Chicago Cubs 6 – 2 Washington Senators (1897-99)
20 August 1897 · WAS06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 2-9-5 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 3,671 games |
| 19 | final score 6–2 | 1 in 44 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Doc McJames | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Decker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Barry McCormick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Danny Friend | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Friend | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Selbach | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Tom Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jake Gettman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B, 2B |
| Gene DeMontreville | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wrigley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Doc McJames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc McJames | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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