Pittsburgh Pirates 8 – 7 Cincinnati Reds
29 April 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 8-11-2 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 462 games |
| 28 | 7-9-2 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 419 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Denny Lyons | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Burke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dummy Hoy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bug Holliday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Farmer Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Dwyer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red Ehret | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dwyer | 7.0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Red Ehret | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |