Pittsburgh Pirates 7 – 5 Chicago Cubs
30 July 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | Harry Davis | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 31 | 5-12-3 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 729 games |
| 26 | 10 innings pitched | Buttons Briggs | 1 in 150 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harry Davis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 3B |
| Dick Padden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Charlie Hastings | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hughey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hastings | 7.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Jim Hughey | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Walter Thornton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Danny Friend | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Buttons Briggs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons Briggs | 10.0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |