PIT @ DET

October 12, 1909

Final Score: PIT 0 - DET 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Bennett Park
Attendance
17,036
Game Duration
117 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
George Mullin
Losing Pitcher
Lefty Leifield

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Klem
First Base
Billy Evans
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6
DET 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 x 5 8 0

PIT Batting

PIT @ DET — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Abstein 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Bobby Byrne 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Fred Clarke 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
George Gibson 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Tommy Leach 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Lefty Leifield 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dots Miller 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Paddy O'Connor 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Deacon Phillippe 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Honus Wagner 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Owen Wilson 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 2 10 1 0 0 2 .156

DET Batting

PIT @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Donie Bush 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Ty Cobb 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Sam Crawford 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Delahanty 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Davy Jones 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tom Jones 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
George Moriarty 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
George Mullin 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Oscar Stanage 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 32 5 8 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250

PIT Pitching

PIT @ DET — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lefty Leifield (L) L 4.0 7 5 5 1 0 0 11.25
Deacon Phillippe - 4.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 8 5 5 2 1 0 5.62

DET Pitching

PIT @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
George Mullin (W) W 9.0 5 0 0 2 10 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 0 0 2 10 0 0.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers, October 12, 1909

On October 12, 1909, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 at Bennett Park, a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 17,036, a game time of 117 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Pittsburgh Pirates were held scoreless in every inning. The Detroit Tigers scored in the second and fourth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run fourth. Hits were 5 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 8 for the Detroit Tigers, with 6 and 0 errors. George Mullin was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Lefty Leifield after 4.0 innings and 5 runs. George Mullin led all pitchers with 10 strikeouts. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was George Moriarty, 2 for 4. Ty Cobb drove in 2 for the Detroit Tigers. Bill Klem worked home plate.

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