Pittsburgh Pirates 1 – 16 Boston Braves
19 August 1897 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | final score 16–1 | 1 in 3,699 games | |
| 42 | 16-19-0 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 4,343 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Billy Hamilton | 1 in 1,014 player-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 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Boston Braves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 16 | 19 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Rothfuss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Merritt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pink Hawley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Tannehill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 5.0 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Jesse Tannehill | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Fred Tenney | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Allen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Jimmy Collins | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Lowe | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Marty Bergen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kid Nichols | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |