St. Louis Cardinals 4 – 2 Louisville Colonels
8 May 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 2-3-4 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 6,997 games |
| 43 | more errors (4-3) than hits | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 1,004 games |
| 24 | 4-12-1 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 214 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tuck Turner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Bierbauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hutchinson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hutchinson | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abbie Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Herman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Herman | 8.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |