Boston Braves 5 – 11 Chicago Cubs
18 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | Walter Thornton | 1 in 1,786 player-games |
| 33 | final score 11–5 | 1 in 284 games | |
| 19 | 11-4 singles and extra-base hits | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 106 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 11 | 15 | 3 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Herman Long | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Stivetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mahoney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lewis | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Jack Stivetts | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Mahoney | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Jimmy Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tim Donahue | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buttons Briggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons Briggs | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |