Washington Senators (1897-99) 6 – 1 Chicago Cubs
20 May 1898 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1-5-5 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 3,153 games |
| 21 | final score 6–1 | 1 in 56 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Matt Kilroy | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Gettman | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kip Selbach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Doyle | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butts Wagner | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob McHale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heinie Reitz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Zeke Wrigley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Gus Weyhing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Weyhing | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Mertes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Matt Kilroy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Kilroy | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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