Philadelphia Phillies 5 – 4 St. Louis Cardinals
12 May 1897 · STL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 5-15-4 runs-hits-errors line | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 in 9,630 games |
| 19 | 15 hits allowed | Duke Esper | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Geier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Nash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duff Cooley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Delahanty | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Nap Lajoie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Boyle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lave Cross | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Hallman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Sam Gillen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Wheeler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wheeler | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Dowd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tuck Turner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Hartman | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John Houseman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Cross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duke Esper | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Esper | 8.1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
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