Boston Braves 2 – 4 Pittsburgh Pirates
10 May 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 2-12-2 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 1,696 games |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Frank Killen | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
| 16 | final score 4–2 | 1 in 27 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Tenney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Yeager | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nichols | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Ganzel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |