New York Giants 0 – 17 Boston Braves
17 September 1897 · BOS05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | more errors (9-5) than hits | New York Giants | 1 in 31,643 games |
| 63 | 0-5-9 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 60 | final score 17–0 | 1 in 9,027 games |
Also here: 17-15-0 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Boston Braves | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – | 17 | 15 | 0 |
Box score
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Wilmot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Zearfoss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sullivan | 8.0 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Fred Tenney | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Lowe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Chick Stahl | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hugh Duffy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Collins | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Herman Long | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Marty Bergen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Ganzel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kid Nichols | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Nichols | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |