Louisville Colonels 6 – 7 Cincinnati Reds
16 May 1897 · CIN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 7-9-4 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 3,026 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Bill Hill | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colonels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 9 | 4 |
Box score
Louisville Colonels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Clarke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McCreery | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Perry Werden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rogers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| General Stafford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Clingman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Dexter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Louisville Colonels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hill | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Burke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dummy Hoy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bid McPhee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dusty Miller | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Farmer Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Charlie Irwin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pop Schriver | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Ritchey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Ehret | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ehret | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |