New York Giants 2 – 3 Pittsburgh Pirates
17 May 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | more errors (5-2) than hits | New York Giants | 1 in 6,514 games |
| 57 | 2-2-5 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 44,300 games |
| 13 | final score 3–2 | 1 in 17 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Amos Rusie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Patsy Donovan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |