Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – 8 Boston Braves
8 June 1897 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 4-11-3 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 712 games |
| 24 | final score 8–4 | 1 in 81 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Charlie Hastings | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Boston Braves | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Steve Brodie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gardner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Hastings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hastings | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Herman Long | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Ted Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lewis | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |