Chicago Cubs 3 – 4 Cincinnati Reds
24 April 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 4 triples in a game | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 407 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | Bid McPhee | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 15 | 4-8-0 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 49 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Denzer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Denzer | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Holliday | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Dusty Miller | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Heinie Peitz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Farmer Vaughn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Irwin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Dammann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dammann | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |