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1909 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1909 World Series Champion 1909 National League Champion | |
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Forbes Field (since 1909) | |
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Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss |
Manager(s) | Fred Clarke |
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The 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League pennant with a record of 110–42 and their first World Series over the Detroit Tigers. Led by shortstop Honus Wagner and outfielder-manager Fred Clarke, the Pirates scored the most runs in the majors. Wagner led the league in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and runs batted in. Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss opened the Pirates’ new ballpark, named Forbes Field, on June 30, 1909.[1]
The Pirates’ 110 wins remain a team record, a record they set in the last game of the season by beating the Cincinnati Reds 7–4 in muddy conditions on October 5. It is in fact the best regular season win percentage by any World Series winning team.
Contents
Regular season
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Season standings
Notable transactions
- May 28, 1909: Ward Miller and cash were traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for Kid Durbin.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Gibson, GeorgeGeorge Gibson | 150 | 510 | 135 | .265 | 2 | 52 |
1B | Abstein, BillBill Abstein | 137 | 512 | 133 | .260 | 1 | 70 |
2B | Miller, DotsDots Miller | 151 | 560 | 156 | .279 | 3 | 87 |
3B | Barbeau, JapJap Barbeau | 91 | 350 | 77 | .220 | 0 | 25 |
SS | Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner | 137 | 495 | 168 | .339 | 5 | 100 |
OF | Leach, TommyTommy Leach | 151 | 587 | 153 | .261 | 6 | 43 |
OF | Clarke, FredFred Clarke | 152 | 550 | 158 | .287 | 3 | 68 |
OF | Wilson, ChiefChief Wilson | 154 | 569 | 155 | .272 | 4 | 59 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Byrne, BobbyBobby Byrne | 46 | 168 | 43 | .256 | 0 | 7 |
Abbaticchio, EdEd Abbaticchio | 36 | 87 | 20 | .230 | 1 | 16 |
Hyatt, HamHam Hyatt | 49 | 67 | 20 | .299 | 0 | 7 |
Miller, WardWard Miller | 15 | 56 | 8 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Willis, VicVic Willis | 39 | 289.2 | 22 | 11 | 2.24 | 95 |
Camnitz, HowieHowie Camnitz | 41 | 283 | 25 | 6 | 1.62 | 133 |
Maddox, NickNick Maddox | 31 | 203.1 | 13 | 8 | 2.21 | 56 |
Leifield, LeftyLefty Leifield | 32 | 201.2 | 19 | 8 | 2.37 | 43 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Adams, BabeBabe Adams | 25 | 130 | 12 | 3 | 1.11 | 65 |
Leever, SamSam Leever | 19 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 2.83 | 23 |
Brandom, ChickChick Brandom | 13 | 40.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.11 | 21 |
Frock, SamSam Frock | 8 | 36.1 | 2 | 1 | 2.48 | 11 |
Powell, BillBill Powell | 3 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Camnitz, HarryHarry Camnitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Wacker, CharlieCharlie Wacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Moore, GeneGene Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #2 in NL in wins (25)
- #4 in NL in ERA (1.62)
- #2 in NL in runs scored (97)
- #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.384)
- MLB leader in runs scored (126)
- #3 in NL in RBI (87)
- NL leader in batting average (.339)
- NL leader in RBI (100)
- NL leader in on-base percentage (.420)
- NL leader in slugging percentage (.489)
- #3 in NL in runs scored (92)
- #4 in NL in wins (22)
1909 World Series
In the World Series, Pittsburgh faced the American League champion Detroit Tigers, led by triple crown winner Ty Cobb. The matchup was largely billed as one between the major leagues’ two superstars. Wagner thoroughly outplayed Cobb, and rookie Babe Adams won all three of his starts, as the Pirates won in seven games.
Game 1
October 8, 1909 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Pittsburgh (NL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 5 | 0 |
W: Babe Adams (1–0) L: George Mullin (0–1) | ||||||||||||
HR: PIT – Fred Clarke (1) |
Game 2
October 9, 1909 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Detroit (AL) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
Pittsburgh (NL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
W: Bill Donovan (1–0) L: Howie Camnitz (0–1) |
Game 3
October 11, 1909 at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh (NL) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Detroit (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
W: Nick Maddox (1–0) L: Ed Summers (0–1) |
Game 4
October 12, 1909 at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh (NL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Detroit (AL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
W: George Mullin (1–1) L: Lefty Leifield (0–1) |
Game 5
October 13, 1909 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Pittsburgh (NL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | X | 8 | 10 | 2 |
W: Babe Adams (2–0) L: Ed Summers (0–2) | ||||||||||||
HR: DET – Davy Jones (1), Sam Crawford (1) PIT – Fred Clarke (2) |
Game 6
October 14, 1909 at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh (NL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 3 |
W: George Mullin (2–1) L: Vic Willis (0–1) |
Game 7
October 16, 1909 at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh (NL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
Detroit (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
W: Babe Adams (3–0) L: Bill Donovan (1–1) |
Notes
- ^ Crazy ‘08: How a cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates created the Greatest Year in Baseball History, p. 105, by Cait Murphy, Smithsonian Books, a Division of Harper Collins, 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-088937-1
- ^ Ward Miller page at Baseball Reference
References
- 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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