October 14, 1909 World Series Game 6 at Bennett Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1909 World Series Game 6

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: 10,535

Thursday, October 14, 1909
Time of Game: 2:00

Pirates

Fred Clarke

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    4  8  3
Tigers          1  0  0   2  1  1   0  0  X    5 10  2

W: G Mullin (2-1), L: V Willis (0-1)

Tigers

Hughie Jennings

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Byrne 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .600         2   4   
T Leach CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .815         3   0   
F Clarke LF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .211  .799         2   0   SH
H Wagner SS                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .333  .869         3   2   2B
D Miller 2B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .217  .541         2   1   SB
B Abstein 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .227  .565         9   1   
C Wilson RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .409         0   1   CS,SH
G Gibson C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .586         2   0   
V Willis P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Camnitz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  H Hyatt PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Phillippe P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  E Abbaticchio PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   3    1   5                    24  10

BATTING

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: C Wilson (1); D Miller (2); F Clarke (1).

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               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jones LF-CF                 5   1   0   0    0   0  .231  .632         2   0   SB
D Bush SS                     2   2   1   0    2   0  .300  .812         2   3   SB,HBP
T Cobb RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .769         1   0   2B
S Crawford CF-1B              3   1   1   0    1   0  .292  .862         1   1   2B
J Delahanty 2B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .304  .795         0   4   2B
G Moriarty 3B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .238  .571         1   3   
T Jones 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .618        13   0   
  M McIntyre LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Schmidt C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .561         7   3   
G Mullin P                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .594         0   2   2B
Totals                       32   5  10   3    5   2                    27  16

BATTING

2B: S Crawford (3, off V Willis); T Cobb (3, off H Camnitz); G Mullin (1, off D Phillippe); J Delahanty (3, off V Willis).

HBP: D Bush (1, by V Willis).

TB: G Mullin 3; J Delahanty 3; S Crawford 2; T Cobb 2; T Jones; G Moriarty; D Bush; B Schmidt.

RBI: J Delahanty (4); G Moriarty (1); T Cobb (5).

2-out RBI: T Cobb; J Delahanty.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Schmidt-D Bush; B Schmidt-G Moriarty.

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).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
V Willis, L (0-1)           5     7   4   2    4   1   0   3.86   25     -       4-8     38    - 
H Camnitz                   1     2   1   1    1   0   0  10.80    6     -       1-1          0-0
D Phillippe                 2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       3-0          0-0
Totals                      8    10   5   3    5   2   0          38     -       8-9          0-0

Detroit Tigers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
G Mullin, W (2-1)           9     8   4   3    1   5   0   1.38   36     -      11-7     61    - 
Totals                      9     8   4   3    1   5   0          36     -      11-7          0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: V Willis (1; D Bush).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:00.

Attendance: 10,535.

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. B Schmidt            C  
9. V Willis             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
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---     B Byrne         Single to 3B
          1--     T Leach         Single to RF; Byrne to 3B
   R      1-3     F Clarke        Single to RF; Byrne Scores; Leach to 3B; Clarke to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RR     -23     H Wagner        Double to LF; Leach Scores; Clarke Scores
   O      -2-     D Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B; Wagner to 3B
   O      --3     B Abstein       Strikeout
   O      --3     C Wilson        Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Vic Willis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     D Jones         Lineout: 2B
          ---     D Bush          Walk
   O      1--     T Cobb          Strikeout Looking
   R      1--     S Crawford      Double to CF; Bush Scores/No RBI/Adv on E4 (throw); Crawford to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3     J Delahanty     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Mullin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     G Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---     V Willis        Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     B Byrne         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Vic Willis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Moriarty      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     T Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     B Schmidt       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Mullin facing 2-3-4
          ---     T Leach         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Leach to 1B
   O      1--     F Clarke        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Leach to 2B
   O      -2-     H Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Leach to 3B
          --3     D Miller        Walk
          1-3     B Abstein       Miller Steals 2B
   O      -23     " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Vic Willis facing 9-1-2
          ---     G Mullin        Single to CF
   OO     1--     D Jones         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---     D Bush          Hit By Pitch
          1--     T Cobb          Bush Steals 2B
   O      -2-     " "             Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Mullin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     C Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     G Gibson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     V Willis        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Vic Willis facing 4-5-6
          ---     S Crawford      Walk
          1--     J Delahanty     Single to CF (CF-RF); Crawford to 3B
   RO     1-3     G Moriarty      Single to RF; Crawford Scores; Delahanty out at 3B/RF-SS; Moriarty to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   R      -2-     T Jones         Single to LF; Moriarty Scores/unER/No RBI; Jones to 2B/Adv on E7
          -2-     B Schmidt       Walk
   O      12-     G Mullin        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-     D Jones         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, George Mullin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     B Byrne         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     T Leach         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     F Clarke        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Vic Willis facing 2-3-4
          ---     D Bush          Single to CF
   O      1--     T Cobb          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bush to 2B
   O      -2-     S Crawford      Groundout: SS-1B; Bush to 3B
   R      --3     J Delahanty     Double to LF; Bush Scores
          -2-     G Moriarty      Walk
   O      12-     T Jones         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, George Mullin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     H Wagner        Flyball: LF
          ---     D Miller        Single to CF
   OO     1--     B Abstein       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, Howie Camnitz facing 8-9-1
                  Howie Camnitz replaces Vic Willis pitching and batting 9th
          ---     B Schmidt       Single to RF (Deep RF); Schmidt to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-     G Mullin        Fielder's Choice P; Schmidt out at 3B/P-SS; Mullin to 1B
   O      1--     D Jones         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     D Bush          Jones Steals 2B
          -2-     " "             Walk
   R      12-     T Cobb          Ground-rule Double (Deep RF); Jones Scores; Bush to 3B
   O      -23     S Crawford      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, George Mullin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     C Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---     G Gibson        Single (Ground Ball)
                  Ham Hyatt pinch hits for Howie Camnitz batting 9th
   O      1--     H Hyatt         Groundout: 2B-1B; Gibson to 2B
   O      -2-     B Byrne         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Deacon Phillippe facing 5-6-7
                  Deacon Phillippe replaces Ham Hyatt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     J Delahanty     Strikeout
   O      ---     G Moriarty      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     T Jones         Bunt Popfly: P (P)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, George Mullin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     T Leach         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     F Clarke        Strikeout
   O      ---     H Wagner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Deacon Phillippe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     B Schmidt       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     G Mullin        Double to CF
   O      -2-     D Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B; Mullin to 3B
   O      --3     D Bush          Bunt Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, George Mullin facing 5-6-7
          ---     D Miller        Single to RF
          1--     B Abstein       Single to CF; Miller to 2B
   R      12-     C Wilson        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Miller Scores/unER/No RBI; Abstein to 3B; Wilson to 1B
                  Sam Crawford moves to 1B; Matty McIntyre replaces Tom Jones playing LF batting 7th; Davy Jones moves to CF
   O      1-3     G Gibson        Fielder's Choice 1B; Abstein out at Hm/1B-C; Wilson to 2B; Gibson to 1B
                  Ed Abbaticchio pinch hits for Deacon Phillippe batting 9th
   OO     12-     E Abbaticchio   Double Play: Strikeout, Wilson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET190910140

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