October 12, 1909 World Series Game 4 at Bennett Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1909 World Series Game 4

Game 1
PIT  4
DET  1
Game 2
DET  7
@PIT  2
Game 3
PIT  8
@DET  6
Game 4
DET  5
PIT  0
Game 5
PIT  8
DET  4
Game 6
DET  5
PIT  4
Game 7
PIT  8
@DET  0

Bennett Park, Attendance: 17,036

Tuesday, October 12, 1909
Time of Game: 1:57

Pirates

Fred Clarke

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  6
Tigers          0  2  0   3  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  0

W: G Mullin (1-1), L: L Leifield (0-1)

Tigers

Hughie Jennings

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Byrne 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .561         0   2   2B,SB
T Leach CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .853         3   0   SB
F Clarke LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .071  .411         1   0   
H Wagner SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .812         2   3   
D Miller 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .188  .485         3   1   
B Abstein 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .646        12   1   
C Wilson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
G Gibson C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .481         3   4   
L Leifield P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   5   
  P O'Connor PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Phillippe P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   2   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    2  10                    24  18

BATTING

2B: B Byrne (1, off G Mullin).

TB: B Byrne 2; G Gibson; B Abstein; C Wilson; D Miller.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Wagner-B Abstein.

E: D Phillippe 2 (2); D Miller (1); B Abstein 2 (5); H Wagner (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Leach (1, 2nd base off G Mullin/O Stanage); B Byrne (1, 3rd base off G Mullin/O Stanage).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jones LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .662         0   0   CS
D Bush SS                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .812         0   1   2B
T Cobb RF                     3   0   1   2    0   0  .286  .841         1   0   2B,CS,HBP
S Crawford CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .411         2   0   
J Delahanty 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .879         1   2   HBP
G Moriarty 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .661         1   3   
T Jones 1B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .607        13   0   SH
O Stanage C                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .333  .666         9   1   SH,GDP
G Mullin P                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .125  .347         0   4   
Totals                       32   5   8   5    2   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Cobb (2, off L Leifield); D Bush (1, off L Leifield).

SH: O Stanage (1, off D Phillippe); T Jones (1, off D Phillippe).

HBP: T Cobb (1, by L Leifield); J Delahanty (1, by L Leifield).

TB: D Bush 2; G Moriarty 2; T Cobb 2; T Jones; S Crawford; D Jones; O Stanage.

GIDP: O Stanage (1).

RBI: T Cobb 2 (4); O Stanage 2 (2); D Bush (3).

2-out RBI: T Cobb 2; D Bush.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Jones (2, 2nd base by D Phillippe/G Gibson); T Cobb (1, 2nd base by L Leifield/G Gibson).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
L Leifield, L (0-1)         4     7   5   5    1   0   0  11.25   22     -       6-3     27    - 
D Phillippe                 4     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   16     -       6-2          0-0
Totals                      8     8   5   5    2   1   0          38     -      12-5          0-0

Detroit Tigers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
G Mullin, W (1-1)           9     5   0   0    2  10   0   0.53   34     -      12-5     85    - 
Totals                      9     5   0   0    2  10   0          34     -      12-5          0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L Leifield 2 (2; T Cobb, J Delahanty).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Klem, 1B - Evans, 2B - Johnstone, 3B - O'Loughlin.

Time of Game: 1:57.

Attendance: 17,036.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Detroit Tigers                       
1. B Byrne              3B    1. D Jones              LF 
2. T Leach              CF    2. D Bush               SS 
3. F Clarke             LF    3. T Cobb               RF 
4. H Wagner             SS    4. S Crawford           CF 
5. D Miller             2B    5. J Delahanty          2B 
6. B Abstein            1B    6. G Moriarty           3B 
7. C Wilson             RF    7. T Jones              1B 
8. G Gibson             C     8. O Stanage            C  
9. L Leifield           P     9. G Mullin             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, George Mullin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---     B Byrne         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     T Leach         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     F Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Leifield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     D Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     D Bush          Groundout: P-1B (P)
          ---     T Cobb          Hit By Pitch
          1--     S Crawford      Cobb Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E3
   O      -2-     " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, George Mullin facing 4-5-6
          ---     H Wagner        Walk
   O      1--     D Miller        Strikeout
          1--     B Abstein       Single to 3B; Wagner to 2B
   O      12-     C Wilson        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Abstein to 2B
   O      12-     G Gibson        Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Leifield facing 5-6-7
          ---     J Delahanty     Hit By Pitch
          1--     G Moriarty      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Delahanty to 3B
   O      1-3     T Jones         Fielder's Choice P; Delahanty out at Hm/P-C; Moriarty to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RR     -23     O Stanage       Single (CF-RF); Moriarty Scores; Jones Scores
   O      1--     G Mullin        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Mullin to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-     D Jones         Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, George Mullin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     L Leifield      Strikeout Looking
          ---     B Byrne         Double to LF (LF Line)
          -2-     T Leach         Walk
   O      12-     F Clarke        Strikeout, Byrne Steals 3B, Leach Steals 2B
   O      -23     H Wagner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lefty Leifield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     D Bush          Lineout: LF
   O      ---     T Cobb          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---     S Crawford      Single to CF
          1--     J Delahanty     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Crawford to 2B; Delahanty to 1B
   O      12-     G Moriarty      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, George Mullin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     D Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     B Abstein       Strikeout
          ---     C Wilson        Single to LF
   O      1--     G Gibson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lefty Leifield facing 7-8-9
          ---     T Jones         Single to 3B (Bunt)
   OO     1--     O Stanage       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---     G Mullin        Walk
          1--     D Jones         Single to LF; Mullin to 2B
   R      12-     D Bush          Double to LF; Mullin Scores; Jones to 3B
   RR     -23     T Cobb          Double to LF; Jones Scores; Bush Scores
   O      -2-     S Crawford      Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, George Mullin facing 9-1-2
                  Paddy O'Connor pinch hits for Lefty Leifield batting 9th
   O      ---     P O'Connor      Strikeout
   O      ---     B Byrne         Strikeout
   O      ---     T Leach         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Deacon Phillippe facing 5-6-7
                  Deacon Phillippe replaces Paddy O'Connor pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     J Delahanty     Popfly: C
   O      ---     G Moriarty      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     T Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, George Mullin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     F Clarke        Strikeout
   O      ---     H Wagner        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---     D Miller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Deacon Phillippe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     O Stanage       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     G Mullin        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mullin to 1B
   O      1--     D Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     D Bush          Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, George Mullin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     B Abstein       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     C Wilson        Groundout: P-1B (P)
          ---     G Gibson        Single to LF
   O      1--     D Phillippe     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Deacon Phillippe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     D Bush          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     T Cobb          Bunt Groundout: C-1B
          ---     S Crawford      Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Crawford to 1B
   O      1--     J Delahanty     Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, George Mullin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     B Byrne         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---     T Leach         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     F Clarke        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Deacon Phillippe facing 6-7-8
          ---     G Moriarty      Single
          1--     T Jones         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Moriarty to 2B; Jones to 1B
   O      12-     O Stanage       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Moriarty to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      -23     G Mullin        Strikeout
          -23     D Jones         Walk
   O      123     D Bush          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, George Mullin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     H Wagner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     D Miller        Single to P (Bunt to P)
   O      1--     B Abstein       Groundout: P-1B (P); Miller to 2B
   O      -2-     C Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET190910120

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