Philadelphia Phillies 5 – 6 Pittsburgh Pirates
21 May 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | Ed Delahanty | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 27 | 6-14-1 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 379 games |
| 19 | 14 hits allowed | George Wheeler | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nap Lajoie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Delahanty | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Jack Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Geier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Clements | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Gillen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Nash | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Wheeler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Orth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wheeler | 8.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Orth | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |