Chicago Cubs 6 – 6 New York Giants
28 August 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | final score 6–6 | 1 in 2,898 games | |
| 37 | 6-9-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 1,777 games |
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | Cy Seymour | 1 in 113 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 6 | 9 | 4 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Malachi Kittridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Walter Thornton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tim Donahue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thornton | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| George Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Cy Seymour | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Seymour | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 |