PIT @ DET

October 16, 1909

Final Score: PIT 8 - DET 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Bennett Park
Attendance
17,562
Game Duration
130 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Babe Adams
Losing Pitcher
Bill Donovan

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 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 8 7 0
DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3

PIT Batting

PIT @ DET — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Abstein 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Babe Adams 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Byrne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred Clarke 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
George Gibson 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Ham Hyatt 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Leach 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Dots Miller 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Honus Wagner 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Owen Wilson 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 30 8 7 6 10 1 3 1 0 4 .233

DET Batting

PIT @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Donie Bush 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ty Cobb 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sam Crawford 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Delahanty 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Bill Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Davy Jones 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Tom Jones 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
George Moriarty 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
George Mullin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Charley O'Leary 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boss Schmidt 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 31 0 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .194

PIT Pitching

PIT @ DET — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Babe Adams (W) W 9.0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

DET Pitching

PIT @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Donovan (L) L 3.0 2 2 2 6 0 0 6.00
George Mullin - 6.0 5 6 4 4 1 0 6.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 8 6 10 1 0 6.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers, October 16, 1909

Playing on the road, the Pittsburgh Pirates won 8-0 over the Detroit Tigers on October 16, 1909 in the World Series. The Pittsburgh Pirates won comfortably. Retrosheet records a crowd of 17,562, a game time of 130 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came in the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the sixth. The Detroit Tigers did not score. Hits were 7 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 6 for the Detroit Tigers, with 0 and 3 errors. The win went to Babe Adams, allowing 0 earned runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Bill Donovan after 3.0 innings and 2 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitter was Dots Miller, 2 for 5 and 2 RBI. For the Detroit Tigers, Jim Delahanty went 2 for 3 and 1 double. Behind the plate was umpire Silk O'Loughlin.

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