In front of more than 29,000 fans at Forbes Field, the Pirates were led by pitcher Babe Adams, 12-3 in the regular season, who went the distance for the postseason victory. Left fielder Fred Clarke hit a home run for the offense, after just three in the regular season.
Trivia: the World Series MVP was not awarded until 1955. Babe Adams pitched three complete game victories in 1909. I can’t imagine anyone more deserving that year.
Here are the season stats for the 1909 Pirates, who compiled a 110-42-2 regular season record:
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Here’s the boxscore:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT190910080.shtml
In front of more than 29,000 fans at Forbes Field, the Pirates were led by pitcher Babe Adams, 12-3 in the regular season, who went the distance for the postseason victory. Left fielder Fred Clarke hit a home run for the offense, after just three in the regular season.
Trivia: the World Series MVP was not awarded until 1955. Babe Adams pitched three complete game victories in 1909. I can’t imagine anyone more deserving that year.
Here are the season stats for the 1909 Pirates, who compiled a 110-42-2 regular season record:
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1909.shtml](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1909.shtml)
Honus Wagner batted .339 with 100 RBIs and had a .909 OPS. Current metrics peg him at a 177 OPS+ and a 9.2 WAR.
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