Brooklyn Dodgers 5 – 9 New York Giants
8 May 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 5 hits | George Davis | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
| 27 | final score 9–5 | 1 in 125 games | |
| 19 | 17 hits allowed | Brickyard Kennedy | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Also here: 5-9-1 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | 17 | 2 |
Box score
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Griffin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fielder Jones | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Anderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Shindle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Candy LaChance | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Canavan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Shoch | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Grim | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brickyard Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Kennedy | 8.0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| George Davis | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kid Gleason | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Willie Clark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Amos Rusie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |