New York Giants 4 – 1 Chicago Cubs
24 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 4-7-1 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 80 games |
| 17 | final score 4–1 | 1 in 35 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Clark Griffith | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Joyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Sullivan | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clark Griffith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |