New York Giants 3 – 14 Chicago Cubs
23 July 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 3-9-7 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 13,995 games |
| 43 | 14-15-2 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 4,665 games |
| 42 | final score 14–3 | 1 in 904 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 15 | 2 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Joyce | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| George Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dad Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sullivan | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Dad Clarke | 6.0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Cap Anson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Ryan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Friend | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Totals | 40 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Friend | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |