Chicago Cubs 3 – 0 Pittsburgh Pirates
12 August 1908 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | final score 3–0 | 1 in 50 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Mordecai Brown | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
| 4 | 1 triple | Fred Clarke | 1 in 39 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Slagle | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Sheckard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Chance | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Evers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Del Howard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Tinker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Kling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mordecai Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mordecai Brown | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Leach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Honus Wagner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Storke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Abbaticchio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chief Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Gibson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vic Willis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spike Shannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Willis | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Leever | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |