Boston Braves 1 – 2 Chicago Cubs
5 August 1909 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | final score 2–1 | 1 in 21 games | |
| 9 | 7 strikeouts | Mordecai Brown | 1 in 20 pitcher-games |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Jack Coffey | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Beals Becker | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Coffey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ginger Beaumont | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Shean | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Stem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hosea Siner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lew Richie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Richie | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Evers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Sheckard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Schulte | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Frank Chance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Solly Hofman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Tinker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Archer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mordecai Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mordecai Brown | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |