Washington Senators (1897-99) 15 – 1 Pittsburgh Pirates
14 July 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | final score 15–1 | 1 in 1,896 games | |
| 42 | 15-18-1 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 4,179 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Tom Brown | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kip Selbach | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Zeke Wrigley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Farrell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Tucker | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Charlie Reilly | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| John O'Brien | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Win Mercer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 45 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Mercer | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tom Leahy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hughey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Gardner | 2.0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Hughey | 7.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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