Baltimore Orioles (1897-99) 6 – 4 Chicago Cubs
31 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4-4-3 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 3,515 games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Buttons Briggs | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Box score
Baltimore Orioles (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Quinn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Keeler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hughie Jennings | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Joe Kelley | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Stenzel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heinie Reitz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Tom O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Bowerman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arlie Pond | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Baltimore Orioles (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlie Pond | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Walter Thornton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buttons Briggs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons Briggs | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |