Pittsburgh Pirates 5 – 4 New York Giants
9 September 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 5-11-6 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 15,995 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | Harry Davis | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 31 | 4-4-1 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 743 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Merritt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pink Hawley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| George Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jouett Meekin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouett Meekin | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |