Cincinnati Reds 5 – 6 Chicago Cubs
11 September 1917 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Fred Merkle | 1 in 138 player-games |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Mike Regan | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 14 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Kopf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edd Roush | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Hal Chase | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Griffith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sherry Magee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greasy Neale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Shean | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ivey Wingo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Regan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Ruether | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Regan | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Flack | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Kilduff | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wolter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rollie Zeider | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Deal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morrie Schick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Merkle | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vic Aldridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Larry Doyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippo Vaughn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Aldridge | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Carter | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |