Boston Braves 3 – 5 Washington Senators (1897-99)
29 April 1897 · WAS06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 3-8-6 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 8,519 games |
| 37 | 5 hits | Gene DeMontreville | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
| 24 | 11 hits, every one a single | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 83 games |
Also here: won with 11 hits, none for extra bases.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bobby Lowe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Ganzel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Klobedanz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lewis | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Abbey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kip Selbach | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Farrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Cartwright | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tom Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Reilly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Win Mercer | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Mercer | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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