Baltimore Orioles (1897-99) 8 – 2 Pittsburgh Pirates
23 May 1899 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 2-11-6 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 31,643 games |
| 24 | final score 8–2 | 1 in 85 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Frank Kitson | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
Box score
Baltimore Orioles (1897-99) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McGraw | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Sheckard | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Bill Keister | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Candy LaChance | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wilbert Robinson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Frank Kitson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Baltimore Orioles (1897-99) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kitson | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack McCarthy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Willie Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pop Schriver | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Heinie Reitz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ginger Beaumont | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tully Sparks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jesse Tannehill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Rhines | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Tully Sparks | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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