Boston Braves 10 – 1 Chicago Cubs
17 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1-8-5 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 4,922 games |
| 31 | final score 10–1 | 1 in 218 games | |
| 31 | 10-10-0 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 665 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nichols | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Walter Thornton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Roger Denzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Denzer | 9.0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 |