Chicago Cubs 9 – 2 St. Louis Cardinals
26 April 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 9-17-2 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 2,701 games |
| 37 | 2-11-3 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 1,815 games |
| 29 | 14 left on base | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 37 games |
Also here: 14-3 singles and extra-base hits, 50 plate appearances.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bill Lange | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| George Decker | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jimmy Callahan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Lou Bierbauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hutchinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Kissinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hutchinson | 7.0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Bill Kissinger | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |