Chicago Cubs 14 – 2 Philadelphia Phillies
30 May 1899 · PHI09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | final score 14–2 | 1 in 859 games | |
| 39 | 14-17-1 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 2,634 games |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Sam Mertes | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Danny Green | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Wolverton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Mertes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene DeMontreville | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry McCormick | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Nichols | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Cooley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Thomas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Pearce Chiles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Nap Lajoie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Flick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Lauder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dave Fultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Fifield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wheeler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Fifield | 3.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| George Wheeler | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |