Washington Senators (1897-99) 7 – 16 Chicago Cubs
4 July 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 7-9-9 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 60 | 16-15-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 52 | final score 16–7 | 1 in 3,134 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 15 | 4 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zeke Wrigley | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kip Selbach | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Farrell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Reilly | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Abbey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Win Mercer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les German | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Mercer | 5.1 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Les German | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cap Anson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Malachi Kittridge | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 43 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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