1909 Pacific Coast League season

After two seasons as a four-team league, the 1909 Pacific Coast League season was played under a six-team format.

Five pitchers threw no-hitters during the season: Elmer Koestner of Los Angeles against San Francisco on April 16th; Jimmy Wiggs of Oakland versus San Francisco on May 13th; Frank Browning of San Francisco against Sacramento on July 5th; Al Carson of Portland versus Los Angeles on July 22nd; and Spec Harkness of Portland against Vernon on August 15th.

Final standings

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
San Francisco Seals	132	80	.623	--	Kid Mohler
Portland Beavers	112	87	.563	13.5	Walt McCredie
Los Angeles Angels	118	97	.549	15.5	Pop Dillon
Sacramento Sacts	97	107	.475	31	Charlie Graham
Oakland Oaks	88	125	.413	44.5	George Van Haltren / Bill Reidy
Vernon Tigers	80	131	.379	51.5	Happy Hogan

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Henry Melchoir, San Francisco, .298
• Runs Scored Rollie Zeider, San Francisco, 141
• Hits Chick Gandil, Sacramento, 214
• Doubles Willie Hogan, Oakland, 50
• Triples Chick Gandil, Sacramento, 16
• Home Runs Otis Johnson, Portland, 13
• Stolen Bases Rollie Zeider, San Francisco, 93

Pitching

• Wins Frank Browning, San Francisco, 32
• Strikeouts Jimmy Wiggs, Oakland, 268
• Earned Run Average Cack Henley, San Francisco, 1.56

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