Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – 4 Chicago Cubs
4 September 1899 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 4-12-7 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 31,990 games |
| 47 | final score 4–4 | 1 in 1,699 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Jack Chesbro | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Beaumont | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Williams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Fox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Frank Bowerman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Chesbro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Chesbro | 9.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Danny Green | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harry Wolverton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Sam Mertes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Magoon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Chance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Donahue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |