Philadelphia Phillies 10 – 8 Chicago Cubs
21 July 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 10-13-4 runs-hits-errors line | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 in 5,537 games |
| 34 | final score 10–8 | 1 in 315 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Buttons Briggs | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Ed Delahanty | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nap Lajoie | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Phil Geier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Gillen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Nash | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Wheeler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wheeler | 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Buttons Briggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tim Donahue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons Briggs | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 |