Pittsburgh Pirates 3 – 14 Cincinnati Reds
4 August 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 14-16-6 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Tommy Corcoran | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 42 | final score 14–3 | 1 in 902 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | 14 | 16 | 6 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Rothfuss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 8.0 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Holliday | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2B |
| Dummy Hoy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Corcoran | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Irwin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Dusty Miller | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Rhines | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 42 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Rhines | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |