Chicago Cubs 9 – 1 New York Giants
8 June 1898 · NYC10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1-6-5 runs-hits-errors line | New York Giants | 1 in 2,634 games |
| 28 | final score 9–1 | 1 in 151 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Amos Rusie | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Frank Isbell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Mertes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tim Donahue | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Tiernan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Joyce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kid Gleason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Warner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Amos Rusie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gettig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Rusie | 6.0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlie Gettig | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |