PIT @ DET

October 14, 1909

Final Score: PIT 4 - DET 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Bennett Park
Attendance
10,535
Game Duration
120 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
George Mullin
Losing Pitcher
Vic Willis

Umpires

Home Plate
Billy Evans
First Base
Bill Klem
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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 1
DET 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 x 5 10 2

PIT Batting

PIT @ DET — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ed Abbaticchio 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Abstein 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Bobby Byrne 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Howie Camnitz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred Clarke 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
George Gibson 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Ham Hyatt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Leach 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Dots Miller 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .667
Deacon Phillippe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Honus Wagner 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Vic Willis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Owen Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 4 8 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 .242

DET Batting

PIT @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Donie Bush 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Ty Cobb 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Sam Crawford 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Jim Delahanty 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Davy Jones 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Tom Jones 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Matty McIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Moriarty 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
George Mullin 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Boss Schmidt 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 5 2 5 0 0 2 .312

PIT Pitching

PIT @ DET — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Howie Camnitz - 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.00
Deacon Phillippe - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Vic Willis (L) L 5.0 7 4 4 4 1 0 7.20
Team Totals 8.0 10 5 5 5 2 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 8 4 3 1 5 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 4 3 1 5 0 3.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers, October 14, 1909

At home, the Detroit Tigers won 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 14, 1909 in the World Series. The margin was one run. The game information lists attendance of 10,535, a game time of 120 minutes, and a day start. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came in the first and ninth innings, 3 of them in the first. The Detroit Tigers' runs came in the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, 2 of them in the fourth. The Pittsburgh Pirates had 8 hits and the Detroit Tigers 10, with 1 and 2 errors. George Mullin was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Vic Willis after 5.0 innings and 4 runs. George Mullin led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Pittsburgh Pirates used Howie Camnitz, Deacon Phillippe, and Vic Willis on the mound. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dots Miller went 2 for 3. Honus Wagner drove in 2 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. For the Detroit Tigers, Jim Delahanty went 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Billy Evans worked home plate.

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