Brooklyn Dodgers 16 – 8 Chicago Cubs
3 September 1898 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 16-19-3 runs-hits-errors line | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 in 55,375 games |
| 55 | final score 16–8 | 1 in 5,015 games | |
| 53 | 8-13-6 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 24,611 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
Box score
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Griffin | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fielder Jones | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Aleck Smith | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hallman | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| George Magoon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Candy LaChance | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Billy Shindle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Ryan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Yeager | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 49 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Yeager | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Danny Green | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Chance | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Walt Woods | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Mertes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thornton | 2.0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Woods | 7.0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |