Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 9 Chicago Cubs
5 August 1903 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 9-9-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 24,881 games |
| 27 | final score 9–2 | 1 in 122 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Jack Taylor | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Beaumont | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Sebring | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kitty Bransfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Leach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Otto Krueger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Harry Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Leever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brickyard Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Leever | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Slagle | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doc Casey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Chance | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Davy Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Evers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Harley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Kling | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Tinker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |