Boston Braves 5 – 17 Chicago Cubs
22 August 1912 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | final score 17–5 | 1 in 5,015 games | |
| 54 | 17-17-3 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 27,687 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Tommy Leach | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | 17 | 17 | 3 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Campbell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jay Kirke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Bill Sweeney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Titus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Art Devlin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Bridwell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Kling | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Gowdy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Otto Hess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ben Houser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rube Kroh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Hess | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Buster Brown | 2.2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Rube Kroh | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Sheckard | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Frank Schulte | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Tinker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Zimmerman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Tom Downey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Leach | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Vic Saier | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Johnny Evers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Archer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Cotter | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Larry Cheney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 36 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Cheney | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |