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Pirates
@ Tigers
Bennett Park
October 16, 1909
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on October 16, 1909 at Bennett Park.
Game Summary
| Date | October 16, 1909 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 16, 1909 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Adams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Donovan |
| Ballpark | Bennett Park |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,562 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Silk O'Loughlin 1B: Jim Johnstone 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Byrne | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Leach | Center Fielder |
| Fred Clarke | Left Fielder |
| Honus Wagner | Shortstop |
| Dots Miller | Second Baseman |
| Bill Abstein | First Baseman |
| Chief Wilson | Right Fielder |
| George Gibson | Catcher |
| Babe Adams | Pitcher |
| Fred Clarke | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davy Jones | Left Fielder |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Right Fielder |
| Sam Crawford | Center Fielder |
| Jim Delahanty | Second Baseman |
| George Moriarty | Third Baseman |
| Tom Jones | First Baseman |
| Boss Schmidt | Catcher |
| Bill Donovan | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Tigers
Bennett Park
October 16, 1909
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Donovan
Byrne is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Donovan
Leach bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. Byrne moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Donovan
There goes Byrne. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Moriarty applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Donovan
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Donovan
There goes Clarke. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Donovan
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Donovan
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adams
Tommy Leach now playing third base. Ham Hyatt now playing center field.
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Leach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Adams
Bush is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Adams
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Clarke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Adams
There goes Bush. The throw from Gibson and he is out, Miller applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abstein vs. Donovan
Abstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Donovan
There goes Abstein. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Abstein steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Donovan
Wilson bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Abstein moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Donovan
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Donovan
Adams takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hyatt vs. Donovan
Hyatt hits a fly ball into center field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Abstein tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Donovan
Leach takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clarke vs. Donovan
Clarke takes first base on ball four. Wilson scores. Adams moves to third. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Donovan
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Adams
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Abstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delahanty vs. Adams
Delahanty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moriarty vs. Adams
Moriarty hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Delahanty moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Adams
Charley O'Leary pinch runs for George Moriarty.
Jones hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schmidt vs. Adams
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Donovan
Charley O'Leary now playing third base.
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abstein vs. Donovan
Abstein hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Donovan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to home for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Donovan
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Adams
George Mullin pinch hits for Bill Donovan.
Mullin hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adams
Jones bunts towards the mound. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Adams
Bush bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Adams
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Mullin
George Mullin now pitching.
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hyatt vs. Mullin
Hyatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Mullin
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hyatt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Mullin
Clarke bunts towards the mound. Mullin fields it and throws to first for the out. Hyatt moves to third. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wagner vs. Mullin
Wagner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Mullin
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hyatt scores. Leach scores. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Abstein vs. Mullin
There goes Miller. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Miller steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Abstein vs. Mullin
Abstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Adams
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delahanty vs. Adams
Delahanty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Adams
O'Leary hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Adams
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Delahanty moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Adams
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leach fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mullin
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Mullin
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Mullin
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Delahanty scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Adams
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adams
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Adams
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hyatt vs. Mullin
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Delahanty scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Mullin
Leach hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Mullin
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Mullin
Wagner hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Jones picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Jones. Leach scores. Clarke goes all the way around to score. Wagner moves all the way to home. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mullin
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abstein vs. Mullin
Abstein hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Adams
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Adams
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Clarke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delahanty vs. Adams
Delahanty hits a popup, foul, towards third. Leach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mullin
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Mullin
Gibson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Crawford. Gibson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Mullin
Adams hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off O'Leary, and towards Bush, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hyatt vs. Mullin
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Delahanty scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Adams
O'Leary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adams
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Adams
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Adams
Mullin hits a fly ball into left field. Clarke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Mullin
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mullin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Mullin
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Mullin
There goes Clarke. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Mullin
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Mullin
Miller hits a fly ball towards center. Crawford settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Crawford. Clarke scores. Miller moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Abstein vs. Mullin
Abstein hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adams
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Adams
Bush hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Adams
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Clarke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mullin
Wilson hits a popup towards third. O'Leary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Mullin
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Mullin
Adams bunts towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hyatt vs. Mullin
Hyatt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Adams
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delahanty vs. Adams
Delahanty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clarke. Delahanty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Leary vs. Adams
O'Leary hits a popup, foul, towards third. Leach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Adams
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Clarke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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