Boston Braves 8 – 5 Philadelphia Phillies
5 July 1897 · PHI09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 8-13-4 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 3,026 games |
| 25 | final score 8–5 | 1 in 94 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Jack Taylor | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Charlie Ganzel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nichols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jack Stivetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Ted Lewis | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Delahanty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nap Lajoie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack Boyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Geier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sam Gillen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Nash | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jack Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |