Philadelphia Phillies 5 – 8 New York Giants
18 August 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 5-16-2 runs-hits-errors line | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 in 5,892 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | George Davis | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 25 | final score 8–5 | 1 in 94 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | 12 | 3 |
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Delahanty | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Nap Lajoie | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Frank Shugart | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Nash | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lave Cross | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Orth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wheeler | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wheeler | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Wilmot | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Amos Rusie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | 9.0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |