Pittsburgh Pirates 7 – 8 Cincinnati Reds
17 April 1899 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 8-8-0 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 448 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Bill Dammann | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack McCarthy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Willie Clark | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Heinie Reitz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Schriver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bill Hoffer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Leever | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hoffer | 2.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Leever | 5.2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algie McBride | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kip Selbach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jake Beckley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Corcoran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Farmer Vaughn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Dammann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heinie Peitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dammann | 5.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Phillips | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |