Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – 1 St. Louis Cardinals
22 April 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1-6-2 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 156 games |
| 17 | final score 4–1 | 1 in 35 games | |
| 16 | 4-9-1 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 69 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Denny Lyons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Hartman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Bierbauer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed McFarland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Donahue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |