Boston Braves 7 – 8 Chicago Cubs
9 July 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 8-13-3 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 1,113 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 86 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Ted Lewis | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 13 | 3 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Herman Long | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Stivetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Lake | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Lewis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lewis | 8.0 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Cap Anson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Decker | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Danny Friend | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Friend | 9.0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |