Chicago Cubs 9 – 0 Washington Senators (1897-99)
17 September 1898 · WAS06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 0-6-8 runs-hits-errors line | Washington Senators (1897-99) | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 33 | final score 9–0 | 1 in 263 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Bill Phyle | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Washington Senators (1897-99) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sam Mertes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Everitt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Connor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Art Nichols | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Phyle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Phyle | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinie Reitz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kip Selbach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doc Casey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jud Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Gettman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Carr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Kirtley Baker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Deacon McGuire | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Washington Senators (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Donovan | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirtley Baker | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
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