Chicago Cubs 3 – 9 New York Giants
27 August 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 3-8-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 885 games |
| 26 | final score 9–3 | 1 in 111 games | |
| 25 | 9-11-0 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 253 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| George Decker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Friend | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Friend | 8.0 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Mike Tiernan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| George Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |