Cincinnati Reds 4 – 8 Pittsburgh Pirates
22 September 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 8-9-3 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 1,930 games |
| 37 | 4-6-4 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 1,805 games |
| 24 | final score 8–4 | 1 in 81 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Holliday | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Beckley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Corcoran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Irwin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pop Schriver | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Heinie Peitz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinie Peitz | 6.0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Smith | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Harry Davis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Hastings | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hastings | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |