DET @ PIT

October 08, 1909

Final Score: DET 1 - PIT 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Forbes Field
Attendance
29,264
Game Duration
115 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Babe Adams
Losing Pitcher
George Mullin

Umpires

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

Line Score

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

DET Batting

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

PIT Batting

DET @ PIT — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Abstein 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Babe Adams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Byrne 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred Clarke 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
George Gibson 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Tommy Leach 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dots Miller 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Honus Wagner 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Owen Wilson 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 29 4 5 4 1 4 2 0 1 1 .172

DET Pitching

DET @ PIT — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
George Mullin (L) L 8.0 5 4 2 1 4 1 2.25
Team Totals 8.0 5 4 2 1 4 1 2.25

PIT Pitching

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

Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates, October 8, 1909

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 at Forbes Field on October 8, 1909 in the World Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 29,264, a running time of 115 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Detroit Tigers' only run came in the first inning. The line score has the Pittsburgh Pirates crossing the plate in the fourth, fifth, and sixth; the fifth brought 2 runs. The Detroit Tigers had 6 hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5, with 4 and 0 errors. Babe Adams was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. George Mullin took the loss after 8.0 innings and 4 runs. Davy Jones led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 2 for 3. Fred Clarke led the Pittsburgh Pirates at the plate: 1 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Jim Johnstone.

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