Pittsburgh Pirates 1 – 5 St. Louis Cardinals
24 April 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | Pink Hawley | 1 in 511 pitcher-games |
| 30 | 5-5-1 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 572 games |
| 22 | 1-5-2 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 159 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Patsy Donovan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Merritt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pink Hawley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Tommy Dowd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Fred Hartman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Bierbauer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Hart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hart | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |