Chicago Cubs 4 – 6 Washington Senators (1897-99)
21 August 1897 · WAS06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | Walter Thornton | 1 in 113 pitcher-games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 16 | 4-10-0 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 65 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cap Anson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thornton | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Selbach | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Tom Brown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jake Gettman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Tommy Tucker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Fox | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Zeke Wrigley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Win Mercer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Totals | 28 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Mercer | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Doc McJames | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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