  1909 STANDINGS National League Pittsburgh Pirates 110 42 .724 â Chicago Cubs 104 49 .680 6.5 New York Giants 92 61 .601 18.5 Cincinnati Reds 77 76 .503 33.5 Philadelphia Phillies 74 79 .484 36.5 Brooklyn Superbas 55 98 .359 55.5 St. Louis Cardinals 54 98 .355 56 Boston Doves 45 108 .294âŠ
1909 â Kid Elberfeld, who helped make the Highlanders a winner, is sold to Washington for $5,000.
1909 â The Philadelphia Phillies are sold for $350,000 to a group headed by sportswriter Horace Fogel. Because of his dual roles, Fogel will become the only executive barred from a league meeting.
1909 â The Boston Red Sox hire former Washington Senators skipper Patsy Donovan as manager, replacing Fred Lake. Lake will move across town to manage the Doves next season.
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On October 16, 1909, Pittsburgh Pirates 27 year old rookie Babe Adams earns his third win of the World Series. Adams shuts out the Detroit Tigers, 8-0, to give the Pirates the World Championship. Adams also won Games 1 (4-1) and 5 (8-4), Pittsburgh wins its first Fall Classic in franchise history. Tigers Starter BillâŠ
1909 â George Mullin of the Detroit Tigers outlasts three Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers for a 5 â 4 victory that sends the World Series to a seventh game in Detroit. This is the first World Series to go the limit.
At Bennett Park, Honus Wagner becomes the first player to steal three bases in a World Series contest. The Pirates third basemanâs thievery enables Pittsburgh to beat Detroit, 8-6, in Game 3 of the Fall Classic.
Ty Cobbâs steal of home is the highlight of the Tigersâ 7-2 victory over the Pirates, that knots the World Series at one game apiece. The âGeorgia Peachâ swipes home plate 54 times during his career, a major league record.
Sponsor this Page  On October 3, 1909 Detroit Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb becomes the first player in baseball history to win the Triple Crown, leading the Junior Circuit in batting average, home runs, and RBIs. The âGeorgia Peachâ accomplishes the feat batting .377, driving in 107 runs, and hitting nine homers, all of whichâŠ
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