Chicago Cubs 7 – 8 Cincinnati Reds
22 April 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 7-11-5 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 5,461 games |
| 43 | 8-10-4 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 4,390 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Walter Thornton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clark Griffith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Burke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Farmer Vaughn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Red Ehret | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pop Schriver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ehret | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Rhines | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |