Washington Senators (1897-99) 9 – 7 Boston Braves
17 August 1897 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 9-9-6 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 53 | 7-16-5 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 24,611 games |
| 30 | final score 9–7 | 1 in 191 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Selbach | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Duke Farrell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Tommy Tucker | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John O'Brien | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Abbey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Zeke Wrigley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Cy Swaim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Swaim | 8.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Win Mercer | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Long | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Collins | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Lake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Stivetts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sullivan | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
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