St. Louis Cardinals 2 – 4 Louisville Colonels
9 May 1897 · LOU03
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 4-11-1 runs-hits-errors line | Louisville Colonels | 1 in 125 games |
| 16 | final score 4–2 | 1 in 27 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Duke Esper | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Fred Hartman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Monte Cross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Esper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Esper | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| Tom McCreery | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ollie Pickering | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Rogers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dolan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hill | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |