October 8, 1909 World Series Game 1 at Forbes Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1909 World Series Game 1

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

Forbes Field, Attendance: 29,264

Friday, October 8, 1909
Time of Game: 1:55

Tigers

Hughie Jennings

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

W: B Adams (1-0), L: G Mullin (0-1)

Pirates

Fred Clarke

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jones LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .667 1.417         5   0   
D Bush SS                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333         1   0   SH
T Cobb RF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250         2   0   SB
S Crawford CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
J Delahanty 2B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500         0   4   
G Moriarty 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
T Jones 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000        10   0   
  M McIntyre PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Schmidt C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250         5   1   
G Mullin P                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500         0   4   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    4   2                    24  10

BATTING

SH: D Bush (1, off B Adams).

TB: D Jones 2; G Moriarty; S Crawford; J Delahanty; G Mullin.

RBI: J Delahanty (1).

2-out RBI: J Delahanty.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: T Cobb (1); D Bush (1); B Schmidt (1); J Delahanty (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Cobb (1, 2nd base off B Adams/G Gibson).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Byrne 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250         2   3   HBP
T Leach CF                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000         4   0   SF
F Clarke LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250         2   0   HR
H Wagner SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.167         0   6   2B,HBP
D Miller 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500         7   0   SB
B Abstein 1B                  3   1   0   1    1   1  .000  .250         8   1   
C Wilson RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666         0   0   SB
G Gibson C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.000         4   0   2B
B Adams P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
Totals                       29   4   5   4    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: H Wagner (1, off G Mullin); G Gibson (1, off G Mullin).

HR: F Clarke (1, off G Mullin; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: T Leach (1, off G Mullin).

HBP: B Byrne (1, by G Mullin); H Wagner (1, by G Mullin).

TB: F Clarke 4; H Wagner 2; G Gibson 2; C Wilson; D Miller.

RBI: G Gibson (1); T Leach (1); B Abstein (1); F Clarke (1).

2-out RBI: F Clarke.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Miller (1, 2nd base off G Mullin/B Schmidt); C Wilson (1, 2nd base off G Mullin/B Schmidt).

PO: H Wagner (2nd base by G Mullin); B Abstein (1st base by G Mullin).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
G Mullin, L (0-1)           8     5   4   1    1   4   1   1.13   33     -       9-10    65    - 
Totals                      8     5   4   1    1   4   1          33     -       9-10         0-0

Pittsburgh Pirates         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Adams, W (1-0)            9     6   1   1    4   2   0   1.00   36     -      11-11    69    - 
Totals                      9     6   1   1    4   2   0          36     -      11-11         0-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: G Mullin 2 (1; B Abstein, 1st base; H Wagner, 2nd base).

HBP: G Mullin 2 (2; H Wagner, B Byrne).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Johnstone, 1B - O'Loughlin, 2B - (null), 3B - (null).

Time of Game: 1:55.

Attendance: 29,264.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Babe Adams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---     D Jones         Walk
   O      1--     D Bush          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Jones to 2B
          -2-     T Cobb          Walk
   O      12-     S Crawford      Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Cobb to 2B
   R      12-     J Delahanty     Single to LF; Cobb Scores; Crawford to 2B
   O      12-     G Moriarty      Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out (Ground Ball); Delahanty out at 2B/2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, George Mullin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     B Byrne         Popfly: SS
   O      ---     T Leach         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     F Clarke        Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Babe Adams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     T Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     B Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     G Mullin        Single to CF
   O      1--     D Jones         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, George Mullin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     H Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     D Miller        Flyball: RF
          ---     B Abstein       Walk
   O      1--     C Wilson        Abstein Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Babe Adams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     D Bush          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     T Cobb          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     S Crawford      Single
   O      1--     J Delahanty     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, George Mullin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     G Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     B Adams         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Babe Adams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Moriarty      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     T Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---     B Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--     G Mullin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, George Mullin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     B Byrne         Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     T Leach         Strikeout
   R      ---     F Clarke        Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---     H Wagner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     D Miller        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Babe Adams facing 1-2-3
          ---     D Jones         Single to RF
   O      1--     D Bush          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     T Cobb          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     S Crawford      Cobb Steals 2B
   O      -2-     " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, George Mullin facing 6-7-8
          ---     B Abstein       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Abstein to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3     C Wilson        Strikeout
   R      --3     G Gibson        Double to CF; Abstein Scores/unER
          -2-     B Adams         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gibson to 3B; Adams to 1B
          1-3     B Byrne         Hit By Pitch; Adams to 2B
   RO     123     T Leach         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gibson Scores/unER
   O      12-     F Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Babe Adams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     J Delahanty     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     G Moriarty      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     T Jones         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Mullin facing 4-5-6
          ---     H Wagner        Double to LF
          -2-     D Miller        Wagner Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Wagner to 3B
   O      --3     " "             Foul Flyball: C
   RO     --3     B Abstein       Groundout: C-1B; Wagner Scores/unER
          ---     C Wilson        Single to CF
          1--     G Gibson        Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-     " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Babe Adams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     B Schmidt       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     G Mullin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     D Jones         Single to LF
          1--     D Bush          Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-     T Cobb          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, George Mullin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     B Adams         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---     B Byrne         Strikeout
   O      ---     T Leach         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Babe Adams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     S Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     J Delahanty     Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---     G Moriarty      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, George Mullin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     F Clarke        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     H Wagner        Groundout: P-1B
          ---     D Miller        Single to CF
          1--     B Abstein       Miller Steals 2B
   O      -2-     " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Babe Adams facing 7-8-9
                  Matty McIntyre pinch hits for Tom Jones batting 7th
   O      ---     M McIntyre      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     B Schmidt       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     G Mullin        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 4.

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