New York Giants 11 – 5 Pittsburgh Pirates
18 May 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples · 4 | Bill Joyce | 1 in 3,849 games |
| 49 | 11-16-4 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 13,029 games |
| 34 | 5-9-4 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 1,070 games |
Also here: 10-6 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Bill Joyce | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 3B |
| George Davis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Warner | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Doheny | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Doheny | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Patsy Donovan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Merritt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Leahy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gardner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Gardner | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |