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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Detroit Tigers

1909-10-12 · 1909 World Series · Game 4 of 7 ◀ Game 3 Game 5 ▶ · Day game · Bennett Park · Att: 17036 · 1:57

Detroit Tigers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–0. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 4th. George Mullin earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
DET	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0		5	8

W: George Mullin L: Lefty Leifield SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Billy Evans · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Bobby Byrne	4	1	0	1
Tommy Leach	3	0	1	0
Fred Clarke	4	0	0	2
Honus Wagner	3	0	1	1
Dots Miller	4	1	0	2
Bill Abstein	4	1	0	1
Chief Wilson	4	1	0	0
George Gibson	3	1	0	0
Lefty Leifield	1	0	0	1
Paddy O'Connor	1	0	0	1
Deacon Phillippe	1	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davy Jones	4	1	1	0	1	0
Donie Bush	5	1	1	1	0	0
Ty Cobb	3	0	1	2	0	0
Sam Crawford	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Delahanty	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Moriarty	4	1	2	0	0	0
Tom Jones	3	1	1	0	0	0
Oscar Stanage	3	0	1	2	0	0
George Mullin	3	1	0	0	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Leifield	4.0	7	1	0
Deacon Phillippe	4.0	1	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Mullin	9.0	5	2	10

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Byrne: 143
Tommy Leach: 63
Fred Clarke: 43

Bot 1

Davy Jones: 8
Donie Bush: 13/G1
Ty Cobb: HP
Sam Crawford: PO1(26E3).1-2
Sam Crawford: 8

Top 2

Honus Wagner: W
Dots Miller: K
Bill Abstein: S4.1-2
Chief Wilson: 15(2)/FO.1-2
George Gibson: 13/G1

Bot 2

Jim Delahanty: HP
George Moriarty: S7/F7S.1-3
Tom Jones: FC1.3XH(12);1-3;B-2
Oscar Stanage: S9/89.3-H;2-H
George Mullin: 64(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH1)
Davy Jones: 13/G1

Top 3

Lefty Leifield: K/C
Bobby Byrne: DGR/7L
Tommy Leach: W
Fred Clarke: K+SB3;SB2
Honus Wagner: K/C

Bot 3

Donie Bush: 7/L
Ty Cobb: 23/BG
Sam Crawford: S8
Jim Delahanty: E3/G.1-2;B-1
George Moriarty: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Dots Miller: 53
Bill Abstein: K
Chief Wilson: S7
George Gibson: 53

Bot 4

Tom Jones: S5/BG
Oscar Stanage: 6(1)3/GDP
George Mullin: W
Davy Jones: S7.1-2
Donie Bush: DGR/7D.2-H;1-3
Ty Cobb: DGR/7D.3-H;2-H
Sam Crawford: 13/G1

Top 5

Paddy O'Connor: K
Bobby Byrne: K23
Tommy Leach: 43

Bot 5

Jim Delahanty: 2/FL
George Moriarty: 8
Tom Jones: 53

Top 6

Fred Clarke: K
Honus Wagner: 3/L
Dots Miller: K

Bot 6

Oscar Stanage: 63
George Mullin: E4.B-1
Davy Jones: 46(1)/FO
Donie Bush: CS2(24)

Top 7

Bill Abstein: 8
Chief Wilson: 13/G1
George Gibson: S9
Deacon Phillippe: K

Bot 7

Donie Bush: 13/BG
Ty Cobb: 23/BG
Sam Crawford: 3E1.B-1
Jim Delahanty: 13/G1

Top 8

Bobby Byrne: 8/F8S
Tommy Leach: 4/P
Fred Clarke: 9

Bot 8

George Moriarty: S16
Tom Jones: E1/SH.1-2;B-1
Oscar Stanage: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
George Mullin: K
Davy Jones: W
Donie Bush: 53

Top 9

Honus Wagner: 53
Dots Miller: S1/BG1
Bill Abstein: 13/G1.1-2
Chief Wilson: 3/G

Notes & reviews

first use of 4 umpires in a World Series game (as a result of dispute over foul ball in game 2)
Debut game for Lefty Leifield
Tigers Bill Donovan, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Klem for bench jockeying
Debut game for Oscar Stanage
Debut game for Paddy O'Connor
Honus Wagner hit by a pitch but was not allowed to take 1B because he tried to get hit

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