Louisville Colonels 4 – 7 Pittsburgh Pirates
3 May 1897 · PIT05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 4-8-4 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 1,051 games |
| 21 | final score 7–4 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | Frank Killen | 1 in 35 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 10 | 1 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Rogers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chick Fraser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Fraser | 8.0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Bones Ely | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patsy Donovan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Steve Brodie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Denny Lyons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dick Padden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Sugden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Killen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Killen | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |