New York Giants 15 – 6 Pittsburgh Pirates
10 July 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 15-17-5 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 57 | 6-10-8 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 44,300 games |
| 49 | final score 15–6 | 1 in 2,149 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Davis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Jack Warner | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Ducky Holmes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 49 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Dick Padden | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Harry Davis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Leahy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jesse Tannehill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Hughey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 8.0 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Hughey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |