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Thursday, October 14, 1909
, Bennett Park
Attendance: 10,535, Time of Game: 2:00
Pirates
4
 at Tigers
5
W: George Mullin (2-1)
L: Vic Willis (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    4  8  1
Tigers          1  0  0   2  1  1   0  0  X    5 10  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Byrne 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .599 -0.035 0.94 0.038 -0.073 -0.2 2 4
Tommy Leach CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .318 .815 0.076 1.07 0.126 -0.050 1.0 3 0
Fred Clarke LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .211 .799 0.066 1.06 0.107 -0.041 0.8 2 0 SH
Honus Wagner SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .869 0.023 1.05 0.089 -0.066 0.6 3 2 2B
Dots Miller 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .217 .541 0.123 1.07 0.127 -0.004 0.7 2 1 SB
Bill Abstein 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .227 .564 -0.035 1.78 0.122 -0.156 -0.9 9 1
Chief Wilson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .409 0.102 2.69 0.295 -0.193 0.3 0 1 CS,SH
George Gibson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .586 -0.271 1.66 0.038 -0.308 -1.0 2 0
Vic Willis P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 0.35 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 0 0
   Howie Camnitz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ham Hyatt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.029 1.72 0.000 -0.029 -0.2
   Deacon Phillippe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Ed Abbaticchio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.132 6.16 0.000 -0.132 -0.4
Team Totals 33 4 8 3 1 5 .242 .537 -0.128 1.39 0.942 -1.068 0.4 24 10
2B: H Wagner (2, off G Mullin).
SH: C Wilson (1, off G Mullin); F Clarke (3, off G Mullin).
TB: H Wagner 2; D Miller 2; F Clarke; G Gibson; B Abstein; T Leach; B Byrne.
RBI: H Wagner 2 (4); F Clarke (6).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Byrne-B Abstein.
E: F Clarke (1).
Outfield Assists: C Wilson (J Delahanty at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Miller (2, 2nd base off G Mullin/B Schmidt).
CS: C Wilson (1, 3rd base by G Mullin/B Schmidt).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davy Jones LF-CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .632 -0.173 1.13 0.011 -0.184 -1.7 2 0 SB
Donie Bush SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 .350 .900 0.094 0.74 0.102 -0.009 0.6 2 3 SB,HBP
Ty Cobb RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 .769 0.041 1.47 0.116 -0.076 0.5 1 0 2B
Sam Crawford CF-1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .292 .862 0.085 1.13 0.151 -0.067 0.7 1 1 2B
Jim Delahanty 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .304 .838 0.254 1.44 0.296 -0.042 1.4 0 4 2B
George Moriarty 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .238 .571 -0.040 1.24 0.006 -0.046 -0.3 1 3
Tom Jones 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .618 0.101 1.03 0.155 -0.055 0.4 13 0
   Matty McIntyre LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Boss Schmidt C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .627 0.063 0.72 0.077 -0.014 0.5 7 3 2B
George Mullin P 4 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .593 -0.051 1.17 0.056 -0.106 -0.2 0 2 2B
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 5 2 .312 .890 0.374 1.10 0.970 -0.599 1.8 27 16
2B: S Crawford (3, off V Willis); T Cobb (3, off H Camnitz); G Mullin (1, off D Phillippe); B Schmidt (2, off H Camnitz); J Delahanty (4, off V Willis).
HBP: D Bush (1, by V Willis).
TB: G Mullin 3; J Delahanty 3; S Crawford 2; B Schmidt 2; T Cobb 2; T Jones; G Moriarty; D Bush.
RBI: J Delahanty (4); G Moriarty (1); S Crawford (4); T Cobb (5); T Jones (2).
2-out RBI: S Crawford; T Cobb; J Delahanty.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Schmidt-G Moriarty; B Schmidt-D Bush.
E: D Bush (4); T Jones (1).
Baserunning
SB: D Jones (1, 2nd base off H Camnitz/G Gibson); D Bush (1, 2nd base off V Willis/G Gibson).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vic Willis, L (0-1) 5 7 4 4 4 1 0 4.63 25 34 -0.312 1.37 -2.0
Howie Camnitz 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 6 0 0 -0.087 0.99 -0.6
Deacon Phillippe 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.026 0.23 0.8
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 5 2 0 5.62 38 34 0 0 -0.373 1.39 -1.8

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
George Mullin, W (2-1) 9 8 4 3 1 5 0 1.38 36 61 0.127 1.39 -0.4
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 1 5 0 3.00 36 61 0.127 1.10 -0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: V Willis (1; D Bush).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Billy Evans, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - (none), 3B - (none), LF - Jim Johnstone, RF - Silk O'Loughlin.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 10,535.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Detroit Tigers
1 Bobby Byrne 3B 1 Davy Jones LF
2 Tommy Leach CF 2 Donie Bush SS
3 Fred Clarke LF 3 Ty Cobb RF
4 Honus Wagner SS 4 Sam Crawford CF
5 Dots Miller 2B 5 Jim Delahanty 2B
6 Bill Abstein 1B 6 George Moriarty 3B
7 Chief Wilson RF 7 Tom Jones 1B
8 George Gibson C 8 Boss Schmidt C
9 Vic Willis P 9 George Mullin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-5 0 12- R PIT C. Wilson G. Mullin -29% 46% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Miller Scores/unER/No RBI; Abstein to 3B; Wilson to 1B
t9 4-5 0 1-3 O PIT G. Gibson G. Mullin 28% 74% Fielder's Choice 1B; Abstein out at Hm/1B-C; Wilson to 2B; Gibson to 1B
t9 4-5 1 12- OO PIT E. Abbaticchio G. Mullin 26% 100% Double Play: Strikeout, Wilson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b5 3-3 2 --3 R DET J. Delahanty V. Willis 17% 72% Double to LF; Bush Scores
b4 2-3 1 -2- R DET T. Jones V. Willis 16% 58% Single to LF; Moriarty Scores; Jones to 2B/Adv on E7

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' George Mullin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT B. Byrne G. Mullin -4% 46% Single to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT T. Leach G. Mullin -10% 36% Single to RF; Byrne to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 R PIT F. Clarke G. Mullin -11% 25% Single to RF; Byrne Scores; Leach to 3B; Clarke to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t1 1-0 0 -23 RR PIT H. Wagner G. Mullin -9% 17% Double to LF; Leach Scores; Clarke Scores
t1 3-0 0 -2- O PIT D. Miller G. Mullin 0% 17% Groundout: 2B-1B; Wagner to 3B
t1 3-0 1 --3 O PIT B. Abstein G. Mullin 3% 20% Strikeout
t1 3-0 2 --3 O PIT C. Wilson G. Mullin 2% 22% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Vic Willis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O DET D. Jones V. Willis -2% 21% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-3 1 --- DET D. Bush V. Willis 2% 23% Walk
b1 0-3 1 1-- O DET T. Cobb V. Willis -2% 20% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-3 2 1-- R DET S. Crawford V. Willis 10% 31% Double to CF; Bush Scores; Crawford to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 1-3 2 --3 O DET J. Delahanty V. Willis -3% 27% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' George Mullin facing 8-9-1
t2 3-1 0 --- O PIT G. Gibson G. Mullin 1% 29% Strikeout (C-1B)
t2 3-1 1 --- O PIT V. Willis G. Mullin 1% 30% Groundout: P-1B
t2 3-1 2 --- O PIT B. Byrne G. Mullin 1% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Vic Willis facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- O DET G. Moriarty V. Willis -2% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-3 1 --- O DET T. Jones V. Willis -1% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-3 2 --- O DET B. Schmidt V. Willis -1% 26% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' George Mullin facing 2-3-4
t3 3-1 0 --- PIT T. Leach G. Mullin -3% 23% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Leach to 1B
t3 3-1 0 1-- O PIT F. Clarke G. Mullin 1% 24% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Leach to 2B
t3 3-1 1 -2- O PIT H. Wagner G. Mullin 2% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B; Leach to 3B
t3 3-1 2 --3 PIT D. Miller G. Mullin -1% 25% Walk
t3 3-1 2 1-3 PIT B. Abstein G. Mullin -1% 25% Miller Steals 2B
t3 3-1 2 -23 O PIT B. Abstein G. Mullin 4% 29% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Vic Willis facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- DET G. Mullin V. Willis 5% 33% Single to CF
b3 1-3 0 1-- OO DET D. Jones V. Willis -9% 25% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
b3 1-3 2 --- DET D. Bush V. Willis 1% 26% Hit By Pitch
b3 1-3 2 1-- DET T. Cobb V. Willis 1% 27% Bush Steals 2B
b3 1-3 2 -2- O DET T. Cobb V. Willis -3% 24% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' George Mullin facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- O PIT C. Wilson G. Mullin 1% 25% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-1 1 --- O PIT G. Gibson G. Mullin 1% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 3-1 2 --- O PIT V. Willis G. Mullin 1% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Vic Willis facing 4-5-6
b4 1-3 0 --- DET S. Crawford V. Willis 5% 32% Walk
b4 1-3 0 1-- DET J. Delahanty V. Willis 13% 45% Single to CF (CF-RF); Crawford to 3B
b4 1-3 0 1-3 RO DET G. Moriarty V. Willis -2% 43% Single to RF; Crawford Scores; Delahanty out at 3B/RF-SS; Moriarty to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b4 2-3 1 -2- R DET T. Jones V. Willis 16% 58% Single to LF; Moriarty Scores; Jones to 2B/Adv on E7
b4 3-3 1 -2- DET B. Schmidt V. Willis 2% 60% Walk
b4 3-3 1 12- O DET G. Mullin V. Willis -5% 55% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 3-3 2 12- O DET D. Jones V. Willis -5% 50% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' George Mullin facing 1-2-3
t5 3-3 0 --- O PIT B. Byrne G. Mullin 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-3 1 --- O PIT T. Leach G. Mullin 2% 55% Flyball: LF
t5 3-3 2 --- O PIT F. Clarke G. Mullin 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Vic Willis facing 2-3-4
b5 3-3 0 --- DET D. Bush V. Willis 5% 61% Single to CF
b5 3-3 0 1-- O DET T. Cobb V. Willis -2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bush to 2B
b5 3-3 1 -2- O DET S. Crawford V. Willis -4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B; Bush to 3B
b5 3-3 2 --3 R DET J. Delahanty V. Willis 17% 72% Double to LF; Bush Scores
b5 4-3 2 -2- DET G. Moriarty V. Willis 1% 73% Walk
b5 4-3 2 12- O DET T. Jones V. Willis -4% 69% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' George Mullin facing 4-5-6
t6 3-4 0 --- O PIT H. Wagner G. Mullin 3% 72% Flyball: LF
t6 3-4 1 --- PIT D. Miller G. Mullin -4% 68% Single to CF
t6 3-4 1 1-- OO PIT B. Abstein G. Mullin 8% 76% Double Play: Foul Flyball: C-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Howie Camnitz facing 8-9-1
Howie Camnitz replaces Vic Willis pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-3 0 --- DET B. Schmidt H. Camnitz 6% 82% Ground-rule Double (Deep RF)
b6 4-3 0 -2- O DET G. Mullin H. Camnitz -5% 77% Fielder's Choice P; Schmidt out at 3B/P-SS; Mullin to 1B
b6 4-3 1 1-- O DET D. Jones H. Camnitz -2% 74% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 4-3 2 1-- DET D. Bush H. Camnitz 1% 75% Jones Steals 2B
b6 4-3 2 -2- DET D. Bush H. Camnitz 1% 76% Walk
b6 4-3 2 12- R DET T. Cobb H. Camnitz 12% 88% Ground-rule Double (Deep RF); Jones Scores; Bush to 3B
b6 5-3 2 -23 O DET S. Crawford H. Camnitz -3% 85% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' George Mullin facing 7-8-9
t7 3-5 0 --- O PIT C. Wilson G. Mullin 3% 88% Flyball: RF
t7 3-5 1 --- PIT G. Gibson G. Mullin -4% 84% Single (Ground Ball)
Ham Hyatt pinch hits for Howie Camnitz (P) batting 9th
t7 3-5 1 1-- O PIT H. Hyatt G. Mullin 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gibson to 2B
t7 3-5 2 -2- O PIT B. Byrne G. Mullin 4% 91% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Deacon Phillippe facing 5-6-7
Deacon Phillippe replaces Ham Hyatt (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-3 0 --- O DET J. Delahanty D. Phillippe -1% 90% Strikeout
b7 5-3 1 --- O DET G. Moriarty D. Phillippe -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 5-3 2 --- O DET T. Jones D. Phillippe -0% 89% Bunt Popfly: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' George Mullin facing 2-3-4
t8 3-5 0 --- O PIT T. Leach G. Mullin 3% 92% Foul Flyball: C
t8 3-5 1 --- O PIT F. Clarke G. Mullin 2% 94% Strikeout
t8 3-5 2 --- O PIT H. Wagner G. Mullin 1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Deacon Phillippe facing 8-9-1
b8 5-3 0 --- O DET B. Schmidt D. Phillippe -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-3 1 --- DET G. Mullin D. Phillippe 1% 96% Double to CF
b8 5-3 1 -2- O DET D. Jones D. Phillippe -1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B; Mullin to 3B
b8 5-3 2 --3 O DET D. Bush D. Phillippe -1% 94% Bunt Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' George Mullin facing 5-6-7
t9 3-5 0 --- PIT D. Miller G. Mullin -7% 87% Single to RF
t9 3-5 0 1-- PIT B. Abstein G. Mullin -12% 75% Single to CF; Miller to 2B
t9 3-5 0 12- R PIT C. Wilson G. Mullin -29% 46% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Miller Scores/unER/No RBI; Abstein to 3B; Wilson to 1B
Sam Crawford moves from CF to 1B
Matty McIntyre replaces Tom Jones (1B) playing LF batting 7th
Davy Jones moves from LF to CF
t9 4-5 0 1-3 O PIT G. Gibson G. Mullin 28% 74% Fielder's Choice 1B; Abstein out at Hm/1B-C; Wilson to 2B; Gibson to 1B
Ed Abbaticchio pinch hits for Deacon Phillippe (P) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 12- OO PIT E. Abbaticchio G. Mullin 26% 100% Double Play: Strikeout, Wilson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Tigers 5.

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