St. Louis Cardinals 2 – 5 Chicago Cubs
4 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | no walks and no strikeouts | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 244 games |
| 18 | 5-7-0 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 90 games |
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games |
Also here: 2-6-0 runs-hits-errors line.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Bierbauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Esper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Esper | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Callahan | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |