Cincinnati Reds 1 – 8 Chicago Cubs
12 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1-7-4 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 1,210 games |
| 26 | final score 8–1 | 1 in 108 games | |
| 21 | 8-11-0 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 139 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Burke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Farmer Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Irwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Schriver | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red Ehret | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ehret | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Walter Thornton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |