Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – 4 Philadelphia Phillies
28 August 1897 · PHI09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 4-11-7 runs-hits-errors line | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 in 20,136 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | Mike Smith | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Smith | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B, 2B |
| Jack Rothfuss | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jesse Tannehill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tannehill | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lave Cross | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Shugart | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Phil Geier | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Billy Nash | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Stallings | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ed McFarland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Davey Dunkle | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Dunkle | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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