DET @ PIT

October 13, 1909

Final Score: DET 4 - PIT 8

Game Information

Ballpark
Forbes Field
Attendance
21,706
Game Duration
106 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Babe Adams
Losing Pitcher
Ed Summers

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 2 0 1 0 4 6 1
PIT 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 x 8 10 2

DET Batting

DET @ PIT — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Donie Bush 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ty Cobb 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Sam Crawford 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .750
Jim Delahanty 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Davy Jones 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Tom Jones 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Matty McIntyre 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Moriarty 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Mullin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boss Schmidt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Oscar Stanage 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Summers 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Willett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 4 6 3 1 8 2 0 2 2 .171

PIT Batting

DET @ PIT — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Abstein 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Babe Adams 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Byrne 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Fred Clarke 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.000
George Gibson 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Tommy Leach 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dots Miller 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Honus Wagner 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 .500
Owen Wilson 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 31 8 10 6 3 5 1 0 1 4 .323

DET Pitching

DET @ PIT — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ed Summers (L) L 7.0 10 8 7 3 4 1 9.00
Ed Willett - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 10 8 7 3 5 1 7.88

PIT Pitching

DET @ PIT — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Babe Adams (W) W 9.0 6 4 3 1 8 2 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 4 3 1 8 2 3.00

Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates, October 13, 1909

At home, the Pittsburgh Pirates won 8-4 over the Detroit Tigers on October 13, 1909 in a World Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 21,706, a running time of 106 minutes, and a day start. The line score has the Detroit Tigers crossing the plate in the first, sixth, and eighth; the sixth brought 2 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came in the first, second, third, seventh, and eighth innings, 4 of them in the seventh. Hits were 6 for the Detroit Tigers and 10 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 and 2 errors. The win went to Babe Adams, allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. Ed Summers took the loss after 7.0 innings and 8 runs. Babe Adams led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. Sam Crawford led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 3 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Davy Jones also homered for the Detroit Tigers. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitter was Fred Clarke, 2 for 2, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Jim Johnstone.

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