Cincinnati Reds 6 – 7 Pittsburgh Pirates
7 May 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | Bones Ely | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 33 | 7-13-3 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 997 games |
| 26 | 6-12-2 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 313 games |
Also here: 9-4 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | 7 | 13 | 3 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Burke | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bug Holliday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dusty Miller | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Farmer Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Breitenstein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Schriver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Breitenstein | 8.0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Denny Lyons | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Frank Killen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |