New York Giants 2 – 6 Chicago Cubs
26 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 2-8-8 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 44,786 games |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Ed Doheny | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 19 | final score 6–2 | 1 in 44 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Parke Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Doheny | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Doheny | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |