New York Giants 8 – 0 Chicago Cubs
25 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 8-4 runs on that many hits | New York Giants | 1 in 44,786 games |
| 63 | 8-4-0 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 111,965 games |
| 38 | 0-6-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 2,217 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| George Davis | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Amos Rusie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Connor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Denzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Denzer | 8.0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 |