Chicago Cubs 15 – 14 Pittsburgh Pirates
28 September 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 14-17-7 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 61 | final score 15–14 | 1 in 9,812 games | |
| 53 | 15-15-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 22,150 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 14 | 17 | 7 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Decker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Wright | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Wright | 7.0 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jesse Tannehill | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jesse Hoffmeister | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR, 3B |
| Bones Ely | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Steve Brodie | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hughey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hughey | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Killen | 5.0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 |