Pittsburgh Pirates 7 – 8 New York Giants
8 September 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 8-9-8 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 223,931 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Frank Killen | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | – | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Rothfuss | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 7.0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Charlie Gettig | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gettig | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |