Pittsburgh Pirates 8 – 2 Chicago Cubs
3 July 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 8-6-1 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 4,027 games |
| 24 | final score 8–2 | 1 in 85 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Jimmy Callahan | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denny Lyons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gardner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Gardner | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tim Donahue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 9.0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 |