Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – 1 Louisville Colonels
28 April 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2-4-0 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 100 games |
| 14 | final score 2–1 | 1 in 21 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Pink Hawley | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones Ely | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Merritt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pink Hawley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Hawley | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hill | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |