Pittsburgh Pirates 7 – 6 Cincinnati Reds
3 August 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 7-11-2 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 296 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Pink Hawley | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jack Rothfuss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Holliday | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Corcoran | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ted Breitenstein | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Farmer Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Breitenstein | 8.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Billy Rhines | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |