Boston Braves 2 – 0 Pittsburgh Pirates
11 May 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 0-7-2 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 514 games |
| 20 | final score 2–0 | 1 in 47 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Ted Lewis | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Herman Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Marty Bergen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Lewis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lewis | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |