	4	4	1379.2	1368	728	523	22	483		435	43	1	52	5724	74	1.342	8.9	0.1	3.2	2.8	0.90
		Rank in 8 NL teams		7	2		8				8	8	7	7	8	8	8	4	5		7
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB

* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact
Les Backman	21	3	9	.250	6.30	110.0	171	86	77	1	46	30	4	1.973	14.0	3.8	2.5	0.65	0.1	21	21
Fred Beebe	29	17	14	.548	3.68	286.0	298	130	117	6	121	104	8	1.465	9.4	3.8	3.3	0.86	0.2	44	44
Joe Bernard	27	0	0		0.00	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	3.000	9.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	0.0	1	1
Bob Harmon	21	5	10	.333	5.43	141.0	181	94	85	7	76	43	5	1.823	11.6	4.9	2.7	0.57	0.4	21	21
Irv Higginbotham	27	6	3	.667	2.73	89.0	80	30	27	0	26	34	3	1.191	8.1	2.6	3.4	1.31	0.0	22	22
Eddie Higgins	21	2	4	.333	6.56	59.0	80	48	43	5	20	13	1	1.695	12.2	3.1	2.0	0.65	0.8	16	16
Grover Lowdermilk	24	0	2	.000	11.14	21.0	33	29	26	0	35	10	4	3.238	14.1	15.0	4.3	0.29	0.0	7	7
Johnny Lush*	23	10	12	.455	4.48	201.0	251	111	100	1	81	60	12	1.652	11.2	3.6	2.7	0.74	0.0	34	34
Steve Melter	23	2	4	.333	5.50	54.0	92	37	33	1	23	20	2	2.130	15.3	3.8	3.3	0.87	0.2	23	23
Forrest More	27	2	7	.222	6.55	88.0	108	71	64	0	45	24	8	1.739	11.0	4.6	2.5	0.53	0.0	25	25
John Raleigh*	22	2	5	.286	5.66	70.0	99	49	44	0	24	23	3	1.757	12.7	3.1	3.0	0.96	0.0	15	15
Charlie Rhodes	24	2	3	.400	6.06	52.0	64	39	35	0	38	21	2	1.962	11.1	6.6	3.6	0.55	0.0	12	12
Slim Sallee*	24	13	9	.591	3.38	205.0	260	86	77	3	69	52	6	1.605	11.4	3.0	2.3	0.75	0.1	32	32
Harry Sullivan*	21	0	0		45.00	1.0	5	6	5	1	2	1	0	7.000	45.0	18.0	9.0	0.50	9.0	2	2
	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
Les Backman	21	1	3	11	.214	4.14	21	15	6	8	0	0	128.1	146	69	59	1	39		35	3	0	4	526	61	1.442	10.2	0.1	2.7	2.5	0.90	61
Fred Beebe	29	4	42	63	.400	2.78	138	107	27	74	6	2	931.0	753	417	288	11	379		489	35	1	33	3882	90	1.216	7.3	0.1	3.7	4.7	1.29	90
Joe Bernard	27	1	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	2		2	0	0	1	6		3.000	9.0	0.0	18.0	18.0	1.00
Roger Bresnahan	30	2	4	1	.800	4.21	8	6	2	3	1	0	47.0	62	29	22	1	14		15	3	0	0	214	102	1.617	11.9	0.2	2.7	2.9	1.07	102
Bob Harmon	21	1	6	11	.353	3.68	21	17	3	10	0	0	159.0	155	85	65	6	65		48	4	1	7	655	68	1.384	8.8	0.3	3.7	2.7	0.74	68
Irv Higginbotham	27	3	10	14	.417	2.81	48	24	16	16	1	1	243.2	232	109	76	1	66		86	7	1	8	1015	89	1.223	8.6	0.0	2.4	3.2	1.30	89
Eddie Higgins	21	1	3	3	.500	4.50	16	5	7	5	0	0	66.0	68	36	33	4	17		15	1	0	3	267	56	1.288	9.3	0.5	2.3	2.0	0.88	56
Grover Lowdermilk	24	1	0	2	.000	6.21	7	3	2	1	0	0	29.0	28	24	20	0	30		14	3	0	1	129	41	2.000	8.7	0.0	9.3	4.3	0.47	41
Johnny Lush*	23	6	52	72	.419	2.57	146	130	14	92	15	1	1014.0	934	455	289	11	343		436	56	2	32	4239	98	1.259	8.3	0.1	3.0	3.9	1.27	98
Steve Melter	23	1	0	1	.000	3.50	23	1	18	0	0	3	64.1	79	49	25	1	20		24	2	0	7	267	72	1.539	11.1	0.1	2.8	3.4	1.20	72
Forrest More	27	1	2	10	.167	4.74	25	6	14	4	0	0	98.2	95	80	52	0	40		27	7	0	5	407	57	1.368	8.7	0.0	3.6	2.5	0.68	57
John Raleigh*	22	1	1	10	.091	3.79	15	10	3	3	0	0	80.2	85	42	34	0	21		26	3	0	2	322	67	1.314	9.5	0.0	2.3	2.9	1.24	67
Charlie Rhodes	24	3	7	11	.389	3.46	26	20	5	10	0	0	143.0	116	73	55	2	67		76	10	0	5	586	74	1.280	7.3	0.1	4.2	4.8	1.13	74
Slim Sallee*	24	2	13	19	.406	2.69	57	39	12	19	2	0	347.2	367	172	104	4	95		94	8	1	3	1474	91	1.329	9.5	0.1	2.5	2.4	0.99	91
Harry Sullivan*	21	1	0	0		36.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	4	6	4	1	2		1	0	0	0	10	11	6.000	36.0	9.0	18.0	9.0	0.50	11
	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+

1908 / 1910 Pitching Statistics

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