Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 15 Boston Braves
20 August 1897 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | Jimmy Collins | 1 in 6,468 player-games |
| 45 | 2-6-6 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 6,712 games |
| 45 | final score 15–2 | 1 in 1,319 games |
Also here: 15-15-1 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Boston Braves | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 15 | 15 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Gardner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Rothfuss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 8.0 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Tenney | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Allen | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Stahl | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hugh Duffy | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bobby Lowe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Bergen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Klobedanz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 39 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Klobedanz | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |