1909 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1909 Pirates 1908.png World Series champions National League champions National League Exposition Park (since 1891)Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. Barney Dreyfuss Fred Clarke The 1909 PittsburghIn the early 20th century and earlier, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'. Pirates season was the 28th season for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise, 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.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, 978-0-06-088937-1 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. Regular season 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates.jpg 2000px 200px right Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Notable transactions May 28, 1909: Ward Miller and cash were traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for Blaine Durbin.Ward Miller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millewa02.shtml 2025-03-22 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Babe Adams Chick Brandom Harry Camnitz Howie Camnitz Sam Frock Sam Leever Lefty Leifield Nick Maddox Gene Moore Deacon Phillippe Bill Powell Jimmy Wacker Vic Willis Catchers George Gibson Paddy O'Connor Mike Simon Infielders Ed Abbaticchio Bill Abstein Jap Barbeau Bobby Byrne Dots Miller Alan Storke Honus Wagner Outfielders Fred Clarke Ham Hyatt Tommy Leach Ward Miller Chief Wilson Other batters Blaine Durbin Manager Fred Clarke Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 George Gibson George Gibson (baseball) 150 510 135 .265 2 52 1B Bill Abstein 137 512 133 .260 1 70 2B Dots Miller 151 560 156 .279 3 87 3B Jap Barbeau 91 350 77 .220 0 25 SS Honus Wagner 137 495 168 .339 5 100 OF Tommy Leach 151 587 153 .261 6 43 OF Fred Clarke 152 550 158 .287 3 68 OF Chief 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 Bobby Byrne Bobby Byrne (baseball) 46 168 43 .256 0 7 1B, 3B Alan Storke 37 118 30 .254 0 12 2B, SS Ed Abbaticchio 36 87 20 .230 1 16 1B Ham Hyatt 49 67 20 .299 0 7 OF Ward Miller Ward Miller (baseball) 15 56 8 .143 0 4 C Mike Simon 12 18 3 .167 0 2 C Paddy O'Connor 9 16 5 .313 0 3 PR Blaine Durbin 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 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 Vic Willis 39 289.2 22 11 2.24 95 Howie Camnitz 41 283.0 25 6 1.62 133 Nick Maddox 31 203.1 13 8 2.21 56 Lefty 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 Deacon Phillippe 22 131.2 8 3 2.32 38 Babe Adams 25 130.0 12 3 1.11 65 Sam Leever 19 70.0 8 1 2.83 23 Chick Brandom 13 40.2 1 0 1.11 21 Sam Frock 8 36.1 2 1 2.48 11 Bill Powell Bill Powell (baseball) 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 Harry Camnitz 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 Charlie Wacker 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Gene Moore Gene Moore (pitcher) 1 0 0 0 18.00 2 Awards and honors League top five finishers Howie Camnitz #2 in NL in wins (25) #4 in NL in ERA (1.62) Fred Clarke #2 in NL in runs scored (97) #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.384) Tommy Leach MLB leader in runs scored (126) Dots Miller #3 in NL in RBI (87) Honus Wagner 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) Vic Willis #4 in NL in wins (22) 1909 World Series thumb|right|350px|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. 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 Team123456789RHEDetroit (AL)100000000164Pittsburgh (NL)00012100X450W: 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 Team123456789RHEDetroit (AL)023020000792Pittsburgh (NL)200000000251W: Bill Donovan (1–0)  L: Howie Camnitz (0–1) Game 3 October 11, 1909, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan Team123456789RHEPittsburgh (NL)5100000028102Detroit (AL)0000004026115W: Nick Maddox (1–0)  L: Ed Summers (0–1) Game 4 October 12, 1909, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan Team123456789RHEPittsburgh (NL)000000000056Detroit (AL)02030000X580W: George Mullin (1–1)  L: Lefty Leifield (0–1) Game 5 October 13, 1909, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Team123456789RHEDetroit (AL)100002010461Pittsburgh (NL)11100041X8102W: 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 Team123456789RHEPittsburgh (NL)300000001481Detroit (AL)10021100X5102W: George Mullin (2–1)  L: Vic Willis (0–1) Game 7 October 16, 1909, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan Team123456789RHEPittsburgh (NL)020203010870Detroit (AL)000000000063W: Babe Adams (3–0)  L: Bill Donovan (1–1) Notes References External links 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir Category:1900s in Pittsburgh