New York Giants 9 – 8 Brooklyn Dodgers
2 August 1897 · NYC11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Mike Griffin | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 45 | 8-9-4 runs-hits-errors line | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 in 6,921 games |
| 43 | 9-9-3 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 4,614 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| George Davis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cy Seymour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Seymour | 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Griffin | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Fielder Jones | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John Anderson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Shindle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Candy LaChance | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Shoch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Grim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brickyard Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Kennedy | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 |