1909 World Series
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The 1909 World Series featured the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers. The Pirates won the Series in seven games to capture their first championship of the modern Major League Baseball era, but their second championship in the club's history.
The Tigers might have finally won the Fall Classic in their third try had it not been for Babe Adams. A rookie pitcher for Pittsburgh that year, manager Fred Clarke started him, on a hunch, in Game 1. Adams won that game and two more.
Managers: Fred Clarke (Pittsburgh), Hughie Jennings (Detroit)
Umpires: Jim Johnstone (NL), Billy Evans (AL), Bill Klem (NL), Silk O'Loughlin (AL)
For the first time, four umpires were used at the same time, with the standard plate umpire and base umpire along with two outfield umpires.
Summary
NL Pittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. AL Detroit Tigers (3)| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers - 1, Pirates - 4 | October 8 | Forbes Field | 29,624 |
| 2 | Tigers - 7, Pirates - 2 | October 9 | Forbes Field | 30,915 |
| 3 | Pirates - 8, Tigers - 6 | October 11 | Bennett Park | 18,277 |
| 4 | Pirates - 0, Tigers - 5 | October 12 | Bennett Park | 17,036 |
| 5 | Tigers - 4, Pirates - 8 | October 13 | Forbes Field | 21,706 |
| 6 | Pirates - 4, Tigers - 5 | October 14 | Bennett Park | 10,535 |
| 7 | Pirates - 8, Tigers - 0 | October 16 | Bennett Park | 17,562 |
Matchups
Game 1, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh (NL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| W: Babe Adams (1-0) L: George Mullin (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: PIT – Fred Clarke (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit (AL) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh (NL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| W: Bill Donovan (1-0) L: Howie Camnitz (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3, Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh (NL) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Detroit (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| W: [Nick Maddox] (1-0) L: [Ed Summers] (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 4, Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh (NL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Detroit (AL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| W: George Mullin (1-1) L: [Lefty Leifield] (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 5, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh (NL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | X | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| W: Babe Adams (2-0) L: [Ed Summers] (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: DET – Davy Jones (1), Sam Crawford (1) PIT – Fred Clarke (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 6, Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh (NL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| W: George Mullin (2-1) L: Vic Willis (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 7, Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh (NL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| W: Babe Adams (3-0) L: Bill Donovan (1-1) | ||||||||||||
External Links
- [1909 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com]
- [1909 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)]
- [1909 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com]
- [1909 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org]
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