New York Giants 7 – 5 Brooklyn Dodgers
7 May 1897 · NYC11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 5-6-6 runs-hits-errors line | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 in 31,990 games |
| 51 | 7-11-6 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 17,225 games |
| 22 | final score 7–5 | 1 in 65 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| George Davis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Griffin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fielder Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Shindle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Candy LaChance | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Canavan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Germany Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Shoch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Grim | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harley Payne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pat Hannivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Payne | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 |