PIT @ DET

October 11, 1909

Final Score: PIT 8 - DET 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Bennett Park
Attendance
18,277
Game Duration
116 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Nick Maddox
Losing Pitcher
Ed Summers

Umpires

Home Plate
Silk O'Loughlin
First Base
Jim Johnstone
Second Base
(none)
Third Base
(none)

Line Score

PIT @ DET — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 10 2
DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6 11 5

PIT Batting

PIT @ DET — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Abstein 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Bobby Byrne 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Fred Clarke 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Gibson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Leach 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Nick Maddox 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dots Miller 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Honus Wagner 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .600
Owen Wilson 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 37 8 10 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .270

DET Batting

PIT @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Donie Bush 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
Ty Cobb 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
Sam Crawford 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Delahanty 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .600
Davy Jones 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Tom Jones 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Matty McIntyre 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
George Moriarty 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
George Mullin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Boss Schmidt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Summers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Willett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ralph Works 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 39 6 11 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 .282

PIT Pitching

PIT @ DET — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Nick Maddox (W) W 9.0 11 6 1 2 4 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 11 6 1 2 4 0 1.00

DET Pitching

PIT @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ed Summers (L) L 0.1 3 5 3 1 0 0 81.00
Ed Willett - 6.2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ralph Works - 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 9.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 8 5 1 2 0 5.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers, October 11, 1909

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 8-6 at Bennett Park on October 11, 1909, a World Series game. The information panel shows attendance of 18,277, a running time of 116 minutes, and a day start. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came in the first, second, and ninth innings, 5 of them in the first. The line score has the Detroit Tigers crossing the plate in the seventh and ninth; the seventh brought 4 runs. Hits were 10 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 11 for the Detroit Tigers, with 2 and 5 errors. The win went to Nick Maddox, allowing 1 earned run on 11 hits in 9.0 innings. Ed Summers took the loss after 0.1 innings and 5 runs. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists Ed Summers, Ed Willett, and Ralph Works. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, Honus Wagner went 3 for 5 and 2 RBI. Donie Bush led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 4 for 5 and 2 RBI. Silk O'Loughlin worked home plate.

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