New York Giants 5 – 11 Pittsburgh Pirates
19 May 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 5-9-5 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 3,164 games |
| 40 | 11-9-0 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 2,839 games |
| 33 | final score 11–5 | 1 in 283 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Joyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jouett Meekin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Seymour | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jouett Meekin | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Tannehill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |