New York Giants 5 – 4 Pittsburgh Pirates
8 July 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 5-11-5 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 4,665 games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Frank Killen | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parke Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Amos Rusie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |