Philadelphia Phillies 3 – 2 St. Louis Cardinals
12 May 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 3-5-2 runs-hits-errors line | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 in 279 games |
| 13 | final score 3–2 | 1 in 17 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Kid Carsey | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Geier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duff Cooley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Delahanty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nap Lajoie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Jack Clements | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Lave Cross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hallman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Gillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kid Carsey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Carsey | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tuck Turner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McFarland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Houseman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Hart | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hart | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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