Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 6 New York Giants
9 September 1897 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 6-7-1 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 263 games |
| 19 | final score 6–2 | 1 in 44 games | |
| 2 | 5 strikeouts | Cy Seymour | 1 in 8 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mike Smith | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Harry Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Hughey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hughey | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| George Davis | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Gleason | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Seymour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Seymour | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |