Pittsburgh Pirates 3 – 5 Boston Braves
5 June 1897 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 5-6-2 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 534 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 14 | 3-7-0 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 45 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Boston Braves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Pink Hawley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Chick Stahl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Klobedanz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Klobedanz | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |