Chicago Cubs 4 – 5 Louisville Colonels
29 April 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 5-7-2 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 300 games |
| 25 | 4-5-1 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 272 games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Fred Pfeffer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buttons Briggs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons Briggs | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3B |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rogers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ducky Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Hemming | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hemming | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |