1909 Pittsburg Pirates season

1909 Pittsburgh Pirates
1909 World Series Champion
1909 National League Champion
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Owner(s) Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s) Fred Clarke
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The 1909 Pittsburg Pirates season was the 28th season for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise,[2] during which they 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.[3]

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.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburg Pirates 110 42 0.724 — 56–21 54–21
Chicago Cubs 104 49 0.680 6½ 47–29 57–20
New York Giants 92 61 0.601 18½ 44–33 48–28
Cincinnati Reds 77 76 0.503 33½ 39–38 38–38
Philadelphia Phillies 74 79 0.484 36½ 40–37 34–42
Brooklyn Superbas 55 98 0.359 55½ 34–45 21–53
St. Louis Cardinals 54 98 0.355 56 26–48 28–50
Boston Doves 45 108 0.294 65½ 27–47 18–61

Record vs. opponents

1909 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 11–11 1–21 5–17 8–14–2 10–12 1–20 9–13
Brooklyn 11–11 — 5–16 5–17–1 7–15 11–11 4–18 12–10–1
Chicago 21–1 16–5 — 16–6 11–11–1 16–6 9–13 15–7–1
Cincinnati 17–5 17–5–1 6–16 — 9–13–1 9–12–1 7–15–1 12–10
New York 14–8–2 15–7 11–11–1 13–9–1 — 12–10 11–11–1 16–5
Philadelphia 12–10 11–11 6–16 12–9–1 10–12 — 7–15 16–6
Pittsburg 20–1 18–4 13–9 15–7–1 11–11–1 15–7 — 18–3
St. Louis 13–9 10–12–1 7–15–1 10–12 5–16 6–16 3–18 —

Notable transactions

Roster

1909 Pittsburg Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

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
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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
3B Byrne, BobbyBobby Byrne 46 168 43 .256 0 7
2B, SS Abbaticchio, EdEd Abbaticchio 36 87 20 .230 1 16
1B Hyatt, HamHam Hyatt 49 67 20 .299 0 7
OF 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
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
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 IP W L ERA SO
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

Howie Camnitz

Fred Clarke

Tommy Leach

Dots Miller

Honus Wagner

Vic Willis

1909 World Series

The 1909 Pirates in a poster celebrating their National League pennant. Frank Chance of the Chicago Cubs and John McGraw of the New York Giants, two teams the Pirates beat for the pennant, are being made to walk the plank.
Main article: 1909 World Series

In the World Series, Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit (AL) 100 000 000 164
Pittsburg (NL) 000 121 00X 450
W: Babe Adams (1–0)  L: George Mullin (0–1)
HR: PIT – Fred Clarke (1)

Game 2

October 9, 1909, at Forbes Field in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit (AL) 023 020 000 793
Pittsburg (NL) 200 000 000 251
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
Pittsburg (NL) 510 000 002 8102
Detroit (AL) 000 000 402 6115
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
Pittsburg (NL) 000 000 000 056
Detroit (AL) 020 300 00X 580
W: George Mullin (1–1)  L: Lefty Leifield (0–1)

Game 5

October 13, 1909, at Forbes Field in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit (AL) 100 002 010 461
Pittsburg (NL) 111 000 41X 8102
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
Pittsburg (NL) 300 000 001 473
Detroit (AL) 100 211 00X 5103
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
Pittsburg (NL) 020 203 010 870
Detroit (AL) 000 000 000 063
W: Babe Adams (3–0)  L: Bill Donovan (1–1)

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ↑ In 1891 the United States Board on Geographic Names forced the city of Pittsburgh to undergo a controversial name change by having them drop the "h" at the end of the name, making the team's official name the "Pittsburg Pirates" from the adoption of the Pirates nickname until Pittsburgh was able to get the "h" restored to its name in 1911.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Ward Miller page at Baseball Reference

References

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