Boston Braves 5 – 7 Washington Senators (1897-99)
3 August 1897 · WAS06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 5-5-2 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 1,286 games |
| 22 | final score 7–5 | 1 in 65 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Charlie Abbey | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Stahl | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Collins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Stivetts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Allen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Lake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Stivetts | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Kid Nichols | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Selbach | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tom Brown | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Deacon McGuire | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Tucker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Abbey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Zeke Wrigley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Swaim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Swaim | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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