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MAY 8, 1909
Today concludes the series in Pittsburgh between the Pirates and the St Louis Cardinals. The Pirates will try to gain a series split and get back above .500 with a win.
St Louis Browns SP Rube Waddell will miss the next 14 months with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament.
Boston Doves C Frank Bowerman announced he will retire at the end of the season.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 13-10 at Cleveland Naps 12-9
Boston Red Sox 18-5 at New York Highlanders 8-15
Washington Senators 11-12 at Philadelphia Athletics 9-14
Detroit Tigers 8-12 at St Louis Browns 10-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Giants 15-5 at Boston Doves 11-11
Philadelphia Phillies 11-10 at Brooklyn Superbas 5-16
Cincinnati Reds 10-13 at Chicago Cubs 12-11
ST LOUIS CARDINALS (12-10) AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES (11-11)
MATCHUPS
SP Slim Sallee vs Sam Frock Advantage Pittsburgh
C Roger Bresnahan vs George Gibson Advantage St Louis
1B Ed Konetchy vs Bill Abstein Advantage St Louis
2B Rudy Hulswitt vs Dots Miller Advantage Pittsburgh
3B Bobby Byrne vs Alan Storke Advantage St Louis
SS Tony Smith vs Honus Wagner Advantage Pittsburgh
LF Rube Ellis vs Fred Clarke Advantage Pittsburgh
CF Al S Shaw vs Tommy Leach Advantage Push
RF Steve Evans vs John Wilson Advantage St Louis
Overall Advantage Pittsburgh
In the top of the first, Konetchy put the Cardinals on the board with a sacrifice fly. Shaw added a two-out RBI single.
In the bottom of the first, Leach scored from first on a Wagner single combined with a Shaw throwing error.
In the bottom of the third, Wagner tied the game with a two-out RBI single. Wagner went on to score from third on a Wilson infield single and the Pirates had taken the lead.
After three: Pittsburgh 3 St Louis 2.
In the top of the fifth, the Cardinals loaded the bases with nobody out. Ellis tied the game when he grounded into the 4-6 fielder's choice.
In the top of the sixth, Bresnahan gave the Cardinals the lead back with an RBI single.
After six: St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3.
In the bottom of the seventh, Wagner delivered the game-tying RBI double.
In the bottom of the eighth, Leach came through with the tie-breaking two-out two-run single. With a runner on first and two out, Sam Melter took the mound for the Cardinals. Wagner followed with a single to become the first player in National League history to have a five-hit game.
In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and two out, Evans flew to right to end the game.
The two teams combined for 24 hits and seven errors in the contest.
Final score: Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 4.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Honus Wagner 5 for 5, 2B, 2 RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Naps 10 Chicago White Sox 9 20 innings
New York Highlanders 11 Boston Red Sox 6
Washington Senators 5 Philadelphia Athletics 4
Detroit Tigers 2 St Louis Browns 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Giants 3 Boston Doves 2
Brooklyn Superbas 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Cincinnati Reds 5 Chicago Cubs 1
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Honus Wagner Pittsburgh Pirates 5 for 5, 2B, 2 RBI, R
2. Harry Howell St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
3. Bill Donovan Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W
Cleveland Naps 1B George Stovall and 2B Nap Lajoie each had a five-hit game.
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