On This Day

Friday, October 8, 1909

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1909 World Series

Pittsburgh leads series 1 - 0

Detroit Tigers 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Davy Jones 2
2 Fred Clarke 1
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Jim Delahanty 1
2 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Clarke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Abstein 1
1 Fred Clarke 1
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 George Gibson 1
1 Tommy Leach 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Dots Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Mullin 0.67
2 Babe Adams 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mullin 4
2 Babe Adams 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 98 54 .645 --
Athletics 95 58 .621 3.5
Red Sox 88 63 .583 9.5
White Sox 78 74 .513 20.0
Highlanders 74 77 .490 23.5
Naps 71 82 .464 27.5
Browns 61 89 .407 36.0
Senators 42 110 .276 56.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 111 42 .725 --
Cubs 104 49 .680 7.0
Giants 92 61 .601 19.0
Reds 77 77 .500 34.5
Phillies 74 79 .484 37.0
Superbas 55 98 .359 56.0
Cardinals 54 98 .355 56.5
Doves 45 108 .294 66.0