Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – 8 Louisville Colonels
27 April 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 6-11-5 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 5,034 games |
| 36 | 8-7-1 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 1,665 games |
| 26 | final score 8–6 | 1 in 106 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Gardner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Denny Lyons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Bill Merritt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Hastings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hastings | 9.0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Tom McCreery | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Rogers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bert Cunningham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |