Chicago Cubs 6 – 2 Pittsburgh Pirates
21 June 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2-8-3 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 396 games |
| 19 | final score 6–2 | 1 in 44 games | |
| 9 | 10 hits allowed | Jesse Tannehill | 1 in 23 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3B, 2B |
| Walter Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Tannehill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |