Chicago Cubs 5 – 6 Pittsburgh Pirates
23 June 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 6-16-3 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 6,586 games |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | Frank Killen | 1 in 308 pitcher-games |
| 26 | 10 innings pitched | Clark Griffith | 1 in 150 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Barry McCormick | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 43 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 10.2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Steve Brodie | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Merritt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 45 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 11.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |