Chicago Cubs 12 – 8 Brooklyn Dodgers
6 September 1897 · NYC11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | final score 12–8 | 1 in 717 games | |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Jimmy Ryan | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
| 32 | 12-16-0 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 785 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 13 | 4 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bill Lange | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thornton | 8.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fielder Jones | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Griffin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Grim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Shindle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| John Anderson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Candy LaChance | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Shoch | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Aleck Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brickyard Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chauncey Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brickyard Kennedy | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chauncey Fisher | 4.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |