St. Louis Cardinals 9 – 7 Chicago Cubs
5 May 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 9-18-3 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 12,305 games |
| 42 | 7-7-3 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 3,819 games |
| 37 | 5 hits | Roger Connor | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
Also here: 12-6 singles and extra-base hits.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Roger Connor | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 2B |
| Lou Bierbauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Monte Cross | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Red Donahue | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 43 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Donahue | 9.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Everitt | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thornton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Decker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clark Griffith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Griffith | 9.0 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 |